IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sierra
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1967-CA-58-114x
  • User Pedon ID: 67-CA-58-114x
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1967-CA-58-114x
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - UCDAVIS
  • Lab Pedon # - UCD6758114
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42167
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 39.3407784
  • Std. Longitude: -121.2022934
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: SW/4, SW /4
  • State: California
  • County: CA115—Yuba
  • MLRA: 18—Sierra Nevada Foothills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA618—Yuba County, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39121-C2—French Corral, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JIM, BFS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, thermic Ultic Haploxeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sierra
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/13/2018
  • Classifier - Andrew Brown
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - SIERRA
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Ultic Haploxeralfs
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 1/9/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: RES
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: diorite
  • Geology: Quartz Diorite. Geologic Forma formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 1/9/2009 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    PIPO

    Pinus ponderosa

    ponderosa 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

    14

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    472

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    270

    1194

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    16.7

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # UCD00554
    A—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; loam; moderate medium granular parts to moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots throughout and 21.0 medium roots throughout; 21.0 fine irregular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # UCD00555
    AB—11 to 36 centimeters (4.3 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 medium irregular and 3.0 fine irregular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UCD00556
    BAt—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), 5YR 3/6 (5YR 3/6), moist; clay loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 medium irregular and 0.5 fine irregular pores; 30 percent reddish brown (2.5YR 4/3), moist, clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # UCD00557
    Bt—46 to 79 centimeters (18.1 to 31.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; 3 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 0.5 medium irregular pores; 75 percent clay films; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # UCD00558
    BCt—79 to 120 centimeters (31.1 to 47.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), 5YR 3/6 (5YR 3/6), moist; sandy clay loam; 3 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) mottles; weak angular blocky parts to massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout; 0.5 fine irregular pores; 10 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 2.5/3), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # UCD00559
    Cr—120 to 120 centimeters (47.2 to 47.2 inches); loam; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3. Lab sample # UCD00560