IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Vasquez
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1955CO019002
  • User Pedon ID: S1955CO019002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1955CO019002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3930
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39576
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 39.7780571
  • Std. Longitude: -105.8872223
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 76W
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4
  • Location Description: Clear Creek County, Colorado, on the Jones Pass road about 1/2 mile above timberline.
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO019—Clear Creek
  • MLRA: 48A—Southern Rocky Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO645—Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest Area, Colorado, Parts of Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Park and Larimer Counties

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vasquez
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1955
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    SALIX

    Salix

    willow

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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 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; loam; weak and moderate coarse granular structure; soft, very friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A30076
    A12—4 to 10 centimeters (1.6 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; stony loam; weak coarse granular structure; soft, very friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A30077
    A3—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; stony sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak coarse granular structure; slightly hard, friable; 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A30078
    C1—28 to 53 centimeters (11.0 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; cobbly sandy clay loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable; 20 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A30079
    C2—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; stratified very fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable; 50 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 40A30080. Ground water at the time of sampling occurred at 24 inches.