IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Unnamed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1968UT001008
  • User Pedon ID: S1968UT001008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 68C0055
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42979
  • 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: 38.3172226
  • Std. Longitude: -113.3880539
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29S
  • Range: 14W
  • Section: 2
  • Location Description: South end of Wah Wah Valley
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT001—Beaver
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT626—Beaver County, Utah - Western Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: V. Hugie
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 8
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unnamed
  • PSC - 25 to 76 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/29/1968
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/29/1968 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    1676

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    45

    152

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; gravelly sandy loam; moderate thin platy structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 fine and medium vesicular and interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00502
    B21—10 to 30 centimeters (3.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 medium tubular and 21.0 fine pores; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C00503
    B22—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 medium and coarse roots and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 8 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 68C00504
    C1ca—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; sandy loam; massive; extremely hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 medium pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00505. secondary carbonates disseminated and coatings on pebbles; common krotovina.
    C2sicam—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; very fine and fine roots; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00506. top of plates have troweled surfaces with pendents on bottom of plates; growing between plates.
    C3sicam—91 to 122 centimeters (35.8 to 48.0 inches); 0.5 fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 68C00507. similar to the above horizon except the lenses of cemented material are not as indurated and thinner; gravelly sandy material occurs between the lenses and as pockets.