IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Surfaz
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1991UT047005
User Pedon ID:
91UT047005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
92P0112
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
64351
Print Date:
11/24/2024
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:
40.5333328
Std. Longitude:
-109.9383316
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
2N
Range:
1W
Section:
36
PLSS Details:
300 feet S and 800 feet W of NE corner
Location Description:
Uintah area. BIA, 3 miles SE of Elkhorn Guard Station.
State:
Utah
County:
UT047—Uintah
MLRA:
34—Central Desertic Basins, Mountains, and Plateaus
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
UT047—Uintah Area, Utah - Parts of Daggett, Grand and Uintah Counties
PEDON
Describers Name:
GWL and RHF
Current Taxonomic Class:
Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, superactive, mesic Ustic Haplargids
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
5
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Surfaz
PSC -
20 to 51 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/1/2010
Moisture Class -
aridic (torric)
Moisture Subclass -
ustic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Tacan
Taxonomic Class -
Loamy-skeletal, siliceous, mesic Ustollic Haplargi
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
6/19/1990
Moisture Class -
aridic (torric)
Moisture SUBClass -
ustic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
fan terrace
Drainage Class:
somewhat excessively
Surface Fragments:
17.00 percent 2 23.00 percent 250
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/19/1990 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
grass/herbaceous cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
rangeland, grassland
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
wind erosion
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
cambic horizon
argillic horizon
0—5
5—20
20—51
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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
3
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2036
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180
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A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; extremely stony sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine platy parts to weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00789
Bw—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), dry; very cobbly sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P00790. Color is marginal to (5YR 3/3). CaCO3 disseminated.
Bt—20 to 51 centimeters (7.9 to 20.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), dry; extremely cobbly sandy clay loam; 23 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains and 10 percent faint clay films on rock fragments; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00791. CaCO3 disseminated.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 177462; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 177463; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 177462; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 177463
2Bk1—51 to 114 centimeters (20.1 to 44.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), dry; extremely cobbly loamy sand; 3 percent clay; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; 15 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; very slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P00792. CaCO3 disseminated thin coatings on underside of rocks.
2Bk2—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; extremely cobbly sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 15 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; very slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P00793. CaCO3 disseminated thin coatings on underside of rocks.