IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sproulish
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 04CA601271
  • User Pedon ID: 04CA601271
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 04CA601271
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0131
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 18224
  • 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: 40.0630556
  • Std. Longitude: -123.8519444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 4S
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 33
  • Location Description: Wagner land co. west of garberville
  • Map Unit: 574—Sproulish-Canoecreek-Redwohly complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, warm
  • State: California
  • County: CA023—Humboldt
  • MLRA: 5—Siskiyou-Trinity Area
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA601—Humboldt County, South Part, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40123-A7—Garberville, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jonathan W. Hooper
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, isomesic Typic Dystrustepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 271
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sproulish (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/27/2013
  • Classifier - Jonathan Hooper
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tannin
  • Classificaton Date - 4/30/2004
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium derived from sandstone and/or residuum weathered from sandstone
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Coastal Belt formation of the Franciscan Complex group.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/30/2004 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 6248-24
  • Plant Association Name: Douglas-fir-tanoak forest
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Air Temp - 13
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion sheet
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    LIDE3

    PSME

    Lithocarpus densiflorus

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    tanoak

    Douglas-fir

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    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    4/30/2004

    50

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    11
    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

    35

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    268

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    280

    2160

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    260

    11

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    10

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter mudstone fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in cut
    A—4 to 15 centimeters (1.6 to 5.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; silt loam; 27 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter mudstone fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut
    Bt1—15 to 32 centimeters (5.9 to 12.6 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 medium tubular and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 80 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter mudstone fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut. continuous - phpvsfiid 260203; continuous - phpvsfiid 260203
    Bt2—32 to 53 centimeters (12.6 to 20.9 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; loam; 26 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 80 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter mudstone fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut. continuous - phpvsfiid 260228; continuous - phpvsfiid 260228
    Bt3—53 to 120 centimeters (20.9 to 47.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; 29 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots around fragments and 0.5 medium roots around fragments; 2.0 very fine tubular pores; 70 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter mudstone fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.5; gradual smooth boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut. continuous - phpvsfiid 260204; continuous - phpvsfiid 260204
    Bt4—120 to 160 centimeters (47.2 to 63.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; 33 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 65 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter mudstone fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.4; gradual wavy boundary.; moist when described; observed in cut. continuous - phpvsfiid 260229; continuous - phpvsfiid 260229
    Bt5—160 to 200 centimeters (63.0 to 78.7 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; silty clay loam; 36 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 50 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 20 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter mudstone fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.3.; moist when described; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 260205; continuous - phpvsfiid 260205