IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Estrada
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 99NM049004a
  • User Pedon ID: 99NM049004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 99NM049004a
  • User Site Association ID: Santa Fe Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0259
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11767
  • 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: 35.5322222
  • Std. Longitude: -105.7530556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15N
  • Range: 11E
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: 150 feet east and 450 feet south of north west corner
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM049—Santa Fe
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM687—Santa Fe County Area, New Mexico
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 35105-E7—Glorieta, New Mexico

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jason Nemecek
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Estrada
  • Classificaton Date - 6/27/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Estrada
  • Classificaton Date - 9/21/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/21/1999 (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

    JUMO

    MUMO

    PIED

    PIPO

    Juniperus monosperma

    Muhlenbergia montana

    Pinus edulis

    Pinus ponderosa

    oneseed juniper

    mountain muhly

    twoneedle pinyon

    ponderosa pine

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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    8—272

    33—323

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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

    11

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    710

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    285

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. slightly decomposed needles, twigs, and grass blades
    A—2 to 8 centimeters (0.8 to 3.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; loam; 8 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. excavation difficulty: low; 2C (mmhos/cm): .17L; percent rock fragments: <2 GR.
    AB—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; loam; 13 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. excavation class: low; percent rock fragments: <2GR.
    BA—13 to 38 centimeters (5.1 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; loam; 20 percent clay; moderate medium platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very coarse roots and 2.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P01875. excavation difficulty: mod.; 2C (mmhos/cm): .25L; % oc CaCO3: 2; clay films: 1 f pt; small area 2 1/2 inch thick and 8 inches width on face of pit with 2vfrsp (carbonates); 2 very large krotovinas (old roots) 2 inch diameter.
    Btk1—38 to 71 centimeters (15.0 to 28.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01876. excavation difficulty: mod.; % CaCO3:2; clay films: 2fpf; visible CaCO3: 2cisp.
    Btk2—71 to 107 centimeters (28.0 to 42.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; loam; 27 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P01877. excavation difficulty: mod.; 2C (mmhos/cm): .30L; % CaCO3: 2; clay films: 2fpf; visible CaCO3: 2misp.
    Btk3—107 to 127 centimeters (42.1 to 50.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P01878. excavation difficulty: mod.; % CaCO3: 2; clay films: 1d1fpt; visible CaCO3: 2cisp.
    Bk1—127 to 183 centimeters (50.0 to 72.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly sandy clay loam; 20 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. excavation difficulty: mod.; % CaCO3: 3; visible CaCO3: 2fisp; 1 very large krotovina 2inch diameter in back of pit.
    Bk2—183 to 214 centimeters (72.0 to 84.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. excavation difficulty: mod.; 2C (mmhos/cm): .46L; % CaCO3: 3; visible CaCO3: 2fispsy.
    Bk3—544 centimeters (214.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, hellige-truog. excavation difficulty: mod.; % CaCO3: 2; visible: 1fisp.