IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Casa Grande

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1986AZ019001

User Pedon ID: 86AZ019001

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 86P0559

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58364

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: 32.4611130

Std. Longitude: -112.0138855

Datum: WGS84

State: Arizona

County: AZ019—Pima

PEDON

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Typic Natrargids

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 1

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Casa Grande

PSC - 23 to 73 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Casa Grande

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, hyperthermic Typic Natrargid

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 4/1/1986

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

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
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
0	—	—	503	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; loam; moderate medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 medium vesicular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P03223. few medium roots

1A2—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P03224. few fine roots

1Bt—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P03225. Few thin lime accumulations in root channels and pores.; few fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 220782; patchy - phpvsfiid 220782

1Btk1—38 to 53 centimeters (15.0 to 20.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P03226. Few thin lime accumulations in root channels and pores.; few fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 220783; patchy - phpvsfiid 220783

1Btk2—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; faint clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium irregular lime masses; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P03227. common medium soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220784; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 220784

1Btk3—76 to 109 centimeters (29.9 to 42.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; faint clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent medium irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P03228. common medium soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots; patchy - phpvsfiid 220785; patchy - phpvsfiid 220785

1Bk1—109 to 132 centimeters (42.9 to 52.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak fine angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium tubular pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P03229. Few thin lime accumulations in root channels and pores.

1Bk2—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P03230. Few thin lime accumulations in root channels and pores.