IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vanajo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993UT041001
  • User Pedon ID: 93UT041001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0797
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66140
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 38.7388878
  • Std. Longitude: -112.0986099
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Richfield airport.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT041—Sevier
  • MLRA: 28A—Ancient Lake Bonneville
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT628—Sevier County Area, Utah
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38112-F1—Annabella, Utah

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: VLP, LC
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vanajo
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/16/1993
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: valley
  • Landform: alluvial flat
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: rare flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 25
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/16/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - other
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    1

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    1607

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    0

    230

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    9

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    10

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    Richfield Radio KSVC

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    A1—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2), weak red (2.5YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05520
    A2—4 to 10 centimeters (1.6 to 3.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), dry; silty clay loam; weak coarse platy, and moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05521
    By1—10 to 26 centimeters (3.9 to 10.2 inches); silty clay; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine pores; 15 percent fine and medium threadlike gypsum threads throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05522
    By2—26 to 47 centimeters (10.2 to 18.5 inches); silty clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic, and strong fine angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine to medium tubular pores; 15 percent fine and medium threadlike gypsum threads throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05523
    By3—47 to 66 centimeters (18.5 to 26.0 inches); silty clay; 1 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) medium and coarse faint irregular mottles; weak medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 15 percent fine and medium threadlike gypsum threads throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05524
    By4—66 to 104 centimeters (26.0 to 40.9 inches); silty clay; 2 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) fine distinct threadlike and 18 percent brown (7.5YR 5/2) fine and coarse distinct irregular mottles; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 15 percent fine threadlike gypsum threads throughout and 5 percent medium irregular gypsum masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05525
    By5—104 to 134 centimeters (40.9 to 52.8 inches); silty clay; 2 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) fine distinct threadlike and 20 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse prominent irregular mottles; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 15 percent fine threadlike gypsum threads throughout and 2 percent fine cylindrical gypsum crystals, unspecified between peds and 5 percent medium irregular gypsum masses throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05526
    BC1—134 to 163 centimeters (52.8 to 64.2 inches); silty clay; 10 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) fine distinct threadlike and 20 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse prominent threadlike mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 2 percent fine threadlike gypsum threads throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 93P05527
    BC2—163 to 218 centimeters (64.2 to 85.8 inches); silty clay; 10 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) fine distinct threadlike and 18 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) coarse prominent threadlike mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 2 percent fine threadlike gypsum threads throughout; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 93P05528