IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Crazycoyote
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2006CA601630
  • User Pedon ID: S06CA023002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2006CA601630
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 07N0349
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 19042
  • 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: 40.1317787
  • Std. Longitude: -124.0141144
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: French Ranch, Ettersburg
  • Map Unit: 4404—Crazycoyote-Sproulish-Canoecreek complex, 50 to 75 percent slopes
  • State: California
  • County: CA023—Humboldt
  • MLRA: 5—Siskiyou-Trinity Area
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA601—Humboldt County, South Part, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40124-B1—Honeydew, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jamie Schnably
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ultic Argixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Crazycoyote
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Ultic Argixerolls
  • PSC - 39 to 89 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/2006
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium derived from sandstone and/or colluvium derived from mudstone and/or residuum weathered from mudstone
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, center third
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Complexity: complex
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Co2 - Melange member of the Coastal Belt formation in the Franciscan Complex group.
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent nonflat subangular strongly coherent cemented 2- to 75-millimeter sandstone, unspecified,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/2006 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 6246-167
  • Surface Water Kind: none observed
  • Plant Association Name: tanoak, Douglas fir
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion sheet
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ARME

    LIDE3

    PSME

    Arbutus menziesii

    Lithocarpus densiflorus

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    Pacific madrone

    tanoak

    Douglas-fir

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

    mollic epipedon

    argillic horizon

    4—39

    39—133

    —35—

    —94—
    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    6/1/2006

    50

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    13
    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

    51

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    305

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    140

    2160

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    260

    13

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    14

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    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); variegated 85 percent very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) and 15 percent pinkish gray (7.5YR 6/2), black (7.5YR 2.5/1) rubbed, moist; slightly decomposed plant material; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-25-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 07N01816; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A1—4 to 12 centimeters (1.6 to 4.7 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) rubbed, very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2) rubbed, moist; gravelly loam; 28 percent clay; strong medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 28 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-25-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.7, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01817; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    A2—12 to 39 centimeters (4.7 to 15.4 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) rubbed, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) broken face, moist; loam; 23 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 23 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-25-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01818; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—39 to 63 centimeters (15.4 to 24.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, brown (10YR 4/3) broken face, moist; loam; 25 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 75-120-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 14 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-25-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01819; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—63 to 90 centimeters (24.8 to 35.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) broken face, light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) broken face, moist; very paragravelly loam; 27 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 20 percent distinct clay films on all faces of peds; 13 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-25-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.6, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01820; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BCt—90 to 133 centimeters (35.4 to 52.4 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) broken face, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face, moist; very paragravelly loam; 25 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 20 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 52 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-25-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.3, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 07N01821; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    C—133 to 180 centimeters (52.4 to 70.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) broken face, brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) broken face, moist; paragravelly loam; 24 percent clay; structureless massive; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 31 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-15-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.3, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 07N01822; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small