IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Leal
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1955CO049004
  • User Pedon ID: S1955CO049004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3886
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39532
  • Print Date: 5/6/2025

    • 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: 39.8866653
  • Std. Longitude: -105.8861084
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2S
  • Range: 76W
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: Near the center
  • Location Description: Grand County, Colorado.
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO049—Grand
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO649—Grand County Area, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Leal
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1955
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • 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
    • 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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    4

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    Aoo—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A29766. A massive undecomposed mat of pine needles and other organic debris.
    Ao—1 to 6 centimeters (0.4 to 2.4 inches); black (10YR 2/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dry; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 40A29767. The horizon rests abruptly on the horizon below.
    A2—6 to 12 centimeters (2.4 to 4.7 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; sandy loam; weak very coarse platy parts to weak and moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29768
    B2ir—12 to 35 centimeters (4.7 to 13.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29769
    B3—35 to 47 centimeters (13.8 to 18.5 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29770
    C—47 to 64 centimeters (18.5 to 25.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; coarse sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable; fragments. Lab sample # 40A29771