IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cowdrey
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992CO049002
  • User Pedon ID: 92CO049002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0814
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65054
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 40.2941666
  • Std. Longitude: -106.4225006
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO049—Grand
  • MLRA: 48A—Southern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO649—Grand County Area, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Moore
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cowdrey
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Typic Cryoboralfs
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/25/1992
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/25/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    albic horizon

    histic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—13

    5—0

    13—152

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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

    25

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    2835

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    130

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05009. decomposed roots, leaves.
    E—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky, and moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 25.0 fine to coarse roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05010; moist when described;
    BEt—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; loam; strong medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 15.0 fine and medium roots between peds; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05011; moist when described;
    Bt1—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; clay; strong coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 15.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05012; moist when described;
    Bt2—58 to 90 centimeters (22.8 to 35.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 5/3) interior, dry; clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05013; moist when described;
    Bt3(1)—90 to 125 centimeters (35.4 to 49.2 inches); 45 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) exterior and 45 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, 45 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior and 45 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; clay; weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; slow permeability; 5.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 92P05014; moist when described;
    Bt3(2)—125 to 157 centimeters (49.2 to 61.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 92P05015