IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Broad Canyon
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1985CO051004
User Pedon ID:
85CO051004
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1985CO051004
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
85P0869
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
57135
Print Date:
11/11/2024
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:
38.6427765
Std. Longitude:
-107.4041672
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
51N
Range:
5W
Section:
33
PLSS Details:
NE 1/4
State:
Colorado
County:
CO051—Gunnison
MLRA:
48A—Southern Rocky Mountains
PEDON
Describers Name:
Bauer, Bowman, Mays, Cencich, Hughes
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
4
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Broad Canyon
Taxonomic Class -
Loamy-skeletal, mixed Typic Cryoborolls
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
8/1/1985
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
Landform:
hillside or mountainside
Hill Slope Profile:
shoulder
Slope Position:
upper third
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
frequent flooding
Surface Fragments:
0.00 percent
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/1/1985 (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
Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol
Scientific Name
National Vernacular Name
Plant Type Group
Canopy Cover %
Vegetation Stata Level
PICEA
Picea
spruce
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Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
cambic horizon
0—36
36—97
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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
14
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3299
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315
81
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O1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 85P04668
A1—13 to 26 centimeters (5.1 to 10.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, dry; loam; 20 percent clay; weak fine granular, and structureless crumb structure; soft, very friable; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04669. many very fine roots throughout; many fine roots throughout
A2—26 to 49 centimeters (10.2 to 19.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/2) interior, dry; loam; 24 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 85P04670. many very fine roots throughout; many fine roots throughout
Bw1—49 to 82 centimeters (19.3 to 32.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) interior, dry; very gravelly loam; 24 percent clay; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent distinct skeletans on faces of peds and 15 percent faint clay bridges on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04671. few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on faces of peds; few clay bridging surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; few fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 219407; patchy - phpvsfiid 219408; patchy - phpvsfiid 219407; patchy - phpvsfiid 219408
Bw2—82 to 110 centimeters (32.3 to 43.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; very gravelly loam; 22 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and structureless medium structure; slightly hard, very friable; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04672
C1—110 to 153 centimeters (43.3 to 60.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) interior, dry; very gravelly loam; 20 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04673
C2—153 to 165 centimeters (60.2 to 65.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) interior, dry; very gravelly loam; 20 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P04674