IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mohave
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984AZ019000
  • User Pedon ID: 84AZ019000
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0201
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53895
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 32.1544456
  • Std. Longitude: -111.2083359
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15S
  • Range: 11E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 2350 feet E of NW corner
  • Location Description: Pima County, AZ. in Rd. cut S side of Rd. 16 mi E 3 mi N of junction.
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ019—Pima

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Y. H. Havens and D. M. Hendricks
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Haplargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mohave
  • Classificaton Date - 4/25/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mohave
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Haplargid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Runoff: low
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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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    711

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    1A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01039. common very fine and fine roots
    1B1t—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01040. Few fine gravel.; common very fine and fine roots; few coarse roots
    1B21t—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 1 percent fine lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01041. Lime masses are pink 7.5YR 7/4 and light brown 7.5YR 6/4 filaments.; few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine and medium roots
    1B22t—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, dry; clay loam; 11 percent pink (7.5YR 7/4) fine distinct and 11 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 11 percent fine lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01042. Lime masses are ppink 7.5YR 7/4 light brown 7.5YR 6/4 filaments.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine and medium roots; common fine distinct 7.5YR74 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR64 mottles
    1B23tca—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01043. Lime masses are pink 7.5YR 7/4 filaments and soft segregations.; common to many fine to coarse soft masses of lime concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    1B24tca—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent iron-manganese concretions; 30 percent medium and coarse lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01044. Lime masses are pink 7.5YR 7/4 filaments.; many medium and coarse soft masses of lime concentrations; common very fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    1B3ca—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior and light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior and pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, dry; clay loam; 30 percent medium and coarse distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine iron-manganese concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P01045. Few fine gravel.; few fine iron-manganese concretions concentrations; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; many medium and coarse distinct mottles
    2Cca—102 to 140 centimeters (40.2 to 55.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, white (N 8/0) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; massive; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P01046. Common roots holes and tubular pores filled with 7.5YR soil material.; common very fine and fine roots