IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wallson
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982WY013004
  • User Pedon ID: 82WY013004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0678
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51465
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • 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: 43.0024986
  • Std. Longitude: -108.1336136
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 35N
  • Range: 94W
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 228 meters W and 1553 meters S of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Fremont County, WY.
  • State: Wyoming
  • County: WY013—Fremont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. E. Iiams and Greg Bautz
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Haplargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wallson
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Griify
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1982
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1982 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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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    1A—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03553. common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1AB—7 to 12 centimeters (2.8 to 4.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; weak medium platy, and moderate medium granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P03554. common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bt1—12 to 25 centimeters (4.7 to 9.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 37 percent distinct clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P03555. common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bt2—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 37 percent distinct clay films and 55 percent faint clay films; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P03556. many clay films surface features; common clay films surface features; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1BC—38 to 47 centimeters (15.0 to 18.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P03557. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bk1—47 to 70 centimeters (18.5 to 27.6 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 11 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P03558. common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bk2—70 to 120 centimeters (27.6 to 47.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 11 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P03559. common medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bk3—120 to 140 centimeters (47.2 to 55.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P03560
    1Bk4—140 to 180 centimeters (55.1 to 70.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P03561
    2Cr—180 to 250 centimeters (70.9 to 98.4 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 82P03562