PERMFILE120599

• Permit No: C1981008A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/11/2001
• Doc Name: Soil Identification Legend
• Section_Exhibit Name: NH2 1996 Section 2.04.9 Attachment 2.04.9-1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

TRAVESSILLA SERIES
LOCATION TRAVESSILLA NM+AZ CO KS MT OK SD UT WY
Established Series
Rev. VGL-AJC-RJA
11 /97
The Travessilla series consists of shallow, welt drained soils that formed in calcareous
eolian sediments and material weathered from sandstone. These soils are on hills,
cuestas, and mesas with slopes ranging from 0 to 75 percent. Mean annual precipitation
is about 11 inches. The mean annual temperature is above 53 degrees F.
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Lithic Ustic
Torriorthents
TYPICAL PEDON; Travessilla stony sandy loam -rangeland. (Colors are for dry soil
unless otherwise noted.)
A--O to 4 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) stony sandy loam, dark grayish brown
(10YR 4/2) moist; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky
and slightly plastic; many fine and medium roots; common fine pores; 15 percent stones;
slightly effervescent; mildly alkaline; clear smooth boundary. {2 to 6 inches thick)
C--4 to 8 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) channery loam, brown (10YR 4/3) moist;
massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common fine and
medium roots; common fine pores; 20 percent channers; slightly effervescent;
• moderately alkaline; abrupt smooth boundary. ((2 to 14 inches thick)
2R--8 inches; hard sandstone with some fractures.
TYPE LOCATION: Union County, New Mexico; approximately 1,560 feet north and
4,200 feet west of the southeast corner, sec. 24, T. 31 N., R. 36 E,
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Soil Moisture -Typically, moist intermittently from April 30 through October in some part
of the soil moisture control section and dry in all parts periodically from November 1 to
April 30.
Soil Temperature - 50 to 58 degrees F.
Depth to bedrock - 4 to 20 inches.
Reaction -Mildly or moderately alkaline calcareous throughout.
Particle-size Control Section -Rock Fragments: 0 to 10 percent stones, 0 to 10 percent
cobbles and 0 to 25 percent pebbles but weighted average is less than 35 percent.
Fine Earth Fraction: Sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam or very fine sandy loam.
Clay Content: 5 to 18 percent.
Silt Content: 5 to 50 percent.
Sand Content: 40 to 90 percent with more than 25 percent fine sand or coarser.
A and Chorizons -
Hue: 2.5Y through 7.5YR
Value: 5 to 7 dry, 3 to 5 moist Chroma: 2 to 4
COMPETING SERIES: These are the Gladel, Lazear, Redspear, Rizno, Rizozo,
S~illaae, and Travson series. Gladel soils have continuous genetic subhorizons of
(REVISED 9/99) 2.04.9-53