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: 11/11/2024
  • 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: 37.6502762
  • 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