IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ligurta
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1976AZ027002
  • User Pedon ID: S1976AZ027002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1976AZ027002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0559
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 16620
  • 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: 32.9850807
  • Std. Longitude: -113.4696503
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5S
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 2000 feet E and 500 feet N of the NW corner
  • State: Arizona
  • County: AZ027—Yuma
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: AZ649—Yuma-Wellton Area, Parts of Yuma County, Arizona and Imperial County, California

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Haplargids
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ligurta
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Haplargids
  • PSC - 3 to 53 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/6/1975
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: old alluvium
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/6/1975 (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

    AMBRO

    LATR2

    PARKI2

    Ambrosia

    Larrea tridentata

    Parkinsonia

    ragweed

    creosote bush

    paloverde

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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

    2

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    183

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    180

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    A2—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; very gravelly loam; strong medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular pores; 50 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08827
    B21tsa—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; gravelly clay loam; soft, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine pores; 15 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08828
    B22tsa—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; gravelly clay loam; soft, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine pores; 15 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08829
    B23tsa—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6), light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), moist; gravelly clay loam; soft, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine pores; 15 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08830
    B24tsa—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 25 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08831
    B3tsa—43 to 79 centimeters (16.9 to 31.1 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/3), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A08832
    B4tsa—79 to 112 centimeters (31.1 to 44.1 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/3), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; gravelly clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 fine tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A08833
    2Csa—112 to 148 centimeters (44.1 to 58.3 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/3), reddish brown (5YR 4/3), moist; gravelly loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 40A08834