IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): unnamed
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1974UT023006
  • User Pedon ID: S1974UT023006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1974UT023006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 74C0119
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44880
  • Print Date: 4/28/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 12S
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 11
  • Location Description: Big flat east of Cherry Creek.
  • 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 #: 6
  • 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

    ARTR2

    CHRYS9

    SARCO

    Artemisia tridentata

    Chrysothamnus

    Sarcobatus

    big sagebrush

    rabbitbrush

    greasewood

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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

    2.5

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    1737

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    229

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    115

    8.9

    20.6

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    A11—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; loamy fine sand; single grain; loose, loose, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 fine vesicular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00720. slightly calcareous
    A12—4 to 17 centimeters (1.6 to 6.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; weak thick platy, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00721. slightly calcareous
    A13—17 to 27 centimeters (6.7 to 10.6 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; weak thick platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00722. slightly calcareous
    B1—27 to 48 centimeters (10.6 to 18.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and 3.0 fine pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00723. moderately calcareous
    Bt2—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; strong medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, weakly coherent, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and 3.0 fine pores; 10 percent thin clay films; carbonate, finely disseminated and durinodes; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00724. moderately calcareous
    Bs3—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, strongly coherent, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; carbonate coats on nodules; carbonate, finely disseminated and threadlike carbonate masses and 40 percent durinodes; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00725. moderately calcareous
    Casc1—89 to 105 centimeters (35.0 to 41.3 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; brittle; carbonate coats; carbonate, finely disseminated and threadlike carbonate masses and 50 percent durinodes; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00726. strongly calcareous
    Cascm2—105 to 127 centimeters (41.3 to 50.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist; sandy loam; massive; very hard, friable, strongly coherent, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; carbonate, finely disseminated and carbonate masses; 1 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00727. thin indurated, troweled surface layer that does not dissolve in acid; strongly calcareous
    Cascm3—127 to 165 centimeters (50.0 to 65.0 inches); cemented material; massive; strongly coherent; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4. Lab sample # 74C00728. indurated, troweled, thin surface laminae that does not break up in acid; very strongly calcareous