IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BECKWOURTH
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961CA063015
  • User Pedon ID: S1961CA063015
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1961CA063015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3022
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38151
  • 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: 39.7430573
  • Std. Longitude: -120.2986145
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 22N
  • Range: 15E
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 0.6 mile north and 0.2 mile west of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: 0.1 mile north of road. About 4.7 miles north and 3.2 miles west of Loyalton.
  • State: California
  • County: CA063—Plumas
  • MLRA: 21—Klamath and Shasta Valleys and Basins
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA614—Sierra Valley Area, California, Parts of Sierra, Plumas, and Lassen Counties

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Argixerolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 15
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - BECKWOURTH
  • PSC - 58 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Beckwourth
  • Classificaton Date - 9/15/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/15/1961 (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

    ARCA13

    Artemisia cana

    silver sagebrush

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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

    1

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    1487

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    381

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    7.2

    17.2

    -1.7

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    A11—0 to 6 centimeters (0.0 to 2.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; coarse sandy loam; moderate very fine platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23714
    A12—6 to 38 centimeters (2.4 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine to coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23715
    B1—38 to 58 centimeters (15.0 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine to coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23716
    B2T—58 to 86 centimeters (22.8 to 33.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine to coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; clay bridges and 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23717
    C1—86 to 122 centimeters (33.9 to 48.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loamy coarse sand; massive; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 fine interstitial pores; noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23718
    C2—122 to 147 centimeters (48.0 to 57.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A23719