IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): McVickers
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1962AZ005017
  • User Pedon ID: S1962AZ005017
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1962AZ005017
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0690
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33753
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 34.5808334
  • Std. Longitude: -111.3527756
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14N
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4
  • Location Description: Coconino County, Arizona, Photo DGJ-8-178. 18 miles E, 42 miles S of Flagstaff.
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ005—Coconino

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 17
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - McVickers
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/4/1962
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/4/1962 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: DGJ-8-178
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    PASM

    PIPO

    Pascopyrum smithii

    Pinus ponderosa

    western wheatgrass

    ponderosa pine

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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

    3

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    2073

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    315

    559

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    7.2

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    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05121
    A21—3 to 13 centimeters (1.2 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very fine sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse platy parts to weak fine platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 21.0 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05122
    A22—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2), dry; cobbly very fine sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial and 3.0 fine pores; 40 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A05123
    B1—33 to 39 centimeters (13.0 to 15.4 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 2.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, bromthymol blue; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 40A05124
    B21T—39 to 64 centimeters (15.4 to 25.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; clay; reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) and 1 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) fine mottles; strong fine, and medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; very coarse roots and 21.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, bromthymol blue; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A05125. continuous - phpvsfiid 187616; continuous - phpvsfiid 187616
    B22T—64 to 82 centimeters (25.2 to 32.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; clay; 21 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) medium and coarse distinct mottles; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay films and 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, bromthymol blue; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A05126. continuous - phpvsfiid 187617; continuous - phpvsfiid 187617
    B3T—82 to 112 centimeters (32.3 to 44.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/8) and white (10YR 8/1) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; clay; yellowish red (5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate and strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay films and 30 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 40A05127. continuous - phpvsfiid 187531; continuous - phpvsfiid 187531