IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buick
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961CO005008
  • User Pedon ID: S1961CO005008
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1961CO005008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3847
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39493
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 39.7333336
  • Std. Longitude: -104.0772247
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 60W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: 2,300 feet south and 89 feet east of the northwest corner
  • Location Description: Arapahoe County, Colorado.
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO005—Arapahoe
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO005—Arapahoe County, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. B. Brown
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Buick
  • Classificaton Date - 6/29/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/29/1961 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind and water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    OPUNT

    PASM

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Opuntia

    Pascopyrum smithii

    blue grama

    pricklypear

    western wheatgrass

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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

    7

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    1585

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    180

    356

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    9.4

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29488
    B1—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 21.0 roots; clay films on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29489. patchy - phpvsfiid 196746; patchy - phpvsfiid 196746
    B2t—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; clay loam; moderate fine and medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 21.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29490. patchy - phpvsfiid 196747; patchy - phpvsfiid 196747
    B2ca—25 to 30 centimeters (9.8 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loam; moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable; 21.0 roots; 21.0 pores; clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29491. patchy - phpvsfiid 187195; patchy - phpvsfiid 187195
    IIB21ca—30 to 61 centimeters (11.8 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; weak and moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable; 21.0 roots; 21.0 pores; clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29492. patchy - phpvsfiid 187196; patchy - phpvsfiid 187196
    IIB22ca—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm; 3.0 roots; 3.0 pores; clay films on vertical faces of peds; 3 percent fine carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29493. patchy - phpvsfiid 187197; patchy - phpvsfiid 187197
    IIIB21c—81 to 107 centimeters (31.9 to 42.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; strong coarse and very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm; 0.5 roots; clay films; 3 percent medium and coarse carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29494. continuous - phpvsfiid 187198; continuous - phpvsfiid 187198
    IIIB22c—107 to 140 centimeters (42.1 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; moderate and strong coarse and very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm; clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent medium and coarse carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A29495. continuous - phpvsfiid 187199; continuous - phpvsfiid 187199
    IIIB23c—140 to 183 centimeters (55.1 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; moderate coarse and very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm; clay films; 3 percent medium carbonate concretions; 1 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence. Lab sample # 40A29496. patchy - phpvsfiid 187200; patchy - phpvsfiid 187200