IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Balon

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1965AZ025007

User Pedon ID: S1965AZ025007

Vegetation Plot ID: S1965AZ025007

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 40A0704

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33767

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 34.5205574

Std. Longitude: -112.2486115

Datum: WGS84

Township: 13N

Range: 1E

Section: 10

PLSS Details: 0.5 mile south and 0.4 mile west of northeast corner

Location Description: 1 mile south of Dewey, Arizona on State Highway #69 to cemetery and 1 mile northwest of cemetery on ridge near mine pits.

State: Arizona

County: AZ025—Yavapai

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AZ637—Yavapai County, Arizona, Western Part

PEDON

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 7

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Balon

PSC - 5 to 55 cm.

Classificaton Date - 5/5/1965

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landform: alluvial fan

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/5/1965 (actual site observation date)

Air Photo ID: 267

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
ARIST ARIST BOGR2 BOGR2 COSP3 COSP3	Aristida Aristida Bouteloua gracilis Bouteloua gracilis Condalia spathulata Condalia spathulata	threeawn threeawn blue grama blue grama knifeleaf condalia knifeleaf condalia	— — — — — —	— — — — — —	— — — — — —

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
10	—	—	1463	—		356	—	—	12.8	—	—	17.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; gravelly clay loam; moderate and strong very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 6.5 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05215

B1T—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly clay; moderate fine, and fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 7 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05216

B21T—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; gravelly sandy clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; clay bridges and 30 percent clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 7 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05217. Sampled for BPR

B22T—43 to 63 centimeters (16.9 to 24.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dry; gravelly sandy clay loam; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; clay bridges and 30 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; 7 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05218

B3T—63 to 102 centimeters (24.8 to 40.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), pink (7.5YR 7/4), dry; gravelly sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 1 percent clay bridges; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 7 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05219

C1—102 to 135 centimeters (40.2 to 53.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6), dry; gravelly sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 fine tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 1 percent clay bridges; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 7.5 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A05220

C2—135 to 203 centimeters (53.1 to 79.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; gravelly sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fine tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial and tubular pores; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 8 Thymol-blue; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A05221