IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lilygap
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2009CA630SMM023
  • User Pedon ID: S09CA009006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2009CA630SMM023
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 10N0444
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 28271
  • 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: 38.2900009
  • Std. Longitude: -120.3824997
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5 N
  • Range: 14 E
  • Section: 13
  • PLSS Details: about 2650 feet east and 1870 feet south of the northeast corner
  • Location Description: about 8 miles southeast of the community of Railroad Flat, CA, south of Summit Level Road
  • Map Unit: 4040—Iron Mountain-Redapple-Devilsnose complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes
  • State: California
  • County: CA009—Calaveras
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
  • Regional Office: SW—Southwest
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA630—Central Sierra Foothills Area, California, Parts of Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38120-C4—Fort Mountain, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Sue Malone
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, isotic, mesic Vitrandic Palexeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: PedonPC
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lilygap
  • PSC - 64 to 114 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/9/2017
  • Classifier - Andrew Brown
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Macmerten
  • Classificaton Date - 8/5/2009
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: volcanic ash over colluvium derived from volcanic breccia
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: broad ridge on volcanic erosion remnant
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountaintop
  • Hill Slope Profile: summit
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Geology: Mehrten Hi Elev Poorly Sorted formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/5/2009 (actual site observation date)
  • Plant Association Name: Sierran Mixed Conifer SMC2
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    CADE27

    CHFO

    COCOC

    PILA

    PIPO

    QUKE

    Calocedrus decurrens

    Chamaebatia foliolosa

    Corylus cornuta var. californica

    Pinus lambertiana

    Pinus ponderosa

    Quercus kelloggii

    incense cedar

    mountain misery

    California hazelnut

    sugar pine

    ponderosa pine

    California black oak

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

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    0—18

    64—220

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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

    12

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    1412

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    226

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    Oe—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.
    A—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; gravelly loam; 45 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 23 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; slightly fluid; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 8.0 very fine irregular and 8.0 fine irregular pores; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter volcanic breccia, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; 0.85 grams per cc of Bulk Density; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.
    AB—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; medial loam; 45 percent sand; 31 percent silt; 24 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; slightly fluid; 8.0 very fine roots and 0.8 medium roots and 8.0 fine roots; 8.0 very fine irregular and 8.0 fine irregular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-76 millimeter volcanic breccia, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; 0.85 grams per cc of Bulk Density; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary.
    2Bt1—43 to 64 centimeters (16.9 to 25.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; 44 percent sand; 29 percent silt; 27 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 8.0 very fine irregular and 3.0 medium tubular and 8.0 fine irregular pores; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), dry, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent prominent light brown (7.5YR 6/3), dry, silt coats on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat moderately coherent cemented 5-39-75 millimeter volcanic breccia, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 7 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter volcanic breccia, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; 1.1 grams per cc of Bulk Density; moderately acid, pH 5.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 473367; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 473367
    2Bt2—64 to 100 centimeters (25.2 to 39.4 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; paragravelly clay loam; 41 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 29 percent clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.8 very fine roots and 0.8 medium roots and 0.8 fine roots and 0.8 coarse roots; 8.0 medium tubular and 8.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat moderately coherent cemented 5-39-75 millimeter volcanic breccia, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 5-39-75 millimeter volcanic breccia, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.
    2Bt3—100 to 130 centimeters (39.4 to 51.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; clay loam; 36 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 30 percent clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 very fine roots and 0.8 medium roots and 0.8 fine roots and 0.8 coarse roots; 3.0 medium tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat moderately coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter volcanic breccia, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 473370; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 473370
    2Bt4—130 to 160 centimeters (51.2 to 63.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; paragravelly clay loam; 29 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 32 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 very fine roots and 0.8 fine roots; 0.8 medium tubular and 0.8 fine tubular pores; 20 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat moderately coherent cemented 75-163-250 millimeter volcanic, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 20 percent by volume nonflat moderately coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter volcanic breccia, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 473371; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 473371
    2BCt1—160 to 180 centimeters (63.0 to 70.9 inches); 70 percent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) and 30 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; gravelly clay loam; 31 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 33 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.8 very fine roots and 0.8 fine roots; 0.8 very fine irregular and 0.8 fine irregular pores; 5 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; 15 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter volcanic breccia, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat moderately coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter volcanic breccia, unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 473372; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 473372
    2BCt2—180 to 220 centimeters (70.9 to 86.6 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; paragravelly clay loam; 35 percent sand; 36 percent silt; 29 percent clay; structureless massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat weakly coherent cemented 75-163-250 millimeter tuff breccia fragments observed by visual inspection method and 25 percent by volume nonflat weakly coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter tuff breccia fragments observed by visual inspection method; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog.