IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Calpine
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA035003
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA035003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0750
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54993
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 40.1572227
  • Std. Longitude: -120.3166656
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 20 feet S of power pole D24XL5, along Dieter's N access lane, 2500 feet N of residence.
  • State: California
  • County: CA035—Lassen

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Torripsammentic Haploxerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Calpine
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Calpine
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Aridic Haploxeroll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    5

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    1232

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    90

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    1Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04162. 5-10% fine gravel.; few very fine roots
    1A1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04163. 5-10% fine gravel.; few very fine roots
    1A2—30 to 61 centimeters (11.8 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04164. 5-10% fine gravel.; few very fine roots
    1AC—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04165. 5-10% fine gravel.; few very fine roots
    1C1—84 to 91 centimeters (33.1 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04166. 5-10% fine gravel. 10% hard, firm durinodes.; few very fine roots
    1C2—91 to 119 centimeters (35.8 to 46.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04167. 5-10% fine gravel. 3% hard, firm durinodes.; few very fine roots
    1C3—119 to 153 centimeters (46.9 to 60.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; massive; hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P04168. 5-10% fine gravel.; few very fine roots