Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument

Location:Idaho, United States
IUCN Category:V
Area:4,349 acres (1,760 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
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Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:BSk (Climate: arid; Precipitation: steppe; Temperature: cold arid)

Ecoregions

Snake-Columbia shrub steppe
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Soils

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Protected Area Boundary
 A
  
Share70 %30 %
Soil TypeCalcic XerosolsCalcaric Regosols
Topsoil TextureMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately well
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %17 %
Sand40 %43 %
Silt37 %35 %
Clay23 %22 %
USDA TextureLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.31 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.56 %0.77 %
PH7.98
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity93 cmol kg⁻¹40 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity18 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases33.2 cmol kg⁻¹31.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate9 %15 %
Calcium Sulphate0.4 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.8 dS m-10.3 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel4 %18 %
Sand37 %38 %
Silt36 %36 %
Clay27 %26 %
USDA TextureClay loamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.36 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.33 g/cm³1.52 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.33 %0.53 %
PH88.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity65 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity20 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases41.4 cmol kg⁻¹41.1 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate9 %15 %
Calcium Sulphate0.3 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium7 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity1 dS m-10.3 dS m-1
Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Köppen climate classification provided by Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263