IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pahaka
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984AZ013006
  • User Pedon ID: 84AZ013006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0504
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54748
  • Print Date: 10/31/2024

    • 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: 33.2855568
  • Std. Longitude: -112.0494461
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: Approximately 213 meters W and 731 meters N of the SE corner
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ013—Maricopa
  • MLRA: 40—Sonoran Basin and Range

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H. E. Jacoby and R. C. Herriman
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pahaka
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Camborthids
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Runoff: low
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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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    357

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    1A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; very gravelly fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; moderate medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine vesicular pores; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02754. many very fine roots
    1A2—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; gravelly loam; 10 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine vesicular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02755. many very fine roots
    1AB—8 to 25 centimeters (3.1 to 9.8 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; gravelly loam; 10 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 34 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02756. many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1Bw1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; gravelly loam; 14 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02757. many very fine roots; few fine roots
    1Bw2—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 14 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02758. common very fine roots; few fine roots
    2BAb—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 17 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02759. few very fine and fine roots
    2Btkb1—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds; 27 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02760. few very fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 217182; patchy - phpvsfiid 217182
    2Btkb2—89 to 102 centimeters (35.0 to 40.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay; 42 percent clay; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02761. many very fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 217183; patchy - phpvsfiid 217183
    2Bkb—102 to 152 centimeters (40.2 to 59.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, moist; very gravelly sandy clay loam; 23 percent clay; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 53 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter ironstone nodules fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02762