IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Manzanola

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 86CO628008

User Pedon ID: 86CO628008

Vegetation Plot ID: 86CO628008

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Pedon # - 87P0836

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60131

Print Date: 9/24/2024

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: 37.1049167

Std. Longitude: -104.0586111

Datum: WGS84

Township: 34 S.

Range: 59 W.

Section: 6

PLSS Details: 2450 feet east and 900 feet north of the southwest corner

Location Description: 2450 feet east and 900 feet north of the southwest corner of section 6, T.34S., R.59W.

Map Unit: MzB—Manzanola silty clay loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes

State: Colorado

County: CO071—Las Animas

MLRA: 69—Upper Arkansas Valley Rolling Plains

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO628—Las Animas County Area, Colorado, Parts of Huerfano and Las Animas Counties

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37104-A1—Trinchera, Colorado

PEDON

Describers Name: LAN

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, mesic Ustic Haplargids

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: TUD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 465

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Manzanola

PSC - 13 to 76 cm.

Classificaton Date - 6/12/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture Subclass - ustic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Manzanola

Classificaton Date - 9/18/1986

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: alluvium derived from calcareous shale

Landscape: plains

Landform: drainageway

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Position: lower third

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/18/1986 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 25-C

Plant Association Name: clayey

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
A A Bt1 Bt1 Bt1 Bt2 Bt2 Bt2 Btk Btk Btk Bk Bk Bk Bky Bky Bky Bky	0 0 13 13 13 23 23 23 43 43 43 76 76 76 127 127 127 127	— 13 — 23 23 — 43 43 — 76 76 — 127 127 — 152 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
A A Bt1 Bt1 Bt1 Bt2 Bt2 Bt2 Btk Btk Btk Bk Bk Bk Bky Bky Bky Bky	0 0 13 13 13 23 23 23 43 43 43 76 76 76 127 127 127 127	— 13 — 23 23 — 43 43 — 76 76 — 127 127 — 152 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
A A Bt1 Bt1 Bt1 Bt2 Bt2 Bt2 Btk Btk Btk Bk Bk Bk Bky Bky Bky Bky	0 0 13 13 13 23 23 23 43 43 43 76 76 76 127 127 127 127	— 13 — 23 23 — 43 43 — 76 76 — 127 127 — 152 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	10 10 11 — 11 13 — 13 16 — 16 14 — 14 13 13 — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — 1 —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — 1 1 — 3 3 — 7 7 — 8 8 — 6 — — 1	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
BOGR2 PASM PLJA	Bouteloua gracilis Pascopyrum smithii Pleuraphis jamesii	blue grama western wheatgrass James' galleta	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—13 13—76	—- —-

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
2	—	—	1731	—	135	356	—	140	10.6	—	—	11.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 8.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in trench

Bt1—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; silty clay; 42 percent clay; weak fine prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 110716; patchy - phpvsfiid 110716

Bt2—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay; 42 percent clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 45 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 110717; continuous - phpvsfiid 110717

Btk—43 to 76 centimeters (16.9 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay; 41 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 45 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 110718; continuous - phpvsfiid 110718

Bk—76 to 127 centimeters (29.9 to 50.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; 38 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 1 percent fine distinct irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described;

Bky—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; silty clay loam; 39 percent clay; massive; very hard, very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 2 percent fine distinct irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified throughout and 10 percent medium distinct irregular carbonate masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog.; dry when described;