IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lillis
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985CA019001
  • User Pedon ID: 85CA019001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0985
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57251
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 36.6338882
  • Std. Longitude: -120.3172226
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15S
  • Range: 15E
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 210 feet N and 812 feet W of SE corner
  • State: California
  • County: CA019—Fresno
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Kerry Arroues and Steve Fedje
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Halic Haploxererts
  • 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 #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lillis
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Lillis
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Entic Chromox
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: piedmont
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Elevation: 1
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    0—33

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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

    1

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    —

    50

    —

    90

    19

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    17

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    18

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    1Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) exterior and olive (5Y 5/3) exterior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) exterior and pale olive (5Y 6/3) exterior, dry; clay; strong very fine subangular blocky, and strong fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05348; dry when described;. Cracks are 13 mm to 4 cm wide.; common very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    1Ap2—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) exterior and olive (5Y 5/3) exterior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) exterior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) exterior, dry; clay; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05349; dry when described;. Cracks are 13 mm to 4 cm wide.; few very fine roots; few fine roots; effervescence is continuous
    1A—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) exterior and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) exterior, gray (5Y 5/1) exterior and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) exterior, dry; clay; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct slickensides (pedogenic) on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine spherical gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05350; dry when described;. Cracks are 1 mm to 5 mm wide.; few fine gypsum crystals concentrations; common intersecting slickensides surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219580; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219580
    2C—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) exterior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) exterior, dry; clay; moderate very coarse prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine interstitial pores; 55 percent distinct nonintersecting slickensides on all faces of peds and 55 percent distinct pressure faces on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine spherical gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05351; dry when described;. Cracks are 1 mm to 5 mm wide.; common fine gypsum crystals concentrations; many nonintersecting slickensides surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; many pressure faces surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219581; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219582; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219581; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219582
    3C1—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) exterior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) exterior, dry; clay; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05352; moist when described;. Color changes slightly on exposure to air.; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    3C2—71 to 100 centimeters (28.0 to 39.4 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) exterior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) exterior, dry; clay; massive; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct , moist, clay films throughout and 37 percent distinct , moist, carbonate coats throughout; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05353; moist when described;. Few shell fragments; color changes slightly on exposure to air.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; common clay films surface features throughout; common lime or carbonate coats surface features throughout; effervescence is discontinuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219583; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219584; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219583; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219584
    3C3—100 to 122 centimeters (39.4 to 48.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) exterior and dark gray (5Y 4/1) exterior, light olive gray (5Y 6/2) exterior, dry; clay; massive; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, carbonate coats throughout and 55 percent distinct , moist, pressure faces throughout; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P05354; moist when described;. Color changes slightly on exposure to air.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; many pressure faces surface features throughout; few lime or carbonate coats surface features throughout; effervescence is discontinuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219585; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219586; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219585; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219586
    3C4—122 to 150 centimeters (48.0 to 59.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2) exterior, olive gray (5Y 5/2) exterior, dry; clay; massive; extremely hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent distinct , moist, carbonate coats throughout and 55 percent distinct , moist, pressure faces throughout; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 85P05355; moist when described;. Color changes slightly on exposure to air.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; many pressure faces surface features throughout; few lime or carbonate coats surface features throughout; effervescence is discontinuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219587; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219588; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219587; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219588