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
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—
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1433
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25
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10
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11
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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