IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Goldbluffs
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 04CA605REDW034
  • User Pedon ID: 04CA605REDW034
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 04CA605REDW034
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 04N1045
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17229
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 41.3683333
  • Std. Longitude: -124.0261111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: southwest quarter, northeast quarter
  • Location Description: Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California; located on Miner's Ridge Trail from trail intersection; approximately 40 meters upslope from trail intersection; cutbank.
  • Map Unit: 294—Ossagon-Squashan-Goldbluffs complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes
  • State: California
  • County: CA023—Humboldt
  • MLRA: 4—California Coastal Redwood Belt
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA605—Humboldt and Del Norte Area, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41124-C1—Orick, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Joe Seney & Alaina Frazier
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, isotic, isomesic Typic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 434
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Goldbluffs
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/5/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Goldbluffs
  • Classificaton Date - 7/14/2004
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: older gravelly alluvium derived from Klamath Terrane
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: spur ridge on mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: very high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Prairie Creek Formation formation.
  • Surface Fragments: 2.00 percent nonflat well rounded indurated 2- to 75-millimeter mixed, 1.00 percent nonflat well rounded indurated 75- to 250-millimeter mixed,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/14/2004 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 6246-207
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Plant Association Name: Redwood-Douglas-fir Forest
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Air Temp - 18
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ADBI

    BLSP

    GASH

    LIDE3

    MAIAN

    OXOR

    POMU

    PSME

    RHMA3

    RUSP

    SESE3

    TRIEN

    TSHE

    VAOV2

    VAPA

    VAPL

    VIOLA

    Adenocaulon bicolor

    Blechnum spicant

    Gaultheria shallon

    Lithocarpus densiflorus

    Maianthemum

    Oxalis oregana

    Polystichum munitum

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    Rhododendron macrophyllum

    Rubus spectabilis

    Sequoia sempervirens

    Trientalis

    Tsuga heterophylla

    Vaccinium ovatum

    Vaccinium parvifolium

    Vancouveria planipetala

    Viola

    American trailplant

    deer fern

    salal

    tanoak

    mayflower

    redwood-sorrel

    western swordfern

    Douglas-fir

    Pacific rhododendron

    salmonberry

    redwood

    starflower

    western hemlock

    California huckleberry

    red huckleberry

    redwood insideout flower

    violet

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    3—25

    25—119

    —22—

    —94—
    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    7/14/2004

    50

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    14
    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

    45

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    60

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    168

    1700

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    300

    12

    14

    10

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots; 6.0 very fine interstitial and 6.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N05602; moist when described; observed in cut, beveled
    A—3 to 25 centimeters (1.2 to 9.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, dry; gravelly loam; 17 percent clay; strong medium granular, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 2.0 very fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 4.0 very fine interstitial and 4.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 medium tubular and 4.0 fine tubular and 4.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 5-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH indicator strip; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N05603; moist when described; observed in cut, beveled
    Bt1—25 to 42 centimeters (9.8 to 16.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) broken face, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 1.0 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 4.0 very fine interstitial and 2.0 medium tubular and 4.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 5-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH indicator strip; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N05604; moist when described; observed in cut, beveled
    Bt2—42 to 59 centimeters (16.5 to 23.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) broken face, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 16 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 4.0 fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 5 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 5-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, pH indicator strip; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N05605; moist when described; observed in cut, beveled
    Bt3—59 to 95 centimeters (23.2 to 37.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) broken face, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 17 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately rapid permeability; 3.0 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 2.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 very fine interstitial and 2.0 fine tubular and 2.0 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat well rounded weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 7 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 45 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 5-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH indicator strip; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 04N05606; moist when described; observed in cut, beveled
    BC—95 to 119 centimeters (37.4 to 46.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face, dry; extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; rapid permeability; 2.0 medium roots and 2.0 coarse roots; 2.0 very fine tubular and 1.0 very fine interstitial and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat well rounded weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 5-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; extremely acid, pH 4.3, pH indicator strip; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N05607; moist when described; observed in cut, beveled
    C1—119 to 142 centimeters (46.9 to 55.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face, dry; extremely gravelly coarse sandy loam; 9 percent clay; structureless massive; moderately hard, firm, weakly coherent, slightly sticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 2.0 medium roots; 1.0 very fine interstitial and 1.0 fine tubular pores; 5 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (N 2/), moist, manganese coatings with diffuse boundaries on bottom of rock fragments; 7 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat well rounded weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 5-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH indicator strip; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 04N05608; moist when described; observed in cut, beveled
    C2—142 to 175 centimeters (55.9 to 68.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face, dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; 8 percent clay; structureless massive; moderately hard, firm, weakly coherent, slightly sticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented black (N 2/), moist, manganese coatings with diffuse boundaries on bottom of rock fragments; 3 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-4-5 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat well rounded weakly coherent cemented 2-38-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 5-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent; extremely acid, pH 4.4, pH indicator strip. Lab sample # 04N05609; moist when described; observed in cut, beveled