IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kamms
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979WY029002
  • User Pedon ID: S1979WY029002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0214
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46947
  • 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: 44.7397232
  • Std. Longitude: -109.0191650
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 55N
  • Range: 101W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 165 meters north and 156 meters west of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: Park County, Wyoming.
  • Map Unit: 53A—Ralstonflats-Kamms complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes
  • State: Wyoming
  • County: WY029—Park
  • MLRA: 32—Northern Intermountain Desertic Basins
  • Regional Office: NW—Northwest
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NW-POW—Powell, Wyoming
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WY629—Park County Area, Wyoming, Eastern Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44109-F1—Eaglenest Basin, Wyoming

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Mary Currie and J. R. Stephens
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ustic Haplocalcids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium
  • Landscape: intermontane basin
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    R032XB123WY Loamy Calcareous (LyCa) Big Horn Basin Rim

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    A1

    A2

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    Bk1

    Bk1

    Bk2

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    BCk2

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    23

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    38

    51

    94

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    23

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    38

    38

    51

    94

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    79P01052

    79P01044

    79P01045

    79P01050

    79P01046

    79P01051

    79P01047

    79P01048

    79P01049

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    11.8

    15

    12.9

    12.7

    11.4

    7.6

    8.3

    13.6

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    6.6

    7.1

    5.8

    4.4

    4.3

    10.9

    4

    21.7

    20.9

    22.4

    20

    17

    17.3

    17.6

    17

    13.5

    6.1

    9.2

    6.8

    10.2

    7.8

    6.5

    7.9

    6

    4.2

    15.6

    11.7

    15.6

    9.8

    9.2

    10.8

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    11

    9.3

    66.5

    64.1

    64.7

    67.3

    71.6

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    74.1

    69.4

    81.6

    sieves

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    1.4

    1

    0.8

    0.7

    0.6

    1.7

    1.3

    5.4

    12.5

    5.8

    5.8

    5.3

    5.3

    4.9

    5.6

    4.5

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    14.7

    16.5

    18.9

    16.3

    20.7

    20.5

    21.4

    19.8

    18.5

    26.1

    23.4

    23.7

    19.5

    18.2

    20.4

    20.7

    20.7

    24.7

    15.4

    19.4

    14.7

    22.8

    22.4

    25.2

    25.7

    27.8

    12.8

    12.9

    hydrometer and sieves

    hydrometer and sieves

    hydrometer and sieves

    hydrometer and sieves

    hydrometer and sieves

    hydrometer and sieves

    hydrometer and sieves

    hydrometer and sieves

    hydrometer and sieves

    fsl

    fsl

    fsl

    fsl

    fsl

    fsl

    fsl

    sl

    lcos

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    8.2

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    8.9

    8.8

    9.1

    9.1
    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    A1

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    Bk1

    Bk2

    BCk1

    BCk2

    0

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    23

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    38

    51

    94

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    23

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    38

    38

    51

    94

    153

    79P01052

    79P01044

    79P01045

    79P01050

    79P01046

    79P01051

    79P01047

    79P01048

    79P01049

    7.6

    8

    8.1

    8.1

    8.1

    8.4

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    A1

    A2

    Bw

    Bw

    Bk1

    Bk1

    Bk2

    BCk1

    BCk2

    0

    2

    10

    10

    23

    23

    38

    51

    94

    2

    10

    23

    23

    38

    38

    51

    94

    153

    79P01052

    79P01044

    79P01045

    79P01050

    79P01046

    79P01051

    79P01047

    79P01048

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    calcic horizon

    secondary carbonates

    0—10

    23—153

    23—153

    —10—

    —130—

    —130—
    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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    1563

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    80

    309

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    130

    7

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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine platy, and weak fine granular structure; soft, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 medium roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01052
    A2—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; loam; weak medium angular blocky, and weak medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01044
    Bw—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01045
    Bk1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent fine and medium carbonate concretions; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01046. Many very fine dark yellowish brown fisheye organic mottles.
    Bk2—38 to 51 centimeters (15.0 to 20.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent fine and medium threadlike carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01047. Many very fine dark yellowish brown fisheye organic mottles.
    BCk1—51 to 94 centimeters (20.1 to 37.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, moist; gravelly sandy loam; massive; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.1 fine roots; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01048. Finely dissmeinated calcium carbonate. Pendants on gravel fragments.
    BCk2—94 to 153 centimeters (37.0 to 60.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, moist; very gravelly sand; massive; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; very rapid permeability; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01049. Finely disseminated calcium carbonate. Pendants on gravel.