IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nord
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA031010
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA031010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0200
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55916
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 36.3666649
  • Std. Longitude: -119.8499985
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 18S
  • Range: 19E
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: 701 meters N and 30 meters E of SE 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, thermic Cumulic Haploxerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nord
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Nord
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, thermic Cumulic Haploxeroll
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • 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
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • 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

    mollic 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

    —

    —

    66

    —

    200

    —

    —

    16

    27

    7

    17

    28

    8

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    —

    —

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    1Ap—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01040; dry when described;. few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; very few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; many very fine roots throughout; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 230507; patchy - phpvsfiid 230507
    1A—12 to 36 centimeters (4.7 to 14.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01041; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; very few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common very fine roots; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 230508; patchy - phpvsfiid 230508
    1C1—36 to 63 centimeters (14.2 to 24.8 inches); 80 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, 80 percent brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent faint , moist, carbonate coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01042; moist when described;. few fine soft masses of lime concentrations; very few lime or carbonate coats surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common very fine roots; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; very few to few 7.5YR44 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 230509; patchy - phpvsfiid 230509
    1C2—63 to 86 centimeters (24.8 to 33.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, 70 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 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; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01043; 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; many fine prominent 10YR36 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230510; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 230510
    1C3—86 to 107 centimeters (33.9 to 42.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, 70 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01044; moist when described;. few very fine roots; many fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    1C4—107 to 160 centimeters (42.1 to 63.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, 70 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 30 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P01045; moist when described;. few very fine roots; many fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles