IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kekawaka
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979CA045129
  • User Pedon ID: 79CA045129
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 80P0521
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48292
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 39.3836098
  • Std. Longitude: -123.2702789
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 13W
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: 750 feet S and 1400 feet W of NE corner
  • State: California
  • County: CA045—Mendocino
  • MLRA: 15—Central California Coast Range

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JJW, SJB
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 129
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kekawaka
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, halloysitic Typic Xerochrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1979 (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

    28

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    763

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    315

    116

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    15

    22

    8

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    1A11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, dry; loam; 25 percent clay; strong fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02938. Five percent gravel 2-8 mm. 0-1 contains 20% duff (churned by worms).; common very fine and fine roots
    1B21—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, dry; clay loam; 31 percent clay; strong fine and medium granular structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02939. 1-10 lightly compacted.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine and medium roots; many very fine roots
    1B22—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, dry; clay loam; 34 percent clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 80P02940. Five to ten percent gravel 2-10 mm.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    1B23—41 to 89 centimeters (16.1 to 35.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, yellowish red (5YR 5/8) interior, dry; clay loam; 38 percent clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine to coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02941. Five to ten percent gravel 2-7 mm.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many very fine roots; common fine to coarse roots
    1B24—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/8) interior, dry; clay; strong fine angular blocky, and strong coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine to coarse roots; 5.5 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; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02942. 10-15 percent gravel 2-7 mm. 35-61 horizon split for sampling.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine to coarse roots
    1B25—122 to 155 centimeters (48.0 to 61.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/8) interior, dry; clay; strong fine angular blocky, and strong coarse angular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 fine to coarse roots; 5.5 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; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 80P02943. 10-20 percent gravel 2-10 mm. 35-61 horizon split for sampling.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common fine to coarse roots