IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): unnamed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1974UT023005
  • User Pedon ID: S1974UT023005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1974UT023005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 74C0118
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44879
  • Print Date: 4/27/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 13S
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: southwest 1/4
  • Location Description: Black Mountain campground.
  • State: Utah
  • County: UT023—Juab
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: UT608—Fairfield-Nephi Area, Utah

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: John Swenson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Xerollic Durargids
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - unnamed
  • Classificaton Date - 9/7/2005
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Al
  • Classificaton Date - 8/28/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from limestone and/or alluvium derived from igneous rock
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/28/1974 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    ACHY

    ARTR2

    JUNIP

    Achnatherum hymenoides

    Artemisia tridentata

    Juniperus

    Indian ricegrass

    big sagebrush

    juniper

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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

    4

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    1646

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    203

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    120

    9.4

    21.1

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    A1—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loamy fine sand; single grain; loose, loose; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00712. slightly calcareous
    B1—11 to 19 centimeters (4.3 to 7.5 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine and medium pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00713. moderately calcareous
    Bt22—19 to 39 centimeters (7.5 to 15.4 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 fine pores; 10 percent thin clay films; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00714. moderately calcareous
    Cs1—39 to 68 centimeters (15.4 to 26.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; loam; massive; extremely hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 medium pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00715. moderately calcareous
    Cs2—68 to 80 centimeters (26.8 to 31.5 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; silica coats on nodules; carbonate, finely disseminated and 20 percent durinodes; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00716. 20 percent hardpan fragments with lime coating; very strongly calcareous
    Cascm3—80 to 83 centimeters (31.5 to 32.7 inches); cemented material; indurated; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00717. troweled surface and thin silica laminae
    Casc4—83 to 125 centimeters (32.7 to 49.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; loamy fine sand; massive; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 75 percent thin silica coats on rock fragments; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2 wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00718. fractured hardpan fragments have a thin silica coating; very strongly calcareous
    C5—125 to 152 centimeters (49.2 to 59.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; loamy fine sand; massive; thin silica coats on nodules; carbonate, finely disseminated and 20 percent durinodes; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0. Lab sample # 74C00719. 20 percent durinodes that have a thin silica laminae; strongly calcareous