IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Ripple
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1988CO081001
User Pedon ID:
88CO081001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
88P0931
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
61049
Print Date:
10/31/2024
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:
40.8332977
Std. Longitude:
-107.4076004
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
PEDON
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
1
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Ripple
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Cryochrepts
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1988
Moisture Class -
udic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
hillside or mountainside
Geomorphic Component Hills:
nose slope
Hill Slope Profile:
footslope
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/1/1988 (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
%
m
degrees
mm
mm
C
mm
10
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2810
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315
89
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Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 88P05025. partially decomposed needles and twigs
A—3 to 6 centimeters (1.2 to 2.4 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed, dry; loam; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. did not sample
E—6 to 21 centimeters (2.4 to 8.3 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, light gray (10YR 7/1) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05026. rock fragments - 19.5 lbs < 3/4", 2.5 lbs 3/4-3"
Eb—21 to 36 centimeters (8.3 to 14.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, light gray (10YR 7/2) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05027
Be—36 to 59 centimeters (14.2 to 23.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate coarse platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 88P05028
Bwu—59 to 100 centimeters (23.2 to 39.4 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05029. split at 76 cm, at 56-76 cm there are some cobbles oriented horizontally, at 76-96 cm there are weathered basalt gravels (10YR 4/1 and 10YR 4/2)
2Cb—100 to 127 centimeters (39.4 to 50.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05031. gravel and cobble line marks lower boundary
2C—127 to 158 centimeters (50.0 to 62.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, dry; loamy fine sand; weak coarse platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P05032
2C2—158 to 188 centimeters (62.2 to 74.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 88P05033