IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bresser
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961CO005009
  • User Pedon ID: S1961CO005009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1961CO005009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3841
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39488
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 39.6849976
  • Std. Longitude: -104.1822128
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 61W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 1,321 feet north and 44 feet west of the south quarter 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 #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bresser
  • 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: 0.00 percent
  • 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 erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ARIST

    BOGR2

    NAVI4

    Aristida

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Nassella viridula

    threeawn

    blue grama

    green needlegrass

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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

    8

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    1600

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    0

    356

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    9.4

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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, loose; 21.0 roots; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29451
    B1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry; sandy loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable; 21.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29452. patchy - phpvsfiid 187183; patchy - phpvsfiid 187183
    B2t—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable; 21.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29453. Some clay nodules or spots where there is a definite increase in clay, are present, many roots penetrating soil aggregates.; continuous - phpvsfiid 187184; continuous - phpvsfiid 187184
    B3—46 to 74 centimeters (18.1 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very friable; 21.0 roots; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29454. Clay nodules 5 to 15 in diameter are present; tongues of B3 horizon reach to 24 inches.; patchy - phpvsfiid 187185; patchy - phpvsfiid 187185
    C1—74 to 102 centimeters (29.1 to 40.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loamy sand; massive; hard, loose; 3.0 roots; 3.0 pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A29455. Few clay balls at 5 to 15 millimeters in diameter are present; some roots and root channels; streaks of B3 reach to 40 inches to inches, but no clay skins observed.
    C2—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sand; single grain; slightly hard, loose; 0.5 roots; 0.5 pores; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A29456. Occasional clay ball 5 to 10 millimeters in diameter present.
    C3—132 to 157 centimeters (52.0 to 61.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sand; massive, and single grain; slightly hard, loose; fragments. Lab sample # 40A29457. Very few clay balls.