IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Newville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985CA103001
  • User Pedon ID: 85CA103001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 85P0852
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57118
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024
  • 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: 39.8319435
  • Std. Longitude: -122.3666687
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.2 mi N of intersection of Butte Mtn. and Black Butte W roads; 150 feet W of road.
  • State: California
  • County: CA103—Tehama
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: W. C. Lindsey and R. Bailey
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Newville
  • Taxonomic Class - Clayey-skeletal, mixed Typic Haploxeralfs
  • PSC - 43 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1985
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: hills
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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

    argillic horizon

    0—43

    43—165

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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

    18

    152

    270

    56

    16

    27

    8

    16

    4-6506

    1Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, brown (10YR 4/3) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 85P04597; dry when described;. Top 1 to 2 inches is more granular in structure.; many very fine roots throughout
    1A1—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) exterior, brown (10YR 4/3) exterior and brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04598; dry when described;. few very fine roots throughout
    1A2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04599; dry when described;
    1BAt—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04600; dry when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219376; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219376
    2Bt1—53 to 89 centimeters (20.9 to 35.0 inches); 50 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior and 50 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, 50 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior and 50 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) crushed, moist; very gravelly clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04601; dry when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; continuous - phpvsfiid 219377; continuous - phpvsfiid 219377
    2Bt2—89 to 107 centimeters (35.0 to 42.1 inches); 33 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) exterior and 33 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and 33 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior, 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and yellowish red (5YR 4/6) crushed, moist; very gravelly clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04602; dry when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219378; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219378
    2Bt3—107 to 152 centimeters (42.1 to 59.8 inches); 50 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and 50 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) exterior, 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 85P04603; dry when described;. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219379; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219379
    2BCt—152 to 165 centimeters (59.8 to 65.0 inches); 50 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior and 50 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) exterior, 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior and 50 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) exterior and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; very gravelly sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments. Lab sample # 85P04604. few clay films surface features on faces of peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219380; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 219380