LOCATION LANDER             WY
Established Series
Rev. PSD/MCS
02/1999

LANDER SERIES


The Lander series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils that formed in mixed, calcareous alluvium. Lander soils are on stream terraces subject to spring flooding. Slopes are 0 to 6 percent. The mean annual precipitation is about 13 inches, and the mean annual temperature is about 41 degrees F.

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Fluvaquentic Haplustolls

TYPICAL PEDON: Lander loam-rangeland. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise stated.)

A--0 to 13 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) loam, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) moist; weak medium angular blocky structure parting to moderate very fine and fine angular blocky; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many fine, medium, and coarse roots; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); clear smooth boundary. (7 to 14 inches thick)

C--13 to 19 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loam, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) moist; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky and nonplastic; common medium and coarse roots; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); clear smooth boundary. (4 to 10 inches thick)

Cg--19 to 60 inches; light olive gray (5Y 6/2) loam, olive (5Y 4/3) moist; common prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/8) redox concentrations and few distinct very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) redox depletions; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky and nonplastic; common medium and coarse roots; slightly effervescent, calcium carbonate disseminated; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8).

TYPE LOCATION: Fremont County, Wyoming; approximately 2,600 feet west and 1,750 feet south of the NE corner of sec. 30, T. 42 N., R. 107 W. Dubois Quadrangle. 43 degrees 34 minutes 35 seconds north latitude and 109 degrees 44 minutes 31 seconds west longitude.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The mollic epipedon ranges from 7 to 15 inches thick. Depth to calcareous strata ranges from 0 to 22 inches. The mean annual soil temperature ranges from about 42 to 47 degrees F., and the mean summer soil temperature ranges from 59 to 63 degrees F. The particle size control section is loam, clay loam, sandy clay loam, or silty clay loam stratified with thin lenses of fine sandy loam, silt loam, and loamy sand. Clay, when averaged, ranges from 18 to 35 percent, sand from 15 to 50 percent with 15 percent or more being fine or coarser sand. Coarse fragments range from 0 to 35 percent gravel. The soil is subject to brief flooding from April through August and has a high fluctuating water table at 20 to 40 inches from April through September. Mottles with high chroma may occur at any depth but always above 30 inches. EC is 2 mmhos or less throughout.

The A horizon has hue of 5Y through 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5 dry 2 or 3 moist, and chroma of 1 or 2. Reaction is neutral through moderately alkaline. Some pedons have buried horizons above 40 inches.

The Bw or C horizon has hue of 5Y through 7.5YR, value of 4 through 6 dry, 3 through 5 moist, and chroma of 2 through 6. Redox concentrations are present in some pedons. Reaction is mildly or moderately alkaline.

The Cg horizon has hue of 5Y through 7.5YR, value of 4 through 6 dry, 2 through 4 moist, and chroma of 1 through 4. Redoximorphic features are present. Reaction is mildly or moderately alkaline. Some pedons have sandy or sandy-skeletal strata below 40 inches.

COMPETING SERIES: These are the Fairway and Homelake series. Fairway soils have a Bk horizon, a seasonal water table as deep as 5 feet, elevation from 3800 to 4800 feet, and a frost free period as long as 130 days. Homelake soils are noncalcareous to a depth of 40 inches and occur in areas where the mean annual precipitation is less than 10 inches.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Lander soils are on stream terraces and flood plains subject to frequent or occasional flooding from April through August. These soils formed in calcareous alluvium from mixed sources. Slopes are typically 0 to 3 percent but may range up to 6 percent. Elevation is 5,000 to 7,500 feet. The climate is cool and semiarid with cool, dry winters, moist springs, and dry summers. The mean annual precipitation is about 13 inches and ranges from 10 to 16 inches of which about half falls as snow or rain in April, May, and early June. The mean annual temperature is about 41 degrees F. and ranges from 39 to 45 degrees F. The frost-free season is estimated to range from 75 to 110 days depending upon elevation, aspect, and air drainage.

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: At the present time these soils are mapped in complex or in association with soils classed above the series level.

DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Somewhat poorly drained; slow runoff; moderate permeability. These soils have a fluctuating water table at 20 to 40 inches for more than 90 consecutive days during the frost-free season. In Colorado the water table drops below 40 inches after July.

USE AND VEGETATION: Pasture, hayland, and wildlife habitat. Native vegetation is basin wildrye, willows, Sandberg bluegrass, and sedges.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Basin drainages in western Wyoming and Colorado. The series is of moderate extent.

MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Bozeman, Montana

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Fremont County, Wyoming, Lander Area; 1975.

REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:

Mollic epipedon - 0 to 13 inches (A)

Redoximorphic features - 19 to 60 inches (Cg) common prominent reddish yellow, and few distinct very dark grayish brown.

MLRR- D

SIR- WY0247, WY1194, WY9109


National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.