IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mikim
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983CO083001
  • User Pedon ID: 83CO083001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0803
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53584
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 37.2450000
  • Std. Longitude: -108.6530000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 35N
  • Range: 16W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 600 feet E, 600 feet S, center
  • Map Unit: 75—Mikim loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes75—Mikim loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO083—Montezuma
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO671—Cortez Area, Colorado, Parts of Dolores and Montezuma Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37108-B6—Towaoc, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ustic Torriorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mikim
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mikim
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed (calcareous), mesic Ustic Torrio
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture SUBClass - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    3

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    1830

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    270

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    1A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; loam; strong medium platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04051
    1AC—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04052
    1C1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04053
    1C2—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04054
    1C3—48 to 81 centimeters (18.9 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam, clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04055
    1Ck—81 to 152 centimeters (31.9 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P04056