IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Brownsto
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1998WY013004
  • User Pedon ID: S1998WY013004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - 004
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0451
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10721
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024
  • 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: 43.1707500
  • Std. Longitude: -109.1065833
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: SW1/4 Section 3, T. 2 N., R. 3 W.
  • State: Wyoming
  • County: WY013—Fremont
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Tom Gustafson & Jennifer Young
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Brownsto
  • PSC - 25 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/7/1998
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: till plain
  • Landform: moraine
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 4.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/7/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: d-8
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind and water erosion
  • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    A

    B

    Bk

    C1

    C2

    C3

    0

    5

    20

    46

    97

    142

    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

    A

    B

    Bk

    C1

    C2

    C3

    0

    5

    20

    46

    97

    142

    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 %

    A

    B

    Bk

    C1

    C2

    C3

    0

    5

    20

    46

    97

    142

    9

    13

    20

    16

    16

    16

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

    ochric epipedon

    calcic horizon

    0—5

    20—46

    —-

    —-

    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

    2085

    90

    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) rubbed, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, dry; gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; loose, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 40.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 1 percent by volume rounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary.
    B—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) rubbed, brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 40.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 1 percent by volume rounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 1 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 25 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary.
    Bk—20 to 46 centimeters (7.9 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) rubbed, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) broken face, dry; stony sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 10 percent by volume rounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 10 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary.
    C1—46 to 97 centimeters (18.1 to 38.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) rubbed, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) broken face, dry; very bouldery sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 10 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 25 percent by volume rounded 600-?-? millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary.
    C2—97 to 142 centimeters (38.2 to 55.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) rubbed, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) broken face, dry; very bouldery sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 10 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 25 percent by volume rounded 600-?-? millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary.
    C3—142 to 183 centimeters (55.9 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) rubbed, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) broken face, dry; very bouldery sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 5 percent by volume rounded 250-425-600 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 10 percent by volume rounded 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 25 percent by volume rounded 600-?-? millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue.