IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elkner
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987CO107007
  • User Pedon ID: 87CO107007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0091
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60214
  • 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: 40.7849998
  • Std. Longitude: -107.3038864
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 88W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 2100 feet S and 2200 feet W of NE corner
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO107—Routt
  • MLRA: 48A—Southern Rocky Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elkner
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Cryochrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1987 (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

    18

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    E—3 to 18 centimeters (1.2 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior loam; 24 percent clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium and coarse roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. 5% gravel.; common fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    EB—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior gravelly sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; soft, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium and coarse roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00527. 20% gravel.; common fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    Bw1—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior fine sandy loam; 78 percent sand; 12 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 2.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00527. 5% gravel.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    Bw2—56 to 87 centimeters (22.0 to 34.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior fine sandy loam; 74 percent sand; 11 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P00528. 5% gravel.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots
    2BC—87 to 130 centimeters (34.3 to 51.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior fine sandy loam; 66 percent sand; 15 percent clay; moderate medium platy structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots
    2CB—130 to 155 centimeters (51.2 to 61.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; moderate medium platy structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine roots