IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hartsel

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1988CO093007

User Pedon ID: 88CO093007

Vegetation Plot ID: S1988CO093007

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 88P0984

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61102

Print Date: 11/22/2024

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: 39.0455551

Std. Longitude: -105.8455582

Datum: WGS84

Township: 11S

Range: 76W

Section: 36

PLSS Details: About 1900 feet N and 400 feet E of the SW corner

Location Description: About 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Harsel.

Map Unit: 45—Hartsel clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes

State: Colorado

County: CO093—Park

MLRA: 48B—Southern Rocky Mountain Parks and Valleys

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO638—Teller-Park Area, Colorado, Parts of Park and Teller Counties

PEDON

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active Oxyaquic Calcicryepts

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 7

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Hartsel

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 12/22/2011

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition

Moisture Class - ustic

Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Cryofluvent

Classificaton Date - 7/1/1988

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: alluvium

Landform: flood-plain step

Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: rare flooding for brief periods begining in apr

Ponding: none ponding

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

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
AGGI2	Agrostis gigantea	redtop	—	—	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
calcic horizon endosaturation redox concentrations lithologic discontinuity lithologic discontinuity	0—64 41—152 41—64 64—112 112—152	—- —- —- —- —-

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
2	—	—	2737	—	180	275	—	—	1.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ak—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), 2.5Y 8/0 (2.5Y 8/0), dry; clay; weak fine platy structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P5369

Bk1—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), 2.5Y 8/0 (2.5Y 8/0), dry; clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P5370

Oe—15 to 0 centimeters (5.9 to 0.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P5368. peat, would mix to 10" and have considerable o.m.

Bk2—15 to 41 centimeters (5.9 to 16.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), 2.5Y 7/0 (2.5Y 7/0), dry; gravelly clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P5371

Bk3—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), 2.5Y 7/0 (2.5Y 7/0), dry; gravelly clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 30 percent fine distinct noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P5372

2C1—64 to 86 centimeters (25.2 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-150-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P5373. finely stratified; not considered cambic because the stratification indicates rock structure not altered and upper boundary too deep

2C2—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), 2.5Y 7/0 (2.5Y 7/0), dry; very gravelly loam; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-150-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P5374

3C3—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; extremely gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated 75-150-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-40-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # 88P5375