IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): unnamed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1972UT021011
  • User Pedon ID: S1972UT021011
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1972UT021011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 72C0124
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44058
  • Print Date: 4/27/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 35S
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4
  • Location Description: About 2 1/2 miles north of Cedar City; 600 feet east and 600 feet north of trailer house on Max Heap Farm
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT021—Iron
  • MLRA: 28A—Ancient Lake Bonneville
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT645—Manti-Lasal National Forest, Manti Division - Parts of Sanpete and Emery Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Crandall & Leishman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed (calcareous), mesic Xeric Torrifluvents
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - unnamed
  • Classificaton Date - 7/24/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ca
  • Classificaton Date - 10/5/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from sedimentary rock
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/5/1972 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 3HH18C4
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    MESA

    Medicago sativa

    alfalfa

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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

    2

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    1707

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    270

    279

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    140

    10

    21.1

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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silty clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00742. moderately calcareous
    A12—19 to 36 centimeters (7.5 to 14.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 micro tubular and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00743. moderately calcareous
    C1—36 to 69 centimeters (14.2 to 27.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 micro tubular and 5.0 fine and medium tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00744. moderately calcareous
    C2—69 to 99 centimeters (27.2 to 39.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 micro tubular and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00745. moderately calcareous
    C3—99 to 124 centimeters (39.0 to 48.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; silty clay loam; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00746. moderately calcareous
    2C4—124 to 140 centimeters (48.8 to 55.1 inches); 7.5YR 6/5 (7.5YR 6/5), brown (7.5YR 5/3), moist; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00747. strongly calcareous
    3C5—140 to 160 centimeters (55.1 to 63.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; silty clay loam; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 micro tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6. Lab sample # 72C00748. moderately calcareous