IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gerrard
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979CO023002
  • User Pedon ID: 79CO023002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0365
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47098
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 37.1916656
  • Std. Longitude: -105.6111145
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3N
  • Range: 73W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 584 meters S and 657 meters E of NW corner
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO023—Costilla

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gerrard
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed Typic Haplaquolls
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
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    1A11—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse platy, and moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01946
    1A12g—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dry; loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01947. common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles
    1A13g—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct and 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01948. many medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles; many medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    1C1g—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01949. common medium distinct 7.5YR56 mottles
    2C2—51 to 140 centimeters (20.1 to 55.1 inches); very gravelly sand; single grain; loose; fragments. Lab sample # 79P01950. Very gravelly sand with some mottles in the upper part.