IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): CALPINE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961CA091005
  • User Pedon ID: S1961CA091005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1961CA091005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3054
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38183
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 39.6833344
  • Std. Longitude: -120.3852768
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 21N
  • Range: 14E
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: Southeast corner of the NW1/4 SW1/4
  • Location Description: 3/4 mile north of Terral Farm Headquarters.
  • State: California
  • County: CA091—Sierra
  • MLRA: 22—Sierra Nevada Range
  • 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 Aridic Haploxerolls
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - CALPINE
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Calpine
  • Classificaton Date - 9/18/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/18/1961 (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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    1495

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    508

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    7.8

    17.8

    -2.2

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    A11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; sandy loam; moderate very fine platy structure; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 0.5 very fine to coarse roots and 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 fine and medium interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23922; dry when described;
    A12—10 to 28 centimeters (3.9 to 11.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 21.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular and 3.0 fine and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23923; dry when described;
    A3—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; rapid permeability; 21.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular and 3.0 fine and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23924; dry when described;
    B1—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; rapid permeability; 21.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular and 3.0 fine and 0.5 coarse tubular pores; 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23925; dry when described;
    B2—69 to 104 centimeters (27.2 to 40.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; rapid permeability; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23926; dry when described;
    C1—104 to 147 centimeters (40.9 to 57.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; loamy sand; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 0.1 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23927; moist when described;
    2C2—147 to 193 centimeters (57.9 to 76.0 inches); loamy sand, coarse sand; massive; friable; moderate permeability; 0.1 fine roots; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A23928; moist when described;