IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Herd
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1971UT057003
  • User Pedon ID: S1971UT057003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1971UT057003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 71C0029
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43888
  • 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: 41.3675003
  • Std. Longitude: -111.7386093
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 800 feet north of South 1/4 corner
  • Location Description: Wolf Creek drainage.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT057—Weber
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT607—Davis-Weber Area, Utah

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. Campbell and J. Carley.
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Herd
  • PSC - 20 to 70 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/25/1971
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/25/1971 (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

    GERAN

    Bromus marginatus

    Geranium

    mountain brome

    geranium

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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

    12

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    2682

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    135

    889

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    4.4

    12.8

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    A11—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 5/3), dry; cobbly loam; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 71C00181
    A12—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; gravelly clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00182
    B21t—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; cobbly clay loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine pores; reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist, and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), dry, clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00183
    B22t—53 to 81 centimeters (20.9 to 31.9 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine pores; yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent red (2.5YR 4/6); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 71C00184. continuous - phpvsfiid 187701; patchy - phpvsfiid 187702; continuous - phpvsfiid 187701; patchy - phpvsfiid 187702
    B23t—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; clay; 3 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct mottles; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine pores; 30 percent skeletans on faces of peds and 75 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 71C00185. many thin clay films and some slickensides on faces of peds.
    B24t—112 to 163 centimeters (44.1 to 64.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; clay; 1 percent gray (10YR 6/1) medium distinct and 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine pores; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 71C00186
    B25t—163 to 244 centimeters (64.2 to 96.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), red (2.5YR 5/6), dry; clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; red (2.5YR 4/6) and 10 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay films; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 71C00187. lime in small pockets.
    B3t—244 to 290 centimeters (96.1 to 114.2 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 21 percent gray (10YR 6/1) coarse prominent mottles; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified. Lab sample # 71C00188. lime occurs in small pockets.