IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): LACHAPELLA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2005-WY-041-005
  • User Pedon ID: S2005WY041005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2005-WY-041-005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0120
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16602
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 41.2068901
  • Std. Longitude: -110.8838348
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14N
  • Range: 119W
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 1800 feet east and 2100 feet south of the northwest corner
  • State: Wyoming
  • County: WY041—Uinta
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41110-B8—Millis, Wyoming

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: CP, BL, JZ
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, frigid Fluvaquentic Haplustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - LACHAPELLA
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, frigid Fluvaquentic Haplustolls
  • Classificaton Date - 10/21/2001
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture SUBClass - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: valley
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Geomorphic Component Terraces: tread
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: very rare flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/21/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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

    CAREX

    POPR

    POTEN

    Carex

    Poa pratensis

    Potentilla

    sedge

    Kentucky bluegrass

    cinquefoil

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

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—25

    25—64

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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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    2118

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    315

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    75

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1) broken face, black (10YR 2/1) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 12.0 fine roots throughout; 15.0 fine vesicular pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N00563; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    A2—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) broken face, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 6.0 fine roots throughout; 5.0 fine vesicular and 9.0 fine vesicular pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00564; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bw1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 7.0 fine roots throughout; 15.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic stains on surfaces along pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00565; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 271306; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 271306
    Bw2—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 5.0 medium tubular and 15.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic stains on surfaces along pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00566; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 271305; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 271305
    Bk1—64 to 84 centimeters (25.2 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 5.0 fine roots throughout; 4.0 medium tubular and 12.0 fine tubular pores; 2 percent fine distinct spherical grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions throughout and 3 percent fine distinct spherical strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses throughout; 5 percent fine light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00567; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bk2—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 6.0 fine roots throughout; 4.0 medium tubular and 12.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent fine distinct spherical grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions throughout and 12 percent fine distinct spherical strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) iron-manganese masses throughout; 10 percent fine light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N00568; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    2C1—107 to 137 centimeters (42.1 to 53.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, moist; stratified stratified loamy fine sand to fine sandy loam to silt loam; structureless massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 7.0 fine roots throughout; 3 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/2) carbonate coats on bottom of rock fragments; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N00569; moist when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 271304; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 271304
    2C2—137 to 203 centimeters (53.9 to 79.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, moist; extremely cobbly sand, extremely cobbly loamy sand; structureless massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 6.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 05N00570; wet, satiated when described; observed in pit, large or quarry