2008-03-03_PERMIT FILE - C2006085 ‎(13)‎

• Permit No: C2006085
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/3/2008
• Doc Name: NRCS Soil Descriptions
• Section_Exhibit Name: Exhibit I
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Official Series Description - ~ VESSILLA Series
LOCATION TRAVESSILLA
Established Series
Rev. VGL-AJC-RJA-ACT
05/2002
NM+AZ CO KS MT OK SD UT WY
TRAVESSILLA SERIES
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The Travessilla series consists of very shallow and shallow, well drained soils that formed in calcareous
eolian sediments and material weathered from sandstone. These soils are on hills, cuestas, scarps, 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.
TAXONOA~C CLASS: Loamy, mined, 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 (lOYR 6/2) stony sandy loam, dark grayish brown (lOYR 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; slightly alkaline;
c,2ar smooth boundary. (2 to 6 inches thick)
C--4 to 8 inches; pale brown (lOYR 6/3) channery loam, brown (lOYR 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)
R--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 Apri130 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 lithic contact: typically 4 to 10 inches but ranges to 20 inches.
Particle-size Control Section:
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.
Rock fragment content: 0 to 10 percent stones, 0 to 10 percent cobbles and 0 to 25 percent pebbles but
weighted average is less than 35 percent.
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