IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Saltair
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1958UT011001
  • User Pedon ID: S1958UT011001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1958UT011001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0962
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 34021
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 40.9588242
  • Std. Longitude: -111.9332962
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3N
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: 1/4 mile west and 100 feet north of Southeast corner
  • Location Description: 3 miles west and 1 mile south of Farmington, Davis County, UT.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT011—Davis
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT607—Davis-Weber Area, Utah

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Austin Erikson
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Saltair
  • PSC - 10 to 40 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1958
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: lake plain
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1958 (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

    SARU

    Salicornia rubra

    red swampfire

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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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    A11sa—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2), gray (5Y 6/1), dry; silty clay loam; single grain; loose, loose, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A07235. Single grain with exception of 1/4-inch puddled surface crust.
    A12sa—3 to 20 centimeters (1.2 to 7.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A07236
    A13sa—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 medium pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A07237
    A14sa—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light gray (5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A07238
    C1sa—58 to 84 centimeters (22.8 to 33.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; silty clay; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) coarse prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A07239
    C2sa—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; silty clay loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A07240
    C3sa—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; silty clay; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 40A07241