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: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 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
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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