IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Manzanar
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986CA027003
  • User Pedon ID: 86CA027003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0810
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59104
  • 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: 36.7594452
  • Std. Longitude: -118.1388855
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13S
  • Range: 35E
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: 2500 feet E and 2000 feet N of SE corner
  • Location Description: 4.5 mi SE of Independence.
  • State: California
  • County: CA027—Inyo
  • MLRA: 29—Southern Nevada Basin and Range

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: David Smith
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Aquic 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 #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Manzanar
  • PSC - 43 to 93 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Manzanar
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Aquic Haploxeralf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: intermontane basin
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1986 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—43

    43—116

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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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    1144

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    1A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium and coarse granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04877; moist when described;. many very fine roots; many medium roots; effervescence is continuous
    1A2—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, moist; silt loam; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium and coarse granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04878; moist when described;. many very fine roots; many medium roots; effervescence is continuous
    1BAt—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, moist; silt loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 5.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04879; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine roots; many medium roots; effervescence is continuous
    1Btk1—43 to 62 centimeters (16.9 to 24.4 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, moist; silt loam; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04880; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine roots; common medium roots; effervescence is continuous
    1Btk2—62 to 85 centimeters (24.4 to 33.5 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior, olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior and pale olive (5Y 6/3) interior, moist; clay loam; 11 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04881; moist when described;. common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots; common fine distinct 5GY61 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    1Btg—85 to 104 centimeters (33.5 to 40.9 inches); gray (5Y 6/1) interior and light gray (5Y 7/1) interior, very dark gray (5Y 3/1) interior and dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior, moist; clay loam; 11 percent 5YR 6/ (5YR 6/ fine distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04882; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots; few medium roots; common fine distinct 5YR65 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    2BCtg—104 to 116 centimeters (40.9 to 45.7 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior, gray (5Y 5/1) interior, moist; sandy clay loam; 11 percent yellow (2.5Y 7/6) fine prominent and 30 percent light greenish gray (5GY 7/1) coarse distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04883; moist when described;. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine and fine roots; many coarse distinct 5GY71 mottles; common fine prominent 2.5Y76 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    2Cg—116 to 156 centimeters (45.7 to 61.4 inches); light gray (5Y 7/1) interior, gray (5Y 5/1) interior, moist; stratified loamy sand to coarse sand; 30 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) coarse distinct mottles; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 86P04884; moist when described;. Thin gravelly strata.; few very fine and fine roots; many coarse distinct 5GY61 mottles