IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kimberlina
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA031005
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA031005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0195
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55911
  • Print Date: 4/30/2025

    • 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: 36.2083321
  • Std. Longitude: -119.7416687
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 20S
  • Range: 21E
  • Section: 7
  • PLSS Details: 46 meters S and 30 meters W of 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, superactive, calcareous, thermic Typic Torriorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kimberlina
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kimberlina
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous), thermic Typic To
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • 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: well
  • 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 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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—36

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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

    —

    180

    —

    —

    17

    28

    7

    18

    29

    8

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    —

    —

    —

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    1A—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P01001; dry when described;. many very fine roots throughout
    1Ak—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); weak red (2.5YR 4/2) interior, pale red (2.5YR 6/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01002; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; many very fine roots throughout; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 218100; patchy - phpvsfiid 218100
    1Ck1—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); 80 percent weak red (2.5YR 4/2) interior, 80 percent pale red (2.5YR 6/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01003; moist when described;. Shape and size of disseminated line is unknown.; few soft masses of lime concentrations; few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 218101; patchy - phpvsfiid 218101
    1Ck2—51 to 64 centimeters (20.1 to 25.2 inches); weak red (2.5YR 4/2) interior, pale red (2.5YR 6/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01004; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 218102; patchy - phpvsfiid 218102
    1Ck3—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); weak red (2.5YR 4/2) interior, pale red (2.5YR 6/2) interior, dry; silt loam; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01005; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 218103; patchy - phpvsfiid 218103
    1Ck4—79 to 119 centimeters (31.1 to 46.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, 70 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; loamy fine sand; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 30 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01006; moist when described;. many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots; many fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; many fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218104; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 218104
    1Ck5—119 to 160 centimeters (46.9 to 63.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, 80 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; loamy fine sand; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent and 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 85P01007; moist when described;. Shape and size disseminated lime is unknown.; few soft masses of lime concentrations; few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 218105; patchy - phpvsfiid 218105