IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): FERNCREEK
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA045009
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA045009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1984CA045009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0537
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 54781
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 39.3549995
  • Std. Longitude: -123.7600021
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17N
  • Range: 17W
  • Section: 9
  • PLSS Details: 500 feet S and 2600 feet W of NW corner
  • Location Description: Jackson State Forest. Mendocino County, California.
  • 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-loamy, mixed Plinthic Palehumults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - FERNCREEK
  • PSC - 18 to 68 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • 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: very low
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: G9A-12
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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

    GAYLU

    LIDE3

    PIMU

    PSME

    PTAQ

    SESE3

    Gaylussacia

    Lithocarpus densiflorus

    Pinus muricata

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    Pteridium aquilinum

    Sequoia sempervirens

    huckleberry

    tanoak

    Bishop pine

    Douglas-fir

    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

    5

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    167.6

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    203

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    O1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments.
    EC—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), light gray (10YR 7/2), dry; loam; 18 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent medium strongly coherent cemented carbonate nodules; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.
    BTC1—23 to 51 centimeters (9.1 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) and reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), dry; loam; 25 percent clay; mottles; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 3 percent coarse spherical very strongly coherent cemented carbonate nodules and 3 percent medium spherical very strongly coherent cemented carbonate nodules; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02939
    BTC2—51 to 79 centimeters (20.1 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), yellow (10YR 7/6), dry; clay loam; 29 percent clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine prominent and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 3 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02940
    BTC3—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; clay loam; 32 percent clay; 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) fine prominent and 1 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 75 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry, clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry, clay films on surfaces along pores; 3 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P02941
    BTVC1—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; clay loam; 32 percent clay; 3 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent and 3 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 75 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry, clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry, clay films on surfaces along pores; 3 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.
    BTVC2—132 to 160 centimeters (52.0 to 63.0 inches); 40 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), 40 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; clay loam; 38 percent clay; 3 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) medium prominent and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium prominent and 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent and 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) coarse prominent and 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) medium prominent and 21 percent red (2.5YR 4/8) coarse prominent mottles; moderate fine angular blocky, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds and 0.5 fine roots between peds; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 75 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry, clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry, clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium carbonate concretions; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog.