IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Gurdane
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979CA093003
  • User Pedon ID: 79CA093003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0487
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47220
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 41.3490067
  • Std. Longitude: -122.6886139
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40N
  • Range: 7W
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 NE 1/4
  • State: California
  • County: CA093—Siskiyou
  • MLRA: 5—Siskiyou-Trinity Area

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R.C.G. G.K.L. and C.M.C.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Clayey-skeletal, smectitic, mesic Pachic Argixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Gurdane
  • PSC - 8 to 58 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1979
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1979 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    42

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    235

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    135

    89

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    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Fresh conifer needles becoming more decomposed with depth. Not sampled.
    A—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; very cobbly clay loam; 29 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 8 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02601. common very fine roots
    B1t—13 to 20 centimeters (5.1 to 7.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, moist; very cobbly clay loam; 35 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 8 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02602. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few to common very fine and fine roots
    B2t—20 to 35 centimeters (7.9 to 13.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, moist; very cobbly clay; 42 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02603. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    B22t—35 to 61 centimeters (13.8 to 24.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) interior, moist; very cobbly clay; 45 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02604. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    B3t—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) interior, moist; extremely cobbly clay; 48 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 40 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 79P02605. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    R—74 to 79 centimeters (29.1 to 31.1 inches); unknown texture; fragments. Not sampled.