IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Copus
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990CA029013
  • User Pedon ID: 90CA029013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0582
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62515
  • 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: 35.1805573
  • Std. Longitude: -119.2755585
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: California
  • County: CA029—Kern
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paul Benedict, Ken Oster
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Endoaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Copus
  • PSC - 46 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Copus
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, thermic Vertic Haplaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: very low
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1990 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—46

    46—61

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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

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    87

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    15

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    Ap1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), gray (10YR 5/1), dry; clay; massive; hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03393. few fine roots; few medium roots
    Ap2—15 to 46 centimeters (5.9 to 18.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03394. few medium roots; common fine roots
    Bw—46 to 61 centimeters (18.1 to 24.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; clay; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent pressure faces; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03395. very few pressure faces surface features; few medium roots; common fine roots; common medium prominent 10YR44 mottles
    By1—61 to 81 centimeters (24.0 to 31.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; clay; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03396. common fine gypsum crystals concentrations; common fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR44 mottles
    By2—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; clay; 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium prominent mottles; moderate fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 11 percent medium irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03397. common medium gypsum crystals concentrations; common fine roots; many medium prominent 10YR44 mottles
    By3—102 to 130 centimeters (40.2 to 51.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; clay; 1 percent 2.5Y 3/0 (2.5Y 3/0) fine and medium distinct and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; weak fine angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent pressure faces; 11 percent medium irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03398. common medium gypsum crystals concentrations; very few pressure faces surface features; common fine roots; few fine and medium distinct 2.5Y30 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles
    By4—130 to 152 centimeters (51.2 to 59.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dry; clay; 1 percent 2.5Y 3/0 (2.5Y 3/0) fine and medium distinct and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 2 percent pressure faces; 11 percent medium irregular gypsum crystals, unspecified; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter. Lab sample # 90P03399. common medium gypsum crystals concentrations; very few pressure faces surface features; few fine roots; few fine and medium distinct 2.5Y30 mottles; few fine prominent 7.5YR44 mottles