IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cheadle
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987CO093002
  • User Pedon ID: 87CO093002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0721
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60016
  • Print Date: 4/19/2025

    • 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: 38.9863853
  • Std. Longitude: -105.9831009
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12S
  • Range: 77W
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4 SE 1/4
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO093—Park

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cheadle
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Lithic Cryoborolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (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

    50

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    2806

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    180

    46

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    1A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) crushed, reddish brown (5YR 4/3) interior and reddish brown (5YR 4/3) crushed, dry; very channery fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 18 percent clay; weak medium platy, and weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P03889. common very fine and fine roots
    1A2—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) crushed, light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) interior and light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) crushed, dry; very channery fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 18 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03890. common very fine and fine roots
    1Bw—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) crushed, light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) interior and light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) crushed, dry; extremely channery very fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 18 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03891. 30% gravel. Few CaCO3 coating bottom of flags and channers.; many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1C—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) crushed, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior and reddish brown (5YR 5/4) crushed, dry; extremely flaggy very fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 18 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 40 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 150-265-380 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P03892. Many CaCO3 coating bottom of flags and channers.; few very fine roots
    1R—30 to 56 centimeters (11.8 to 22.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 87P03893. Hard Pmb (Minturn formation) sandstone.