IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alvarado
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1992UT043002
  • User Pedon ID: 92UT043002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1992UT043002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0354
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 64593
  • 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: 40.8441658
  • Std. Longitude: -110.0416641
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 17E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 1400 feet E and 1000 feet N of SW corner
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT043—Summit
  • MLRA: 47—Wasatch and Uinta Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT648—Ashley National Forest Area, Utah

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R.G., T.D., R.L. L.S
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Alvarado
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed Argiaquic Cryoborolls
  • PSC - 66 to 107 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/25/1992
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: hillside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/25/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 14
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - wetlands
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CAREX

    POTEN

    Carex

    Potentilla

    sedge

    cinquefoil

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—10

    66—107

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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

    5

    492

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    3280

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    0

    406

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    1.1

    3.9

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    2.2

    2.8

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    A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 5/2), dry; loam; 23 percent clay; 3 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) fine and medium prominent mottles; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02168; moist when described;
    A/E—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); 70 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) crushed, 70 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) crushed, dry; extremely cobbly loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 21.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 92P02169; moist when described;
    A/E—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); 30 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), 30 percent reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02169
    E1—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; very cobbly sandy loam; 17 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02170; moist when described;
    E2—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly loamy sand; 6 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02171; moist when described;
    Bt1—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; very cobbly sandy clay loam; 26 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent by volume angular 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02172; moist when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 177454; patchy - phpvsfiid 177454
    Bt2—94 to 107 centimeters (37.0 to 42.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 19 percent clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 92P02173; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 177455; continuous - phpvsfiid 177455
    C—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly loamy sand; 8 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and single grain; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume angular 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume angular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 92P02174; moist when described;