IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Psamments
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986CA051011
  • User Pedon ID: 86CA051011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0984
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59278
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 37.6679878
  • Std. Longitude: -118.9628983
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 27E
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: Center of NE 1/4
  • Location Description: 2.4 miles NW on F.S. road 3525, from intersection w/ HWY 203, 1 mile N on F.S. road 3536, .55 mile W on F.S. road 3535 then .1 mile S on FS road 3548 on upslope of shoulder of road.
  • State: California
  • County: CA051—Mono

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JAG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy, glassy, frigid Vitrandic Xeropsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxon above family
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Psamments
  • PSC - 58 to 137 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1986
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: hillside or mountainside
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    36—97

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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

    36

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    2440

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    0

    43

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Decomposing pine needles and twigs.
    A1—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sand; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05890. Dry color is between (10YR 6/3) and (10YR 5/3). Horizon split for sampling purposes 0-8 cm 86P5890; 8-18 cm 86P5891.; few very fine and fine roots
    Bw1—23 to 38 centimeters (9.1 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sand; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05892. Texture is very close to a sand.; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    Bw2—38 to 91 centimeters (15.0 to 35.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sand; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P05893. Texture is very close to a sand.; few fine and medium roots; few coarse roots
    C—91 to 157 centimeters (35.8 to 61.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/1) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sand; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very coarse roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P05894. few medium and coarse roots; few very coarse roots