IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): AMARILLO
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993NM025001
  • User Pedon ID: 93NM025001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993NM025001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0507
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65850
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • 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: 33.1966667
  • Std. Longitude: -103.1102753
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13S
  • Range: 38E
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 100 feet west of fence, south .15 from northwest corner
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM025—Lea
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM025—Lea County, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Aridic Paleustalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - AMARILLO
  • PSC - 13 to 48 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Amarillo
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Aridic Paleustalf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/29/1993
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/29/1993 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    GUTIE

    SPCR

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Gutierrezia

    Sporobolus cryptandrus

    blue grama

    snakeweed

    sand dropseed

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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

    1

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    180

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; granular structure; friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; very slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03725
    A2—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; fragments; very slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03726
    A3—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; very slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03727
    Bt1—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/3), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03728
    Bt2—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03729
    Bk1—48 to 92 centimeters (18.9 to 36.2 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 7/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03730
    Bk2—92 to 109 centimeters (36.2 to 42.9 inches); pink (5YR 7/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03731
    Bk3—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); pink (5YR 7/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 93P03732