IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lemoore
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA031003
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA031003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0193
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55909
  • Print Date: 11/27/2024

    • 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: 36.2416649
  • Std. Longitude: -119.7833328
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19S
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: About 30 meters S and 30 meters W of the NW corner
  • State: California
  • County: CA031—Kings
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kim Chang and Alan Terrell
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, calcareous, thermic Aeric Fluvaquents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lemoore
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lemoore
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous), thermic Aeric Ha
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: intermontane basin
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • 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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    0—79

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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

    1

    —

    —

    65

    —

    170

    —

    —

    17

    28

    8

    16

    27

    7

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00988; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; many very fine roots throughout; common fine roots throughout
    1A1—18 to 41 centimeters (7.1 to 16.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 30 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00989; moist when described;. many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; many fine roots throughout; few fine roots throughout
    1A2—41 to 79 centimeters (16.1 to 31.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00990; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common very fine roots throughout
    1C1—79 to 114 centimeters (31.1 to 44.9 inches); dusky red (2.5YR 3/2) interior, weak red (2.5YR 5/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00991; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots throughout
    1C2—114 to 140 centimeters (44.9 to 55.1 inches); 90 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, 90 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; loamy sand; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P00992; moist when described;. few very fine roots throughout; common fine prominent 10YR54 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR44 mottles
    1C3—140 to 160 centimeters (55.1 to 63.0 inches); 90 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, 90 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, dry; loamy sand; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine prominent and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 85P00993; moist when described;. few very fine roots throughout; common fine prominent 10YR54 mottles; common fine prominent 10YR44 mottles