IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hobcan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989AZ015001
  • User Pedon ID: 89AZ015001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0210
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62143
  • Print Date: 4/22/2025

    • 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: 36.9988899
  • Std. Longitude: -113.4736099
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 42N
  • Range: 11W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: 3000 feet N and 2400 feet E of NW corner
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ015—Mohave

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Calcic Gypsiorthids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hobcan
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Weistad
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, thermic Calcic Gypsiorthid
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1989 (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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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; very fine sandy loam; weak thin platy, and weak medium platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P01369. common very fine and fine roots
    Bky—5 to 36 centimeters (2.0 to 14.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; very fine sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P01370. many very fine and fine roots
    By1—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; sandy loam; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P01371. common fine roots; many very fine roots
    By2—48 to 84 centimeters (18.9 to 33.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; loam, very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P01372. common fine roots; many very fine roots
    By3—84 to 152 centimeters (33.1 to 59.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; very fine sandy loam; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P01373. few fine roots; common very fine roots