IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Chino
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1955CA047002
  • User Pedon ID: S1955CA047002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1955CA047002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3039
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38168
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 37.0563889
  • Std. Longitude: -120.7616653
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 11E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: 565 feet north of the intersection of State Highway No. 33-152 and Delta Road, 80 feet east of Delta Road, SW1/4 SW1/4 SW1/4
  • State: California
  • County: CA047—Merced
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA648—Merced Area, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. C. Huff
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, thermic Aquic Calcixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Chino
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Chino
  • Classificaton Date - 4/20/1955
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: basin
  • Landform: rim
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/20/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    ALOC2

    DISTI

    Allenrolfea occidentalis

    Distichlis

    iodinebush

    saltgrass

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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

    2

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    29

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    203

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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and gray (10YR 5/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23825. Very thin (1/4 inch) platy surface layer, which grades into moderate medium angular blocky. This soil effervesces slightly with HCl. This grades abruptly and smoothly into.
    B1—15 to 41 centimeters (5.9 to 16.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay loam; moderate fine and medium angular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23826. The soil reacts strongly with HCl and there are thin streaks of light gray to white mycelial lime which follow root holes in the soil.
    B21—41 to 69 centimeters (16.1 to 27.2 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) and brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23827. The soil reacts strongly to HCl and has occasional weak iron mottles.
    B22—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) and white (10YR 8/1), olive gray (5Y 4/2) and pink (7.5YR 7/4), moist; clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23828. The soil reacts violently to HCl and has masses of pinkish lime which react violently.
    B31CA—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) and very pale brown (10YR 8/2), olive gray (5Y 4/2) and olive (5Y 4/3), moist; clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine noncoherent cemented iron-manganese masses; carbonate nodules; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23829. The soil reacts slightly to HCl and has whitish nodular lime 2 to 5 mm. in size which react violently. There are also a few fine (less than 1 mm.) soft manganese concretions.
    B32CA—109 to 132 centimeters (42.9 to 52.0 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2) and white (10YR 8/1), olive (5Y 4/3), moist; clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine noncoherent cemented iron-manganese masses; 21 percent carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23830. The soil reacts slightly to HCl, but has many lime concretions 5-10mm. in size, which react violently; there are also a few fine (less than 1 mm.) soft manganese concretions.
    B33CA—132 to 152 centimeters (52.0 to 59.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and white (10YR 8/1), olive (5Y 4/3), moist; clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent fine noncoherent cemented iron-manganese masses; carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23831. The soil appears to be about on-half time with numerous lime concretions 5 to 10 mm. in size which react violently to HCl. There are a few fine (less than 1 mm.) soft manganese concretions.
    C—152 to 152 centimeters (59.8 to 59.8 inches); pale yellow (5Y 7/4) and yellow (10YR 7/6) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), olive (5Y 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; very slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A23832. Highly micaceous and has many streaks and blotches of soft manganese. The reaction is above 8, but the soil does not react to HCl.