IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Escalante
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990UT027003
  • User Pedon ID: 90UT027003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P1034
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62967
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024
  • 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: 38.9916649
  • Std. Longitude: -112.4197235
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 21S
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 1200 feet S and 900 feet W of the NE 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 #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Escalante
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Xerollic Calciorthids
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • 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—18

    48—104

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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

    1433

    25

    10

    11

    A1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; sandy loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06356. many very fine and fine roots
    A2—18 to 48 centimeters (7.1 to 18.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06357. many very fine and fine roots
    Bk1—48 to 81 centimeters (18.9 to 31.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06358. many lime or carbonate coats; common very fine and fine roots
    Bk2—81 to 104 centimeters (31.9 to 40.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06359. many lime or carbonate coats; common very fine and fine roots
    2C—104 to 109 centimeters (40.9 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loamy sand; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06360. roots are occurring horizontal and dark colored is on the vertical parts of peds; the upper part is redder (7.5YR 5/4) 2 cm thick and cemented, the lower part is stratified
    3C—109 to 117 centimeters (42.9 to 46.1 inches); white (10YR 8/1), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist; silt loam; massive; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06361. silt loam (10YR 3/2) moist, (10YR 5/2) dry between joints, fine roots between joints
    4C—117 to 135 centimeters (46.1 to 53.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; loamy fine sand; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P06362
    5C—135 to 165 centimeters (53.1 to 65.0 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 8/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist; silty clay loam; massive; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P06363