IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
BOTTLEHILL
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1996CA007002
User Pedon ID:
96CA612028
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1996CA007002
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Print Date:
11/23/2024
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:
40.0216675
Std. Longitude:
-121.5359726
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
25N
Range:
4E
Section:
16
PLSS Details:
approximately 1850 feet north and 1350 feet east of the southwest corner
Location Description:
2 miles west of the skyway on log road BOA north side of the road. SE1/4 NW1/4 SW1/4.
State:
California
County:
CA007—Butte
MLRA:
22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
CA612—Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
40121-A5—Butte Meadows, California
PEDON
Describers Name:
AEC
Current Taxonomic Class:
Loamy-skeletal, mixed, active, mesic Xeric Haplohumults
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
soil survey inventory
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
BOTTLEHILL
PSC -
18 to 68 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/24/2012
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eighth edition
Moisture Class -
xeric
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Bottlehill
Classificaton Date -
10/7/1996
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
mountains
Landform:
ridge
Geomorphic Component Hills:
interfluve
Hill Slope Profile:
summit
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Bedrock:
h slight weathered metamorphic, unspecified with <10
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/7/1996 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
439-114
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—18
18—81
—-
—-
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
—
—
1579
—
180
1875
—
—
10
—
—
10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments.
Oe—1 to 4 centimeters (0.4 to 1.6 inches); fragments.
A1—4 to 11 centimeters (1.6 to 4.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 10 percent clay; moderate fine granular structure; soft, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 35 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P1954; dry when described;
A2—11 to 22 centimeters (4.3 to 8.7 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 11 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 30 percent faint clay bridges between sand grains; 45 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P1955; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108445; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108446; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108445; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108446
Bt1—22 to 32 centimeters (8.7 to 12.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 14 percent clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 0.1 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 60 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 40 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 97P1956; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 107420; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 107420
Bt2—32 to 55 centimeters (12.6 to 21.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), very pale brown (10YR 8/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 16 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 90 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P1957; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 108478; continuous - phpvsfiid 108478
Bt3—55 to 85 centimeters (21.7 to 33.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; extremely gravelly loam; 17 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 40 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 20 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments and 55 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter metamorphic, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 97P1958; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 108479; continuous - phpvsfiid 108479
R—85 centimeters (33.5 inches); fragments.