IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Showlow
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1965AZ025018
  • User Pedon ID: S1965AZ025018
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1965AZ025018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3598
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 39263
  • Print Date: 11/25/2024

    • 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: 34.6697235
  • Std. Longitude: -112.6691666
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: NW1/4
  • Location Description: About 1 mile northwest of junction with the Rancho Moana road on the county road between Skull Valley and Williamson Valley, then 1/4 mile southwest of road. Photo EGE #33-204.
  • 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 #: 18
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Showlow
  • PSC - 5 to 55 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/14/1965
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • 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: 5/14/1965 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: EGE33-204
  • 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

    BOGR2

    BOGR2

    GUTIE

    JUNIP

    MATR3

    MATR3

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Gutierrezia

    Juniperus

    Mahonia trifoliolata

    Mahonia trifoliolata

    blue grama

    blue grama

    snakeweed

    juniper

    algerita

    algerita

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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

    5

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    1524

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    270

    356

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    12.8

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    15.6

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium and coarse platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 7 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A27688
    B1T—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), dry; gravelly clay loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 7 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A27689
    B21T—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; fine gravelly clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine interstitial pores; 30 percent clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent pressure faces; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 7 Bromthymol blue; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A27690
    B22T—25 to 66 centimeters (9.8 to 26.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dry; fine gravelly clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 30 percent clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent pressure faces; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A27691
    B3T—66 to 114 centimeters (26.0 to 44.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; 30 percent clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent pressure faces; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 8 Thymol-blue; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A27692
    C1CA—114 to 140 centimeters (44.9 to 55.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), pink (5YR 7/3), dry; very gravelly clay loam; massive; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine interstitial and 0.1 fine tubular pores; 10 percent pressure faces; 70 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 8 Thymol-blue; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A27693
    C2CA—140 to 173 centimeters (55.1 to 68.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; gravelly sandy clay loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 70 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 8 Thymol-blue; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A27694