IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Huysink
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977CA061002
  • User Pedon ID: 77CA061002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0071
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45081
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 39.2832222
  • Std. Longitude: -120.6760254
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16N
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 200 meters N of center of NW 1/4
  • State: California
  • County: CA061—Placer
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: F. O. Sutter
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Xeric Haplohumults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Huysink
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Horseshoe
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Xeric Haplohumult
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1977
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

    20

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    610

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    270

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    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Fresh and decomposed needles and leaves.
    A11—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, dry; very fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00373. common very fine and fine roots
    A12—8 to 21 centimeters (3.1 to 8.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, dry; very fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00374. many very fine and fine roots
    B1—21 to 38 centimeters (8.3 to 15.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00375. many very fine and fine roots
    B21t—38 to 76 centimeters (15.0 to 29.9 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00376. common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common medium roots
    B22t—76 to 106 centimeters (29.9 to 41.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) interior, dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00377. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common medium and coarse roots
    C1—106 to 150 centimeters (41.7 to 59.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00378. 3; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common medium roots; few coarse roots
    C2—150 to 178 centimeters (59.1 to 70.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, yellow (10YR 7/6) interior, dry; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P00379. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common medium roots; few coarse roots