IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Borohemist
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991CO097001
  • User Pedon ID: 91CO097001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991CO097001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P1038
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64075
  • Print Date: 11/27/2024

    • 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: 39.1811104
  • Std. Longitude: -106.7602768
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 84W
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4, NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Pitkin County, CO.
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO097—Pitkin

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Borohemist
  • Taxonomic Class - Borohemists
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1991
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: bog
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • 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

    CAAQ

    CAUT

    Carex aquatilis

    Carex utriculata

    water sedge

    Northwest Territory sedge

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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

    2

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    3237

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    180

    81

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    Oi1—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 91P06746. unmatted CAAQ leaves or undecomposed moss
    Oi2—30 to 40 centimeters (11.8 to 15.7 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) rubbed; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06747. 90% fibric unrubbed, 60% fibric after rubbing for organic portion; 75% = organic, 25% = silt; fibric diagnostic horizon
    Oe1—40 to 60 centimeters (15.7 to 23.6 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) and very dark gray (5YR 3/1) rubbed; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly acid, pH 5.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06749. 60% fibric unrubbed, 25% fibric after rubbing; 40% = silt; bulk density approximately 1.25; hemic diagnostic horizon; 1 cm wide fine bands in horizon
    Oe2—60 to 101 centimeters (23.6 to 39.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06750. 75% fibric unrubbed, 20% fibric after rubbing; 30% = silt; hemic diagnostic horizon; 1 cm wide fine bands in horizon
    Oe3—101 to 111 centimeters (39.8 to 43.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) rubbed; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06751. 49% = silt; 75% fibric unrubbed, 10% fibric after rubbing; hemic diagnostic horizon
    Cg1—111 to 116 centimeters (43.7 to 45.7 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) and very dark gray (5Y 3/1) rubbed silt; 5 percent sand; 10 percent clay; massive; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06752. mucky; 1 cm wide fine bands in horizon; 35% fibric and hemic; few medium roots; many very fine and fine roots
    Cg2—116 to 129 centimeters (45.7 to 50.8 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) and gray (5Y 6/1) rubbed very gravelly coarse sandy loam, very gravelly loamy coarse sand; 60 percent sand; 10 percent clay; massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P06753. common fine and medium roots
    Cg3—129 to 132 centimeters (50.8 to 52.0 inches); greenish gray (5GY 5/1) and greenish gray (5GY 5/1) rubbed very gravelly sandy loam, very gravelly loamy coarse sand; 60 percent sand; 10 percent clay; massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial pores; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 91P06754. few fine and medium roots