IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Moweba
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1971UT029001
  • User Pedon ID: S1971UT029001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1971UT029001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 71C0023
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43882
  • 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: 41.2044449
  • Std. Longitude: -111.6005554
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: about 200 feet east and 600 feet south of northwest corner
  • Location Description: about 10 miles south and 3 1/2 miles east of Morgan in Cottonwood Canyon.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT029—Morgan
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT609—Morgan Area, Utah - Morgan County and Part of Weber County

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Carley and E. Jensen
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Moweba
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/21/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/21/1971 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    BRMA4

    CEANO

    LECI4

    PRVI

    Bromus marginatus

    Ceanothus

    Leymus cinereus

    Prunus virginiana

    mountain brome

    ceanothus

    basin wildrye

    chokecherry

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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

    42

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    2210

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    135

    762

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    7.2

    16.1

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    O1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); fragments. decaying leaves and twigs.
    A11—8 to 23 centimeters (3.1 to 9.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; gravelly silt loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium and coarse roots and 21.0 fine roots; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 71C00142
    A12—23 to 49 centimeters (9.1 to 19.3 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; gravelly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 71C00143
    A13—49 to 69 centimeters (19.3 to 27.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), dry; cobbly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 71C00144
    B21—69 to 115 centimeters (27.2 to 45.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; very cobbly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 71C00145
    B22—115 to 135 centimeters (45.3 to 53.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; very cobbly silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00146
    B23—135 to 160 centimeters (53.1 to 63.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; very cobbly silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 medium pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 71C00147