IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kech
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986AZ017009
  • User Pedon ID: 86AZ017009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0493
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58298
  • 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: 34.4775009
  • Std. Longitude: -110.1966629
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13N
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 1500 feet E and 2300 feet S of NW corner
  • Location Description: about 6 mi W of Taylor.
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ017—Navajo

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Lithic Ustollic Haplargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kech
  • PSC - 5 to 28 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Arabrab
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy, mixed, mesic Lithic Haplustalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateaus or tablelands
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1986 (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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    1A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, moist; channery fine sandy loam; weak fine platy, and weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine vesicular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02943. Clay films are half and half fine CN and old CaCO3 pendants.; many very fine roots; common fine roots
    1Bt1—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent pressure faces; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02944. Sandstone CN are weathered and easily broken in hands. CN also have thin CaCO3 coatings.; few pressure faces surface features; common very fine and fine roots
    1Bt2—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4) interior, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P02945. Few fine organic matter stains. Few very fine soft masses. Sandstone CN are weathered and easily broken in hands. CN also have thin CaCO3 coatings.; common very fine and fine roots
    1Bk—28 to 46 centimeters (11.0 to 18.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P02946. 5-10% coarse fragments. Few fine organic matter stains. Few fine soft masses and fillings in pores. Sandstone CN are weathered and easily broken in hands. CN also have thin CaCO3 coatings.; common very fine and fine roots
    1R—46 to 50 centimeters (18.1 to 19.7 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Lab sample # 86P02947. Sandstone. 0.13 cm CaCO3 coating on upper boundary.