IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): TOADTOWN
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 613-H
  • User Pedon ID: 95CA612009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 613-H
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 96P0139
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 68217
  • 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: 39.9167325
  • Std. Longitude: -121.5838098
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 24 N
  • Range: 3 E
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: approximately 600 feet north and 1500 feet west of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: about 1 miles Southwest of Powellton
  • Map Unit: 811—Powellton-Toadtown , 3 to 15 percent slopes
  • State: California
  • County: CA007—Butte
  • MLRA: 22—Sierra Nevada Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA612—Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39121-H5—Stirling City, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: AEC, BG
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, parasesquic, mesic Andic Haplohumults
  • 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 - TOADTOWN
  • PSC - 13 to 64 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/24/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Toadtown
  • Classificaton Date - 11/28/1995
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ridge
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Bedrock: s strong weathered metamorphic, unspecified
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/28/1995 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 155-50
  • 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

    CADE27

    LIDE

    LIDE3

    PILA

    PIPO

    PSME

    Calocedrus decurrens

    Libocedrus decurrens

    Lithocarpus densiflorus

    Pinus lambertiana

    Pinus ponderosa

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    incense cedar

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    tanoak

    sugar pine

    ponderosa pine

    Douglas-fir

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    cambic horizon

    paralithic contact

    8—13

    33—69

    69—64

    191—0

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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

    7

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    —

    1094

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    122

    1803

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    11.7

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; noneffervescent.
    Oe—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; noneffervescent.
    A—8 to 12 centimeters (3.1 to 4.7 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/3), reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dry; loam; 26 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong fine granular structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 2.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 10.0 medium interstitial and 5.0 coarse interstitial pores; 12 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P1202
    Bt1—12 to 20 centimeters (4.7 to 7.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; loam; 27 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong fine granular structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium roots; 21.0 very fine to medium interstitial and tubular and 3.0 coarse interstitial pores; 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 14 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P1203. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108683; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108683
    Bt2—20 to 32 centimeters (7.9 to 12.6 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; clay loam; 29 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine to coarse tubular pores; 50 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P1204. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108684; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108684
    Bt3—32 to 45 centimeters (12.6 to 17.7 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), dry; clay; 40 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 10.0 fine and medium roots and 7.0 coarse roots; 10.0 very fine to coarse pores; 80 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P1205. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108685; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108685
    Bt4—45 to 68 centimeters (17.7 to 26.8 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6), reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), dry; clay; 43 percent clay; strong fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 21.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 7.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 99 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 96P206. continuous - phpvsfiid 108686; continuous - phpvsfiid 108686
    Bt5—68 to 128 centimeters (26.8 to 50.4 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), reddish yellow (5YR 7/6), dry; clay loam; 31 percent clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; slightly sticky; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular and 2.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 70 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 96P1207. continuous - phpvsfiid 108687; continuous - phpvsfiid 108688; continuous - phpvsfiid 108687; continuous - phpvsfiid 108688
    Bt6—128 to 163 centimeters (50.4 to 64.2 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/8), reddish yellow (5YR 7/6), dry; loam; 27 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; slightly sticky; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 20 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 96P1209. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108689; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108690; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108689; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108690
    Bt7—163 to 188 centimeters (64.2 to 74.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), reddish yellow (5YR 7/6), dry; loam; 18 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 20 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 80 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 96P1210. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108691; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108692; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108691; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108692
    Crt—188 to 197 centimeters (74.0 to 77.6 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), reddish yellow (7.5YR 8/6), dry; loam; 17 percent clay; massive; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 5.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108693; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108693