IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bamtush
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983CA105002
  • User Pedon ID: 83CA105002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0091
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53785
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 40.6083336
  • Std. Longitude: -123.0191650
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 32N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 610 meters E and 397 meters W of NW corner
  • State: California
  • County: CA105—Trinity
  • MLRA: 5—Siskiyou-Trinity Area

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Howell
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, mesic Ultic Palexeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bamtush
  • PSC - 13 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Boomer V
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1983
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—15

    15—170

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    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

    36

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    —

    235

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    45

    400

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    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); undecomposed organic matter; fragments. Lab sample # 84P00454. Not sampled
    A1—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, moist; extremely gravelly loam; 20 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 65 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P00453. many very fine and fine roots
    A2—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; extremely gravelly loam; 23 percent clay; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 65 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00454. common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    BAt—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; extremely gravelly loam; 24 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00455. few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    Bt1—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, moist; extremely gravelly sandy clay loam; 29 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00456. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    Bt2—58 to 88 centimeters (22.8 to 34.6 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, moist; extremely gravelly sandy clay loam; 31 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00457. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common very fine and fine roots
    Bt3—88 to 125 centimeters (34.6 to 49.2 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, moist; extremely gravelly sandy clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P00458. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots
    Bt4—125 to 175 centimeters (49.2 to 68.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, moist; extremely gravelly sandy clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 37 percent manganese or iron-manganese stains on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P00459. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots