IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Escalante
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1968UT027060
User Pedon ID:
S1968UT027060
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
70C0045
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
43826
Print Date:
11/11/2024
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:
39.0466652
Std. Longitude:
-112.4488907
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
20S
Range:
5W
Section:
30
PLSS Details:
Southeast 1/4 of northeast 1/4
Location Description:
2.25 miles west of UT-26 at Pavant
State:
Utah
County:
UT027—Millard
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
UT632—Delta Area, Utah - Part of Millard County
PEDON
Describers Name:
L. Stott and D. Beckstrand
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
60
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Escalante
PSC -
10 to 29 cm.
Classificaton Date -
11/1/1968
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
lake terrace
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
11/1/1968 (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
3
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1436
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254
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11.1
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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; sandy loam; weak thin platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 70C00272
C1—10 to 38 centimeters (3.9 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 70C00273. arbitrary separation for laboratory analysis.
C2—38 to 74 centimeters (15.0 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 70C00274
C3ca—74 to 104 centimeters (29.1 to 40.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), white (10YR 8/1), dry; loam; massive; friable, strongly coherent, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary.
C4—104 to 124 centimeters (40.9 to 48.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; sandy loam; massive; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary.
C5—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), white (10YR 8/1), dry; silt loam; massive; friable, strongly coherent, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue.