IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Winnedumah
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986CA027005
  • User Pedon ID: 86CA027005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0812
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59106
  • 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: 36.8008347
  • Std. Longitude: -118.1541672
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13S
  • Range: 35E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 1800 feet W and 1100 feet N of SE corner
  • Location Description: 2.5 mi E of Independence, 1100 feet north of Mazourka Canyon Road.
  • State: California
  • County: CA027—Inyo
  • MLRA: 29—Southern Nevada Basin and Range

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Fred Fischer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Xeric Haplargids
  • 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 #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Winnedumah
  • PSC - 29 to 79 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Winnedumah
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Xerollic Haplargid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture SUBClass - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: intermontane basin
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: somewhat 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—29

    29—136

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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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    1153

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    16

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    1An1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; weak very coarse prismatic, and moderate medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04892; dry when described;. Hydrophobic.; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; effervescence is continuous
    1An2—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; loam; weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04893; dry when described;. many very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; effervescence is continuous
    1An3—29 to 52 centimeters (11.4 to 20.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04894; dry when described;. Many pressure faces on ped faces.; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; effervescence is continuous
    1BAtn—52 to 69 centimeters (20.5 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04895; dry when described;. Common fine soft CaCO3.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; effervescence is continuous
    1Bt—69 to 84 centimeters (27.2 to 33.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loam; weak very coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 86P04896; moist when described;. Top of argillic horizon.; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; effervescence is continuous
    2Btb1—84 to 115 centimeters (33.1 to 45.3 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04897; moist when described;. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; few clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; effervescence is continuous
    2Btb2—115 to 136 centimeters (45.3 to 53.5 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, clay films between sand grains; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04898; moist when described;. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    2Btb3—136 to 157 centimeters (53.5 to 61.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium and coarse prominent mottles; weak medium and coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, clay films between sand grains; 1 percent coarse spherical iron concretions and 1 percent coarse spherical iron-manganese concretions; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04899; moist when described;. Many fine and medium (7.5YR 5/6 and 10YR 5/6) dry mottles; (7.5YR4/6 and 10YR 4/6) moist mottles. MIP MnO2 and F2O2 ( ) stains on ped faces.; few coarse iron concretions concentrations; few coarse iron-manganese concretions concentrations; many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; many medium and coarse prominent 7.5YR56 mottles
    2Bwb—157 to 190 centimeters (61.8 to 74.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 30 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium and coarse prominent mottles; weak medium and coarse prismatic structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent , moist, clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent , moist, clay films between sand grains; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04900; moist when described;. many clay films surface features on faces of peds; many clay films surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; many medium and coarse prominent 7.5YR56 mottles