IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pirodel

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1992UT017101A

User Pedon ID: 92UT017101A

Vegetation Plot ID: S1992UT017101A

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 92P0877

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65117

Print Date: 2/16/2025

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: 37.9761124

Std. Longitude: -110.1699982

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Approximately 10 miles E/NE of Hite Marina.

State: Utah

County: UT017—Garfield

MLRA: 35—Colorado Plateau

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT631—Henry Mountains Area, Utah, Parts of Garfield, Kane, and Wayne Counties

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37110-H2—Bowdie Canyon West, Utah

PEDON

Describers Name: MAW and RAF

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 101

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Pirodel

Taxonomic Class - Sandy, siliceous Ustollic Calciorthids

PSC - 25 to 79 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/23/1992

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 2

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landform: mesa

Hill Slope Profile: summit

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: somewhat excessively

Flooding: occasional flooding

Ponding: occasional ponding

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/23/1992 (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: water erosion

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
A A Bw1 Bw1 Bw2 Bw2 Bk Bk 2Bk1 2Bk1 2Bk2 2Bk2	0 0 5 5 13 13 25 25 43 43 61 61	— 5 — 13 — 25 — 43 — 61 — 79	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	20 — 30 — 30 — 30 — 30 — 30 —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
A A Bw1 Bw1 Bw2 Bw2 Bk Bk 2Bk1 2Bk1 2Bk2 2Bk2	0 0 5 5 13 13 25 25 43 43 61 61	— 5 — 13 — 25 — 43 — 61 — 79	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
A A Bw1 Bw1 Bw2 Bw2 Bk Bk 2Bk1 2Bk1 2Bk2 2Bk2	0 0 5 5 13 13 25 25 43 43 61 61	— 5 — 13 — 25 — 43 — 61 — 79	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— 4 — 4 — 4 — 4 — 4 — 4	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
CORA	Coleogyne ramosissima	blackbrush	—	—	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon calcic horizon	0—5 25—79	—- —-

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
5	1	—	1628	—	45	254	—	—	8.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; sand; 94 percent sand; 4 percent silt; 2 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; slow permeability; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05452

Bw1—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; loamy sand; 90 percent sand; 6 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; slow permeability; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05453

Bw2—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; loamy sand; 90 percent sand; 6 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; slow permeability; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05454

Bk—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; gravelly loamy sand; 90 percent sand; 6 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; slow permeability; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05455

2Bk1—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; loamy sand; 84 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 6 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; slow permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05456

2Bk2—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; sandy loam; 80 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 10 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P05457

R—79 centimeters (31.1 inches); fragments.