IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mirror Lake
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987UT043002
  • User Pedon ID: 87UT043002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0803
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60098
  • Print Date: 12/18/2024

    • 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: 40.9791679
  • Std. Longitude: -110.3125000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Section: 24
  • Location Description: 1/4 mi NE of Red Mountain.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT043—Summit
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40110-H3—Gilbert Peak NE, Utah

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Leishman and F. Allgood
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, mixed Typic Cryorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mirror Lake
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mirror Lake
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy-skeletal, mixed Typic Cryorthent
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    0—8

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    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

    14

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    2745

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    0

    51

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    O1—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Decomposing needles and twigs.
    O2—1 to 4 centimeters (0.4 to 1.6 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Decomposing litter.
    A1—4 to 12 centimeters (1.6 to 4.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior and brown (7.5YR 4/3) interior, pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2) interior, dry; extremely stony sandy loam; moderate very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P04405. 15% gravel.; few medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    E—12 to 52 centimeters (4.7 to 20.5 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, dry; very cobbly loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04406. 15% gravel.; few medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    E—52 to 134 centimeters (20.5 to 52.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) interior, dry; very cobbly loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04407. 15% gravel.; few medium roots; few very fine and fine roots
    Bt—134 to 134 centimeters (52.8 to 52.8 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, light reddish brown (5YR 6/3) interior, dry; very cobbly sandy loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films between sand grains and 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04407. 15% gravel.; few clay films surface features between sand grains; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium roots; few very fine and fine roots
    E—134 to 154 centimeters (52.8 to 60.6 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, pink (5YR 7/3) interior, dry; very cobbly loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04408. 15% gravel.; few very fine roots
    Bt—154 to 154 centimeters (60.6 to 60.6 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) interior, dry; very cobbly sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P04408. 15% gravel.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features between sand grains; few very fine roots
    C—154 to 174 centimeters (60.6 to 68.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) interior, dry; very cobbly sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P04409. 15% gravel.; few very fine roots