IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nakai
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1982AZ017009
  • User Pedon ID: 82AZ017009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0888
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 51674
  • 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: 35.5711098
  • Std. Longitude: -110.5586090
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25N
  • Range: 17E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: 1500 feet W and 2200 feet S of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Navajo County, Arizona. 2.5 miles NW of Lost Gun Point.
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ017—Navajo

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W.D.Nettleton,R.C.Herriman,C.L.Glocker,D.J.McKeown
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nakai
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Calciorthids
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1982
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Runoff: very 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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    1684

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    1A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium platy, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04610. few very fine roots
    1Bw1—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04611. few very fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common to many very fine and fine roots
    1Bw2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04612. few very fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bk1—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 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; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent coats on faces of peds; 11 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04613. Common fine soft filaments.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few coats surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bk2—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent coats on faces of peds; 30 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P04614. Many fine soft filaments.; many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots
    2Bk3—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 37 percent coats on faces of peds; 30 percent lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P04615. Many soft filaments.; many soft masses of lime concentrations; common coats surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots
    2Bk4—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) interior, pink (7.5YR 7/3) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 82P04616. few very fine roots
    2Bk5—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior and pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and pink (7.5YR 7/3) interior, moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 82P04617