IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kearns
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988UT027003
  • User Pedon ID: 88UT027003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0888
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61006
  • 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: 39.2330132
  • Std. Longitude: -112.1382828
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 18S
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 2500 feet E and 2000 feet N of the SW corner
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT027—Millard

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R.J.
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kearns
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Calcic Haploxerolls
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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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    1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. many very fine and fine roots; few coarse roots
    1A2—15 to 46 centimeters (5.9 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; silt loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. 5% gravel fragments.; many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    1B1—46 to 58 centimeters (18.1 to 22.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    1Bk2—58 to 97 centimeters (22.8 to 38.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P04802. Mycelia and lime blotches.; many very fine roots; common fine roots
    1BC—97 to 152 centimeters (38.2 to 59.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. common very fine roots