IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Colby
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1950WY015003
  • User Pedon ID: S1950WY015003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1950WY015003
  • User Site Association ID: mlra72-benchmark lab pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3433
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38548
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 42.0125008
  • Std. Longitude: -104.2186127
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24N
  • Range: 61W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: Northeast quarter of southeast quarter of northeast quarter
  • State: Wyoming
  • County: WY015—Goshen

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. M. Johnson
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Colby
  • Classificaton Date - 7/29/1950
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/29/1950 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    ACHNA

    BOGR2

    CAFI

    Achnatherum

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Carex filifolia

    needlegrass

    blue grama

    threadleaf sedge

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    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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    A11—0 to 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; loam; weak medium and coarse granular structure; soft, friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; noneffervescent; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A26591
    A12—9 to 20 centimeters (3.5 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak subangular blocky parts to weak coarse granular structure; soft, friable; 21.0 roots; fragments; noneffervescent; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A26592
    B2—20 to 48 centimeters (7.9 to 18.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; weak prismatic parts to weak coarse granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 3.0 roots; fragments; noneffervescent; clear boundary. Lab sample # 40A26593
    C1ca—48 to 91 centimeters (18.9 to 35.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; silt loam; weak prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable; 0.5 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A26594
    C2ca—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; silt loam; massive; soft, friable; 0.1 roots; fragments; strong effervescence; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A26595
    C3ca—109 to 142 centimeters (42.9 to 55.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; silt loam; massive; soft, friable; 0.1 roots; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 40A26596