IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Almanor
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA063003
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA063003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0757
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55000
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 40.3761101
  • Std. Longitude: -121.1333313
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 29N
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 18
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 of NW 1/4
  • State: California
  • County: CA063—Plumas
  • MLRA: 22B—Southern Cascade Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial-skeletal, amorphic, frigid Typic Haploxerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Almanor
  • Classificaton Date - 11/30/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Beaty
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, frigid Andic Xerochrept
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: 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 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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

    8

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    678

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    180

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    O—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Not sampled. Fresh and decomposing fir needles, twigs and bark.
    A—8 to 21 centimeters (3.1 to 8.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04217. 40 gravel.; many very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    AB—21 to 36 centimeters (8.3 to 14.2 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04218. 50% gravel.; many very fine and fine roots; common coarse roots
    Bw1—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) interior, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04219. 50% gravel.; many very fine and fine roots; common coarse roots
    Bw2—51 to 82 centimeters (20.1 to 32.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04220. 50% gravel.; common fine and medium roots; common coarse roots
    Bw3—82 to 110 centimeters (32.3 to 43.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, dry; extremely gravelly sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04221. 50% gravel.; common fine and medium roots; common coarse roots
    2R—110 to 120 centimeters (43.3 to 47.2 inches); unweathered bedrock; fragments. Lab sample # 84P04222. Hard massive basalt. Horizon fractures with some medium roots growing horizontally.