IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Roche
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983CA019304
  • User Pedon ID: 83CA019304
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0460
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54704
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: T. 10S. R. 25E.
  • State: California
  • County: CA019—Fresno

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S.M. and G.C.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Dystric Xerochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 304
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Roche
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Roche
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Aquic Dystric Xerochrep
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • 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: 6/1/1983 (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

    40

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    1A1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior sandy loam; 13 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02448. few fine and medium roots
    1B1—18 to 43 centimeters (7.1 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02449. 50% gleyed.; few to common fine and medium roots
    1B1—43 to 122 centimeters (16.9 to 48.0 inches); greenish gray (5GY 5/1) interior and brown (10YR 5/3) interior sandy loam; 17 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 1.0 fine to coarse roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02450. 100% gleyed.; few to common fine to coarse roots
    1C—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); greenish gray (5GY 5/1) interior sandy loam; 17 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 84P02451. Horizon was under water after digging.