IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Waca
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983CA091325
  • User Pedon ID: 83CA091325
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0463
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54707
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • LOCATION

  • State: California
  • County: CA091—Sierra

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Miles Chase
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 325
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Waca
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial-skeletal Andic Xerumbrepts
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • 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

    35

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    196

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    270

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    O—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Bark, pine fir needles, and duff. Not sampled.
    A1—10 to 33 centimeters (3.9 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; gravelly loam; 20 percent clay; moderate coarse granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter organic fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02460. many very fine and fine roots
    B2—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 fine and medium roots; 10 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 35 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P02461. common to many fine and medium roots
    C—58 to 91 centimeters (22.8 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 8/3) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 23 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter mixed fragments and 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 84P02462
    R—91 to 99 centimeters (35.8 to 39.0 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Can't dig no more. Hard interlocking glacial rock. Not sampled.