IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Felix
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2000WY005062
  • User Pedon ID: S2000WY005062
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P1353
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 12846
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 44.7658348
  • Std. Longitude: -105.6277771
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 55N
  • Range: 73W
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 2200 feet East and 800 feet south of the NW 1/4
  • State: Wyoming
  • County: WY005—Campbell
  • MLRA: 58B—Northern Rolling High Plains, Southern Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44105-G6—Homestead Draw SW, Wyoming

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: GH
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, smectitic, mesic Aridic Epiaquerts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 62
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Felix
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, smectitic, mesic Aridic Epiaquerts
  • PSC - 10 to 40 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/3/2000
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: playa
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Bedrock: s shale, unspecified and a dip of 65 to 65 degrees
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/3/2000 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: D3
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    gypsic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—5

    13—76

    76—165

    165—215

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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

    0

    —

    —

    1259

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    90

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    E—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1), gray (5Y 6/1), dry; clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, very sticky, very plastic; 6.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine tubular pores; medium dendritic strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07906; dry when described;
    BE—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); gray (5Y 6/1), dark gray (5YR 4/1), dry; clay; strong medium prismatic parts to strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, very sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine tubular pores; 8 percent distinct gray (5Y 6/1) skeletans on faces of peds; fine dendritic strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and fine dendritic brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07907; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201840; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 201840
    Bss1—13 to 51 centimeters (5.1 to 20.1 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1), dark gray (5Y 4/1), dry; clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, very sticky, very plastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 5.0 very fine tubular pores; fine dendritic strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07908; dry when described;. ped surface features: slickensides, 15, D, C, HPF, 5Y 2/1
    Bss2—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1), dark gray (5Y 4/1), dry; clay; strong coarse prismatic parts to strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 7.0 very fine tubular pores; fine brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07909; moist when described;. ped surface features: slickensides, 5, D, D, HPF, 5Y 3/1
    By—76 to 127 centimeters (29.9 to 50.0 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2), olive gray (5Y 4/2), dry; clay; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 6.0 very fine tubular pores; fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 15 percent fine and medium irregular light gray (10YR 7/2) gypsum masses throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07910; moist when described;. potential for other soluble salts.
    Bky—127 to 165 centimeters (50.0 to 65.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dry; clay; moderate medium and coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine irregular white (10YR 8/1) carbonate masses throughout and 4 percent fine irregular light gray (10YR 7/2) gypsum masses throughout; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P07911; moist when described;
    Cr1—165 to 215 centimeters (65.0 to 84.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4); massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout and 10 percent medium gray (5Y 5/1) masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 00P07912; moist when described;. texture: shale
    Cr2—215 to 290 centimeters (84.6 to 114.2 inches); gray (2.5Y 6/1); massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 30 percent coarse light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # 00P07913; moist when described;. texture: shale