IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Veritas
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979CA077001
  • User Pedon ID: 79CA077001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0232
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 46965
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 37.8121338
  • Std. Longitude: -121.2560196
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1S
  • Range: 6E
  • Section: 25
  • PLSS Details: 1 1/2 miles W of Manteca; 800 feet W and 150 feet N from Airport Way and Louise Avenue
  • State: California
  • County: CA077—San Joaquin
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Lawrence E. Welch and Guy J. Romito
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Haploxerolls
  • 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 #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Veritas
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Veritas
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Haploxeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1979
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1979 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    1

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    6

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    28

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    21

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    1Ap1—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01165. few very fine roots
    1A12—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P01166. few very fine roots
    1B21—38 to 76 centimeters (15.0 to 29.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01167. few fine roots
    1B22—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01168. few fine roots
    1C1—102 to 137 centimeters (40.2 to 53.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; 1 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse angular blocky, and weak fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P01169. few fine roots; few medium distinct 10YR33 mottles
    2C2sim—137 to 178 centimeters (53.9 to 70.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior and light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior and very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, moist; 30 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine prominent and 30 percent 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/ fine prominent mottles; massive; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01170. many fine prominent 10YR33 mottles; many fine prominent 10YR55 mottles
    2C3—178 to 213 centimeters (70.1 to 83.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01171
    4C4—213 to 254 centimeters (83.9 to 100.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01172
    5C5—254 to 279 centimeters (100.0 to 109.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; sand; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01173
    5C6—279 to 292 centimeters (109.8 to 115.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; fine sand; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01174
    5C7—292 to 318 centimeters (115.0 to 125.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; sand; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01175. A few hard cemented nodules of sand.
    5C8—318 to 330 centimeters (125.2 to 129.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; sand; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P01176