IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Moran
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991CO037004
  • User Pedon ID: 91CO037004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991CO037004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1042
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64079
  • Print Date: 11/13/2024

    • 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: 39.4883347
  • Std. Longitude: -106.2513885
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6S
  • Range: 79W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4, NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Eagle County, CO. R.7W recorded on description changed to R.79W
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO037—Eagle

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Moran
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Typic Cryumbrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1991 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACRO

    DECE

    Acacia roemeriana

    Deschampsia cespitosa

    roundflower catclaw

    tufted hairgrass

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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

    20

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    3572

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    225

    89

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    3

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    Oe—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06782. decomposed fibrous roots, very fine to fine mass
    A1—8 to 21 centimeters (3.1 to 8.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) exterior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) crushed gravelly loam; 30 percent sand; 20 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06783. umbric diagnostic horizon; common medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    A2—21 to 38 centimeters (8.3 to 15.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) exterior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) crushed very gravelly loam; 35 percent sand; 22 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06784. umbric diagnostic horizon; extends into AB horizon; few medium roots; common fine roots
    AB—38 to 49 centimeters (15.0 to 19.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) exterior and reddish brown (5YR 5/3) exterior and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) crushed very gravelly sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 12 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P06785. discontinuous; common very fine and fine roots
    Bw1—49 to 77 centimeters (19.3 to 30.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior and reddish brown (5YR 5/3) exterior and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) crushed very gravelly sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 10 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine vesicular and tubular pores; 37 percent faint , moist, clay films on sand and gravel; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06786. cambic diagnostic horizon; common clay films surface features on sand and gravel; few fine and medium roots; common very fine roots
    Bw2—77 to 99 centimeters (30.3 to 39.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) exterior and reddish brown (5YR 5/3) exterior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) crushed very cobbly sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 11 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on sand and gravel; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06787. cambic diagnostic horizon; few clay films surface features on sand and gravel; few very fine and fine roots
    BC—99 to 165 centimeters (39.0 to 65.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) exterior and reddish brown (5YR 4/3) exterior and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) crushed extremely cobbly sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 18 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, clay films on sand and gravel; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 91P06788. few clay films surface features on sand and gravel; few very fine and fine roots
    R—165 to 200 centimeters (65.0 to 78.7 inches); fragments. bedrock; lithic diagnostic horizon