IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Division
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986CA027008
  • User Pedon ID: 86CA027008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0815
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59109
  • Print Date: 1/10/2025

    • 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: 36.9269447
  • Std. Longitude: -118.2163925
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12S
  • Range: 34E
  • Section: 12
  • PLSS Details: 1100 feet S and 275 feet E of NW corner
  • Location Description: 8 miles N of Independence on US 395; 1.2 miles E
  • State: California
  • County: CA027—Inyo
  • MLRA: 29—Southern Nevada Basin and Range

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paul Benedict and Tom Caudill
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, active, thermic Aquicambidic Haplodurids
  • 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 - Division
  • PSC - 27 to 62 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Division
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Duric Haplargid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: intermontane basin
  • Landform: terrace—stream or lake
  • Runoff: low
  • 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—27

    27—62

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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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    1162

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    16

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    1A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) interior, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; moderate coarse platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.9, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04915. common very fine and fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    1A2—5 to 16 centimeters (2.0 to 6.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04916. common very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    1A3—16 to 27 centimeters (6.3 to 10.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04917. many very fine and fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    2Btqm—27 to 39 centimeters (10.6 to 15.4 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; platy structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04918. many very fine roots; common fine roots
    2Btn—39 to 52 centimeters (15.4 to 20.5 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loam; moderate coarse and very coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04919. common very fine roots; few fine roots
    2Btkn—52 to 62 centimeters (20.5 to 24.4 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loam; moderate coarse angular blocky, and moderate medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04920. common very fine roots; few fine roots
    3C1—62 to 89 centimeters (24.4 to 35.0 inches); olive (5Y 5/3) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate medium platy structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04921. few very fine roots; few fine roots
    3C2—89 to 103 centimeters (35.0 to 40.6 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior and olive (5Y 5/3) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior and light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04922. few very fine roots; few fine roots
    3C3—103 to 152 centimeters (40.6 to 59.8 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loamy very fine sand; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P04923. few very fine roots; few fine roots
    4C4—152 to 175 centimeters (59.8 to 68.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; fragments. Lab sample # 86P04924. few very fine roots; few fine roots