IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elkner
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988CO107001
  • User Pedon ID: 88CO107001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0932
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61050
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 40.7849655
  • Std. Longitude: -107.3045425
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 88W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 2100 feet S and 2200 feet W or NE corner
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO107—Routt

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elkner
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Cryochrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1988 (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

    18

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    2841

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    45

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 88P05034
    E—3 to 16 centimeters (1.2 to 6.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, light gray (10YR 7/2) crushed, dry; cobbly very fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05035. thin 2 cm thick horizon below Oe (7.5YR 5/4) low bulk density; common fine roots; common medium roots
    Eb—16 to 23 centimeters (6.3 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dry; cobbly fine sandy loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05036. common fine roots; common medium roots
    Bw1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) crushed, dry; channery fine sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; slight effervescence; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P05037. common horizontally oriented basalt 3-10" in size at top of this horizon; few medium roots; few coarse roots
    2Bw2u—36 to 64 centimeters (14.2 to 25.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; weak very coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05038. few fine roots; few medium roots
    2Bw21—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; weak very coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05039. few fine roots
    2Bc—84 to 102 centimeters (33.1 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05040. few fine roots
    2C—102 to 145 centimeters (40.2 to 57.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 15 percent distinct clay bridges on nodules; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05041. few clay bridging surface features on nodules; few fine roots
    2Cr—145 to 183 centimeters (57.1 to 72.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 8/2) crushed, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 88P05042