IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): CRAIGSADDLE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 715-Q
  • User Pedon ID: 98CA612003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 715-Q
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01N0269
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14543
  • 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: 39.5470278
  • Std. Longitude: -121.3829167
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 20 N
  • Range: 5 E
  • Section: 35
  • PLSS Details: approximately 2150 feet east and 2000 feet north of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: about 2.5 miles east of Bidwell Bar Bridge
  • Map Unit: 214—Crystalhill-Oregongulch-Craigsaddle-Rock outcrop , 2 to 15 percent slopes
  • State: California
  • County: CA007—Butte
  • MLRA: 18—Sierra Nevada Foothills
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA612—Butte Area, California, Parts of Butte and Plumas Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39121-E4—Oroville Dam, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: DWB
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Ultic Haploxeralfs
  • 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 - CRAIGSADDLE
  • PSC - 53 to 104 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/24/2012
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Craigsaddle
  • Classificaton Date - 11/18/1998
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: residuum weathered from igneous rock
  • Landscape: dissected foothills
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Bald Rock Pluton (kjtr) formation.
  • Surface Fragments: 10.00 percent 2- to 75-millimeter igneous, unspecified,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/18/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 155-196
  • 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

    ARBUT

    ARMA

    HEAR5

    PIPO

    PLANT

    QUCH2

    TODI

    Arbutus

    Arctostaphylos manzanita

    Heteromeles arbutifolia

    Pinus ponderosa

    Plantago

    Quercus chrysolepis

    Toxicodendron diversilobum

    madrone

    whiteleaf manzanita

    toyon

    ponderosa pine

    plantain

    canyon live oak

    Pacific poison oak

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, densic

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    147 - 203

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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    argillic horizon

    densic contact

    0—13

    13—53

    53—147

    147—203

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    —40—

    —94—

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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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    299

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    200

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 0.1 fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 1P1602; moist when described;
    Bw1—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 1P1603; moist when described;
    Bw2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sandy loam; 10 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 1P1604; moist when described;
    Bw3—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sandy loam; 12 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 medium and coarse roots and 0.1 fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent faint clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 1P1605; moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108994; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108994
    Bt1—53 to 79 centimeters (20.9 to 31.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sandy loam; 19 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 1P1606; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108995; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108995
    Bt2—79 to 130 centimeters (31.1 to 51.2 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; sandy loam; 20 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 1P1607; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108996; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108996
    BCt—130 to 147 centimeters (51.2 to 57.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/3), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; 14 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 20 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent mica flakes, unspecified; 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 1P1608; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108997; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108997
    Crt—147 to 203 centimeters (57.9 to 79.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 8/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; 12 percent clay; massive; very hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 fine roots; 0.1 very fine tubular pores; 25 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds; 5 percent mica flakes, unspecified; 25 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter igneous, acid fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 1P1609; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108998; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 108998