IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Aiken
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983CA063319
  • User Pedon ID: 83CA063319
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0461
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54705
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: California
  • County: CA063—Plumas

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Miles Chase
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 319
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Aiken
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, oxidic Xeric Haplohumults
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1983 (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

    5

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    270

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Needle litter and duff. Not sampled.
    A—3 to 21 centimeters (1.2 to 8.3 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, dry; loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02452. common fine and medium roots; common very fine roots
    BAt—21 to 33 centimeters (8.3 to 13.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, dry; clay loam; 33 percent clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02453. common fine and medium roots; common very fine roots
    B1t—33 to 61 centimeters (13.0 to 24.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, dry; clay loam; 37 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 55 percent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02454. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    B2t—61 to 155 centimeters (24.0 to 61.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior clay loam; 37 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P02455. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine to coarse roots