IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alamogordo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1993NM035004
  • User Pedon ID: 93NM035004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1993NM035004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0515
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65858
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 32.9816666
  • Std. Longitude: -105.9930573
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM035—Otero
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM646—Otero Area, New Mexico, Parts of Otero, Eddy and Chaves Counties

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Alamogordo
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed Typic Gypsiorthids
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/20/1993
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/20/1993 (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

    PROSO

    Prosopis

    mesquite

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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

    2

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    300

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; 16 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03771
    Bw—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; very fine sandy loam; 16 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03772
    By1—18 to 46 centimeters (7.1 to 18.1 inches); pink (5YR 7/4), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; very fine sandy loam; 16 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03773
    By2—46 to 89 centimeters (18.1 to 35.0 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist; very fine sandy loam; 12 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03774
    By3—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; very fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03775
    By4—122 to 137 centimeters (48.0 to 53.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; stratified very fine sand to loamy very fine sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P03776
    By5—137 to 165 centimeters (53.9 to 65.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 93P03777