LOCATION TINEOYLER UT

Established Series
Rev. JBB/VLP
07/2013

TINEOYLER SERIES

The Tineoyler series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in alluvium derived from sedimentary rocks, predominantly sandstone. Tineoyler soils are on stream terraces. Slopes range from 0 to 5 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 9 inches (229 mm) and the mean annual temperature is about 53 degrees F (12 degrees C).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ustifluventic Haplocambids

TYPICAL PEDON: Tineoyler loam - farmland. (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise noted.)

Ap--0 to 4.5 inches (0 to 12 cm); brown (7.5YR 4/3) loam, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; 19 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky and moderately plastic; many very fine roots throughout; common very fine and fine irregular pores; 3 percent gravel; very slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. (3 to 6 inches (8 to 15 cm) thick)

Bw--4.5 to 12.5 inches (12 to 32 cm); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) loam, reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; 17 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common fine and medium and many very fine roots throughout; common fine irregular pores; very slightly effervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. (8 to 22 inches (20 to 56 cm) thick)

BC--12.5 to 32.5 inches (32 to 83 cm); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam, yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; 7 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky and slightly plastic; common very fine, fine, and medium roots throughout; common fine irregular pores; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; gradual wavy boundary. (0 to 22 inches (0 to 56 cm) thick)

C1--32.5 to 59.5 inches (83 to 151 cm); reddish yellow (5YR 7/6) fine sandy loam, reddish yellow (5YR 7/6), moist; 5 percent clay; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout; common fine irregular pores; 3 percent gravel; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual wavy boundary. (10 to 32 inches (25 to 81 cm) thick)

C2--59.5 to 68 inches (151 to 173 cm); reddish yellow (5YR 7/6) loamy fine sand, reddish yellow (5YR 7/6), moist; 4 percent clay; single grain; loose, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine roots throughout; common fine irregular pores; 12 percent gravel; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6.

TYPE LOCATION: Soil Survey of Capitol Reef National Park; Wayne County, Utah; lat. 38 degrees 17 minutes 16 seconds N. and long. 111 degrees 14 minutes 36 seconds W., NAD 83.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:

Soil moisture: Intermittently moist in some part of the soil moisture control section from December to March and July to September. Driest during May and June. Ustic Aridic moisture regime.

Mean annual soil temperature: 47 to 53 degrees F (8 to 12 degrees C).

Particle-size control section (weighted average):
Clay content: 5 to 15 percent
Rock fragments: 0 to 15 percent gravel or cobbles

Ap horizon
Hue: 7.5YR, 5YR
Value: 4 or 5 dry, 3 or 4 moist
Chroma: 3 or 4, dry or moist
Texture: fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam
Clay content: 18 to 25 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 0 to 10 percent
Electrical conductivity: 0 to 2 mmhos/cm
Rock fragments: 0 to 10 percent gravel
Reaction: neutral or slightly alkaline (6.6 to 7.8)

Bw horizons
Hue: 5YR
Value: 4 or 5, dry or moist
Chroma: 4 to 6 dry, 3 to 6 moist
Texture: fine sandy loam, loam, sandy clay loam
Clay content: 12 to 22 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 0 to 3 percent
Electrical conductivity: 0 to 2 mmhos/cm
Rock fragments: 0 to 15 percent gravel and channers
Reaction: neutral to moderately alkaline (6.6 to 8.4)

BC horizons
Hue: 5YR
Value: 4 or 5, dry or moist
Chroma: 4 or 6 dry, 3 to 6 moist
Texture: fine sandy loam, loam
Clay content: 7 to 15 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 0 to 3 percent
Electrical conductivity: 0 to 2 mmhos/cm
Rock fragments: 0 to 15 percent gravel and channers
Reaction: neutral to moderately alkaline (6.6 to 8.4)

C horizons
Hue: 5YR
Value: 5 to 7 dry, 4 to 7 moist
Chroma: 4 or 6, dry or moist
Texture: loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam
Clay content: 4 to 12 percent
Calcium carbonate equivalent: 0 to 4 percent
Electrical conductivity: 0 to 2 mmhos/cm
Rock fragments: 0 to 15 percent gravel and cobbles
Reaction: neutral or slightly alkaline (6.6 to 7.8)

Discontinous sand lenses may be present with variable size, extent, and prominence.

COMPETING SERIES: These are the Castledale (UT) series. Castledale soils are in MLRA 34B and include up to 60 percent rock fragments in the substratum, and have colors of 7.5YR and yellower.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Tineoyler soils are on stream terraces at elevations of 5425 to 5525 feet (1645 to 1675 m). Slopes range from 0 to 5 percent. These soils formed in alluvium derived from sandstone and other sedimentary rocks. The mean annual precipitation is 9 to 13 inches (229 to 330 mm) with high intensity thunderstorms between July and September. The mean annual air temperature is 46 to 52 degrees F (8 to 11 degrees C). The average frost-free period is 140 to 160 days.

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Mulford (UT), Sulphurcreek (UT), and Radnik (UT) series. Mulford soils are fine-loamy and Sulphurcreek soils contain an argillic horizon. Radnik soils are fluvents and are on floodplain steps.

DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained, low runoff, high permeability, rarely or very rarely flooded for very brief periods during the months of July to September.

USE AND VEGETATION: Tineoyler soils are used for irrigated farmland, livestock grazing, and wildlife habitat. Native vegetation includes Fremont cottonwood, rubber rabbitbrush, fourwing saltbush, and Indian ricegrass.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Capitol Reef National Park, Utah; MLRA 35, LRR D. Tineoyler soils are of limited extent.

MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Phoenix, Arizona

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Wayne County, Utah; Capitol Reef National Park Soil Survey, 2013

REMARKS: Tine Oyler is the name of the orchard that contains the type location in the historic Fruita district of Capitol Reef National Park. The orchard is named after a pioneer settler and farmer.

Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:

Particle-size control section - the zone from 10 to 40 inches (25 to 100 cm) (Bw, BC, and C horizons)

Ochric epipedon - the zone from 0 to 4.5 inches (0 to 12 cm) (Ap horizons)

Cambic horizon - the zone from 4.5 to 12.5 inches (12 to 32 cm) (Bw horizons)

Fluventic feature - irregular decrease in organic carbon with depth

Classified according to Soil Taxonomy, Second Edition, 1999; Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Eleventh Edition, 2010

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.