IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Excelsior

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1987CA019008

User Pedon ID: 87CA019008

Vegetation Plot ID: S1987CA019008

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 88P0270

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60391

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: 36.7877769

Std. Longitude: -120.7786102

Datum: WGS84

Township: 13S

Range: 11E

Section: 21

PLSS Details: 950 feet E and 1700 feet S of the NW corner

Location Description: 15 meters S of Little Panoche Creek Channel.

State: California

County: CA019—Fresno

MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

PEDON

Describers Name: Paris, Arroues, Nazar, Cook, Goss, Herriman

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Torrifluvents

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 8

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Excelsior

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Excelsior

Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous), thermic Typic To

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 11/1/1987

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

Slope Shape Down: linear

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments: 0.05 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 11/1/1987 (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

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
BRMO2 DISTI FEME	Bromus mollis Distichlis Festuca megalura	— saltgrass annual fescue	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon	0—15 118—144	—- —-

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	—	—	154	—	90	18	—	—	17	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1A1—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, dry; silty clay loam; moderate very coarse platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01415; moist when described;. many very fine roots; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

1A2—4 to 15 centimeters (1.6 to 5.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4) interior, dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine continuous tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01416; moist when described;. Common medium roots throughout the horizon.; common very fine roots; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

1C1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, dry; loamy coarse sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 11 percent fine irregular salt masses and 11 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01417; moist when described;. common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine salt masses concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

1C2—25 to 40 centimeters (9.8 to 15.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loamy sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine irregular salt masses and 11 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01418; moist when described;. Common irregular fine hypsum soft masses. Roots are matted on top of the gravelly sand strata. There is a 1 cm thick silt loam strata on top of the gravelly sand strata.; common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine salt masses concentrations; common very fine roots; few fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

1C3—40 to 54 centimeters (15.7 to 21.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 11 percent fine irregular salt masses and 11 percent fine and medium irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01419; moist when described;. A thin 1-2 cm gravelly sand strata on top of horizon.; common fine and medium soft masses of carbonate concentrations; common fine salt masses concentrations; few very fine and fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

1C4—54 to 65 centimeters (21.3 to 25.6 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine irregular carbonate masses and fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01420; moist when described;. Common very fine interstitial pores.; common fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few very fine and fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

1C5—65 to 68 centimeters (25.6 to 26.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01421; moist when described;. Many very fine interstitial pores.; few very fine roots throughout; few fine prominent 7.5YR56 mottles; effervescence is continuous

2A1b—68 to 90 centimeters (26.8 to 35.4 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01422; moist when described;. Many very fine interstitial pores.; few very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

2A2b—90 to 118 centimeters (35.4 to 46.5 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01423; moist when described;. Many very fine interstitial pores.; common very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

2Bw1b—118 to 130 centimeters (46.5 to 51.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 5.5 very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent faint , moist, skeletans over cutans in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent faint , moist, skeletans over cutans between sand grains; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01424; moist when described;. Less than 1% of the pores that have cutans also have less than 0.5 mm cylindrical rods of unknown composition.; few skeletans over cutans surface features in root channels and/or pores; few skeletans over cutans surface features between sand grains; common very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222836; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222837; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222836; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222837

2Bw2b—130 to 144 centimeters (51.2 to 56.7 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3) interior, dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine and fine discontinuous tubular pores; 15 percent faint , moist, skeletans over cutans in root channels and/or pores and 15 percent faint , moist, skeletans over cutans between sand grains; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01425; moist when described;. Less than 1% of the pores that have cutans also have less than 0.5 mm cylindrical rods of unknown composition.; few skeletans over cutans surface features in root channels and/or pores; few skeletans over cutans surface features between sand grains; few very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222838; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222839; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222838; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222839

2C1—144 to 183 centimeters (56.7 to 72.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; loamy coarse sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01426; moist when described;. Less than 1% fine textured balls (spherical masses) 10-30 cm in diameter within the horizon.; few very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

2C2—183 to 220 centimeters (72.0 to 86.6 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) interior, light gray (2.5Y 7/2) interior, dry; gravelly loamy coarse sand; massive; soft, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01427; moist when described;. Less than 1% fine textured balls (spherical masses) 10-30 cm in diameter within the horizon.; few very fine roots throughout; effervescence is continuous

3Cmk—220 to 230 centimeters (86.6 to 90.6 inches); massive; extremely hard, strongly cemented by carbonates and silica; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 88P01428; moist when described;. Cemented horizon was dug out and less cemented material was below. Dug with difficulty. Maybe Cr material.; effervescence is continuous