IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dateland

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1973AZ027008

User Pedon ID: S1973AZ027008

Vegetation Plot ID: S1973AZ027008

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 73C0017

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44651

Print Date: 9/24/2024

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: 32.8320274

Std. Longitude: -113.5418701

Datum: WGS84

Township: 7S

Range: 13W

Section: 12

PLSS Details: About 2,300 feet north and 150 feet west of the southeast corner

Location Description: Yuma County, Arizona, Lower Gila River Area-649. Approximately 2 miles north of Dateland interchange on Ave. 64E on west side of road.

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 #: 8

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Dateland

PSC - 15 to 65 cm.

Classificaton Date - 6/1/1973

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landform: nearly level mesa

Drainage Class: moderately 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

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
2FA 2GA AMDE4 LATR2	— — Ambrosia deltoidea Larrea tridentata	Forb, annual Grass, annual triangle bur ragweed creosote bush	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

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
0.5	—	—	137.2	—	90	165	—	—	22.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A11—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; loamy fine sand; weak very thin platy structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 1 percent durinodes; 1 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00117

A12—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), dry; loamy fine sand; weak very thin platy parts to massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 0.5 medium tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent durinodes; 2 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00118

B1T—15 to 46 centimeters (5.9 to 18.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), dry; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 5 percent durinodes; 5 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 73C00119

B21T—46 to 74 centimeters (18.1 to 29.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; 1 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent durinodes; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00120

2B22TCAS—74 to 107 centimeters (29.1 to 42.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 medium tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 25 percent durinodes and 21 percent medium irregular pinkish white (5YR 8/2) carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00121

2B23TCAS—107 to 138 centimeters (42.1 to 54.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 15 percent durinodes and 21 percent medium irregular pinkish white (5YR 8/2) carbonate masses; 15 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00122

2B3TB—138 to 154 centimeters (54.3 to 60.6 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 medium tubular pores; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 10 percent durinodes and 21 percent medium irregular pinkish white (5YR 8/2) carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8. Lab sample # 73C00123