IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ripple
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987CO107009
  • User Pedon ID: 87CO107009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0093
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60216
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 40.8333321
  • Std. Longitude: -107.4069443
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 89W
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 1000 feet E and 1400 feet N of SW corner
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO081—Moffat
  • MLRA: 48A—Southern Rocky Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ripple
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Cryochrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 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

    10

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    2812

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; 0 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 0 percent by volume 600-?-? millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Partially decomposed spruce and fir needles; mat like. 640 mm of undecomposed needles on top.
    E1—3 to 21 centimeters (1.2 to 8.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, dry; loam; 45 percent sand; 16 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 0 percent by volume 600-?-? millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. 5% gravel.
    E/B—21 to 44 centimeters (8.3 to 17.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; sandy loam; 55 percent sand; 19 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 0 percent by volume 600-?-? millimeter mixed fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00531. 5% gravel.
    Bw—44 to 82 centimeters (17.3 to 32.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; sandy clay loam; 48 percent sand; 30 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate coarse platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 15 percent clay films; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P00532. 10% gravel.; few clay films surface features; patchy - phpvsfiid 222648; patchy - phpvsfiid 222648
    B/C—82 to 117 centimeters (32.3 to 46.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed and brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, dry; loam; 45 percent sand; 25 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. 10% gravel.
    C—117 to 155 centimeters (46.1 to 61.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 15 percent clay; weak medium and coarse platy structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. 5% gravel.