IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Buttewash
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S06CA035001
  • User Pedon ID: 789178
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S06CA035001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0127
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19122
  • 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: 40.5830556
  • Std. Longitude: -121.2976667
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: North of Butte Lake, just off the service road that is off of the Butte Lake road.
  • Map Unit: 101—Buttewash ashy coarse sand, 0 to 15 percent slopes
  • State: California
  • County: CA035—Lassen
  • MLRA: 22B—Southern Cascade Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA789—Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40121-E3—Prospect Peak, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DWB,AEC,KPB,SBS,JKA
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy over medial, glassy over amorphic, frigid Humic Haploxerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Buttewash
  • PSC - 27 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/21/2010
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: tephra over outwash derived from basalt
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainbase
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Geology: Qty member.
  • Surface Fragments: 7.50 percent nonflat subangular 2- to 76-millimeter
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    F022BI100CA Low Precip Frigid Sandy Tephra Gentle Slopes

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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

    ABCO

    ABMA

    ACOC3

    ARPA6

    CEVE

    ELELC2

    ELMU3

    MOOD

    PHACE

    PIJE

    PREM

    PYPI2

    RIBES

    WYMO

    Abies concolor

    Abies magnifica

    Achnatherum occidentale

    Arctostaphylos patula

    Ceanothus velutinus

    Elymus elymoides ssp. californicus

    Elymus multisetus

    Monardella odoratissima

    Phacelia

    Pinus jeffreyi

    Prunus emarginata

    Pyrola picta

    Ribes

    Wyethia mollis

    white fir

    California red fir

    western needlegrass

    greenleaf manzanita

    snowbrush ceanothus

    squirreltail

    big squirreltail

    mountain monardella

    phacelia

    Jeffrey pine

    bitter cherry

    whiteveined wintergreen

    currant

    woolly mule-ears

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    duripan

    weakly coherent

    115 - 145

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    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    10/2/2006

    50

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    11
    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

    1

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    1790.5

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    7

    635

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A1—2 to 6 centimeters (0.8 to 2.4 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), black (2.5Y 2.5/1), moist; sand; 1 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 8.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 5-40-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-3-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A2—6 to 18 centimeters (2.4 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), black (2.5Y 2.5/1), moist; sand; 1 percent clay; weak medium granular parts to single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 8.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 5-40-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-3-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    C—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); dark gray (2.5Y 4/1), black (2.5Y 2.5/1), moist; sand; 1 percent clay; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 8.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 5-40-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-3-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    2Ab—30 to 50 centimeters (11.8 to 19.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; gravelly sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.8 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine irregular and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 5-40-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-3-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    2Bwb1—50 to 68 centimeters (19.7 to 26.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots and 3.0 very coarse roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine irregular and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 5-40-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-3-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    2Bwb2—68 to 115 centimeters (26.8 to 45.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist; gravelly fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.8 very coarse roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine irregular and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 5-40-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-3-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-163-250 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    2Bqmb—115 to 145 centimeters (45.3 to 57.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; extremely cobbly loamy sand; 2 percent clay; massive; very hard, extremely firm, weakly coherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8.0 very fine to medium interstitial pores; 10 percent prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, and yellow (10YR 7/6), dry, and reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron around rock fragments; 3 percent prominent threadlike yellow (10YR 8/6), dry, silica concretions around rock fragments; 7 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-3-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-163-250 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume nonflat subangular 5-40-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    2Bqb—145 to 167 centimeters (57.1 to 65.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; extremely cobbly loamy sand; 2 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.8 very fine to medium roots; 8.0 very fine to medium interstitial pores; 10 percent prominent yellow (10YR 7/8), dry, and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron around rock fragments; 15 percent distinct threadlike yellow (10YR 7/6), dry, and yellow (10YR 8/6), dry, and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, silica concretions around rock fragments; 7 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-3-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-163-250 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 49 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 5-40-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    2B'qmb—167 to 187 centimeters (65.7 to 73.6 inches); 80 percent gray (10YR 6/1) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 10 percent pink (5YR 7/4), very dark gray (5YR 3/1) and light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), moist; extremely cobbly loamy sand; 2 percent clay; massive; very hard, extremely firm, weakly coherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 8.0 very fine to medium interstitial pores; 8 percent distinct yellow (10YR 7/6), dry, and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron around rock fragments; 8 percent distinct threadlike yellow (10YR 8/6), dry, silica concretions around rock fragments; 7 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-3-5 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular 75-163-250 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments and 52 percent by volume nonflat subangular 5-40-75 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog.; dry when described; observed in pit, small