IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hesperus
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S78NM043010
  • User Pedon ID: S78NM043010
  • User Site Association ID: Valles Caldera Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0624
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46178
  • 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: 35.9592141
  • Std. Longitude: -106.5480902
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.9 mi S and 0.8 mi E of Warm Springs, W end of San Antonio Valley.
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM043—Sandoval

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hesperus
  • Classificaton Date - 1/14/2008
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hesperus
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1978
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1978 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

    4

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    2593

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    0

    64

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    6

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    1A 11—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak fine crumb structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03734. many very fine and fine roots
    1A 12—18 to 38 centimeters (7.1 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03735. many fine roots
    1B 1t—38 to 61 centimeters (15.0 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03736. few fine and medium roots
    2B 21t—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03737. Few thin oriented clay bridges.; few fine roots
    2B 22t—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03738. Few thin oriented clay bridges on sand grains.
    2B 3t—109 to 135 centimeters (42.9 to 53.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, pink (7.5YR 7/4) interior, dry; sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03739. Few thin bridges on sand grains.
    3C 1—135 to 160 centimeters (53.1 to 63.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P03740
    4C 1—160 to 178 centimeters (63.0 to 70.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; loamy sand; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P03741
    4C 2—178 to 221 centimeters (70.1 to 87.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, light brown (7.5YR 6/4) interior, dry; loamy sand; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P03742