IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): FERNCREEK
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA045003
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA045003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1984CA045003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0535
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54779
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 39.3574982
  • Std. Longitude: -123.7727814
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: Jackson State Forest.
  • Location Description: Mendocino County, California. , 800 feet W and 150 feet N of SE corner.
  • State: California
  • County: CA045—Mendocino
  • MLRA: 4B—Coastal Redwood Belt
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA694—Mendocino County, Western Part, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39123-C7—Mendocino, California

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, isomesic Plinthic Haplohumults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - FERNCREEK
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1984
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: level marine terrace
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: G9A-12
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CUPRE

    DRSE

    GAYLU

    LIDE3

    PIMU

    PTAQ

    SESE3

    Cupressus

    Dryopteris setigera

    Gaylussacia

    Lithocarpus densiflorus

    Pinus muricata

    Pteridium aquilinum

    Sequoia sempervirens

    cypress

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    huckleberry

    tanoak

    Bishop pine

    western brackenfern

    redwood

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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

    3

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    140.2

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    270

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    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.
    E—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); pinkish gray (5YR 6/2), gray (10YR 6/1) and light gray (7.5YR 7/1), dry; sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02927
    Ex—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), white (10YR 8/1), dry; sandy loam; 15 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, very friable, very weakly coherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02928
    Btx—23 to 35 centimeters (9.1 to 13.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; sandy loam; 20 percent clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, very weakly coherent, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay bridges between sand grains and 10 percent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02929
    Bt—35 to 66 centimeters (13.8 to 26.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; 34 percent clay; moderate very fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on surfaces along pores and 10 percent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02930
    Btv1—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; clay loam; 38 percent clay; 3 percent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) medium prominent and 3 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) medium distinct and 3 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02931
    Btv2—89 to 114 centimeters (35.0 to 44.9 inches); 60 percent red (2.5YR 4/6), black (10YR 2/1), dry; sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse prominent mottles; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine angular blocky, and weak medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, clay films on surfaces along pores and 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02932
    Ctv—114 to 160 centimeters (44.9 to 63.0 inches); 45 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), yellow (10YR 7/6), dry; sandy clay loam; 22 percent clay; 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) medium prominent and 3 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 7/2) medium prominent and 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) coarse prominent and 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) coarse distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments. Lab sample # 84P02933