IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ROCK RIVER
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006WY041011
  • User Pedon ID: S2006WY041011
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2006WY041011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0334
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18781
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: 41.3434181
  • Std. Longitude: -110.0784454
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16N
  • Range: 112W
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of
  • Location Description: about 9.7 miles southeast of I80, Church Butte exit 53; about 220 feet west and 1150 feet south of the northeast corner of Section 30, T. 16 N., R. 112 W.
  • Map Unit: 126—Rock River-Piezon complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes
  • State: Wyoming
  • County: WY041—Uinta
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NW-PIN—Pinedale, Wyoming
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: WY041—Uinta County Area, Wyoming

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: TK & STAFF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Ustic Calciargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - ROCK RIVER
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Ustic Calciargids
  • PSC - 10 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/30/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture SUBClass - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from sandstone and siltstone
  • Landscape: foothills
  • Landform: structural bench
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Bridger Formation formation.
  • Surface Fragments: 25.00 percent nonflat subrounded weakly coherent cemented 2- to 75-millimeter mixed,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/30/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 12530-63
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, shrubby
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - sunny
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ACHY

    ARTRW8

    CHVI8

    PASM

    POSE

    Achnatherum hymenoides

    Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis

    Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

    Pascopyrum smithii

    Poa secunda

    Indian ricegrass

    Wyoming big sagebrush

    yellow rabbitbrush

    western wheatgrass

    Sandberg bluegrass

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    calcic horizon

    0—10

    10—56

    56—160

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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

    3

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    2152

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    135

    229

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    75

    5

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    Church Butte Gas Plant, 481736

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (10YR 3/3) crushed, moist; very gravelly fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 8.0 fine roots throughout; 8.0 fine interstitial pores; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-5-20 millimeter quartzite fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bt—10 to 33 centimeters (3.9 to 13.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky, and strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky, and strong medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent faint dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-5-20 millimeter quartzite fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01752; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364178; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364178
    Btk1—33 to 56 centimeters (13.0 to 22.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; clay loam; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky, and strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; carbonate, finely disseminated and 10 percent medium distinct irregular very weakly coherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry, carbonate masses throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-5-20 millimeter quartzite fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01753; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364179; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364179
    Btk2—56 to 94 centimeters (22.0 to 37.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; clay loam; strong medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and strong medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky, and strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and strong coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; carbonate, finely disseminated and 15 percent medium distinct irregular very weakly coherent cemented white (10YR 8/1), dry, carbonate masses throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-5-20 millimeter quartzite fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01754; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364180; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364180
    Btk3—94 to 137 centimeters (37.0 to 53.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 fine roots in cracks; 7.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; carbonate, finely disseminated and 5 percent medium distinct irregular very weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), dry, carbonate masses throughout; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-5-20 millimeter quartzite fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01755; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364181; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364181
    Btk4—137 to 160 centimeters (53.9 to 63.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; gravelly sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 5.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; carbonate, finely disseminated and 5 percent medium distinct irregular very weakly coherent cemented light gray (10YR 7/2), dry, carbonate masses throughout; 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-5-20 millimeter quartzite fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364182; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 364182
    C1—160 to 183 centimeters (63.0 to 72.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) crushed, brown (10YR 5/3) crushed, moist; very gravelly sandy clay loam; structureless massive; very hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; carbonate, finely disseminated; 50 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-5-20 millimeter quartzite fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry
    2C2—183 to 254 centimeters (72.0 to 100.0 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3) crushed, olive (5Y 4/3) crushed, moist; silty clay loam; structureless massive; very hard, extremely firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderately slow permeability; carbonate, finely disseminated; 75 percent by volume flat angular extremely weakly coherent cemented 2-5-20 millimeter shale, calcareous fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter.; dry when described; observed in pit, large or quarry