IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
EXCELSIOR
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1988CA107011
User Pedon ID:
88CA107011
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1988CA107011
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
88P0971
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
61089
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:
35.8666649
Std. Longitude:
-119.5361099
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
24S
Range:
23E
Section:
6
PLSS Details:
1600 feet North and 200 feet East of SW corner
Location Description:
Western Tulare County, California. 200 feet East of Kings-Tulare county line. About 4 miles WSW of Alpaugh.
State:
California
County:
CA107—Tulare
MLRA:
17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
CA659—Tulare County, Western Part, California
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
35119-G5—Hacienda Ranch, California
PEDON
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous) Typic Torrifluvents
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
11
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
EXCELSIOR
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
3/12/2002
Moisture Class -
xeric
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Excelsior
Taxonomic Class -
Coarse-loamy, mixed (calcareous), thermic Typic To
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
6/1/1988
Moisture Class -
aridic (torric)
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
nearly level dune lake
Drainage Class:
excessively
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
VEGU1-46B
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol
Scientific Name
National Vernacular Name
Plant Type Group
Canopy Cover %
Vegetation Stata Level
HORDE
Hordeum
barley
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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
0
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C1—0 to 36 centimeters (0.0 to 14.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; loamy fine sand; 3 percent clay; massive; soft, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05297; observed in pit, small
C2—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; loamy fine sand, very fine sandy loam; 3 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine irregular and 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05298; observed in pit, small
C3—61 to 112 centimeters (24.0 to 44.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2), light gray (5Y 7/1), dry; loamy fine sand, very fine sandy loam; 5 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine irregular and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05299; observed in pit, small
C4—112 to 145 centimeters (44.1 to 57.1 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2), light gray (5Y 7/1), dry; very fine sand, very fine sandy loam, silt loam; 9 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine irregular and 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.7, pH meter; clear smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small
C5—145 to 185 centimeters (57.1 to 72.8 inches); 50 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) and 50 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), black (5Y 2/1) and light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; stratified stratified loamy fine sand to fine sandy loam to silt loam; 7 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine irregular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, pH meter.; observed in pit, small