Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ARIZO soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ARIZO, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to ARIZO were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot . Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
4240A0765S1960NM013003ARIZO2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.2945786,-106.6339035
4240A0758S1961NM013006ARIZO3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.4873505,-106.7666855

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ARIZO soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the ARIZO series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the ARIZO series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the ARIZO series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records .

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with ARIZO share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the ARIZO series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the ARIZO series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records .

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ARIZO, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database .

Block Diagrams

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  1. AZ-2010-08-30-04 | Pima County, Eastern Part - 2003

    Typical soil and landscape relationship in the San Pedro River Valley (Soil Survey of Pima County, Arizona, Eastern Part; 2003).

  2. AZ-2011-05-27-27 | Pima County, Eastern Part - 2003

    Typical soil and landscape relationship in the San Pedro River Valley (Soil Survey of Pima County, Arizona, Eastern Part; 2003).

Map Units

Map units containing ARIZO as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name Symbol Map Unit Area (ac) Map Unit Key National Map Unit Symbol Soil Survey Area Publication Date Map Scale
Arizo gravelly sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes, nonflooded418815523471rgmaz62319941:24000
Arizo very gravelly sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes, flooded59982523601rh1az62319941:24000
Arizo-Franconia-Riverwash complex, dry, 1 to 3 percent slopes101867015078731mm22az62720051:24000
Arizo-Franconia-Riverwash complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes91021215078721mm21az62720051:24000
Ireteba family-Arizo complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes65433115079281mm3vaz62720051:24000
Cowan and Arizo soilsCr899802858vyfnaz64319671:31680
Anthony-Arizo complex65670531041s81az64519821:24000
Arizo cobbly sandy loam84830531361s92az64519821:24000
Anthony-Arizo complex, low precipitation72980531231s8naz64519821:24000
Arizo gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesAvB3910535931srtaz66219661:20000
Arizo gravelly loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAzA1120535951srwaz66219661:20000
Arizo gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAvA1070535921srsaz66219661:20000
Arizo loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAwA550535941srvaz66219661:20000
Arizo sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAuA480535911srraz66219661:20000
Arizo soils25806536601stzaz66419751:24000
Arizo gravelly sandy loamAz1013543451tk2az66819681:20000
Arizo-Riverwash complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes533156538441t0xaz66919931:24000
Arizo family-Riverwash complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes31706550271v82az67120001:24000
Arizo-Franconia-Riverwash complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes626681798389vsshaz69720051:24000
Arizo-Detrital-Nickel complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes521124798356vsrfaz69720051:24000
Arizo-Riverwash complex, dry, 0 to 1 percent slopes912824798397vssraz69720051:24000
Arizo-Riverwash complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes85251798355vsrdaz69720051:24000
Arizo-Riverwash complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes74831798394vssnaz69720051:24000
Arizo-Riverwash complex, moist, 1 to 3 percent slopes104387798375vss1az69720051:24000
Ireteba family-Arizo complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes6917114738717hyhaz69720051:24000
Arizo-Riverwash complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes35230544781tpcaz69919931:24000
Arizo-Lostman complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes21300545331tr4az69919931:24000
Meadview-Arizo complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes794543615968nnyyaz70120011:24000
