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:
11/21/2024
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:
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
—-
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
—
—
2440
—
0
43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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