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:
11/13/2024
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
—
—
235
—
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