IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Betonnie
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S92NM043002
  • User Pedon ID: S92NM043002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S92NM043002
  • User Site Association ID: Valles Caldera Pedons
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 92P0852
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 36.1152778
  • Std. Longitude: -107.4927778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 22N
  • Range: 6W
  • Section: 29
  • PLSS Details: 500 feet S and 2200 feet E of NW corner
  • Location Description: 8 miles S of Counselor.
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM043—Sandoval
  • MLRA: 37—San Juan River Valley Mesas and Plateaus
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NM656—Sandoval County Area, New Mexico, Parts of Los Alamos, Sandoval, and Rio Arriba Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: ajm
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Ustalfic Haplargids
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Betonnie
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/14/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Betonnie
  • Classificaton Date - 8/10/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plateau
  • Landform: dune
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/10/1992 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    BOGR2

    GUSA2

    Bouteloua gracilis

    Gutierrezia sarothrae

    blue grama

    broom snakeweed

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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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    2124

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    225

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 92P05270
    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine prismatic structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05262
    Bt1—5 to 20 centimeters (2.0 to 7.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05263
    Bt2—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05264
    Bt3—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05265
    Bt4—48 to 63 centimeters (18.9 to 24.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; faint clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05266
    Btk—63 to 91 centimeters (24.8 to 35.8 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1 percent carbonate threads and 1 percent carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05267
    C1—91 to 121 centimeters (35.8 to 47.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 92P05268
    C2—121 to 183 centimeters (47.6 to 72.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 92P05269