IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wales
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1971UT039007
  • User Pedon ID: S1971UT039007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1971UT039007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 71C0040
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43899
  • 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: 39.1744461
  • Std. Longitude: -111.9905548
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19S
  • Range: 1 1/2W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 1/4 mile north of Lund's water ponds
  • Location Description: Japanese Valley.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT039—Sanpete
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT627—Sanpete Valley Area, Utah, Parts of Utah and Sanpete Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Swenson
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wales
  • Classificaton Date - 6/30/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/30/1971 (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

    CHRYS9

    Chrysothamnus

    rabbitbrush

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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

    3

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    1829

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    0

    305

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    8.3

    15.6

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    A1—0 to 9 centimeters (0.0 to 3.5 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; moderate medium platy parts to moderate medium granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00256. lime is disseminated
    C1—9 to 18 centimeters (3.5 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; moderate thick platy structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00257. lime is disseminated
    C2—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00258. lime is disseminated
    C3—36 to 58 centimeters (14.2 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and 0.5 medium and 2.0 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00259. lime is disseminated
    C4—58 to 95 centimeters (22.8 to 37.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00260. lime is disseminated
    C5—95 to 124 centimeters (37.4 to 48.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 medium and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 71C00261. lime is disseminated
    C6—124 to 150 centimeters (48.8 to 59.1 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 71C00262. lime is disseminated