IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Verjeles
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985CA115008
  • User Pedon ID: 85CA115008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0173
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 57978
  • 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: 39.3887711
  • Std. Longitude: -121.2293777
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 18N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 30
  • PLSS Details: 2650 feet N, 1950 feet W, SE Corner
  • Location Description: Challange Quad.
  • State: California
  • County: CA115—Yuba
  • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ultic Haploxeralfs
  • 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 #: 8
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Verjeles
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Argonaut V
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Landscape: mountains or deeply dissected plateaus
  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
  • 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

    5

    580

    90

    O—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Partially decomposed leaves and twigs; not sampled.
    A—1 to 14 centimeters (0.4 to 5.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) interior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, moist; gravelly loam; 16 percent clay; massive; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01068. 10% gravel; many very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    Bt1—14 to 29 centimeters (5.5 to 11.4 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) interior, moist; gravelly loam; 23 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 fine interstitial pores; 15 percent faint clay films in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01069. 10% gravel; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    Bt2—29 to 52 centimeters (11.4 to 20.5 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium interstitial pores; 15 percent distinct clay films between sand grains and 15 percent faint clay films in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01070. Gravel and cobble concentrated at bottom of horizon 5-25 wtd clay 32%.; few clay films surface features between sand grains; few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine and fine roots; many medium roots
    2Bt1—52 to 80 centimeters (20.5 to 31.5 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) interior, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; clay; 50 percent clay; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films and 55 percent distinct clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01071. common clay films surface features; many clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; few very fine roots
    2Bt2—80 to 95 centimeters (31.5 to 37.4 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior, moist; clay; 45 percent clay; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P01072. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; common medium prominent 7.5YR58 mottles; common medium distinct 7.5YR46 mottles
    2Cr—95 to 120 centimeters (37.4 to 47.2 inches); pale olive (5Y 6/3) interior, olive (5Y 4/3) interior, moist; unweathered bedrock; fragments. Soft gabbro diorite.