IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ephraim
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1967UT039006
  • User Pedon ID: S1967UT039006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1967UT039006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 67C0017
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42910
  • 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: 39.3321800
  • Std. Longitude: -111.6218796
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 18
  • Location Description: west of the road on the west side of the Manti-Ephraim Airport.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT039—Sanpete
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT627—Sanpete Valley Area, Utah, Parts of Utah and Sanpete Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. Shiozaki, A. Erickson, D. Erickson
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ephraim
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ephraim
  • Classificaton Date - 8/29/1967
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial flat
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/29/1967 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    BRTE

    CHRYS9

    IPOMO

    Bromus tectorum

    Chrysothamnus

    Ipomoea

    cheatgrass

    rabbitbrush

    morning-glory

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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

    1

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    1676

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    0

    305

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    8.9

    18.3

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 67C00334
    Ap2—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 67C00335
    IIA11b—25 to 48 centimeters (9.8 to 18.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dry; silty clay; weak subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 67C00336
    IIA12b—48 to 76 centimeters (18.9 to 29.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 67C00337
    IIC1b—76 to 104 centimeters (29.9 to 40.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; silty clay loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.9, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 67C00338
    IIC2b—104 to 119 centimeters (40.9 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), dry; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 67C00339
    IIC3b—119 to 165 centimeters (46.9 to 65.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), dry; loam; 3 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 67C00340