IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gourley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987UT013005
  • User Pedon ID: S1987UT013005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0801
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60096
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 40.4333344
  • Std. Longitude: -110.6252747
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 7W
  • Section: 1
  • Location Description: Dry Mtn.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT013—Duchesne

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. Leishman and D. Mays
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gourley
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic Argic Vertic Cryoborolls
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    0—79

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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

    21

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    2757

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    270

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    1A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P4393. few to common medium and coarse roots; many very fine and fine roots
    1B t—15 to 46 centimeters (5.9 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 42 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P4394. 5% gravel.; few medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    1B tk1—46 to 79 centimeters (18.1 to 31.1 inches); 2.5Y 2/2 (2.5Y 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay; 48 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P4395. few fine and medium roots; common very fine roots
    1B tk2—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, dry; silty clay; 50 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P4396. few medium roots; few very fine and fine roots
    1B k—97 to 114 centimeters (38.2 to 44.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay; 50 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 87P4397. few very fine and fine roots
    1C—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); 2.5Y 2/2 (2.5Y 2/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; silty clay; 50 percent clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 87P4398. few very fine and fine roots