IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mugatu

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1986CA019036

User Pedon ID: 86CA019036

Vegetation Plot ID: S1986CA019036

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 87P0231

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59527

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: 36.5791664

Std. Longitude: -120.6872253

Datum: WGS84

Township: 15S

Range: 12E

Section: 32

PLSS Details: 265 feet NW of fence corner approx. 450 feet NW of telephone pole. SW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4

State: California

County: CA019—Fresno

MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

PEDON

Describers Name: K. Arroues and K. Chang

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Xeric Argigypsids

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 #: 36

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Mugatu

PSC - 61 to 104 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010

Moisture Class - xeric

Moisture Subclass - xeric

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Milham

Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Haplargid

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 1/1/1986

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 1

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: upland

Landform: terrace—outwash or marine

Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land

Slope Position: middle third

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: medium

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 1/1/1986 (actual site observation date)

Microrelief Elevation: 1

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	—	—	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon gypsic horizon	0—61 61—104 61—104	—- —- —-

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
2	—	—	245	—	90	20	—	—	17	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, light gray (10YR 7/2) exterior, dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01196; dry when described;. many very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

1A2—5 to 25 centimeters (2.0 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior, dry; loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01197; dry when described;. common very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

1A3—25 to 61 centimeters (9.8 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior, dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01198; dry when described;. effervescence is continuous

1Btky—61 to 104 centimeters (24.0 to 40.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) exterior, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) exterior, dry; loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 30 percent fine irregular lime masses and 30 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P01199; dry when described;. Saline; many fine gypsum crystals concentrations; many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221544; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 221544

1Ck—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) exterior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) exterior, dry; very gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 30 percent fine irregular lime masses; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments and 37 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter. Lab sample # 87P01200; dry when described;. many fine soft masses of lime concentrations; effervescence is continuous