IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Turzo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989UT013001
  • User Pedon ID: 89UT013001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 89P0824
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61923
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 40.3516235
  • Std. Longitude: -110.0104523
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1S
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 33
  • PLSS Details: 2150 feet N and 150 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: Crescent
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT013—Duchesne

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Turzo
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Torriorthents
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (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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    1588

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; moderate fine platy, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04769. few coarse roots; common medium roots
    Btk—5 to 33 centimeters (2.0 to 13.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium and coarse tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04770. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    By1—33 to 71 centimeters (13.0 to 28.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; loam; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium and coarse tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04771. closed cracks 3-4" apart, peds are coated with gypsum; few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    By2—71 to 99 centimeters (28.0 to 39.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; clay loam; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 89P04772. few medium roots; common very fine and fine roots
    C—99 to 140 centimeters (39.0 to 55.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; loam; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 89P04773. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    Cy—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; clay loam; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 89P04774. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots