LOCATION TINGEY UT
Established Series
Rev. JLS/AJE
01/2023
TINGEY SERIES
The Tingey soils consists of very deep, well drained, moderately slowly permeable soils that formed in alluvium and colluvium from sandstone and limestone. These soils are on steep and very steep mountain slopes. The mean annual soil temperature is 44 degrees F., and the average annual precipitation is about 23 inches.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive Xeric Argicryolls
TYPICAL PEDON: Tingey stony silt loam - rangeland (Colors are for dry soil unless otherwise noted.)
All--0 to 4 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) stony silt loam; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) moist; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine and few very fine roots; few fine and medium pores; 5 to 10 percent of the surface is covered with stones; slightly acid (pH 6.4); clear smooth boundary . (2 to 4 inches thick)
A12--4 to 9 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) moist; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few medium, fine and very fine roots; few fine pores; slightly acid (pH 6.4); gradual smooth boundary. (5 to 7 inches thick)
Bl--9 to 14 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) sandy clay loam; dark brown (10YR 3/3) moist; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, plastic; common fine and few medium roots; few fine and medium pores; neutral (pH 6.6); gradual smooth boundary. (0 to 5 inches thick)
B21t--14 to 20 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) stony clay loam, brown (10YR 4/3) moist; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, sticky, plastic; few fine and very fine roots; few fine and medium pores; common thin clay films; 20 percent coarse fragments, dominantly stones; neutral (pH 6.8); gradual smooth boundary . (4 to 8 inches thick)
B22t--20 to 28 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) stony clay loam, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) moist; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, sticky, plastic; few medium, fine and very fine roots; few coarse, medium, and fine pores; common thin clay films; 25 percent coarse fragments, dominantly stones; neutral (pH 7.2).
B3ca--28 to 41 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) stony sandy clay loam, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) moist; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, sticky, plastic; few fine and medium roots; few fine and very fine pores; 25 percent coarse fragments, dominantly stones; slightly calcareous, lime is disseminated and segregated on coarse fragments; neutral (pH 7.2); gradual wavy boundary . (6 to 15 inches thick)
Clca--41 to 53 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) very stony heavy loam; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) moist; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few fine and medium roots; few fine and medium pores; 30 percent coarse fragments, dominantly stones; moderately calcareous, lime is disseminated and segregated on coarse fragments; neutral (pH 7.2); gradual wavy boundary. (10 to 20 inches thick)
C2ca--53 to 60 inches; light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) very stony loam; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) moist; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few fine and medium roots, few fine pores; 70 percent coarse fragments, dominantly stones and cobbles; moderately calcareous, lime is disseminated and segregated on coarse fragments; neutral (pH 7.2).
TYPE LOCATION: Sanpete County, Utah; two miles east of the lower power plant in Pleasant Creek Canyon, 500 feet north of creek above the spring near log cabin, sec. 10, T.15S., R.5E.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Solum thickness above the Cca horizon ranges from 27 to 50 inches. The mean annual soil temperature at 20 inches ranges from 44 to 47 degrees F. The mean summer soil temperature ranges from 57 to 59 degrees F. The soils are usually moist.
The Al horizon is dark brown or brown. It has a value of 3 through 5 dry, and 2 or 3 moist, and chroma of 2 or 3. This horizon has weak moderate fine granular to moderate fine subangular blocky structure. It is slightly acid to neutral
The B2t horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 through 6 dry, 3 or 4 moist, and chroma of 2 through 4. It is stony clay loam to stony sandy clay loam, and contains 15 to 35 percent coarse fragments. This horizon has few to continuous thin clay films. It is slightly acid to neutral.
The Cca horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 5 or 6 dry, 4 or 5 moist and chroma of 2 through 6. It is stony loam to silty clay loam, and contains 35 to 70 percent stones. This horizon has 3 to 30 percent carbonate, and is neutral to moderately alkaline,
COMPETING SERIES: These are the
Amsden,
Dra,
Echard,
Elwood,
Gurney,
Hoodle,
Hourglass,
Kezar, Kimmons,
Kittredge,
Leavitt,
Lucky,
Lymanson,
Lyonman,
Michelson,
Miracle,
Mult,
Newlands,
Passcreek,
Primeaux,
Rammel,
Sessions,
Sponseller,
Tripit,
Troutdale,
Tatiyee,
Wellsville,
Woosley,
Youga, and
Zeesix series. Amsden soils have hue of 5YR through 10R in the B2t horizon. Dra, Elwood, Mult, Rammel, and Primeaux soils are less than 40 inches deep over bedrock. Echard, Gurney, Sessions, Tatiyee and Zeesix soils have more than 35 percent clay in their control section. Elwood, Hoodle, Tatiyee and Zeesix soils have more than 35 percent coarse fragments in their control section. Elwood, Hourglass, Lyonman, Newlands Sessions, Sponseller and Tatiyee soils lack horizons of carbonate accumulation. Gurney and Sponselier soils have a dominant hue of 5YR or redder. Hourglass, Leavitt, Michelson, Mult and Wellsville soils are not stony in the B2t horizon. Also, Michelson soils have a calcic horizon. Kimmons, Lymanson and Tripit soils have a paralithic contact at depths less than 40 inches. Leavitt soils have less than 15 percent coarse fragments in the control section. Passcreek, Troutdale, and Woosley soils have a lithic contact. Zeesix soils have more than 40 percent carbonates in their control sections.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Tingey soils are on steep and very steep mountain slopes at elevations of 7,200 to 8,400 feet. They formed in alluvium and colluvium from sandstone and limestone. The climate is moist subhumid and the average annual precipitation ranges from 20 to 25 inches. Mean annual temperature ranges from 43 to 45 degrees F. Frost-free period is 80 to 90 days.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the
Deer Creek,
Lizzant,
Mortenson,
Pritchett,
Skylick and
Toze and the competing
Zeesix soils. Deer Creek soils have more than 35 percent clay in the argillic horizon, and the average summer temperature at 20 inches is more than 59 degrees F. Lizzant and Toze soils lack argillic horizons. Mortenson, Pritchett and Skylick soils have more than 35 percent clay in the argillic horizon. Mortenson and Pritchett soils have albic horizons. Skylick soils have mollic epipedons more than 20 inches thick.
DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well-drained; medium to rapid runoff; moderately slow permeability.
USE AND VEGETATION: These soils are used for range for livestock and wildlife. Principal vegetation is oakbrush, bluebunch wheatgrass, mountain bromegrass, horsemint, snowberry, bitterbrush, wild crab apple, and peavine.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Central Utah. The series is inextensive.
MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Bozeman, Montana
SERIES ESTABLISHED: Sanpete Survey Area, Utah, 1971.
REMARKS: In the 1938 classification these soils were classified as Brunizems.
OSED scanned by NSSQA. Last revised by state 8/71.
In 1999, based on the best information at the time, this series was reclassified to an Ustic Argicryoll. More recent information indicates this soil occurs in an area considered to have a xeric moisture pattern. This soil is reclassified as Fine-loamy , mixed, superactive Xeric Argicryolls 6/2002.
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.