Arizo very gravelly sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes71332615798nnsgaz70120011:24000
Arizo-Riverwash complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes410522546101ttmaz70319931:24000
Arizo gravelly loamy sand, 2 to 9 percent slopes10419779463808hkmkca67019771:24000
CAJON-ARIZO COMPLEX, 2 TO 15 PERCENT SLOPES*11866000463937hkrqca67119781:24000
ARIZO GRAVELLY LOAMY SAND, 2 TO 9 PERCENT SLOPES1009500463919hkr4ca67119781:24000
Arizo gravelly loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopesAsB14025457802hcctca67519681:24000
Arizo loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesAtA4450457803hccvca67519681:24000
Arizo-Granitepass-Bikelake complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes22428772466632hnknca69720001:24000
Arizo very gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes22513992466633hnkpca69720001:24000
Nellake-Arizo association, 4 to 15 percent slopes41513256466609hnjxca69720001:24000
Arizo-Twobitter association, 2 to 8 percent slopes22212127466631hnkmca69720001:24000
Twobitter-Arizo association, 2 to 8 percent slopes36011413466660hnlkca69720001:24000
Cavespring-Arizo-Cavespring very cobbly complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes21110582466627hnkhca69720001:24000
Arizo-Cajon complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes2329454466598hnjkca69720001:24000
Garlock-Ambrosia-Arizo complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes2207752466596hnjhca69720001:24000
Werewolf-Arizo association, 2 to 8 percent slopes4505495466678hnm4ca69720001:24000
Arizo complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes2215460466597hnjjca69720001:24000
Arizo very gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes5804813466729hnnsca69720001:24000
Luckyfuse-Arizo association, 2 to 4 percent slopes4813395466728hnnrca69720001:24000
Arizo-Luckyfuse-Fortirwin association, 2 to 8 percent slopes2272626466693hnmmca69720001:24000
Crosgrain-Cronese-Arizo association, 2 to 8 percent slopes1122508466685hnmcca69720001:24000
Fortirwin-Goldivide-Arizo association, 2 to 8 percent slopes3202116466652hnl9ca69720001:24000
Arizo extremely gravelly sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony2262044466634hnkqca69720001:24000
Arizo-Gravesumit-Daisy-Hypoint complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes3518963114034911j3fxca6981:24000
Arizo-Hypoint, saline association, 2 to 8 percent slopes3512522514034601j3dxca6981:24000
Arizo sand, 2 to 4 percent slopes3515505314034631j3f0ca6981:24000
Daisy-Arizo association, 0 to 4 percent slopes4401284914034781j3fhca6981:24000
Arizo association, flooded, 2 to 4 percent slopes3516160314034641j3f1ca6981:24000
Arizo association, 0 to 4 percent slopes4402157214034791j3fjca6981:24000
Arizo-Burntshack association, 2 to 8 percent slopes3519141614035101j3gjca6981:24000
Oldwoman-Calcio-Arizo complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes4100129514034981j3g4ca6981:24000
Arizo extremely gravelly loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes3511106314034591j3dwca6981:24000
Arizo-Crosgrain-Twobitter association, 2 to 15 percent slopes351393114034611j3dyca6981:24000
Arizo association, 2 to 4 percent slopes351769414034651j3f2ca6981:24000
Arizo extremely gravelly loamy sand, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes351067514034581j3dvca6981:24000
Arizo saline, 0 to 2 percent slopes472025114034841j3fpca6981:24000
Gravesumit-Arizo-Owlshead association, 2 to 30 percent slopes406223414035141j3gnca6981:24000
Arizo-Hypoint association, 2 to 8 percent slopes351413414034621j3dzca6981:24000
Arizo extremely gravelly loamy sand, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes274197403229652hnqyca6991:24000
Arizo, dry-Twobitter association, 2 to 8 percent slopes276178033229628hnq5ca6991:24000
Arizo sand, 2 to 4 percent slopes279146233229653hnqzca6991:24000
Arizo extremely gravelly loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes270136393229649hnqvca6991:24000
Arizo-Hypoint-Olympus complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes297120993229696hnscca6991:24000
Arizo-Hypoint association, 2 to 8 percent slopes295113213229687hns2ca6991:24000
Cajon-Arizo-Bluepoint complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes10570133229589hnnxca6991:24000
Arizo-Twobitter association, 2 to 4 percent slopes29356903229675hnrpca6991:24000
Arizo association, 2 to 4 percent slopes29254553229655hnr1ca6991:24000
Haleburu-Arizo association, 2 to 15 percent slopes40144023229612hnpnca6991:24000
Twobitter-Cajon-Arizo complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes26136553229674hnrnca6991:24000
