IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ripple
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981CO103002
  • User Pedon ID: 81CO103002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0071
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50311
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 40.1286125
  • Std. Longitude: -107.3150024
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2N
  • Range: 88W
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: In an unsectionized area, 400 feet E, 250 feet N of the SW corner of NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Rio Blanco County, CO.
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO103—Rio Blanco

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Typic Cryoboralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ripple
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ripple
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Cryoboralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1981
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mesa or butte
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1981 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    17

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    76

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    21

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    1A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00361
    1A21—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00362
    1A22—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.
    1B2t—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P00363
    1B3—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00364
    2C1—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, dry; clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P00365
    2C2—94 to 152 centimeters (37.0 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 82P00366