IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Billings

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1993UT041002

User Pedon ID: 93UT041002

Vegetation Plot ID: S1993UT041002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 93P0798

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 66141

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: 38.8383331

Std. Longitude: -111.8850021

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Sage Flat, about 3 1/2 miles east of Sigurd.

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: 38111-G8—Sigurd, Utah

PEDON

Describers Name: VLP, LC

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: TUD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 2

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Billings

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 8/16/1993

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

Field Measured Properties: 34 percent of Percent clay in

SITE

Landscape: valley

Landform: alluvial fan

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

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 - 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: wind and water erosion

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ACHY ORHY SALSO SIHY	Achnatherum hymenoides Oryzopsis hymenoides Salsola Sitanion hystrix	Indian ricegrass — Russian thistle —	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon gypsic horizon	0—12 82—97	—- —-

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	—	—	1781	—	180	250	—	—	9	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	Sigurd UPAL	—

A—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak coarse platy parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05529

Bw1—12 to 43 centimeters (4.7 to 16.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak thin platy, and moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05530. split for sampling; 12-25 cm Bw1 93P5530 and 25-43 cm Bw1 93P5531

Bw2—43 to 63 centimeters (16.9 to 24.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium pores; 10 percent fine threadlike gypsum threads and 1 percent fine irregular gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P05532

Bw3—63 to 82 centimeters (24.8 to 32.3 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium pores; 10 percent fine threadlike gypsum threads and 1 percent fine irregular gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05533

Cy1—82 to 97 centimeters (32.3 to 38.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 25 percent fine and medium threadlike gypsum threads and 20 percent fine and medium irregular gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, cresol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05534

Cy2—97 to 130 centimeters (38.2 to 51.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; silty clay loam; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular gypsum masses and 30 percent fine and medium threadlike gypsum threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, cresol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P05535

Cy3—130 to 175 centimeters (51.2 to 68.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 25 percent fine and medium threadlike gypsum threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, cresol red. Lab sample # 93P05536

C1—175 to 254 centimeters (68.9 to 100.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; massive; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 25 percent fine and medium threadlike gypsum threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, cresol red. Lab sample # 93P05537. auger sample

C2—254 to 300 centimeters (100.0 to 118.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; loam; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent fine and medium threadlike gypsum threads; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, cresol red. Lab sample # 93P05538. auger sample