IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mudwash
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1998CA063003
  • User Pedon ID: 98CA063003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1998CA063003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 98P0288
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10559
  • 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: 39.6859169
  • Std. Longitude: -121.1560822
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 21N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 14
  • PLSS Details: About 16 miles SE of Cascade, approximately 450 feet West and 500 feet South of the NE corner
  • Location Description: About 16 miles SE of Cascade.
  • State: California
  • County: CA063—Plumas
  • 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: 39121-F2—Cascade, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DWB
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial over loamy, mixed, mesic Alfic Humic Haploxerands
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mudwash
  • PSC - 10 to 122 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mudwash
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial over loamy, amorphic, mesic Ultic Haploxera
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 10/7/1998
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: lava plateau
  • Landform: ridge
  • Hill Slope Profile: footslope
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: s strong weathered basalt with =>200
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/7/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 205-124
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • 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

    ABCO

    CECO

    LIDE

    PIMA

    PIPO

    QUKE

    QUVE

    SYMPH

    Abies concolor

    Ceanothus cordulatus

    Libocedrus decurrens

    Picea mariana

    Pinus ponderosa

    Quercus kelloggii

    Quercus velutina

    Symphoricarpos

    white fir

    whitethorn ceanothus

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    black spruce

    ponderosa pine

    California black oak

    black oak

    snowberry

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

    umbric epipedon

    andic soil properties

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    10—66

    10—66

    66—183

    183—226

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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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    1417

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    210

    1955

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    10

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Fresh litter.
    Oa—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); fragments. Decomposed litter.
    A1—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; gravelly loam; 10 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 250-425-600 millimeter basalt fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01755. Very light bulk density; 11.0 NaF pH.
    A2—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; gravelly sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter basalt fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01756. very light bulk density; 11.0 NaF pH.
    Bw—33 to 66 centimeters (13.0 to 26.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; gravelly sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter basalt fragments and 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P01757. light bulk density; 10.5 NaF pH.
    2Bt1—66 to 89 centimeters (26.0 to 35.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; gravelly loam; 22 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01758. 9.8 NaF pH.; continuous - phpvsfiid 202944; continuous - phpvsfiid 202944
    2Bt2—89 to 132 centimeters (35.0 to 52.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) gravelly loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01759. continuous - phpvsfiid 201391; continuous - phpvsfiid 201391
    2BCt—132 to 183 centimeters (52.0 to 72.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; extremely gravelly loam; 24 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; 60 percent by volume rounded 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P01760. continuous - phpvsfiid 201398; continuous - phpvsfiid 201398
    2Cr—183 to 226 centimeters (72.0 to 89.0 inches); 0.5 fine roots; fragments. paralithic basalt, strong rock structure, has white and yellow concretions and manganese stains, no fractures.