IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Indio
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1981AZ015003
User Pedon ID:
81AZ015003
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
81P0368
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
49212
Print Date:
11/13/2024
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:
34.9336128
Std. Longitude:
-114.5872192
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
18N
Range:
22W
Section:
23
PLSS Details:
1200 feet W and 1000 feet S of the NE corner
Location Description:
Mohave County, AZ. 9 mi NE of Needles, CA.
State:
Arizona
County:
AZ015—Mohave
MLRA:
31—Lower Colorado Desert
PEDON
Describers Name:
R.C. Herriman, W.D. Nettleton and R.L. Barmore
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from SSL-CMS data
Pedon #:
3
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Indio
Taxonomic Class -
Coarse-silty, mixed, hyperthermic Typic Torrifluve
Taxon Kind -
series
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
2/1/1981
Moisture Class -
aridic (torric)
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
flood plain
Runoff:
low
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
2/1/1981 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Site Erosion Accelerated:
water erosion
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
0—0
—-
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
1
—
—
44
—
10
—
—
22
32
11
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Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P01969. many fine and medium roots; effervescence is continuous
C1—23 to 48 centimeters (9.1 to 18.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P01970. few coarse roots; many fine and medium roots; effervescence is continuous
C2—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, moist; silt loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P01971. few coarse roots; many fine and medium roots; few 5YR46 mottles; effervescence is continuous
C3—61 to 114 centimeters (24.0 to 44.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P01972. few coarse roots; many fine and medium roots; few 5YR46 mottles; effervescence is continuous
C4—114 to 122 centimeters (44.9 to 48.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, moist; silt loam; 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P01973. few fine to coarse roots; common 5YR46 mottles; effervescence is continuous
C5—122 to 132 centimeters (48.0 to 52.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, moist; silt loam; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P01974. few fine to coarse roots; many 5YR46 mottles; effervescence is continuous
C6—132 to 140 centimeters (52.0 to 55.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/2) interior, moist; silt loam; 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P01975. few coarse roots; many 5YR46 mottles; effervescence is continuous
C7—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P01976. few fine roots; effervescence is continuous