IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Avis
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1979CA093004
  • User Pedon ID: 79CA093004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 79P0488
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47221
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 41.5531769
  • Std. Longitude: -122.1174927
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 43N
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 SE 1/4 NW 1/4
  • State: California
  • County: CA093—Siskiyou
  • MLRA: 22B—Southern Cascade Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G.K.L. and R.C.G.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy, amorphic, frigid Typic Vitrixerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Avis
  • PSC - 25 to 102 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

    8

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    830

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    315

    76

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.
    A11—3 to 18 centimeters (1.2 to 7.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02606. common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    A12—18 to 31 centimeters (7.1 to 12.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02607. Few coarse roots.; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    B2—31 to 69 centimeters (12.2 to 27.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 8 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02608. few very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    C1—69 to 105 centimeters (27.2 to 41.3 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 8 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 79P02609. few very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    C2—105 to 183 centimeters (41.3 to 72.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 8 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 5.5 coarse roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 79P02610. few medium roots; many coarse roots