IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pescadero
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1964CA113012
  • User Pedon ID: S1964CA113012
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1964CA113012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2922
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38051
  • 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: 38.6602783
  • Std. Longitude: -121.7063904
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 9N
  • Range: 2E
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: A pit located about 1/4 mile east of Rd. 102 in the SE1/4 NW1/4 NW1/4
  • Location Description: Area located about 2.5 miles east of Woodland. Photo ABB-41T-98.
  • State: California
  • County: CA113—Yolo
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA113—Yolo County, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. J. Staidl
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, thermic Aquic Natrixeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 12
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pescadero
  • PSC - 8 to 58 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Pescadero
  • Classificaton Date - 10/2/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: basin
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/2/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: ABB-41T98
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    DISTI

    SALIC

    Distichlis

    Salicornia

    saltgrass

    pickleweed

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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

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    11

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    432

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    16.1

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silty clay loam; weak medium platy structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; 3.0 tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23052. about an inch to three inches below the surface.
    B21T—8 to 33 centimeters (3.1 to 13.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1), very dark gray (5Y 3/1), moist; silty clay; strong very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 roots; 21.0 tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23053
    B22TCA—33 to 66 centimeters (13.0 to 26.0 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2), very dark gray (N 3/0), moist; silty clay; very dark gray (N 3/0) and 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 roots; 3.0 tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23054
    B23TCA—66 to 102 centimeters (26.0 to 40.2 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; silty clay; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 21 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 medium roots and 0.5 roots; 21.0 tubular pores; 30 percent clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23055. continuous - phpvsfiid 196658; continuous - phpvsfiid 196658
    B31CA—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); light olive gray (5Y 6/2), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; silty clay loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct and 21 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23056. continuous - phpvsfiid 196659; continuous - phpvsfiid 196659
    B32CA—132 to 170 centimeters (52.0 to 66.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 21 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; strong medium prismatic parts to strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 roots; 21.0 tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23057. continuous - phpvsfiid 196661; continuous - phpvsfiid 196661
    C1CA—170 to 241 centimeters (66.9 to 94.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay loam; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine distinct and 21 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic parts to strong coarse angular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23058. continuous - phpvsfiid 186992; continuous - phpvsfiid 186992
    C2—241 to 267 centimeters (94.9 to 105.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 vesicular pores; 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A23059