IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): CAPAY
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1964CA095002
  • User Pedon ID: S1964CA095002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3085
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38214
  • 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: 38.3591652
  • Std. Longitude: -121.8772202
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 200 feet east and 50 feet north of the SW corner
  • Location Description: A pit in milo field 2-1/2 miles NE of Elmira on Hawkins Road
  • State: California
  • County: CA095—Solano
  • MLRA: 15—Central California Coast Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA095—Solano County, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Grant Kennedy, Wells Andrews, Sam Johnson
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Aridic Haploxererts
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - CAPAY
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/18/2005
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Capay
  • Classificaton Date - 10/6/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: rim
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/6/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • 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

    1

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    14

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    508

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    15.6

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay; strong medium granular, and strong coarse prismatic structure; very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24132; dry when described;
    A12—13 to 53 centimeters (5.1 to 20.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 tubular pores; fine noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24133; dry when described;
    A13—53 to 81 centimeters (20.9 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; clay; strong coarse prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 3.0 tubular pores; prominent slickensides (pedogenic); fine noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24134; dry when described;
    AC—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 tubular pores; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, on faces of peds and distinct slickensides (pedogenic); fine noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24135; moist when described;
    C1—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; clay; massive parts to weak coarse angular blocky; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 tubular pores; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, on faces of peds; fine noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A24136; moist when described;
    C2—127 to 157 centimeters (50.0 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; clay; 1 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive parts to weak fine and medium angular blocky; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 tubular pores; dark brown (10YR 3/3) on faces of peds; fine noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A24137; moist when described;
    C3—157 to 206 centimeters (61.8 to 81.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; clay; 1 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine faint mottles; massive parts to fine and medium angular blocky; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 tubular pores; brown (10YR 4/3) on faces of peds; 3 percent carbonate concretions and fine noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24138; moist when described;
    C4—206 to 224 centimeters (81.1 to 88.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; clay loam; 3 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) medium distinct and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; massive parts to weak fine and medium angular blocky; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.0 roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 2.0 pores; brown (10YR 4/3) on faces of peds; fine noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24139; moist when described;
    2C5—224 to 259 centimeters (88.2 to 102.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; loamy sand; massive; fine noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # 40A24140; moist when described;