IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Herd
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1971UT029005
  • User Pedon ID: S1971UT029005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1971UT029005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 71C0030
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43889
  • 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: 41.2350006
  • Std. Longitude: -111.5566635
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: about 240 feet south and 2,000 feet west of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: Herd Mountain.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT029—Morgan
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT609—Morgan Area, Utah - Morgan County and Part of Weber County

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. Jensen, J. Carley
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Herd
  • PSC - 51 to 101 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/23/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/23/1971 (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

    ACHIL

    Achillea

    yarrow

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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

    2

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    2496

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    135

    889

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    5.6

    13.3

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    A11—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dry; cobbly loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00189
    A12—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00190
    A13—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; cobbly loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 71C00191
    B21t—51 to 61 centimeters (20.1 to 24.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; slickensides (pedogenic) and 30 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00192. common slickensides.
    B22t—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; slickensides (pedogenic) and 30 percent on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00193. common slickensides.
    B23t—74 to 91 centimeters (29.1 to 35.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry, slickensides (pedogenic) and red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, and brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, and 30 percent red (2.5YR 4/8), dry, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00194. common slickensides.
    B31t—91 to 109 centimeters (35.8 to 42.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), red (2.5YR 5/6), dry; clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, and light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry, and red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, and 30 percent red (2.5YR 5/8), dry, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00195. continuous - phpvsfiid 187719; continuous - phpvsfiid 187719
    B32t—109 to 127 centimeters (42.9 to 50.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/8), red (2.5YR 4/6), dry; clay loam; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist, and light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry, and red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, and 30 percent red (2.5YR 5/8), dry, clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00196. continuous - phpvsfiid 187716; continuous - phpvsfiid 187716
    C—127 to 178 centimeters (50.0 to 70.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), red (2.5YR 5/6), dry; loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; red (2.5YR 4/8), dry, and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist,; 40 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # 71C00197