IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Echard
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984UT039001
  • User Pedon ID: 84UT039001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0852
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55090
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 39.5780563
  • Std. Longitude: -111.2638855
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14S
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 28
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Sanpete County, Utah.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT039—Sanpete

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Iaquinta and D. Larsen
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Echard
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed Argic Cryoborolls
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1984 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—28

    28—100

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    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

    25

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    270

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    0

    63

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    1A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04850. common fine roots; common medium roots
    1A2—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; gravelly clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04851. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common coarse roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 217738; patchy - phpvsfiid 217738
    1Bt1—28 to 45 centimeters (11.0 to 17.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04852. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; common medium roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 217739; patchy - phpvsfiid 217739
    1Bt2—45 to 75 centimeters (17.7 to 29.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04853. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium roots; few fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 217740; patchy - phpvsfiid 217740
    1Bt3—75 to 100 centimeters (29.5 to 39.4 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior gravelly clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, extremely firm*, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 84P04854. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots; few medium roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 217741; patchy - phpvsfiid 217741