IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Guijarral

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1987CA019009

User Pedon ID: 87CA019009

Vegetation Plot ID: S1987CA019009

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 88P0271

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60392

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: 36.7869453

Std. Longitude: -120.7794418

Datum: WGS84

Township: 13S

Range: 11E

Section: 21

PLSS Details: 825 feet E and 1900 feet S of the NW corner

Location Description: 69 meters N of Little Panoche Rd on same surface.

State: California

County: CA019—Fresno

MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

PEDON

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

Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Haplocambids

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data

Pedon #: 9

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Guijarral

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Guijarral

Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, thermic Typic Camborthid

Taxon Kind - variant

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: 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 ERODI FEME	Bromus mollis Erodium Festuca megalura	— stork's bill annual fescue	— — —	— — —	— — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon cambic horizon petrocalcic horizon	0—17 17—125 125—175	—- —- —-

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	—	—	157	—	90	18	—	—	17	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

1A1—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; gravelly sandy loam; moderate very coarse platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 17 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01430; moist when described;. many very fine roots throughout

1A2—4 to 17 centimeters (1.6 to 6.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01431; moist when described;. common very fine roots throughout

1BAt—17 to 26 centimeters (6.7 to 10.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint clay films on sand and gravel and 55 percent faint coats on sand and gravel; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01432; dry when described;. Many irregular micro pores.; very few clay films surface features on sand and gravel; many coats surface features on sand and gravel; many very fine roots throughout; patchy - phpvsfiid 222840; continuous - phpvsfiid 222841; patchy - phpvsfiid 222840; continuous - phpvsfiid 222841

1Bt1—26 to 37 centimeters (10.2 to 14.6 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 55 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains and 55 percent faint coats on sand and gravel and 55 percent faint clay films on sand and gravel; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01433; dry when described;. many clay bridging surface features between sand grains; many coats surface features on sand and gravel; many clay films surface features on sand and gravel; few very fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222842; continuous - phpvsfiid 222844; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222843; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222842; continuous - phpvsfiid 222844; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222843

1Bt2—37 to 55 centimeters (14.6 to 21.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; gravelly coarse sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky, and weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint coats on sand and gravel and 55 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains and 55 percent faint clay films on sand and gravel; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01434; dry when described;. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; many clay bridging surface features between sand grains; common coats surface features on sand and gravel; many clay films surface features on sand and gravel; few very fine roots throughout; effervescence is discontinuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 222847; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222845; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222846; continuous - phpvsfiid 222847; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222845; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222846

2Bt3—55 to 86 centimeters (21.7 to 33.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, dry; very gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains and 37 percent faint clay films on sand and gravel; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01435; dry when described;. few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few clay bridging surface features between sand grains; common clay films surface features on sand and gravel; very few very fine roots throughout; effervescence is discontinuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 222849; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222848; continuous - phpvsfiid 222849; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222848

2Bt4—86 to 125 centimeters (33.9 to 49.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; very gravelly loamy coarse sand; single grain; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains and 15 percent faint carbonate coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks and 37 percent faint clay films on sand and gravel; 1 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01436; dry when described;. Few thin carbonate coatings on underside of coarse fragments.; few fine soft masses of carbonate concentrations; few clay bridging surface features between sand grains; common clay films surface features on sand and gravel; few lime or carbonate coats surface features on lower surfaces of peds or stones; effervescence is discontinuous; continuous - phpvsfiid 222851; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222850; patchy - phpvsfiid 222852; continuous - phpvsfiid 222851; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222850; patchy - phpvsfiid 222852

2Bkqm1—125 to 165 centimeters (49.2 to 65.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) interior and pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior and very pale brown (10YR 8/2) interior, dry; very gravelly loamy sand; massive; extremely hard by carbonates and silica; 55 percent distinct carbonate coats on lower surfaces of peds or rocks; 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01437; dry when described;. Cementation grades from strongly at the top of the horizon to wekaly at the bottom. Common medium (5 mm) pendants on underside of coarse fragments.; many lime or carbonate coats surface features on lower surfaces of peds or stones; effervescence is continuous; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222853; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 222853

2Bkqm2—165 to 175 centimeters (65.0 to 68.9 inches); massive; extremely hard, indurated by carbonates and silica; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, unspecified. Lab sample # 88P01438; dry when described;. effervescence is continuous