IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Superstition
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1973AZ027003
  • User Pedon ID: S1973AZ027003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1973AZ027003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 73C0012
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44096
  • 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: 32.4900856
  • Std. Longitude: -114.6844025
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 24W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 1,679 feet S and 275 feet W of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Yuma County, Arizona, Lower Gila River Area-649.
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ027—Yuma
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AZ649—Yuma-Wellton Area, Parts of Yuma County, Arizona and Imperial County, California

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Superstition
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1973
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: Yuma; nearly level mesa
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1973 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID Data Collector Total Clay CaCO3 Clay Total Silt Fine Silt Co. Silt Total Sand Total Sand Method VC Sand Co. Sand Med. Sand Fine Sand VF Sand VF Sand Method Texture Class - Field Lab Rubbed Fiber Unrubbed Fiber pH H2O
    cm cm % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    2C5CA

    127

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID pH CaCl2 pH NaF pH Ox Delta pH LL PL PI Atter. Samp. Cond. COLE Pot. Acidity Ca + Mg - Meh 2 K Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste KCl Extract. Acidity Base Sat. - Meh 2 CEC-7 CEC-8.2
    cm cm % % % cm/cm meq/100g cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg mmol(+)/l cmol(+)/kg % cmol(+)/kg cmol(+)/kg

    2C5CA

    127

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    Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
    Horizon Top Depth Bottom Depth Sample ID ECEC Phosphate P NO3-N EC EC Method EC 1:5 by volume CaCO3 Equiv. Equiv. Gypsum Na SAR Gypsum Req. Humic Color Fulvic Color Humic + Fulvic Color Al PI Pyro. Hue PyrO. Value Pyro. Chroma
    cm cm cmol(+)/kg mg/kg mg/kg dS/m dS/m % % mmol(+)/l % L-pcu/g L-pcu/g L-pcu/g %

    2C5CA

    127

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    AMDU2

    LATR2

    Ambrosia dumosa

    Larrea tridentata

    burrobush

    creosote bush

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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

    1

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    50.3

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    135

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    22.5

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    A11—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; fine sand; weak very fine platy structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 21.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 medium tubular and 21.0 medium interstitial and 21.0 fine tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00077
    A12—5 to 26 centimeters (2.0 to 10.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; fine sand; weak very fine platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 21.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 medium tubular and 21.0 medium interstitial and 21.0 fine tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00078
    C1—26 to 51 centimeters (10.2 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; fine sand; weak very fine platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 21.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 medium tubular and 21.0 medium interstitial and 21.0 fine tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00079
    C2—51 to 81 centimeters (20.1 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy fine sand; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular and 3.0 medium interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00080
    C3—81 to 99 centimeters (31.9 to 39.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy fine sand; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular and 3.0 medium interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00081
    C4—99 to 127 centimeters (39.0 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy fine sand; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 medium tubular and 3.0 medium interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00082
    2C5CA—127 to 150 centimeters (50.0 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; fine sandy loam; massive; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 medium tubular and 21.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine irregular pinkish white (7.5YR 8/2) carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; 1 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00083
    3C6—150 to 196 centimeters (59.1 to 77.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy fine sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 1 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00084
    3C7—196 to 219 centimeters (77.2 to 86.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; fine sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # 73C00085