IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sites
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA115006
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA115006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1984CA115006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0882
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55670
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • 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: 39.4888878
  • Std. Longitude: -121.2249985
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: 549 meters N 64 meters W of SE corner
  • State: California
  • County: CA115—Yuba
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Lytle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, parasesquic, mesic Xeric Haplohumults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sites
  • PSC - 15 to 65 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/21/2018
  • Classifier - Julie Baker
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sites
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey, oxidic, mesic Xeric Haplohumult
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • Bedrock: with 10 to <45
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    LITHO

    PIPO

    PSME

    Lithocarpus

    Pinus ponderosa

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    tanoak

    ponderosa pine

    Douglas-fir

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, paralithic

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    165 - 190

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—25

    25—165

    165—190

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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

    4

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    794

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    315

    165

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    12

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    14

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    O—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04945. Partially decomposed leaves, needles, twigs, and bark.
    A—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) exterior, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior, dry; silt loam; 18 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 26 percent clay; strong fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04946. many fine and medium roots throughout
    Bt1—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior, dry; silty clay loam; 18 percent sand; 50 percent silt; 33 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 medium roots throughout and 5.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04947. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1446969; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1446969
    Bt2—51 to 79 centimeters (20.1 to 31.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) exterior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior, dry; silty clay loam; 18 percent sand; 43 percent silt; 39 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 medium and coarse roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 fine to coarse tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04948. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; many medium and coarse roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1446970; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1446970
    Bt3—79 to 112 centimeters (31.1 to 44.1 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) exterior, red (2.5YR 4/6) exterior, dry; clay loam; 23 percent sand; 43 percent silt; 34 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 tubular pores; 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04949. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1446971; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1446971
    Bt4—112 to 140 centimeters (44.1 to 55.1 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) exterior, red (2.5YR 4/6) exterior, dry; clay loam; 24 percent sand; 43 percent silt; 33 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 55 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04950. 5% soft easily crushed schist fragments.; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few fine and medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1446972; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1446972
    Bt5—140 to 165 centimeters (55.1 to 65.0 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) exterior, reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) exterior, dry; clay loam; 26 percent sand; 44 percent silt; 29 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 84P04951. 5% soft easily crushed schist fragments.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine and medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1446973; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1446973
    Cr—165 to 190 centimeters (65.0 to 74.8 inches);, 50 percent red (2.5YR 4/6) exterior and 50 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) exterior, dry; bedrock; 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 37 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), dry, iron stains and 37 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), dry, manganese or iron-manganese stains; fragments. Lab sample # 84P04952. common iron stains surface features; common manganese or iron-manganese stains surface features; few fine roots in cracks; patchy - phpvsfiid 1446974; patchy - phpvsfiid 1446975; patchy - phpvsfiid 1446974; patchy - phpvsfiid 1446975