IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Jocal

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1984CA115013

User Pedon ID: 84CA115013

Vegetation Plot ID: S1984CA115013

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 84P0889

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55677

Print Date: 9/24/2024

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: 39.5708351

Std. Longitude: -121.1041641

Datum: WGS84

Township: 20N

Range: 7E

Section: 20

PLSS Details: 213 meters W and 91 meters N of SE corner

Location Description: Strawberry Valley Quadrangle.

State: California

County: CA115—Yuba

MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains

PEDON

Describers Name: D. Lytle

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, siliceous, mesic Typic Haploxerults

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 13

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Jocal

PSC - 20 to 70 cm.

Classificaton Date - 11/27/2018

Classifier - Andrew Brown

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - xeric

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Josephine

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Haploxerult

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: upland slope

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: shoulder

Slope Position: upper third

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: well

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 - conifers

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
ABCO PIMA PIPO	Abies concolor Picea mariana Pinus ponderosa	white fir black spruce ponderosa pine	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—20 20—51	—- —-

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
7	—	—	1152	—	270	178	—	—	20	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Partially decomposed leaves, needles, twigs, and bark. Not sampled.

A—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) exterior, moist; loam; 39 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 14 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04990. Burned root channels throughout.; common very fine and fine roots throughout

Bt1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) exterior, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) exterior, moist; loam; 38 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout and 5.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04991. Burned root channels throughout.; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many very fine roots throughout; many fine to coarse roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680396; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680396

Bt2—25 to 56 centimeters (9.8 to 22.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) exterior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior, moist; loam; 33 percent sand; 48 percent silt; 19 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 5.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04992. Burned root channels throughout.; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; many medium and coarse roots throughout; common very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680398; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680398

Bt3—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 8/6) exterior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior, moist; silt loam; 32 percent sand; 53 percent silt; 15 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout and 2.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 55 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04993. Burned root channels throughout.; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; common very fine roots throughout; common fine and medium roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680394; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680394

Bt4—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); 60 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 8/6) exterior and 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior and 20 percent light red (2.5YR 6/8) interior, 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) exterior and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior and 20 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) interior, moist; silt loam; 34 percent sand; 53 percent silt; 13 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04994. Burned root channels throughout.; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few coarse roots throughout; common fine and medium roots; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680397; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680397

Bt5—112 to 155 centimeters (44.1 to 61.0 inches); 60 percent pink (5YR 7/4) exterior and 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior and 20 percent light red (2.5YR 6/8) interior, 60 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) exterior and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior and 20 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) interior, moist; silt loam; 35 percent sand; 54 percent silt; 11 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, pH meter; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 84P04995. Burned root channels throughout.; common clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few medium and coarse roots throughout; common very fine and fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680399; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680399

Bt6—155 to 190 centimeters (61.0 to 74.8 inches); 60 percent pink (5YR 7/4) exterior and 20 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/8) interior and 20 percent light red (2.5YR 6/8) interior, 60 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) exterior and 20 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) interior and 20 percent red (2.5YR 5/8) interior, moist; loam; 38 percent sand; 50 percent silt; 12 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium and coarse roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 15 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 84P04996. Burned root channels throughout.; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few medium and coarse roots throughout; common very fine and fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680395; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1680395