IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Goldridge
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961CA097006
  • User Pedon ID: S1961CA097006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3078
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38207
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • 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: 38.3786125
  • Std. Longitude: -122.8327789
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 9W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: Stanley Ross Ranch, northeast corner of NW1/4, SW1/4
  • Location Description: 2 rows in from Elphick Road and 2 rows from young orchard.
  • State: California
  • County: CA097—Sonoma
  • MLRA: 14—Central California Coastal Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA097—Sonoma County, California

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, isomesic Typic Haplustults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Goldridge
  • PSC - 71 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - ustic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Goldridge
  • Classificaton Date - 6/22/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/22/1961 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
    • 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

    5

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    107

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    180

    1016

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    —

    13.9

    18.9

    7.8

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    AP—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; loamy fine sand; single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24085
    A1—18 to 51 centimeters (7.1 to 20.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; loamy fine sand; massive parts to weak medium subangular blocky; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent coats in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24086. a few thin light colored coatings are present in pores. There is noticeable mixing and speckling of A2 in this horizon.
    A2—51 to 61 centimeters (20.1 to 24.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist; loamy fine sand; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 10 percent coats in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24087
    B1—61 to 71 centimeters (24.0 to 28.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive parts to weak subangular blocky; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 75 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24088. Soil in this horizon is somewhat erratic in texture and consistence with weak nodules that have finer texture and are more firm in consistence; heavy concentration of moderate and coarse live apple roots which are horizontally oriented.
    B21T—71 to 104 centimeters (28.0 to 40.9 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist; fine sandy loam; 3 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) fine distinct mottles; massive parts to moderate subangular blocky; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A24089. numerous horizontal fracture planes lined with heavy clay.; continuous - phpvsfiid 187270; continuous - phpvsfiid 187270
    B22T—104 to 145 centimeters (40.9 to 57.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), gray (10YR 5/1) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; clay; 3 percent gray (10YR 6/1) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24090. many fine dead roots located in fracture planes; fracture planes are lined with heavy clay.; continuous - phpvsfiid 187262; continuous - phpvsfiid 187262
    B31—145 to 185 centimeters (57.1 to 72.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/4) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/8), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and brown (10YR 5/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist; very fine sandy loam; 3 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores and clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24091. old root channels heavily impregnated with clay.; continuous - phpvsfiid 187263; continuous - phpvsfiid 187263
    B32—185 to 211 centimeters (72.8 to 83.1 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 8/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), moist; very fine sandy loam; 3 percent yellow (2.5Y 7/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; clay films and clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A24092. clay films found on fracture planes.; continuous - phpvsfiid 187265; continuous - phpvsfiid 187265