IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Sites
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984CA115010
  • User Pedon ID: 84CA115010
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1984CA115010
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0886
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55674
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 39.5125008
  • Std. Longitude: -121.1777802
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 19N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 457 meters E and 46 meters S of NW corner
  • Location Description: Clipper Mills Quadrangle.
  • State: California
  • County: CA115—Yuba
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: D. Lytle
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, parasesquic, mesic Xeric Haplohumults
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 10
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Sites
  • PSC - 28 to 78 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/11/2018
  • Classifier - Andrew Brown
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Holland
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ultic Haploxeralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1984
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • 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: footslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • 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

    PIMA

    PIPO

    PSME

    Picea mariana

    Pinus ponderosa

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    black spruce

    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—28

    28—172

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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

    12

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    921

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    270

    170

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    12

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    14

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    O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04969. Partially decomposed leaves, needles, twigs, and bark.
    A—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) exterior, moist; sandy loam; strong fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.5 medium roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04970. many very fine and fine roots throughout; common medium roots throughout
    BA—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) exterior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) exterior, moist; sandy loam; strong fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04971. 20% 1 to 2 mm coarse sand.; many fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout
    Bt1—33 to 51 centimeters (13.0 to 20.1 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior, 5YR 3/6 (5YR 3/6) exterior, moist; loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 fine and medium roots throughout and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct clay films between sand grains; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04972. 20% 1 to 2 mm coarse sand.; few clay films surface features between sand grains; many fine and medium roots throughout; common coarse roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680462; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680462
    Bt2—51 to 68 centimeters (20.1 to 26.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior, 5YR 3/6 (5YR 3/6) exterior, moist; loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04973. few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine roots throughout; common fine to coarse roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680463; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680463
    Bt3—68 to 97 centimeters (26.8 to 38.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior, 5YR 3/6 (5YR 3/6) exterior, moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04974. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine roots throughout; common fine and medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680464; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680465; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680464; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680465
    Bt4—97 to 137 centimeters (38.2 to 53.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior, 5YR 3/6 (5YR 3/6) exterior, moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04975. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine and fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680466; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680467; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680466; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680467
    Bt5—137 to 177 centimeters (53.9 to 69.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) exterior, moist; clay loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P04976. common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine and fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680468; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680468