IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): unnamed

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1973UT021006

User Pedon ID: S1973UT021006

Vegetation Plot ID: S1973UT021006

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 73C0085

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44719

Print Date: 2/2/2025

LOCATION

Township: 36S

Range: 12W

Section: 30

PLSS Details: SE 1/4 NW 1/4

Location Description: About 9 miles west of Cedar City; James Barlow property.

State: Utah

County: UT021—Iron

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT634—Iron-Washington Area, Utah, Parts of Iron, Kane, and Washington Counties

PEDON

Describers Name: Crandall & Leishman

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Xerollic Calciorthids

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 6

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - unnamed

Classificaton Date - 7/24/2007

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Kd

Classificaton Date - 7/9/1793

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: igneous and sedimentary rock

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/9/1793 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 1HH16358

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
ARTR2 ELELB2 HECOC8 JUNIP PLJA	Artemisia tridentata Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata Juniperus Pleuraphis jamesii	big sagebrush squirreltail needle and thread juniper James' galleta	— — — — —	— — — — —	— — — — —

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	—	—	1603	—	90	254	—	130	10	21.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; weak thick platy, and weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 15 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00585. moderately calcareous

B21—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; loam; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 15 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00586. moderately calcareous

B22—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak very fine granular structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 5 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00587. moderately calcareous

Cac1—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 5 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00588. strongly calcareous

Cac2—48 to 76 centimeters (18.9 to 29.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable, weakly coherent, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 5 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00589. strongly calcareous

Cac3—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; friable, moderately coherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 15 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00590. strongly calcareous

Cac4—94 to 137 centimeters (37.0 to 53.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 8 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00591. moderately calcareous

2C5—137 to 163 centimeters (53.9 to 64.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; 5 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6. Lab sample # 73C00592. moderately calcareous