IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Watsonville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 73CA087020
  • User Pedon ID: 73CA087020
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 73C0022
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44656
  • Print Date: 11/13/2024

    • 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: 36.9508333
  • Std. Longitude: -121.7297222
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 2E
  • PLSS Details: Watsonville East Quad
  • Location Description: Santa Cruz County, California, East of Watsonville, near Santa Curz County Fairgrounds, about 2,000 feet southwest from the intersection of East Lake Avenue (Highway 152) and Carlton Road, in an unsectiuonized area of T11S, R2E. 121 degrees, 43 minutes 47 seconds west longitude, 36 degrees, 57 minutes, 3 seconds north latitude, coodinates obtained obtained by GIS methods from site marker in published soil survey.
  • Map Unit: 176—Watsonville loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • State: California
  • County: CA087—Santa Cruz
  • MLRA: 14—Central California Coastal Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA087—Santa Cruz County, California

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Xeric Argialbolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Watsonville
  • PSC - 46 to 96 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/27/2012
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Watsonville
  • Classificaton Date - 2/22/2010
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: valley
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/22/2010 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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
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    AP—0 to 30 centimeters (0.0 to 11.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00149
    E—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; sandy loam; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 21 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00150
    Bt1—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay; 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse columnar structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00151. continuous - phpvsfiid 506077; continuous - phpvsfiid 506077
    Bt2—66 to 84 centimeters (26.0 to 33.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; clay; 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) medium prominent mottles; moderate coarse columnar structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00152. continuous - phpvsfiid 506078; continuous - phpvsfiid 506078
    Bt3—84 to 99 centimeters (33.1 to 39.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; clay; 3 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium faint mottles; massive; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00153. continuous - phpvsfiid 506079; continuous - phpvsfiid 506079
    C1—99 to 115 centimeters (39.0 to 45.3 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; sandy clay loam; massive; hard, friable, very sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00154
    C2—115 to 145 centimeters (45.3 to 57.1 inches); variegated brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), light gray (10YR 7/2) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and yellow (10YR 7/6), dry; sandy clay loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 fine tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 73C00155
    C3—145 to 160 centimeters (57.1 to 63.0 inches); variegated yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), yellow (10YR 7/6) and light gray (10YR 7/2) and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; sandy clay loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter. Lab sample # 73C00156