IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Elder
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 05ca085641276
  • User Pedon ID: 05ca085641276
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 05ca085641276
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0674
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19552
  • Print Date: 2/3/2025

    • 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: 37.3143583
  • Std. Longitude: -122.0637000
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 7S
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 22
  • Location Description: McClellan Park, City of Cupertino, 150 feet south of Stevens Creek, north of sundial.
  • Map Unit: 171—Elder fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded
  • State: California
  • County: CA085—Santa Clara
  • MLRA: 14—Central California Coastal Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA641—Santa Clara Area, California, Western Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 37122-C1—Cupertino, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: William Reed, Lorena Benitez, Joe Takai
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Cumulic Haploxerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 276
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Elder
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/27/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elder
  • Classificaton Date - 6/30/2005
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: rare flooding for brief periods
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Alluvium group .
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/30/2005 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    2GA

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    Grass, annual

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    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

    2

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    94

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    170

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
    A1—2 to 12 centimeters (0.8 to 4.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 2.0 very fine roots; 1.0 fine interstitial and 0.1 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A2—12 to 30 centimeters (4.7 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.1 fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A3—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.1 fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 6.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A4—46 to 80 centimeters (18.1 to 31.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.5 fine roots; 0.1 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A5—80 to 130 centimeters (31.5 to 51.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.1 fine roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 0.1 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.0, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in pit, small
    2Ab1—130 to 140 centimeters (51.2 to 55.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 13 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.1 coarse roots; 0.1 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume rounded indurated 20-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in pit, small
    2Ab2—140 to 170 centimeters (55.1 to 66.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 13 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.1 coarse roots; 0.1 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in pit, small
    2Ab3—170 to 215 centimeters (66.9 to 84.6 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 13 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.1 coarse roots; 0.1 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary.; moderately dry when described; observed in auger, bucket
    2Bw—215 to 228 centimeters (84.6 to 89.8 inches); 50 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) broken face and 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face, 50 percent brown (10YR 4/3) broken face and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) broken face, moist; fine sandy loam; 13 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 0.1 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH meter.; moderately dry when described; observed in auger, bucket