IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Coppercreek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983CA023006
  • User Pedon ID: 83CA023006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0454
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56170
  • Print Date: 4/28/2025

    • 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: 41.1662216
  • Std. Longitude: -123.9366989
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: Walk 700 feet on 2005 rd from K&K Rd then 250 feet NW downslope to pit.
  • State: California
  • County: CA023—Humboldt
  • MLRA: 4B—Coastal Redwood Belt

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jim Popenoe
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, isomesic Typic Haplohumults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Coppercreek
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Slidecreek
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, isomesic Humitropept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • 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

    39

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    287

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    315

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Fresh and decomposing tanoak leaves, redwood needles and twigs.
    A1—3 to 12 centimeters (1.2 to 4.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; very gravelly loam; weak fine granular, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. 20% gravel.; common very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    A2—12 to 29 centimeters (4.7 to 11.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dry; gravelly clay loam; 29 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.0 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. 20% gravel.; common very fine and fine roots; common to many medium and coarse roots
    AB—29 to 44 centimeters (11.4 to 17.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, dry; gravelly clay loam; 29 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02208. 14% gravel.; few very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    BA—44 to 78 centimeters (17.3 to 30.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; very gravelly clay loam; 5 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02209. 38% cobbles.; few very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    Bt1—78 to 103 centimeters (30.7 to 40.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; very gravelly clay loam; 35 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P02210. 38% gravel.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    Bt2—103 to 173 centimeters (40.6 to 68.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; very gravelly clay loam; 37 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog. 43% gravel.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots