IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dospalos
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1987CA019015
  • User Pedon ID: 87CA019015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0277
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60398
  • Print Date: 4/26/2025

    • 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: 36.9530563
  • Std. Longitude: -120.6261139
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11S
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 2490 feet E and 82 feet N of the SW corner
  • Location Description: 150 feet E of Highway 33.
  • State: California
  • County: CA019—Fresno
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paris, Arroues, Nazar
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Xeric Endoaquerts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 15
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Dospalos
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dospalos
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic (calcareous), thermic Verti
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 11/1/1987
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: intermontane basin
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/1/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—79

    64—110

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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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    —

    36

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    0

    20

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    17

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    18

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    1Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); black (N 2/0) interior, black (N 2/0) interior, dry; clay; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky, and structureless cloddy structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01489; moist when described;. common very fine and fine roots; common coarse roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    1Ap2—15 to 30 centimeters (5.9 to 11.8 inches); black (N 2/0) interior, black (N 2/0) interior, dry; clay; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium and coarse subangular blocky, and structureless cloddy structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01490; moist when described;. common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots throughout; effervescence is continuous
    1Ap3—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); black (N 2/0) interior, very dark gray (N 3/0) interior, dry; clay; strong very coarse prismatic, and structureless cloddy structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 55 percent prominent , moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01491; moist when described;. many pressure faces surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; few fine to coarse roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 232516; patchy - phpvsfiid 232516
    1A—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); black (N 2/0) interior, dark gray (N 4/0) interior, dry; clay; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine to coarse roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent prominent , moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01492; moist when described;. common pressure faces surface features on faces of peds; common very fine roots; few fine to coarse roots throughout; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 232517; patchy - phpvsfiid 232517
    1Bwg1—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); 50 percent dark greenish gray (5GY 3/1) and 25 percent dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) and 25 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1), 75 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) interior and 25 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent black (N 2/0) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent prominent , moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; 30 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01493; moist when described;. Carbonates also as soft filaments.; many fine and medium soft masses of lime concentrations; common pressure faces surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots throughout; common fine and medium distinct N20 mottles; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 232518; patchy - phpvsfiid 232518
    1Bwg2—79 to 110 centimeters (31.1 to 43.3 inches); 50 percent dark greenish gray (5GY 3/1) and 25 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and 25 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), 50 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior and 50 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) interior, dry; clay; 11 percent black (N 2/0) medium distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots throughout; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 37 percent faint , moist, pressure faces on faces of peds; 1 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified and 30 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P01494; moist when described;. Carbonates also as soft filaments. Gypsum crystals form filaments.; many fine and medium soft masses of lime concentrations; few fine gypsum crystals concentrations; common pressure faces surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots throughout; common medium distinct N20 mottles; effervescence is continuous; patchy - phpvsfiid 232519; patchy - phpvsfiid 232519
    1Ckg1—110 to 137 centimeters (43.3 to 53.9 inches); 50 percent dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) and 25 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) and 25 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2), 75 percent gray (5Y 5/1) interior and 25 percent pale olive (5Y 6/3) interior, dry; clay loam; 1 percent black (N 2/0) fine distinct and 1 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine prominent mottles; massive; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine and medium irregular lime masses and 11 percent medium spherical carbonate nodules; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01495; moist when described;. Carbonates also as soft filaments.; common medium carbonate nodules concentrations; common fine and medium soft masses of lime concentrations; common very fine and fine roots throughout; few fine distinct N20 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR32 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    1Ckg2—137 to 164 centimeters (53.9 to 64.6 inches); 50 percent dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) and 25 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) and 25 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2), 75 percent gray (5Y 6/1) interior and 25 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior, dry; sandy clay loam; 1 percent black (N 2/0) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 11 percent medium spherical carbonate nodules and 30 percent medium irregular lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P01496; moist when described;. Carbonates also as soft filaments.; common medium carbonate nodules concentrations; many medium soft masses of lime concentrations; few very fine roots throughout; few fine distinct N20 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    1Ckg3—164 to 186 centimeters (64.6 to 73.2 inches); 50 percent dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) and 25 percent olive gray (5Y 5/2) and 25 percent olive (5Y 5/3), 50 percent light olive gray (5Y 6/2) interior and 50 percent pale yellow (5Y 7/3) interior, dry; silty clay; 1 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine prominent mottles; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine irregular lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n. Lab sample # 88P01497; moist when described;. Carbonates also as filaments.; common fine soft masses of lime concentrations; few fine prominent 10YR32 mottles; effervescence is continuous