IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): WINDY
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957-CA-52-003
  • User Pedon ID: 57-CA-52-003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1957-CA-52-003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UCDAVIS
  • Lab Pedon # - UCD5752003
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 41329
  • Print Date: 1/29/2025

    • 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: 40.1521301
  • Std. Longitude: -121.4335022
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 27N
  • Range: 5E
  • Section: 32
  • State: California
  • County: CA063—Plumas
  • MLRA: 22B—Southern Cascade Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA708—Lassen National Forest, California, Parts of Lassen, Plumas, Butte, Shasta, and Siskiyou Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40121-B4—Humboldt Peak, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JMC, KDG, REN, RAG, JIM, JEM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial-skeletal, frigid Andic Xerumbrepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - WINDY
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial-skeletal, frigid Andic Xerumbrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 2/11/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: RES
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: volcanic breccia, unspecified
  • Geology: Andesitic Volcanic Breccia formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/11/2009 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, savanna
  • 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

    PIJE

    Pinus jeffreyi

    Jeffrey pine

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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

    10

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    2027

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    180

    1575

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    3.9

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    O—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UCD01161
    A11—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; gravelly loam; strong very fine granular structure; loose, loose; 15 percent by volume indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # UCD01162
    A12—13 to 38 centimeters (5.1 to 15.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; gravelly sandy loam; strong very fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 15 percent by volume indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UCD01163
    C1—38 to 72 centimeters (15.0 to 28.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; sandy loam; strong very fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 10 percent by volume indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UCD01164
    C2—72 to 122 centimeters (28.3 to 48.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; gravelly sandy loam; strong very fine granular structure; soft, very friable; 25 percent by volume indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # UCD01165
    R—122 to 122 centimeters (48.0 to 48.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # UCD01166