Arizo extremely gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes27834773229650hnqwca6991:24000
Arizo-Hypoint, saline association, 2 to 8 percent slopes29627073229688hns3ca6991:24000
Arizo-Tonopah association, 2 to 8 percent slopes29021963229654hnr0ca6991:24000
Arizo association, 0 to 4 percent slopes, frequently flooded2726693229627hnq4ca6991:24000
Arizo complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes, frequently flooded2986353229699hnsgca6991:24000
Arizo complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes2945273229676hnrqca6991:24000
Arizo gravelly loamy sand, 5 to 9 percent slopes115bo26522291042dtklca73219981:24000
Arizo-Yellowrock complex, 5 to 9 percent slopes118bo2822291052dtkmca73219981:24000
Arizo-Yellowrock complex, 5 to 9 percent slopes118bo62022300472dvk0ca74019961:24000
Arizo gravelly loamy sand, 5 to 9 percent slopes115bo34422300452dvjyca74019961:24000
Arizo-Yellowrock complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes119bo11022300482dvk1ca74019961:24000
Arizo gravelly loamy sand, 9 to 15 percent slopes116bo3322300462dvjzca74019961:24000
Arizo-Yellowrock complex, 5 to 9 percent slopes118bo12023906452l7nlca76319841:24000
Cajon-Hypoint-Arizo association, 1 to 4 percent slopes3526420825052022pz59ca79420121:24000
Yuccabutte-Arizo association, 2 to 15 percent slopes4271333025081812pz5lca79420121:24000
Arizo complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes440382125173982qb0vca79420121:24000
Arizo-Orwash complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes4298375333812682zrjbca79520231:24000
Ambrosia-Arizo-Vontrigger complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes7024733929154312w47qca79520231:24000
Cajon-Arizo-Filaree complex, 4 to 8 percent slopes3821628229670312ww2rca79520231:24000
Yuccabutte-Arizo association, 2 to 15 percent slopes42711177133940752pz5lca79520231:24000
Arizo loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes35204461339407220g83ca79520231:24000
Peskah-Arizo association41804398339408320g89ca79520231:24000
Arizo-Riverwash association45432693394066hqxdca79520231:24000
Arizo-Yellowrock complex, 5 to 9 percent slopes1183221488011jct9ca80219961:24000
Arizo gravelly loamy sand, 5 to 9 percent slopes1151173488008jct6ca80219961:24000
Arizo gravelly loamy sand, 9 to 15 percent slopes1161142488009jct7ca80219961:24000
Arizo-Yellowrock complex, 9 to 15 percent slopes119684488012jctbca80219961:24000
Arizo-Yellowrock complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes117673488010jct8ca80219961:24000
Arizo loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes352032206186074720g83ca8051:24000
Tonopah-Arizo association, 2 to 8 percent slopes36407115186074820g84ca8051:24000
Peskah-Arizo association41804793186075320g89ca8051:24000
Yuccabutte-Arizo association, 2 to 15 percent slopes427123033940762pz5lca8051:24000
Arizo-Riverwash association4541353394067hqxdca8051:24000
Glendale-Arizo complexGD10622570131xb4nm02319671:31680
Arizo gravelly sandy loamAr335569921x9gnm02319671:31680
Arizo and Vinton soilsAV10094560061w8nnm02919671:24000
Tome-Arizo complexTN7176558321w31nm61219701:24000
Arizo and Canutio soils, gently sloping1313762564881ws6nm66019811:48000
Arizo-Riverwash complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes12733564871ws5nm66019811:48000
Mimbres-Arizo-Riverwash association, 0 to 5 percent slopes3514287593031zq0nm66219791:48000
Arizo-Riverwash complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes62143281571511xglnm66419841:24000
Arizo very stony loamy sand, 1 to 3 percent slopes1181128570802sps7nm66419841:24000
Canutio and Arizo gravelly sandy loams MLRA 42Cb57666345602spshnm6901:24000
Riverwash-Arizo complexRF3100634585p9bhnm6901:24000
Bitter Spring-Arizo association, moderately slopingBTC34124469350hrdbnv60819671:24000
Arizo gravelly fine sand, 2 to 4 percent slopesAVB5443469345hrd5nv60819671:24000
Arizo very gravelly loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopesAXC2554469346hrd6nv60819671:24000
Arizo fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesATA647469344hrd4nv60819671:24000
Tonopah-Arizo associationTGC51417124491vgy9nv60819671:24000
Weiser-Arizo associationWFC18417124411vgy1nv60819671:24000
Alko-Arizo associationAA22125653876pydsnv61119671:24000
Cave-Arizo associationCA2328653879pydwnv61119671:24000
Arizo stony loamy sand, 0 to 12 percent slopesCbC1150491504jhfznv61119671:24000
Arizo-Bluepoint associationAB1057653877pydtnv61119671:24000
Arizo gravelly sand, 0 to 12 percent slopesCaC961491503jhfynv61119671:24000
