IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Storm

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1986CO033005

User Pedon ID: 86CO033005

Vegetation Plot ID: S1986CO033005

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 86P0859

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59153

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: 37.6502762

Std. Longitude: -108.2005539

Datum: WGS84

Township: 39N

Range: 12W

Section: 8

PLSS Details: Unsectionized area (Projected) SE 1/4

Map Unit: 832—Storm extremely flaggy loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes

State: Colorado

County: CO033—Dolores

MLRA: 48A—Southern Rocky Mountains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO672—Animas-Dolores Area, Colorado, Parts of Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan, and San Miguel Counties

PEDON

Describers Name: Price, A.; Rich, M.; Bowman, G.; Kameth, L.

Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Typic Eutrocryepts

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 5

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Storm

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Storm

Classificaton Date - 8/1/1986

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: alluvium derived from noncalcareous sandstone and/or residuum weathered from noncalcareous sandstone

Landscape: plateaus or tablelands

Landform: mesa or butte

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments: 9.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/1/1986 (actual site observation date)

Microrelief Elevation: 10

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
ALBA PIEN	Aloe barbadensis Picea engelmannii	— Engelmann spruce	— —	— —	— —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
cambic horizon	28—96	—-

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
8	—	—	3090	—	270	67	—	—	2	11	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	7017	—

Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); 1 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.

A—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, dry; extremely flaggy loam; 24 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 5.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05142; moist when described;. many very fine roots throughout; many fine to coarse roots throughout

E—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; extremely flaggy loam; 27 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05143; moist when described;. many very fine and fine roots throughout; few medium and coarse roots throughout

Bw1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; extremely flaggy clay loam; 30 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05144; moist when described;. many very fine and fine roots throughout; few medium and coarse roots throughout

Bw2—48 to 79 centimeters (18.9 to 31.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; very gravelly clay loam; 31 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P05145; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout

Bw3—79 to 101 centimeters (31.1 to 39.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; extremely cobbly clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05146; moist when described;. common fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout

BC—101 to 122 centimeters (39.8 to 48.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) crushed, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dry; very gravelly loam; 27 percent clay; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine discontinuous tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05147; moist when described;. few fine roots throughout

C1—122 to 142 centimeters (48.0 to 55.9 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; extremely gravelly loam; 23 percent clay; 1 percent light gray (10YR 7/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, extremely firm*, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05148; moist when described;. few fine distinct 10YR71 mottles

C2—142 to 155 centimeters (55.9 to 61.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; extremely gravelly clay; 29 percent clay; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05149; moist when described;. few fine distinct 10YR81 mottles