IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Epoke Family

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1993UT031004

User Pedon ID: 93UT031004

Vegetation Plot ID: S1993UT031004

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 93P0803

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66146

Print Date: 4/28/2025

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: 38.2527771

Std. Longitude: -112.0711136

Datum: WGS84

Township: 29S

Range: 2 1/2W

Section: 25

PLSS Details: SW 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 #: 4

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Epoke Family

Taxonomic Class - Clayey-skeletal, montmorillonitic Abruptic Cryic Paleborolls

PSC - 63 to 113 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/19/1993

Moisture Class - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Field Measured Properties: 49 percent of Percent clay in

SITE

Landscape: plateau

Slope Shape Down: convex

Drainage Class: well

Bedrock: tuff, unspecified

Surface Fragments: 32.00 percent 2

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/19/1993 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 367-194

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
ARTRV BRAN BRMA4 TARAX	Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana Bromus anomalus Bromus marginatus Taraxacum	mountain big sagebrush nodding brome mountain brome dandelion	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
mollic epipedon albic horizon argillic horizon	0—0 0—0 0—0	—- —- —-

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
9	—	—	2783	—	0	560	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.

A1—3 to 18 centimeters (1.2 to 7.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; gravelly loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 3.0 medium pores; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05570

A2—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; cobbly loam; 24 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 2.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 3.0 medium pores; 10 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 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05571

E1—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very gravelly loam; 21 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium and 3.0 fine pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05572

E2—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very cobbly loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05573

Bt1—66 to 103 centimeters (26.0 to 40.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; very cobbly clay; 45 percent clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 75 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05574

Bt2—103 to 153 centimeters (40.6 to 60.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; very stony clay; 58 percent clay; strong coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; 90 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 93P05575