IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dera
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981UT023001
  • User Pedon ID: 81UT023001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0610
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49454
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 39.8808327
  • Std. Longitude: -113.0502777
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 1800 feet S and 7700 feet W of the NW corner
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT023—Juab

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dera
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, carbonatic Typic Calciorthids
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1981 (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
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    1A11—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy loam; weak fine platy, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03622
    1A12—1 to 7 centimeters (0.4 to 2.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; gravelly silt loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine platy, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and 2.5 medium vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P03623. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1B2—7 to 26 centimeters (2.8 to 10.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; gravelly loam; subangular blocky, and strong very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03624. common very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    1C1ca—26 to 41 centimeters (10.2 to 16.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; very gravelly loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and strong very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03625. common very fine roots; few fine roots
    1C2ca—41 to 120 centimeters (16.1 to 47.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; very stony sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P03626. few very fine and fine roots
    1C3—120 to 145 centimeters (47.2 to 57.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; very cobbly loamy sand; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P03627