IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Saddlerock
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA035007
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA035007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0754
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54997
  • 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: 40.3880539
  • Std. Longitude: -120.4250031
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29N
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: 100 feet N and 80 feet E of center
  • State: California
  • County: CA035—Lassen

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, smectitic, mesic Vertic Natrixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Saddlerock
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Saddlerock
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Aridic Natrixeroll
  • Taxon Kind - variant
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • 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:
  • 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
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    1A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; moderate medium platy, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04196. many very fine roots
    1E—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; moderate medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine vesicular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04197. common very fine roots
    1Btn1—8 to 28 centimeters (3.1 to 11.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; clay; strong medium prismatic, and strong fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04198. Roots are on ped faces.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; many medium roots
    1Btn2—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, black (10YR 2/1) interior, moist; clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04199. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many medium roots; few very fine roots
    1Aby—41 to 71 centimeters (16.1 to 28.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, black (N 2/0) interior, moist; clay loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04200. Common clear sand grains coating peds.; few very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR64 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles
    1Byb1—71 to 99 centimeters (28.0 to 39.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, black (N 2/0) interior, moist; clay loam; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct and 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04201. few very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR64 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles
    1Byb2—99 to 109 centimeters (39.0 to 42.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, black (N 2/0) interior, moist; loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04202. few very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR64 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles
    2C—109 to 137 centimeters (42.9 to 53.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior and 2.5Y 3/0 (2.5Y 3/0) interior, moist; loam; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct and 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04203. few very fine roots; few fine distinct 10YR64 mottles; few fine distinct 10YR44 mottles; other consistence is very rigid
    1Ab—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and dark gray (N 4/0) interior, black (N 2/0) interior, moist; silty clay; moderate fine angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments. Lab sample # 84P04204