IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ESQUON

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 95CA612002

User Pedon ID: 95CA612002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - NSSL

Lab Pedon # - 95P0511

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67529

Print Date: 11/24/2024

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: 39.4932101

Std. Longitude: -121.7188348

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 2150' E and 100' S of NW corner of modal site 523, T19N, R2E

Map Unit: 520—Esquon-Neerdobe , 0 to 1 percent slopes

State: California

County: CA007—Butte

MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA612—Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39121-D6—Biggs, California

PEDON

Describers Name: DWB, AEC, BG

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Xeric Epiaquerts

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - ESQUON

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/24/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition

Moisture Class - aquic

Moisture Subclass - xeric

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Esquon

Classificaton Date - 5/3/1995

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: basin

Landform: basin floor

Anthropogenic Feature: leveled land

Runoff: negligible

Drainage Class: somewhat poorly

Flooding: rare flooding for brief periods begining in jan

Ponding: frequent ponding for long periods begining in jan

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 5/3/1995 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - close-grown crop

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
duripan	indurated	142 - 170	—

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon slickensides cambic horizon mottles with chroma 2 or less calcic horizon duripan	0—13 13—124 13—142 28—117 89—142 142—170	—- —- —- —- —- —-

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	—	—	33	—	225	483	—	—	16.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; clay; 47 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak fine granular structure; firm, slightly sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P3870

Bssg—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; clay; 45 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; firm, slightly sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 5 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0), dry, iron-manganese concretions throughout and 10 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0), dry, manganese masses throughout and 25 percent fine irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), dry, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; noneffervescent; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P3871

Bss1—28 to 56 centimeters (11.0 to 22.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; clay; 44 percent clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine angular blocky structure; firm, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 10 percent fine irregular dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry, iron depletions throughout and 10 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0), dry, manganese masses throughout and 10 percent fine irregular masses of oxidized iron throughout and 25 percent fine irregular brown (10YR 4/3), dry, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-5-75 millimeter chert fragments; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P3872

Bss2—56 to 89 centimeters (22.0 to 35.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; clay; 44 percent clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; very firm, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0), dry, iron-manganese nodules throughout and 10 percent fine threadlike dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry, iron depletions throughout; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-5-75 millimeter chert fragments; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P3873

Bkss1—89 to 117 centimeters (35.0 to 46.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; clay; 41 percent clay; weak fine prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; firm, very plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 10 percent fine threadlike gray (10YR 5/1), dry, iron depletions throughout; gray (10YR 5/1) carbonate, finely disseminated; 1 percent by volume subrounded 2-5-75 millimeter chert fragments; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P3874

Bkss2—117 to 127 centimeters (46.1 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; clay loam; 42 percent clay; weak fine angular blocky structure; firm, very plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0), dry, iron-manganese concretions throughout; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P3875

Bk—127 to 142 centimeters (50.0 to 55.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; 25 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; rigid; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; iron depletions in cracks and 1 percent fine spherical iron-manganese concretions throughout and 1 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0), dry, iron-manganese concretions throughout and 5 percent fine spherical black (N 2/0), dry, iron-manganese concretions throughout and 10 percent fine irregular black (N 2/0), dry, manganese masses throughout and 25 percent fine irregular dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), dry, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 10 percent fine threadlike carbonate threads; fragments; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 95P3876

2Bkqm—142 to 170 centimeters (55.9 to 66.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; sandy clay loam; 18 percent clay; massive; rigid; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent fine threadlike carbonate masses throughout; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-5-75 millimeter chert fragments; negative to alpha-alpha dipyridyl; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 95P3877