IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): MESA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1999CO085001
  • User Pedon ID: 99CO085001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 99P0208
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11067
  • Print Date: 2/3/2025

    • 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: 38.5155563
  • Std. Longitude: -107.9444427
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 49N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 1050 feet E and 1100 feet S of NW corner
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO085—Montrose
  • MLRA: 34—Central Desertic Basins, Mountains, and Plateaus

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DAD, MJB
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - MESA
  • Classificaton Date - 11/20/1999
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/20/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
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    Ap—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) silty clay loam; 37 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky parts to weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P01048
    Btk—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 5 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P01049. Color is 6/6 crushed S99CO677001-2; Co3 - Disseminated - pf worm casts
    Bk1—43 to 76 centimeters (16.9 to 29.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) silty clay loam; 29 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, very sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P01050. CO3 on bottoms of Rocks; color is 6/6 crushed S99CO677001-3; CO3 masses - coatings on pfe disseminated
    Bk2—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); 65 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) and 35 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) gravelly silt loam; 26 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, very sticky, slightly plastic; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P01051. CO3 on bottoms of rocks; S99CO677001-4; CO3 - masses coatings on PF disseminated
    Bk3—97 to 112 centimeters (38.2 to 44.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) very gravelly silt loam; 18 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 99P01052. CO3 on bottoms of rocks; S99CO677001-5; CO# masses coatings on PF disseminated
    112 centimeters (44.1 inches); fragments. Stopped by cobbles at 112 cm.