IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Escalante
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1985UT021005
User Pedon ID:
85UT021005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
85P0936
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
57202
Print Date:
11/24/2024
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:
37.7500000
Std. Longitude:
-113.2500000
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
34S
Range:
12W
Section:
14
PLSS Details:
SE 1/4 SE 1/4
Location Description:
Photo 4HH-94 C-2.
State:
Utah
County:
UT021—Iron
PEDON
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Xeric Haplocalcids
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Escalante
Classificaton Date -
7/11/2007
Moisture Class -
xeric
Moisture Subclass -
xeric
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Taylorsflat
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Xerollic Calciorthid
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1985
Moisture Class -
aridic (torric)
Moisture SUBClass -
xeric
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:
9/1/1985 (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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
3
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1708
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1A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; loam; 23 percent clay; weak medium platy, and weak fine platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05009. few medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
1Bw—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, dry; loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05010. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
1Bk1—25 to 69 centimeters (9.8 to 27.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, dry; loam; 22 percent clay; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05011. Lime in common 5 mm diameter rounded soft masses also and as coatings on pebbles.
1Bk2—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, dry; loam; 24 percent clay; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05012. Lime in common 5 mm diameter rounded soft masses also and as coatings on pebbles.; common very fine and fine roots
1Bk3—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, dry; sandy loam; 11 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05013. few very fine and fine roots
1C—102 to 135 centimeters (40.2 to 53.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; 18 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 85P05014. few fine roots