IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Otero
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988CO063253
  • User Pedon ID: 88CO063253
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0538
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60656
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • 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: 39.3997231
  • Std. Longitude: -102.6863861
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7S
  • Range: 47W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: 1200 feet S and 110 feet E of the NW corner
  • Location Description: 22 paces west (110 ft) of fence post.
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO063—Kit Carson

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 253
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Otero
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Ustic Torriorthents
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1988 (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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    3

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    1Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02705. few very fine roots
    1AC—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P02706. few very fine roots
    1Ck1—30 to 89 centimeters (11.8 to 35.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. few very fine roots
    1Ck2—89 to 112 centimeters (35.0 to 44.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.
    2Ck—112 to 140 centimeters (44.1 to 55.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.
    3C—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; silty clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog.