IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wetopa
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990CO029005
  • User Pedon ID: 90CO029005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0985
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62918
  • 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: 38.9822235
  • Std. Longitude: -107.6324997
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12S
  • Range: 92W
  • Section: 25
  • Location Description: Delta County, Colorado.
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO029—Delta

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wetopa
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Argic Pachic Cryoborolls
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1990
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1990 (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

    15

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    2713

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    225

    58

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    Oe—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 90P05986. slightly decomposed leaves and twigs
    A—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05987. many very fine roots
    AB1—8 to 28 centimeters (3.1 to 11.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05988. many very fine roots
    AB2—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05989. common very fine roots
    Bt1—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P05990. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots
    2Bt2—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); 75 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; moderate medium and coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05991. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium roots; common very fine roots
    2Bt21—84 to 112 centimeters (33.1 to 44.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) clay loam; strong medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P05992. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few medium roots; common very fine roots
    2Bt3—112 to 166 centimeters (44.1 to 65.4 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay loam; reddish brown (5YR 4/4) mottles; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 90P05993. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots