IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hueco
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1995NM013004
  • User Pedon ID: 95NM013004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1995NM013004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0456
  • Print Date: 4/27/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 20S
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 55 meters north of road, NW 1/4, NE 1/4, NW 1/4
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM013—Dona Ana
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM690—Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L.H. Gile
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Argic Petrocalcids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hueco
  • PSC - 6 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hueco
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, thermic Argic Petrocalcid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/12/1995
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: basin floor
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/12/1995 (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

    BOER4

    BOER4

    PROSO

    YUELE

    Bouteloua eriopoda

    Bouteloua eriopoda

    Prosopis

    Yucca elata var. elata

    black grama

    black grama

    mesquite

    soaptree yucca

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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

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    1323

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    A—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; sand; massive, and single grain; soft, very friable; 3.0 fine roots; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03351
    BAt—6 to 15 centimeters (2.4 to 5.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03352
    Bt1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; loamy sand; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03353
    Bt2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03354
    Bt3—43 to 57 centimeters (16.9 to 22.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03355
    Btk1—57 to 74 centimeters (22.4 to 29.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03356
    Btk2—74 to 83 centimeters (29.1 to 32.7 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03357
    K1t—83 to 89 centimeters (32.7 to 35.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03358
    K21m—89 to 104 centimeters (35.0 to 40.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), dry; massive, and subangular blocky; extremely hard; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03359
    K22m—104 to 114 centimeters (40.9 to 44.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), pink (7.5YR 7/4), dry; extremely hard; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03360
    K23m—114 to 122 centimeters (44.9 to 48.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), pink (7.5YR 7/4), dry; extremely hard; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03361
    K24m—122 to 134 centimeters (48.0 to 52.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), dry; extremely hard; 0.1 very fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03362
    K25m—134 to 153 centimeters (52.8 to 60.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), dry; massive; extremely hard; 0.1 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03363
    K26m—153 to 175 centimeters (60.2 to 68.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), dry; massive; extremely hard; 0.1 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03364
    K31—175 to 202 centimeters (68.9 to 79.5 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), dry; coarse and very coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 0.1 fine roots; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03365
    K32—202 to 232 centimeters (79.5 to 91.3 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), pink (7.5YR 8/3), dry; very gravelly sand; coarse and very coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03366
    K33t—232 to 254 centimeters (91.3 to 100.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), dry; coarse and very coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03367
    K34t—254 to 271 centimeters (100.0 to 106.7 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/4), pink (7.5YR 8/3), dry; very gravelly sand; coarse and very coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03368
    K35t—271 to 290 centimeters (106.7 to 114.2 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/3), pink (7.5YR 8/3), dry; very gravelly sand; coarse and very coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03369
    K36—290 to 317 centimeters (114.2 to 124.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/3), pink (7.5YR 8/3), dry; very gravelly sand; extremely hard; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P03370
    Bk1—317 to 323 centimeters (124.8 to 127.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), dry; massive; extremely hard; fragments; strong effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03371
    Bk2—323 to 354 centimeters (127.2 to 139.4 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2), dry; massive; extremely hard; fragments; slight effervescence; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P03372
    Bk3—354 to 370 centimeters (139.4 to 145.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), pink (7.5YR 7/3), dry; massive; extremely hard; fragments. Lab sample # 95P03373