IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ARCATA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1964-CA-08-007
  • User Pedon ID: 64-CA-08-007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - UCDAVIS
  • Lab Pedon # - UCD6408007
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42040
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 41.8658676
  • Std. Longitude: -124.1591492
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 1W
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: NE/4, NN/4
  • State: California
  • County: CA015—Del Norte
  • MLRA: 4B—Coastal Redwood Belt
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA605—Humboldt and Del Norte Area, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41124-G2—Crescent City, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JM
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, isomesic Oxyaquic Haplohumults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - ARCATA
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, isomesic Oxyaquic Haplohumults
  • Classificaton Date - 10/21/2008
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: RES
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Marine Terrace Deposits formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/21/2008 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - shrub cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - native shrubs
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

    15

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    15

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    270

    1854

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    11.7

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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; strong fine granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout and 21.0 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine irregular and 21.0 fine irregular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # UCD00785
    A12—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate very fine granular structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout and 21.0 fine roots throughout; 21.0 very fine irregular and 21.0 fine irregular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # UCD00786
    B1—36 to 66 centimeters (14.2 to 26.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 21.0 medium irregular and 21.0 fine irregular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UCD00787
    B2t—66 to 112 centimeters (26.0 to 44.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; hard, firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 10 percent clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; diffuse irregular boundary. Lab sample # UCD00788
    B3—112 to 165 centimeters (44.1 to 65.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; 21 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4. Lab sample # UCD00789