IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Adena
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006CO0871046
  • User Pedon ID: S2006CO0871046
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2006CO0871046
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 06N0188
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18448
  • 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: 40.3496399
  • Std. Longitude: -103.8081665
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 58W
  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: located about 283 meters west and 51 meters north from the southeast corner
  • Location Description: about 6 miles north of Fort Morgan
  • Map Unit: CnC—Colby-Adena loams, 3 to 5 percent slopes
  • State: Colorado
  • County: CO087—Morgan
  • MLRA: 67B—Central High Plains, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CO087—Morgan County, Colorado
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40103-C7—Fort Morgan, Colorado

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jim Borchert & Andy Steinert
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ustic Paleargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1046
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Adena
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/25/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Adena
  • Classificaton Date - 10/18/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: fine-loamy eolian deposits
  • Landform: hill
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/18/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 113
  • 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
  • Current Weather - sunny
  • Current Air Temp - 18
    • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    Bk1

    Bk2

    Bk3

    2Bk4

    2Bk5

    2C

    26

    52

    69

    113

    145

    178

    52

    69

    113

    145

    178

    203

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    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

    Bk1

    Bk2

    Bk3

    2Bk4

    2Bk5

    2C

    26

    52

    69

    113

    145

    178

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    69

    113

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    178

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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 %

    Bk1

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    Bk3

    2Bk4

    2Bk5

    2C

    26

    52

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    OPPO

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Opuntia polyacantha

    blue grama

    plains pricklypear

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—10

    10—26

    —10—

    —16—
    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

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    CO3038

    Fort Morgan

    Wets
    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; loam; 35 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 25 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 9.17 um/s; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; moderately acid, pH 6.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00633; observed in pit, small
    Bt—10 to 26 centimeters (3.9 to 10.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; clay loam; 25 percent sand; 37 percent silt; 38 percent clay; moderate fine and medium prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; Ksat of 2.82 um/s; moderately slow permeability; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 3n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, phenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00634; observed in pit, small. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 326486; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 326486
    Bk1—26 to 52 centimeters (10.2 to 20.5 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; clay loam; 35 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 27 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 2.82 um/s; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 2 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00635; observed in pit, small
    Bk2—52 to 69 centimeters (20.5 to 27.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; loam; 35 percent sand; 39 percent silt; 26 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 9.17 um/s; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 2 percent fine irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00636; observed in pit, small
    Bk3—69 to 113 centimeters (27.2 to 44.5 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; loam; 35 percent sand; 42 percent silt; 23 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 9.17 um/s; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 3 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00637; observed in pit, small
    2Bk4—113 to 145 centimeters (44.5 to 57.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; sandy loam; 40 percent sand; 44 percent silt; 16 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 28.225 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00638; observed in pit, small
    2Bk5—145 to 178 centimeters (57.1 to 70.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; loam; 35 percent sand; 43 percent silt; 22 percent clay; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; Ksat of 9.17 um/s; moderate permeability; 2.0 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout and 1 percent fine irregular salt crystals on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 06N00639; observed in pit, small
    2C—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; very fine sandy loam; 55 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 16 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; Ksat of 28.225 um/s; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated throughout; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 3n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 06N00640; observed in pit, small