IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Edminster
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979CA047003
  • User Pedon ID: 79CA047003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0236
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46969
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 37.2777023
  • Std. Longitude: -120.8371124
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 3.5 mi S of Stevenson. .5 mi W of N Mercy Springs Rd. .15 mi W of San Joaquin River.
  • State: California
  • County: CA047—Merced

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: P. G. Nazar
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Glossic Natraqualfs
  • 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 #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Edminster
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Edminster
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Glossic Natraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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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    1A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) interior, N 5/1 (N 5/1) interior, dry; loam; moderate fine granular structure; soft, friable, very sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01209. common very fine roots
    1A2—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) interior and dark gray (N 4/0) interior, gray (10YR 6/1) interior and N 5/3 (N 5/3) interior, dry; loam; moderate medium prismatic structure; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 79P01210. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine roots
    1B21t—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior and olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, gray (5Y 5/1) interior and olive (5Y 5/3) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent prominent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01211. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few very fine roots
    1B22tca—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) interior, olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, dry; clay loam; 11 percent dark gray (N 4/0) medium distinct mottles; medium prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01212. Clean sand grains coat prisms.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few fine and medium roots; common medium distinct N40 mottles
    1B3tca—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; clay loam; 11 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) fine distinct and 30 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) medium prominent and 30 percent light gray (5Y 7/2) medium prominent mottles; weak fine prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01213. many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; many medium prominent 2.5Y72 mottles; many medium prominent 5Y72 mottles; common fine distinct 5Y41 mottles
    1C1—66 to 99 centimeters (26.0 to 39.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01214. many clay films surface features on faces of peds
    2C2ca—99 to 127 centimeters (39.0 to 50.0 inches); greenish gray (5GY 6/1) interior and olive (5Y 5/3) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; clay loam; 1 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) fine prominent and 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent and 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01215. Horizon depths do not match sample depths.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine prominent 2.5Y66 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR58 mottles; few fine prominent 10YR66 mottles
    3C3—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior, olive (5Y 5/3) interior, dry; loam; 30 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01216. Horizon depths do not match sample depths.; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many fine prominent 10YR66 mottles; many fine prominent 10YR58 mottles
    3C4—183 to 210 centimeters (72.0 to 82.7 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loam; 11 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01217. few very fine roots; common fine prominent 10YR66 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    3C5—210 to 255 centimeters (82.7 to 100.4 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; gravelly loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 79P01218
    4C6—255 to 300 centimeters (100.4 to 118.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; loamy sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 79P01219
    5C7—300 to 351 centimeters (118.1 to 138.2 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 79P01220