IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Goldberg
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA031002
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA031002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0192
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55908
  • 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: 36.2916679
  • Std. Longitude: -119.8249969
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19S
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: About 247 meters S and 7 meters E of the center
  • State: California
  • County: CA031—Kings
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kim Chang and Alan Terrell
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Natraquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Goldberg
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Goldberg
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Typic Natraquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: intermontane basin
  • Landform: playa or alluvial flat
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Position: depression
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    1

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    —

    65

    —

    190

    —

    —

    18

    28

    9

    17

    27

    8

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    1Ap—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00979. common very fine roots throughout; effervescence is discontinuous
    1A—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00980. common very fine roots throughout; effervescence is discontinuous
    1Bnt1—25 to 48 centimeters (9.8 to 18.9 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) interior, dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior, dry; clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots between peds; 2.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00981. common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common very fine roots between peds; effervescence is discontinuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230501; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230501
    1Bnt2—48 to 76 centimeters (18.9 to 29.9 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) interior, dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior, dry; clay; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds and 37 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00982. few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 230502; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230503; patchy - phpvsfiid 230502; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230503
    1Bnt3—76 to 92 centimeters (29.9 to 36.2 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior, olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, dry; clay; weak coarse prismatic, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00983. few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 230504; patchy - phpvsfiid 230504
    1Bnt4—92 to 112 centimeters (36.2 to 44.1 inches); dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) interior, olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, dry; clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00984. few clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots between peds; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 230505; patchy - phpvsfiid 230505
    1Cg1—112 to 140 centimeters (44.1 to 55.1 inches); 99 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, 99 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 1 percent pale olive (5Y 6/3) fine distinct and 1 percent gray (5Y 6/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00985. few very fine roots throughout; few fine distinct 5Y63 mottles; few fine distinct 5Y61 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous
    1Cg2—140 to 168 centimeters (55.1 to 66.1 inches); 90 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, 90 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 11 percent pale olive (5Y 6/3) fine distinct and 11 percent gray (5Y 6/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P00986. few very fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 5Y63 mottles; common fine distinct 5Y61 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous
    1Cg3—168 to 203 centimeters (66.1 to 79.9 inches); 90 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, 90 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 11 percent pale olive (5Y 6/3) fine distinct and 11 percent gray (5Y 6/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 85P00987. few very fine roots throughout; common fine distinct 5Y63 mottles; common fine distinct 5Y61 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous