IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tinker
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977CA061003
  • User Pedon ID: 77CA061003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 78P0072
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 45082
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 39.2998924
  • Std. Longitude: -120.4510193
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16N
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 160 meters W 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: Ashy-skeletal, mixed, frigid Humic Vitrixerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tinker
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tinker
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Durumbrept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1977
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: 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
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    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 78P00380. Fresh and decomposed lodgepole and red fir needles.
    A11—3 to 29 centimeters (1.2 to 11.4 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak very fine and fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00381. common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    A12—29 to 61 centimeters (11.4 to 24.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium and coarse roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 78P00382. common fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    C1si—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent mottles; weak medium and coarse platy, and structureless massive; very hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent clay films between sand grains; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 78P00383. Roots oriented in horizontal fractures and vertical fractures 15 to 25 cm apart.; few clay films surface features between sand grains; few fine and medium roots; many medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles
    C2si—81 to 106 centimeters (31.9 to 41.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, dry; sandy loam; 30 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak very fine and fine platy, and structureless massive; very hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00384. few medium roots; many coarse prominent 2.5YR46 mottles
    C3—106 to 128 centimeters (41.7 to 50.4 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior, yellow (10YR 7/8) interior, dry; loamy coarse sand; 30 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; weak fine and medium platy, and structureless massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 78P00385. Very pale brown 10YR7/4 coated plates.; few fine and medium roots; many medium prominent 2.5YR46 mottles
    C4—128 to 163 centimeters (50.4 to 64.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; loamy coarse sand; 11 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium prominent mottles; massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 medium interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 78P00386. few fine roots; common medium prominent 2.5YR46 mottles