IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Begay
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982AZ017001
  • User Pedon ID: 82AZ017001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0880
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51666
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 35.8183632
  • Std. Longitude: -110.1984711
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 28N
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 22
  • PLSS Details: 350 feet E and 1200 feet S of the NW corner
  • Location Description: Navajo County, Arizona., .25 mi N of Keams Canyon
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ017—Navajo

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W.D.Nettleton,R.C.Herriman,C.Glocker,R.Ahrens
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Begay
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Ustollic Camborthids
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1982
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1982 (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
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    1A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, cresol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04552. many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1AB—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); 5YR 5/ (5YR 5/), interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, cresol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04553. many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1Bw—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, cresol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04554. many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1Bk1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04555. common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; many very fine roots
    1Bk2—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 11 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04556. common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; many very fine roots
    1Bk3—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04557. many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common very fine roots
    1Bk4—69 to 109 centimeters (27.2 to 42.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; weak medium prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 11 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04558. common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common fine roots
    1Bk5—109 to 145 centimeters (42.9 to 57.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04559. few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots
    1Bk6—145 to 165 centimeters (57.1 to 65.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, moist; loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04560. few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots
    1Bk7—165 to 201 centimeters (65.0 to 79.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, moist; loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04561. very few soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots
    1Bk8—201 to 236 centimeters (79.1 to 92.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, moist; loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red. Lab sample # 82P04562. few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots