IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Leighcan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987CO107002
  • User Pedon ID: 87CO107002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0086
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60209
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 40.8197212
  • Std. Longitude: -106.7480545
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 83W
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: In roadcut eastside of road number 43
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO107—Routt

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Leighcan
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Dystric Cryochrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1987 (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

    20

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    2867

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    315

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; Error; moderate very fine granular structure; very firm, moderately sticky; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. 15% gravel.
    E—3 to 16 centimeters (1.2 to 6.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; gravelly loam; 20 percent clay; moderate very fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. 10% gravel.
    Bw1—16 to 26 centimeters (6.3 to 10.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; 18 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. 15% gravel.
    Bw2—26 to 39 centimeters (10.2 to 15.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00517. 25% gravel.
    Bw3—39 to 69 centimeters (15.4 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. 35% gravel.
    C1—69 to 92 centimeters (27.2 to 36.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00518. 45% gravel.
    C2—92 to 155 centimeters (36.2 to 61.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; very gravelly loamy coarse sand; 8 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. 45% gravel.