IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Randall
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990NM009006
  • User Pedon ID: 90NM009006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1990NM009006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0597
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62530
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 34.6413879
  • Std. Longitude: -103.4961090
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 32E
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 300 feet W and 2200 feet S of NE corner
  • Location Description: photo f5, file K-108
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM009—Curry
  • MLRA: 77—Southern High Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Bob Hill and Rusty Dowell
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Pellusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Randall
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Pellusterts
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1990 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CAREX

    POPE2

    Carex

    Polygonum pensylvanicum

    sedge

    Pennsylvania smartweed

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    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

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    1384

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    432

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    15

    24

    5

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    Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; weak fine angular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # 90P03500. few coarse roots; common fine roots
    Ac1—10 to 43 centimeters (3.9 to 16.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; weak medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 90P03501. few coarse roots; common fine roots
    Ac2—43 to 71 centimeters (16.9 to 28.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; clay; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 90P03502. few fine roots
    Ac3—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear boundary. Lab sample # 90P03503. few fine roots
    C1—102 to 165 centimeters (40.2 to 65.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay; weak coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fine and medium carbonate concretions; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 90P03504