IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Florand
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1999CA003003
User Pedon ID:
99CA003003
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
00P0466
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
11971
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:
38.6529999
Std. Longitude:
-119.9260864
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
mountains southwest of Charity Valley.
State:
California
County:
CA003—Alpine
MLRA:
22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
CA686—Coleville-Bridgeport Area, Parts of Alpine and Mono Counties, California
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
38119-F8—Carson Pass, California
PEDON
Describers Name:
EWB/JBF
Current Taxonomic Class:
Loamy-skeletal, isotic Xeric Dystrocryepts
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
3
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Florand
Classificaton Date -
6/15/2007
Moisture Class -
xeric
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Florand
Taxonomic Class -
Ashy-skeletal, mixed Humic Xeric Vitricryand
Taxon Kind -
series
Classificaton Date -
9/1/1999
Moisture Class -
xeric
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landscape:
mountains
Landform:
mountainside
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/1/1999 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
3793-98
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
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
22
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2505
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70
114
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Oi—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; Error; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02930. partially weathered duff material.
A—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02931. estimate 13% clay.
Bw1—33 to 74 centimeters (13.0 to 29.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 40 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02932. estimate 14% clay.
Bw2—74 to 112 centimeters (29.1 to 44.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 55 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P02933. estimate 15% clay.
Bw3—112 to 178 centimeters (44.1 to 70.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; very gravelly sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine to coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 55 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P02934. estimate 15% clay.