LOCATION CACKLIN WY
Tentative Series
IRD-KCC-DJP-CBR
04/2025
CACKLIN SERIES
Depth class: Very deep
Drainage class: Well drained
Saturated hydraulic conductivity class: Moderately high
Parent material: Slope alluvium, alluvium, or colluvium derived from interbedded sedimentary rock, sandstone, shale, igneous, or metamorphic rock
Geomorphic location: Drainageways, fan remnants, stream terraces, cuestas, buttes, hillslopes, foothills, rises, and mesas
Slope range: 0 to 35 percent
Mean annual air temperature: 2.2 degrees C
Mean annual precipitation: 255 mm
TAXONOMIC CLASS:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aridic Haplustalfs
TYPICAL PEDON: Cacklin loamy coarse sand, in rangeland. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise noted.)
A--0 to 4 centimeters; pale brown (10YR 6/3) loamy coarse sand, brown (10YR 4/3) moist; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common fine and medium roots throughout; 10 percent gravel; neutral (pH 7.0); abrupt smooth boundary.
Bw--4 to 15 centimeters; brown (7.5YR 5/3) sandy loam, brown (7.5YR 4/3) moist; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common fine roots throughout; 3 percent gravel; neutral (pH 7.2); clear smooth boundary.
Bt--15 to 40 centimeters; brown (7.5YR 5/4) sandy loam, brown (7.5YR 4/4) moist; weak coarse angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout; 60 percent clay bridges between sand grains; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4); gradual smooth boundary.
C1--40 to 75 centimeters; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) gravelly loamy coarse sand, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) moist; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 25 percent gravel; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); gradual smooth boundary.
C2--75 to 150 centimeters; pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) gravelly loamy coarse sand, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) moist; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 30 percent gravel; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4).
TYPE LOCATION:
Sublette County, WY
USGS Quadrangle: Square Top
Latitude: 42.613408
Longitude: -109.648103
Datum: WGS84
Coordinates source: Hand-held GPS
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to argillic horizon: 5 to 17 centimeters
Depth to paralithic or lithic contact: 150 to 200 centimeters
Particle-size control section (weighted averages):
Clay content-10 to 17 percent
Sand content-55 to 80 percent
Total rock fragments-0 to 34 percent
(Individual horizons allow for textures with greater than 17 percent clay or 34 percent fragments but the weighted averages in the control section is never over 18 percent clay and 34 percent fragments.)
Oe horizon (when present)
Texture (in lieu)-Moderately decomposed organic matter
Thickness-0 to 2 centimeters
A horizon
Hue-10YR or 2.5Y
Value-5 or 6 dry; 3 or 4 moist
Chroma-3 or 4 dry; 2 or 3 moist
Texture (less than 2 mm fraction)-Sandy loam, fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, or loamy coarse sand
Clay content-5 to 17 percent
Rock fragments-0 to 30 percent gravel
Reaction-pH 6.5 to 7.8
Thickness-4 to 13 centimeters
Bt/Btk horizons
Hue-7.5YR or 10YR
Value-5 dry; 3 or 4 moist
Chroma-3 or 4
Texture (less than 2 mm fraction)-Sandy loam, fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, or loam
Clay content-10 to 17 percent
Rock fragments-0 to 30 percent gravel
Calcium carbonate equivalent-0 to 10 percent
Reaction-pH 6.9 to 8.4
Thickness-11 to 80 centimeters
Bk/Bw/Bkn horizons (when present)
Hue-7.5YR or 10YR
Value-5 dry; 3 or 4 moist
Chroma-3 or 4
Texture (less than 2 mm fraction)-Sandy loam, fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, loam, loamy sand, loamy coarse sand, or coarse sand
Clay content-4 to 18 percent
Rock fragments-2 to 30 percent gravel
Calcium carbonate equivalent-2 to 10 percent
Sodium absorption ratio-1 to 12
Reaction-pH 7.8 to 8.8
Thickness-0 to 110 centimeters
C/Cz/BCk/BC horizon
Hue-2.5Yor 10YR
Value-5 to 7 dry; 3 to 6 moist
Chroma-3 or 4
Texture (less than 2 mm fraction)-Sandy loam, fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, loamy coarse sand, sand, or coarse sand
Clay content-2 to 18 percent
Rock fragments-0 to 55 percent gravel
Calcium carbonate equivalent-0 to 15 percent
Sodium absorption ratio-0 to 15
Electrical conductivity-0 to 4 dS/m
Reaction-pH 7.0 to 9.4
Thickness-15 to 125 centimeters
COMPETING SERIES:
Cackmod (WY) - soils are moderately deep to bedrock
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent material: Slope alluvium, alluvium, or colluvium derived from interbedded sedimentary rock, sandstone, shale, igneous, or metamorphic rock
Landform: Drainageways, fan remnants, stream terraces, cuestas, buttes, hillslopes, foothills, rises, and mesas
Slope: 0 to 35 percent
Mean annual air temperature: 1.1 to 6.0 degrees C (34 to 44.6 degrees F)
Mean annual precipitation: 230 to 380 mm (9 to 15 inches)
Frost-free period: 30 to 100 days
Elevation: 1,535 to 2,650 meters (5,036 to 8,694 feet)
Climate: Long, cold winters; cool, moist springs; short, warm summers
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
None listed.
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage class: Well drained
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: 5 to 15 um/sec.
USE AND VEGETATION:
Cacklin soils are primarily used for rangeland. The potential native vegetation is thickspike wheatgrass, Indian rice grass, needle and thread, Wyoming big sagebrush, and other forbs, grasses, and shrubs.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT:
Cacklin soils are of moderate extent in southwestern Wyoming. MLRA 34A.
SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Bozeman, Montana
SERIES PROPOSED:
Sublette County, Wyoming, 2018. The name is derived from a local landmark.
REMARKS:
Typical Pedon Taxonomic Features:
Ochric epipedon-0 to 4 centimeters (A horizon)
Argillic horizon-15 to 40 centimeters (Bt horizon)
Particle-size control section-15 to 40 centimeters (Bt horizon)
Taxonomic Version: Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition, (2022)
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.