LOCATION BADGERTON ID+WYEstablished Series
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive Pachic Haplocryolls
TYPICAL PEDON: Badgerton loam on a 1 percent slope on a stream terrace at an elevation of 1871 meters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.)
A--0 to 23 cm; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loam, dark grayish brown (10YR4/2) dry; strong fine and medium granular structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common very fine and few fine roots; many very fine tubular and irregular pores; 10 percent fine rounded gravel; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4); abrupt smooth boundary. (23 to 37 cm thick)
AB--23 to 43 cm; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) very gravelly loam, brown (10YR 4/3) dry; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common very fine, fine, and medium, and few coarse roots; common very fine tubular and many very fine irregular pores; 35 percent rounded gravel and 5 percent rounded cobbles; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4); clear wavy boundary. (0 to 37 cm thick)
BC--43 to 78 cm; dark brown (10YR 3/3) extremely gravelly loamy sand, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) dry; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine, fine, and coarse, and common very coarse roots; many interstitial pores; 54 percent medium and coarse rounded gravel and 6 percent fine rounded gravel; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); clear wavy boundary. (0 to 35 cm thick)
C1--78 to 108 cm; dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) extremely gravelly loamy coarse sand, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) dry; single grain; loose, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few very fine to very coarse roots; many interstitial pores; 40 percent medium and coarse rounded gravel and 20 percent fine rounded gravel; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); clear wavy boundary.
C2--108 to 152 cm; brown (10YR 4/3) very gravelly sandy loam, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) dry; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine, fine and medium roots; many interstitial pores; 30 percent medium and coarse rounded gravel, 5 percent fine rounded gravel and 15 percent rounded cobbles; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6).
TYPE LOCATION: Teton County, Idaho; about 1.3 kilometers southeast of Driggs; 490 meters east and 341 meters south of the northwest corner of section 36, T. 6 N., R. 45 E.; Driggs USGS topographic quadrangle; lat. 43 degrees, 43 minutes, 12.0 seconds N. and long. 111 degrees, 05 minutes, 42.3 seconds W., NAD 83.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Mollic epipedon thickness: 60 to 86 cm
Control section total clay range: 4 to 18 percent
Control section (weighted average): rock fragments: 35 to 60 percent and total clay 5 to 12 percent
Secondary carbonates when present: in the substratum and on the lower part of rock fragments
Soil moisture regime: xeric
Mean annual soil temperature: 3.9 to 7.2 degrees C.
Mean summer soil temperature: 12.8 to 15 degrees C. (cryic soil temperature regime)
A horizon
Hue: 10YR and 7.5YR moist
Value: 2 to 3 moist, 3 or 4 dry
Chroma: 1 or 2 moist, 2 or 3 dry
Rock fragments: 2 to 10 percent gravel
Clay content: 12 to 18 percent
AB horizon
Hue: 10YR and 7.5YR moist
Value: 2 or 3 moist
Chroma: 2 or 3 moist
Rock fragments: 20 to 40 total fragments; 20 to 40 percent gravel, 0 to 5 percent cobbles
Clay content: 12 to 18 percent
BC or 2BC horizon
Hue: 10YR and 7.5YR moist
Chroma: 2 or 3 moist
Texture: L or LS with 55 to 70 percent total fragments; 30 to 70 percent gravel; 0 to 10 percent cobbles, and 0 to 15 percent stones
Clay content: 4 to 18 percent
C or 2C horizons
Hue: 10YR and 7.5YR moist
Value: 3 or 4 moist, 4 or 5 dry
Chroma: 1 or 2 moist, 2 to 4 dry
Texture: SL or LCOS with 50 to 85 percent total fragments; 35 to 60 percent gravel, 0 to 30 percent cobbles, and 0 to 25 percent stones
Clay content: 4 to 15 percent
Calcium carbonate: 0 to 4 percent
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Baconcamp, Badhap, Behanco, Behanin, Belsac, Boydhollow, Bullrey, Busterback, Croesus, Dressel, Gateview, Hapgood, Harcany, Hobacker, Kious, Lionhead, Lolon, Marcetta, Mundos, Nagitsy, Namela, Nazaton, Nevtah, Papaspila, Parcity, Poleline, Povey, Snacreek, Snopoc, Splittbutte, and Tonigut series. Baconcamp, Belsac, Croesus, Nagitsy, Namela, Nevtah, and Splitbutte are moderately deep to lithic or paralithic contact. Badhap, Behan, and Mundos have greater than 18 percent clay in the particle size control section. Behanco, Hapgood, Poleline, Povey, and Tonigut are deep to lithic or paralithic contact. Boydhollow, Hobacker, and Lionhead have cambic horizons. Bullrey, Gateview, Lolon, and Marcetta have ustic moisture regimes. Busterback has a mean annual soil temperature of 1.1 to 3.3 degrees C. Dressel, Nazaton, Papaspila, and Parkcity have udic moisture regimes. Harcany soils are on mountain sideslopes, formed in colluvium and the rock fragments are angular or subangular in shape. Kious is shallow to paralithic contact. Snacreek has endosaturation between the depths of 122 and 152 cm. Snopoc is slightly acid to neutral.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: dominantly alluvial and outwash plains, less frequently mountains
Landform: stream terraces and flood plains on fan remnants
Elevation: 1795 to 2012 meters
Slope: 0 to 20 percent
Parent material: mixed alluvium
Mean annual air temperature: 2.2 to 6.7 degrees C
Mean annual precipitation: 305 to 660 mm
Frost free period: 20 to 55 days
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Alpine, Foxcreek, Redfish, and St. Anthony series. Alpine soils are on adjacent rises of terraces and have a calcic horizon. St. Anthony soils are in the on the same landforms but have a frigid temperature regime. Foxcreek and Redfish are on the same landforms but have aquic moisture regimes.
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage class: well drained
Runoff: low
Saturated hydraulic conductivity: moderately high in the upper part and very
high in the lower part
Flooding frequency and duration: rare flooding in May to July
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major uses: range and wildlife habitat
Dominant native vegetation: cottonwood, aspen, serviceberry, willow,
mountain big sagebrush, bluegrass
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Distribution: Southeastern Idaho, MLRA 13
Extent: the series is not extensive
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Portland, Oregon
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Teton County, Idaho, 1975; Teton Area, Idaho-Wyoming Soil Survey
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are:
Mollic epipedon: from a depth of 0 to 78 cm
Particle size control section: from a depth of 25 to 100 cm has a weighted average clay content of 8 percent and rock fragment content of 55 percent based on RV values
Soil temperature regime: cryic
Soil moisture regime: xeric