IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Springgulch
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA105007
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA105007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0199
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58004
  • Print Date: 4/30/2025

    • 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: 40.6201248
  • Std. Longitude: -122.9116592
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 32N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 2300 feet E and 1600 feet S of NW corner
  • State: California
  • County: CA105—Trinity

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Haplic Palexeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Springgulch
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hellman
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, mixed, thermic Mollic Palexeralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1984 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    1A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 28 percent clay; strong very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01199. 20% gravel.; few fine roots; many very fine roots
    1BA—10 to 18 centimeters (3.9 to 7.1 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 32 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01200. 15% gravel.; common very fine and fine roots
    1Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01201. 25% gravel.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    1Bt2—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01202. 25% gravel.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    1Bt3—51 to 86 centimeters (20.1 to 33.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 37 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01203. 25% grvel.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    1Bt4—86 to 127 centimeters (33.9 to 50.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 38 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01204. 30% gravel; some weathered rock also.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    1Bt5—127 to 191 centimeters (50.0 to 75.2 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior and light red (2.5YR 6/8) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; very gravelly clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P01205. 40% gravel; profile continues.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots