IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Coppercreek
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA023002
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA023002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0451
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 56167
  • 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: 41.2389946
  • Std. Longitude: -124.0347595
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: from jct. with M-11-1-1 then 50 feet N on skidroad to Rd cut
  • Location Description: Drive .65 mi E on L-9 Rd.
  • State: California
  • County: CA023—Humboldt
  • MLRA: 4B—Coastal Redwood Belt

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jack Lewis
  • 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 #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Coppercreek
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Coppercreek
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, isomesic Typic Humitropept
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1984 (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

    30

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    335

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    135

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    O—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Fresh and decomposing Doubs-fir needles, twigs and tanoak leaves.
    A1—2 to 26 centimeters (0.8 to 10.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; gravelly clay loam; 24 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 very coarse roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. 20% gravel. Few very coarse (3 cm) pores (old root cahnnels). Deposit of O and A material.; common very fine and fine roots; few very coarse roots
    A2—26 to 47 centimeters (10.2 to 18.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; very gravelly clay loam; 29 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 interstitial and 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02203. 305 grvel. Few very coarse (3cm ) pores (old root cahnnels).; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    B1—47 to 87 centimeters (18.5 to 34.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, 7.5YR 6/ (7.5YR 6/), interior, dry; gravelly clay loam; 29 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 15 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P02204. 15% gravel. Few very coarse (3 to 5 cm) roots.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    2B2—87 to 142 centimeters (34.3 to 55.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) interior, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) interior, dry; gravelly clay loam; 30 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 medium and coarse tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. 20% gravel. Few very coarse (3 cm) poires (old root channels).; common very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    2B3—142 to 207 centimeters (55.9 to 81.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior, dry; gravelly clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. 25% gravel.; few very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    2Cr—207 to 230 centimeters (81.5 to 90.6 inches); weathered bedrock; fragments. Weathered, fractured schist.