IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hesperus
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984NM045015
  • User Pedon ID: 84NM045015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0714
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56980
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 36.0161095
  • Std. Longitude: -108.8533325
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM045—San Juan

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Typic Argiustolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 15
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hesperus
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Detra
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Pachic Argiboroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1984 (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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    1A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03674. many very fine and fine roots
    1A2—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03675. many very fine and fine roots
    1A3—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03676. common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bt1—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03677. few very fine roots; few medium roots
    2Bt2—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03678. few very fine roots; few medium roots
    2Bt3—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine prominent and 1 percent pinkish white (5YR 8/2) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P03679. few very fine roots; few fine prominent 5YR58 mottles; few fine prominent 5YR82 mottles
    2Bt4—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; clay loam; 11 percent pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent reddish gray (5YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 85P03680. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common medium distinct 5YR62 mottles; common fine prominent 5YR58 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 230976; continuous - phpvsfiid 230976
    2Bt5—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, dry; sandy clay; 11 percent pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 37 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 85P03681. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 5YR62 mottles; common fine prominent 5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230977; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230977
    2Bt6—112 to 137 centimeters (44.1 to 53.9 inches); sandy clay; 11 percent pinkish gray (5YR 6/2) medium distinct and 11 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 37 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments. Lab sample # 85P03682. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common medium distinct 5YR62 mottles; common fine prominent 5YR58 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230978; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230978
    2Cr—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); sandy clay loam; 11 percent coarse mottles; fragments. Lab sample # 85P03683. common coarse mottles