IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Morenda
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 99NM049001a
  • User Pedon ID: 99NM049001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 99NM049001a
  • User Site Association ID: Santa Fe Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 99P0592
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11469
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 35.9050000
  • Std. Longitude: -105.8780556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19N
  • Range: 10E
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 1,150 feet west and 2,425 feet north of the of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: about 4 miles S-SE landings
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM049—Santa Fe

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jason Nemecek
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Morenda
  • Classificaton Date - 6/27/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - MORENDA
  • Classificaton Date - 9/8/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/8/1999 (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

    JUNCU

    MUMO

    PIPO

    POPUL

    POTR5

    PSME

    Juncus

    Muhlenbergia montana

    Pinus ponderosa

    Populus

    Populus tremuloides

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    rush

    mountain muhly

    ponderosa pine

    cottonwood

    quaking aspen

    Douglas-fir

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    0—35

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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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    2207

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    A—0 to 7 centimeters (0.0 to 2.8 inches); black (7.5YR 2/1), very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1), dry; sandy loam; 16 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine and 1.0 fine pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Excavation Difficulty Class: Low; 2C (mmhos/cml): Low; Eff.: eo
    AB—7 to 23 centimeters (2.8 to 9.1 inches); black (7.5YR 2/1), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; sandy loam; 17 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine and 1.0 fine pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P03991. Excavation Difficulty Class: mod.; eff.: eo
    Bw1—23 to 50 centimeters (9.1 to 19.7 inches); black (7.5YR 2/1), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; loam; 18 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P03992. Excavation Difficulty Class: mod.; 2C (mmhos/cm): .36; Eff.: eo
    Bw2—50 to 69 centimeters (19.7 to 27.2 inches); black (7.5YR 2/1), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; loam; 20 percent clay; moderate medium single grain; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine and 1.0 fine pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03993. Excavation Difficulty Class: mod.; Eff.: es
    Bw3—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); black (7.5YR 2/1), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dry; sandy loam; 16 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03994. Excavation Difficulty Class: mod.; 2C (mmhos/cm): 42; Eff.: eo
    BC—89 to 116 centimeters (35.0 to 45.7 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; gravelly coarse sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 99P03995. Excavation Difficulty Class: high; Eff.: eo
    2Cg1—116 to 142 centimeters (45.7 to 55.9 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1), dark gray (7.5YR 4/1), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; 2 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Excavation Difficulty Class: high; Eff.: eo
    2Cg2—142 to 206 centimeters (55.9 to 81.1 inches); very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; extremely gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Excavation Difficulty Class: high; Eff.: eo