IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BONSALL
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1964CA073003
  • User Pedon ID: S1964CA073003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2930
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38059
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 33.3491669
  • Std. Longitude: -117.2377777
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9S
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: A soil profile pit located 2-1/4 miles south, 3/4 mile east of Fallbrook in the NE1/4 of the SW1/4
  • State: California
  • County: CA073—San Diego
  • MLRA: 20—Southern California Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA638—San Diego County Area, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: David C. Estrada and Gerald Kester
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Natric Palexeralfs
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - BONSALL
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bonsall
  • Classificaton Date - 2/18/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 2/18/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    8

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    166

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    180

    381

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    15.6

    21.1

    12.2

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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23109
    A2—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23110
    B1—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; clay loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23111
    B21T—36 to 69 centimeters (14.2 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; clay; strong coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23112
    B22TCA—69 to 97 centimeters (27.2 to 38.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; clay; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23113
    B31M—97 to 122 centimeters (38.2 to 48.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) and reddish brown (2.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4) and reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; very hard, firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23114
    B32—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; very hard, firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23115
    C1—152 to 226 centimeters (59.8 to 89.0 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 medium roots; 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23116
    2C2—226 to 279 centimeters (89.0 to 109.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; loamy coarse sand; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23117
    2C3—279 to 305 centimeters (109.8 to 120.1 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 8/4), moist; loamy coarse sand; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A23118