IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): unnamed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1976WY037007
  • User Pedon ID: S1976WY037007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1976WY037007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3807
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39460
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 41.5582848
  • Std. Longitude: -108.7129288
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 100W
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 2000 feet east and 200 feet south of the northwest corner
  • State: Wyoming
  • County: WY037—Sweetwater

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. B. Ravenholt
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous), frigid Typic Torriorthents
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - unnamed
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous), frigid Typic Torriorthents
  • Classificaton Date - 10/21/1976
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from sedimentary rock
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/21/1976 (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

    ATGA

    Atriplex gardneri

    Gardner's saltbush

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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

    1

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    1981

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    8

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    90

    6

    18

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    A11—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29245
    A12—2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular, and weak thin platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29246
    A13—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29247
    C1—15 to 27 centimeters (5.9 to 10.6 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29248
    C2—27 to 45 centimeters (10.6 to 17.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29249
    Csg3—45 to 64 centimeters (17.7 to 25.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 75 percent fine threadlike gypsum masses on surfaces along root channels; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29250
    C4—64 to 99 centimeters (25.2 to 39.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent fine threadlike gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A29251
    C5—99 to 152 centimeters (39.0 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 10 percent fine threadlike gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6. Lab sample # 40A29252