IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chuckawalla

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1980AZ013008

User Pedon ID: 80AZ013008

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 80P0167

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47395

Print Date: 11/24/2024

LOCATION

Location In Web Soil Survey

AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.

Location in SoilWeb

Location in Google Maps

Std. Latitude: 32.9530563

Std. Longitude: -112.6166687

Datum: WGS84

Township: 5S

Range: 4W

Section: 36

PLSS Details: 366 meters S and 336 meters W of the NE corner

State: Arizona

County: AZ013—Maricopa

PEDON

Describers Name: J P and D B

Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Typic Haplargids

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 8

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Chuckawalla

PSC - 3 to 46 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Chuckawalla

Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, hyperthermic Typic Haplargi

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 1/1/1980

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landform: alluvial fan

Runoff: high

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 1/1/1980 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion

Setting and Climate
Slope	Slope Length USLE	Upslope Length	Elev.	Corr. Elev	Aspect	MAP	REAP	FFD	MAAT	MSAT	MWAT	MAST	MSST	MWST	MFFP	PE Index	Climate Station ID	Climate Station Name	Climate Station Type
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
2	—	—	291	—	270	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; extremely gravelly loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 80P00843. ECe 2.5 mmhos.; common fine roots throughout

1B21t—3 to 15 centimeters (1.2 to 5.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P00844. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine roots throughout

1B22t—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots throughout; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00845. ECe 70 mmhos.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine roots throughout

1C1ca—25 to 46 centimeters (9.8 to 18.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent carbonate coats on sand and gravel; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00846. few lime or carbonate coats surface features on sand and gravel

2B21tbca—46 to 89 centimeters (18.1 to 35.0 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) interior, pink (5YR 7/4) interior, dry; extremely gravelly loamy sand; massive; hard, very friable; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; carbonate coats on sand and gravel and 15 percent clay films between sand grains; 65 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00847. few clay films surface features between sand grains

2B21tbca—89 to 124 centimeters (35.0 to 48.8 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4) interior, pink (5YR 7/4) interior, dry; extremely gravelly loamy sand; massive; hard, very friable; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; carbonate coats on sand and gravel and 15 percent clay films between sand grains; 65 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P00848. few clay films surface features between sand grains

2Cca—124 to 155 centimeters (48.8 to 61.0 inches); Error; 65 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 80P00849. Weakly cemented lime.