IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Posey
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990NM009005
  • User Pedon ID: 90NM009005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1990NM009005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0596
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62529
  • Print Date: 6/1/2024

    • 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: 34.6455574
  • Std. Longitude: -103.4991684
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: New Mexico
  • County: NM009—Curry
  • MLRA: 77—Southern High Plains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Rusty Dowell and Bob Hill
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Posey
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Calciorthidic Paleustalfs
  • PSC - 38 to 89 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1990 (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

    AGSM

    BOGR2

    Agropyron smithii

    Bouteloua gracilis

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    blue grama

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    calcic horizon

    argillic horizon

    38—165

    38—165

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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

    3

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    1396

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    432

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    15

    24

    5

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and 2.5 fine pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03493. common fine roots; common very fine roots
    A11—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03494. common fine roots; common very fine roots
    A12—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03495. common fine roots; common very fine roots
    Btk1—38 to 84 centimeters (15.0 to 33.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and 0.5 coarse pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03496. common fine roots; few very fine roots
    Btk2—84 to 124 centimeters (33.1 to 48.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03497. few fine roots; few very fine roots
    Btk3—124 to 147 centimeters (48.8 to 57.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03498. few fine roots; few very fine roots
    Btk4—147 to 165 centimeters (57.9 to 65.0 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; sandy clay loam; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 90P03499