IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sites
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA115007
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA115007
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1984CA115007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0883
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55671
  • 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: 39.4930573
  • Std. Longitude: -121.2180557
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: 665 meters S and 305 meters E of NW 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 #: 7
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sites
  • PSC - 13 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/11/2018
  • Classifier - Andrew Brown
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sites Satellites
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • 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: footslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Flooding: frequent flooding
  • 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 Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—13

    13—188

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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

    15

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    876

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    270

    165

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    12

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    14

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    O—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Partially decomposed leaves, needles, twigs, and bark. Not sampled.
    A—1 to 14 centimeters (0.4 to 5.5 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) exterior, brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, dry; gravelly loam; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04953. common very fine and fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout
    Bt1—14 to 29 centimeters (5.5 to 11.4 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) exterior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior, dry; gravelly clay loam; moderate medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.5 medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04954. common very fine and fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout
    Bt2—29 to 47 centimeters (11.4 to 18.5 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) exterior, yellowish red (5YR 5/6) exterior, dry; gravelly clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 2.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04955. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common fine roots throughout; few medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680454; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680454
    Bt3—47 to 87 centimeters (18.5 to 34.3 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) exterior, red (2.5YR 4/6) exterior, dry; clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04956. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680455; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680456; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680455; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680456
    Bt4—87 to 126 centimeters (34.3 to 49.6 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) exterior, red (2.5YR 4/6) exterior, dry; clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04957. common clay films surface features between sand grains; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680457; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680458; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680457; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680458
    Bt5—126 to 159 centimeters (49.6 to 62.6 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) exterior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) exterior, dry; clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04958. few fine iron concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features between sand grains; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680459; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680460; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680459; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680460
    Bt6—159 to 189 centimeters (62.6 to 74.4 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) exterior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) exterior, dry; clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical iron concretions; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P04959. few fine iron concretions concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680461; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680461