IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Tallac
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1999CA017008
User Pedon ID:
99CA017008
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
NSSL
Lab Pedon # -
00P0191
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
11699
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:
38.9364586
Std. Longitude:
-120.0464783
Datum:
WGS84
Map Unit:
7524—Tallac gravelly coarse sandy loam, moderately well drained, 0 to 5 percent slopes
State:
California
County:
CA017—El Dorado
MLRA:
22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
CA693—Tahoe Basin Area, California and Nevada
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
38120-H1—Emerald Bay, California
PEDON
Describers Name:
LA
Current Taxonomic Class:
Loamy-skeletal, isotic, frigid Humic Dystroxerepts
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
9
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Tallac
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
10/7/2005
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
ninth edition
Moisture Class -
xeric
Moisture Subclass -
typic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Tallac
Taxonomic Class -
Loamy-skeletal, isotic, frigid Humic Dystroxerepts
Taxon Kind -
series
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
10/29/1999
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
ninth edition
Moisture Class -
xeric
Moisture SUBClass -
typic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
10/29/1999 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
conifers
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
2
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Oi—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); fragments; 10.8 NaF.
A—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; 70 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 8 percent clay; weak very coarse prismatic structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 1.0 fine roots; 35 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 10.5 NaF; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # OP 1448S
AB—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; 70 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 8 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots and 5.0 very fine roots and 1.0 very coarse roots and 5.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 40 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 10.5 NaF; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # OP 1449S
BC—30 to 61 centimeters (11.8 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; 70 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 8 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.3 very fine roots and 1.0 very coarse roots and 1.5 medium roots and 0.3 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 50 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 10.5 NaF; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # OP 1450S
C1—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; 70 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 8 percent clay; granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots and 1.0 very coarse roots and 2.0 medium roots and 0.3 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 65 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 10 NaF; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # OP 1451S
C2—89 to 119 centimeters (35.0 to 46.9 inches); light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/3), reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist; 85 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 5 percent clay; granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 medium roots and 0.1 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots and 0.3 coarse roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 70 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 10.5 NaF; neutral, pH 6.7, hellige-truog. Lab sample # OP 1452S
C3—119 to 132 centimeters (46.9 to 52.0 inches); light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/4), reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist; 90 percent sand; 8 percent silt; 2 percent clay; single grain; 7 percent by volume nonflat 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 10.5 NaF; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # OP 1453S
C4—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); light reddish brown (2.5YR 6/3), reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist; 90 percent sand; 8 percent silt; 2 percent clay; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50 percent by volume nonflat 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; 10.5 NaF; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # OP 1454S