IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Salado
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 92CA099009
  • User Pedon ID: 92CA099009
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 8
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0185
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65529
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 37.4944444
  • Std. Longitude: -121.1480556
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: W of Hwy 33 and N of Zacharias Rd., 600 ft. N and 2350 ft. W of SE corner of sec. 13, R.7E., T.5S.
  • State: California
  • County: CA099—Stanislaus
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J.S., M.M., and G.R.
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Salado
  • Classificaton Date - 10/20/1989
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: rare flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/20/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 237-32
  • 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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    34

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    90

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 10.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; lime masses; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P1476
    Bw1—15 to 46 centimeters (5.9 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), brown (10YR 5/3) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 10.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine roots; 10.0 very fine tubular and 10.0 fine tubular pores; lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P1477. areas of worm castings and krotovinas that are slightly dark in color are slightly effervescent and light color are strongly effervescent.
    Bw2—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots and 10.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P1478
    Bk1—66 to 84 centimeters (26.0 to 33.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine to coarse roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P1479
    Bk2—84 to 104 centimeters (33.1 to 40.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P1480
    Bk3—104 to 122 centimeters (40.9 to 48.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P1481
    Bk4—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, unspecified. Lab sample # 93P1482