IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Orland
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989CA021001
  • User Pedon ID: 89CA021001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0225
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62158
  • Print Date: 4/29/2025

    • 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: 39.7363892
  • Std. Longitude: -122.3997192
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 21N
  • Range: 5W
  • Section: 23
  • PLSS Details: 2670 feet N and 1730 feet E of the SW corner
  • Location Description: Grizzly Flat - Glenn County, California.
  • State: California
  • County: CA021—Glenn

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, thermic Typic Xerofluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Orland
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Orland
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, nonacid, thermic Typic Xerofluv
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1989 (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
    • 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
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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P01454. common fine roots; many very fine roots
    A2—3 to 15 centimeters (1.2 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loam; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P01455. many very fine roots
    A3—15 to 36 centimeters (5.9 to 14.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), dry; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P01456. common very fine roots
    Bw1—36 to 69 centimeters (14.2 to 27.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P01457. few very fine roots
    Bw2—69 to 99 centimeters (27.2 to 39.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P01458. few very fine roots
    C—99 to 152 centimeters (39.0 to 59.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; very gravelly loamy sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P01459