Longjim-Arizo associationLA762653886pyf3nv61119671:24000
Irongold-Arizo association140159555478086j1h4nv75419921:24000
Alko-Arizo association117026431478046j1fvnv75419921:24000
Longjim-Arizo association198022698478175j1l0nv75419921:24000
Mormount-Arizo association130013789478067j1gjnv75419921:24000
Wechech-Bard-Arizo association101712811478012j1drnv75419921:24000
Geta-Arizo association110011932478035j1fhnv75419921:24000
Arizo-Bluepoint association10308611478015j1dvnv75419921:24000
Weiser-Wechech-Arizo association10005151478005j1djnv75419921:24000
Knob Hill-Arizo association10525146478021j1f1nv75419921:24000
Geta-Bluepoint-Arizo association11023795478037j1fknv75419921:24000
Arizo association10313708478016j1dwnv75419921:24000
Aymate-Mormount-Arizo association13423676478076j1gtnv75419921:24000
Canoto-Arizo association13603205478078j1gwnv75419921:24000
Tonopah-Arizo association, 2 to 8 percent slopes364059656339409020g84nv75520061:24000
Arizo association45036694468883hqx8nv75520061:24000
Arizo-Cafetal association40019251468876hqx1nv75520061:24000
Orwash-Arizo-Lanip association62211118468922hqyjnv75520061:24000
Arizo-Lanip association62010452468920hqygnv75520061:24000
Arizo-Peskah-Crosgrain association4519992468884hqx9nv75520061:24000
Nickel-Arizo association2109088468839hqvvnv75520061:24000
Peskah-Arizo association41806846339407320g89nv75520061:24000
Weiser-Arizo association3106190468859hqwhnv75520061:24000
Vace-Arizo association4805730468892hqxknv75520061:24000
Arizo-Tenwell association4554404468888hqxfnv75520061:24000
Crosgrain-Arizo association6623288468929hqyrnv75520061:24000
Crosgrain-Kidwell-Arizo association6633017468930hqysnv75520061:24000
Arizo-Lanfair-Riverwash association7102328468942hqz5nv75520061:24000
Bracken-Arizo-Badland association3601977468872hqwxnv75520061:24000
Bluepoint-Arizo association1511511468829hqvjnv75520061:24000
Arizo-Riverwash association454997468887hqxdnv75520061:24000
Arizo very gravelly loamy sand, flooded, 0 to 4 percent slopes1127616809051tf3rnv75520061:24000
Arizo very gravelly fine sandy loam, gypsiferous substratum, 2 to 8 percent slopes1132016809081tf3vnv75520061:24000
Yermo, hot-Yermo-Arizo association2054130951607369nd0knv78519951:24000
Arizo very gravelly sandy loam, moist, 0 to 2 percent slopes215215614469094hr42nv78519951:24000
Canoto-Arizo complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes222012879469113hr4pnv78519951:24000
Yermo-Arizo association221412647469109hr4knv78519951:24000
Yermo-Greyeagle-Arizo association205312292469076hr3hnv78519951:24000
Arizo-Bluepoint-Dune land complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes21519947469093hr41nv78519951:24000
Arizo-Corbilt-Commski association21539607469095hr43nv78519951:24000
Corbilt-Migern-Arizo association22025244469106hr4gnv78519951:24000
Pinez-Lealandic-Arizo association21914806469104hr4dnv78519951:24000
Yermo-Arizo complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes22163834469111hr4mnv78519951:24000
Orwash-Louderback-Arizo complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes24223646469152hr5ynv78519951:24000
Commski-Arizo association21213442469090hr3ynv78519951:24000
Orwash-Yermo-Arizo association24252653469154hr60nv78519951:24000
Bacho-Yermo-Arizo association28802504469219hr83nv78519951:24000
Corbilt-Arizo complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes22011409469105hr4fnv78519951:24000
Greyeagle-Arizo association2268893469128hr55nv78519951:24000
Caliza-Pittman-Arizo complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes1825952469277hr9znv78819821:24000
Arizo very gravelly fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes1175081469261hr9gnv78819821:24000
Arizo very gravelly loamy sand, flooded, 0 to 4 percent slopes1123979469259hr9dnv78819821:24000
Arizo extremely stony loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes1073117469258hr9cnv78819821:24000
Bracken-Arizo-Badland association13581116810201tf7gnv78819821:24000
Arizo very gravelly fine sandy loam, gypsiferous substratum, 2 to 8 percent slopes113564469260hr9fnv78819821:24000
Yermo-Arizo association83018421485158j8v8nv79619841:63360
Orwash-Arizo association8619611485163j8vfnv79619841:63360
Yermo-Arizo-Skelon association8335769485160j8vbnv79619841:63360
Skelon-Yermo-Arizo association8514212485161j8vcnv79619841:63360
Orwash-Arizo association, cool8602676485162j8vdnv79619841:63360
Arizo association871920485164j8vgnv79619841:63360

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ARIZO soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry .