IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sandbranch
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S08WY035006
  • User Pedon ID: S08WY035006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Print Date: 12/6/2025

    • 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: 42.4119453
  • Std. Longitude: -110.1941681
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: T28N
  • Range: R112W
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: Located approximately 1400 feet west and 1265 feet south of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: Located approximately 12 miles SW of Big Piney
  • Map Unit: 2216—Lauzer-Trudau-Zealot complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes
  • State: Wyoming
  • County: WY035—Sublette
  • MLRA: 34A—Cool Central Desertic Basins and Plateaus
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WY635—Sublette County Area, Wyoming
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 42110-D2—Chimney Butte, Wyoming

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DM & CJC
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Ustic Natrargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sandbranch
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Ustic Natrargids
  • PSC - 24 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/19/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture SUBClass - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: slope alluvium derived from sandstone and shale
  • Landscape: intermontane basin
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: base slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent nonflat angular weakly coherent cemented 2- to 75-millimeter sandstone, unspecified,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/19/2008 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, shrubby
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    A

    AB

    Btkn1

    Btkn2

    Bkn

    Bk

    0

    8

    24

    36

    70

    145

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

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    Btkn1

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

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    Btkn1

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    36

    70

    145

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    natric

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    36 - 70

    - 34 -

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

    ochric epipedon

    secondary carbonates

    argillic horizon

    natric horizon

    0—8

    24—195

    24—70

    36—70

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    —46—

    —34—
    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

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak thin platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 7.0 fine roots throughout; 7.0 fine vesicular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat angular moderately coherent cemented 2-11-20 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N01632; dry when described; observed in trench
    AB—8 to 24 centimeters (3.1 to 9.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) crushed, moist; loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium platy, and moderate thick platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 7.0 fine roots throughout; 7.0 fine vesicular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat angular moderately coherent cemented 2-11-20 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 09N01633; dry when described; observed in trench
    Btkn1—24 to 36 centimeters (9.4 to 14.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 8.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 5 percent threadlike carbonate masses throughout and 10 percent irregular carbonate masses around rock fragments; 10 percent by volume nonflat angular moderately coherent cemented 2-11-20 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N01634; dry when described; observed in trench
    Btkn2—36 to 70 centimeters (14.2 to 27.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; loam; 25 percent clay; strong medium prismatic structure; hard, very firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 4.0 fine roots throughout; 6.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent threadlike carbonate masses throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-11-20 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.1, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N01635; dry when described; observed in trench
    Bkn—70 to 145 centimeters (27.6 to 57.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) crushed, brown (7.5YR 4/3) crushed, moist; loam; 22 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 6.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent irregular carbonate masses around rock fragments and 5 percent threadlike carbonate masses throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-11-20 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 09N01636; dry when described; observed in trench
    Bk—145 to 200 centimeters (57.1 to 78.7 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent irregular carbonate masses around rock fragments and 5 percent threadlike carbonate masses throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-11-20 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, unspecified. Lab sample # 09N01637; dry when described; observed in trench