IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bandag
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990UT027002
  • User Pedon ID: 90UT027002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P1033
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62966
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 39.0494461
  • Std. Longitude: -112.3574982
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 20S
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: 80 feet S and 2300 feet E of the NW corner
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT027—Millard
  • MLRA: 28A—Ancient Lake Bonneville

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Terry Dallin
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bandag
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Xerollic Calciorthids
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: playa or alluvial flat
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1990 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    calcic horizon

    0—15

    48—119

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    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

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    1452

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    28

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    10

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    11

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    Ap1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; 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 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06349. many worm casts concentrations; few medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Ap2—13 to 36 centimeters (5.1 to 14.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 medium tubular pores; 30 percent worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06350. many worm casts concentrations; many very fine and fine roots
    Bk1—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 medium tubular pores; 30 percent worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06351. many worm casts concentrations; many very fine and fine roots
    Bk2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06352. many lime or carbonate coats; many very fine and fine roots
    Bk3—79 to 104 centimeters (31.1 to 40.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 1 percent insect casts; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06353. many lime or carbonate coats; few insects casts concentrations; many very fine and fine roots
    2C1—104 to 142 centimeters (40.9 to 55.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P06354
    2C2—142 to 175 centimeters (55.9 to 68.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P06355