IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Calflax
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986CA019034
  • User Pedon ID: 86CA019034
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1986CA019034
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 87P0229
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59525
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 36.6172218
  • Std. Longitude: -120.6713867
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 16S
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 375 feet S and 1125 feet E of the NW corner
  • State: California
  • County: CA019—Fresno
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: K. Arrows and R. Howard
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, calcareous, thermic Typic Torrifluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 34
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Calflax
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Westhaven
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed (calcareous) Typic Torrifluvent
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain valleys or canyons
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1986 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ATRIP

    Atriplex

    saltbush

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    0—36

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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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    179

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    0

    20

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    17

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    22

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    1A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01177. common very fine roots
    1A2—5 to 36 centimeters (2.0 to 14.2 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01178. common very fine roots; few fine roots; effervescence is continuous
    1C1—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, moist; silt loam; 11 percent gray (5Y 5/1) fine prominent and 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 11 percent threadlike gypsum masses and 11 percent spherical gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01179. common masses of gypsum concentrations; common masses of gypsum concentrations; few fine roots; few medium roots; common fine prominent 5Y51 mottles; common fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    1C2—43 to 51 centimeters (16.9 to 20.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 11 percent threadlike gypsum masses and 11 percent spherical gypsum masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01180. common masses of gypsum concentrations; common masses of gypsum concentrations; few very fine roots; effervescence is continuous
    1C3—51 to 66 centimeters (20.1 to 26.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, moist; silty clay loam; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 11 percent threadlike gypsum masses and 11 percent spherical gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01181. common masses of gypsum concentrations; common masses of gypsum concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    1C4—66 to 76 centimeters (26.0 to 29.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, moist; silt loam; massive; friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 11 percent threadlike gypsum masses and 11 percent spherical gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01182. common masses of gypsum concentrations; common masses of gypsum concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    1C5—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 1 percent threadlike gypsum masses and 1 percent spherical gypsum masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01183. Sandy clay loam has many fine sands.; few masses of gypsum concentrations; few masses of gypsum concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    1C6—89 to 97 centimeters (35.0 to 38.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior and grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent threadlike gypsum masses and 1 percent spherical gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01184. few masses of gypsum concentrations; few masses of gypsum concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    1C7—97 to 112 centimeters (38.2 to 44.1 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent threadlike gypsum masses and 1 percent spherical gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01185. Sandy clay loam has many fine sands.; few masses of gypsum concentrations; few masses of gypsum concentrations; effervescence is continuous
    1C8—112 to 152 centimeters (44.1 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent threadlike gypsum masses and 1 percent spherical gypsum masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01186. few masses of gypsum concentrations; few masses of gypsum concentrations; effervescence is continuous