LOCATION BOWINGTON UT
Established Series
Rev. KDS/CGM/VLP
09/2018
BOWINGTON SERIES
The Bowington series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils that formed in alluvium derived from sandstone. Bowington soils are on flood plain steps. Slopes range from 0 to 5 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 11 inches and the mean annual air temperature is about 50 degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Torripsamments
TYPICAL PEDON: Bowington fine sand is on a 3 percent slope at an elevation of 5197 feet. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise noted.)
C1--0 to 2 inches (0 to 5 cm); pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sand, brown (10YR 5/3), moist; single grained; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine, fine and few medium roots; many very fine and fine tubular pores; slightly effervescent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); abrupt smooth boundary. (2 to 10 inches thick)
C2--2 to 37 inches (5 to 94 cm); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) fine sand, pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; single grained; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; few very fine, fine, medium, and coarse roots; many very fine, fine interstitial and few fine, medium tubular pores; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); gradual wavy boundary. (2 to 10 inches thick)
C3--37 to 49 inches (94 to 125 cm); light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand, brown (10YR 5/3), moist; massive; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; few fine, medium and coarse roots; many very fine, fine interstitial and few fine, medium tubular pores; 7 percent medium prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, oxidized iron masses in the matrix, 3 percent medium prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, oxidized iron masses in root channels, 2 percent fine prominent irregular black manganese masses in the matrix; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); clear wavy boundary. (6 to 12 inches thick)
C4--49 to 60 inches (125 to 152 cm); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) loamy fine sand, 50 percent bluish black (5PB 2.5/1), 50 percent reduced gray (N 5/0), moist; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few very fine, medium, coarse, and many fine roots; common very fine, fine and few medium tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films in root channels; 2 percent fine prominent irregular black manganese masses in the matrix; 50 percent prominent black organic staining in the matrix; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); clear wavy boundary. (2 to 12 inches thick)
C5--60 to 62 inches (152 to 157 cm); light gray (2.5Y 7/1) loamy fine sand, 50 percent bluish black (5PB 2.5/1), 50 percent reduced gray (N 5/0) moist; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; few fine, medium, and coarse roots; few very fine, fine, and medium tubular pores; 7 percent prominent clay films in root channels; 2 percent fine prominent irregular black manganese masses in the matrix; 25 percent prominent black organic staining in the matrix; 10 percent gravel; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4).
TYPE LOCATION: Garfield County, UT; Calf Creek USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle; lat. 37 degrees 46 minutes 25.06 seconds N. and long. 111 degrees 25 minutes 40.77 seconds W., NAD 83.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Soil moisture: Ustic aridic soil moisture regime based on precipitation. The soil moisture control section is saturated for brief periods of time during the months of July, August, and September.
Mean annual soil temperature: 47 to 58 degrees F. (8.3 to 14.4 degrees C.)
Depth to redox concentrations: 28 to 60 inches (71 to 152 cm)
Depth to redox depletions: 28 to 60 inches (71 to 152 cm)
Depth to endosaturation: 20 to 60 inches (50 to 152 cm) from July to September
Particle-size control section (weighted average):
Clay content: 0 to 15 percent
Rock fragments: 0 to 15 percent rounded gravel, cobble, and stones
Surface C horizon
Hue: 7.5YR, 10YR, 5YR
Value: 5 to 7 dry, 3 to 6 moist
Chroma: 3 to 5, dry or moist
Rock fragments: 0 to 15 percent rounded gravel and cobbles
Effervescence: noneffervescent to slightly effervescent
Reaction: neutral to moderately alkaline
C horizons
Hue: 5YR, 7.5YR, 2.5Y, 10YR
Value: 5 to 7 dry, 4 to 6 moist
Chroma: 3 to 8, dry or moist
Texture: sand, fine sand, loamy sand, very fine sand, coarse sand, loamy fine sand
Clay content: 0 to 15 percent
Rock fragments: 0 to 15 percent rounded gravel, cobbles, and stones
Effervescence: noneffervescent to strongly effervescent
Reaction: neutral to moderately alkaline
Note: 2C horizons have gley colors common for a reduced matrix caused by the depletion of iron
COMPETING SERIES: This is the
Fernley (NV) series. Fernley soils has hue of 10YR and 2.5YR and formed under the climatic conditions of the Great
Basin will cool moist winters and hot dry summers.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Bowington soils are on floodplain steps at elevations of 3,960 to 6,020 feet (1,207 to1,768 m). They formed in alluvium derived from sandstone. Slopes range from 0 to 5 percent. The mean annual air temperature is 45 to 55 degrees F (7.2 to 11.1 degrees C.). and the mean annual precipitation is 9 to 13 inches (229 to 305 mm). The frost-free period ranges from 120 to 175 days.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the
Mespun and
Calcree. Mespun soils are on benches and are formed from eolian sands. Calcree soils are on stream bottoms, are moderately deep to bedrock, and are poorly drained.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Moderately well drained, low runoff, rapid permeability, occasional flooded for 1-2 sequences per year during the months of July to September.
USE AND VEGETATION: Used for livestock grazing, wildlife habitat, and recreation. Potential natural plant community is coyote willow, yellow willow, streamside wildrye, Fremont cottonwood, western wheatgrass, basin big sagebrush, rubber rabbitbrush, and scattered forbs. This soil has been correlated to the Semiwet Fresh Streambank (Fremont Cottonwood) 035XY014UT ecological site at the type location in Utah.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Utah, Bowington is of small extent. LRR D, MLRA 35
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Phoenix, Arizona
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Garfield County, UT, Grand-Staircase Escalante soil survey area, UT. 2004. The name is from the nearby historic Bowington trail and bench.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Particle-size control section - the zone from 10 to 40 inches (25 to 100 cm) (C horizons)
Redoximorphic concentrations - in the zone from 37 to 60 inches (93 to 152 cm) (C4 and C5 horizons)
Redoximorphic depletions - in the zone from 49 to 60 inches (123 to 152 cm) (C4 and C5 horizons)
Endosaturation - the zone of saturation at 40 to 60 inches (25 to 152 cm) (C horizons)
Classified according to Soil Taxonomy, Second Edition, 1999; Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Eleventh Edition, 2010.
Updates and revisions for the correlation of Arches National Park (UT683), February 2009, CEM
Update and revisions for the correlation of Capitol ReefNational Park, January 2013, WWJ
Update and revisions for the correlation of Kane County (UT642), July 2017, CEM
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.