IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Castino Family
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993UT031002
  • User Pedon ID: 93UT031002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993UT031002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0801
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66144
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 38.3808327
  • Std. Longitude: -112.0274963
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28S
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT031—Piute
  • MLRA: 47—Wasatch and Uinta Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT651—Fishlake National Forest, Utah, East Part - Parts of Sevier, Piute, Wayne and Sanpete Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Staff
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Castino Family
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Argic Cryoborolls
  • PSC - 56 to 106 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/18/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 42 percent of Percent clay in


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: igneous, basic
  • Surface Fragments: 20.00 percent 2
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/18/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 367-196
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ACHIL

    BRMA4

    LUPIN

    Achillea

    Bromus marginatus

    Lupinus

    yarrow

    mountain brome

    lupine

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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—0

    0—0

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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

    6

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    3004

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    225

    640

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    14

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    A1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; 23 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 3.0 medium pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05553
    A2—11 to 32 centimeters (4.3 to 12.6 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; cobbly loam; 26 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05554
    BAt—32 to 56 centimeters (12.6 to 22.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 30 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05555
    Bt1—56 to 88 centimeters (22.0 to 34.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; cobbly clay loam; 35 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 75 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05556
    Bt2—88 to 130 centimeters (34.6 to 51.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; clay; 47 percent clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 75 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05557
    Bt3—130 to 170 centimeters (51.2 to 66.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; cobbly clay; 52 percent clay; strong coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 90 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05558
    Bt4—170 to 210 centimeters (66.9 to 82.7 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; clay; 48 percent clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 75 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 93P05559