IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Iliff
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988CO063160
  • User Pedon ID: 88CO063160
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0532
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60650
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 39.1277771
  • Std. Longitude: -102.8869476
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 49W
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 125 feet N and 1950 feet E of the SW corner
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO063—Kit Carson

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 160
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Iliff
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Aridic Paleustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1988 (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
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    1A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; silt loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02693. common very fine roots
    1A2—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; soft, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. common very fine roots
    1Bt—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; silty clay; strong medium prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02694. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots
    1Btk—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots
    1Bk—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. few very fine roots
    1Ck—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; silty clay loam; massive; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. 5% gravel.; few very fine roots
    1C—79 to 91 centimeters (31.1 to 35.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; clay loam; massive; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. 5% gravel.
    1R—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); fragments. Ogallala cap rock.