IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Willows
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1964CA113014
  • User Pedon ID: S1964CA113014
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3090
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38219
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 38.8382187
  • Std. Longitude: -121.8952179
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 12N
  • Range: 1E
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: A pit located about 150 feet northeast of the southwest corner
  • Location Description: Area located about 3 miles north of Zamora. Photo ABB-42T-23.
  • State: California
  • County: CA113—Yolo
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA113—Yolo County, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: George J. Staidl
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 14
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Willows
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/30/1964
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/30/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: ABB-42T23
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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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    9

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    381

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    16.7

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    AP—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) and olive gray (5Y 4/2), gray (5Y 5/1), dry; clay; 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct and 3 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; hard when dry, extremely firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.1 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24168; moist when described;
    A12—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) and olive gray (5Y 4/2), gray (5Y 5/1), dry; clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate coarse prismatic structure; hard when dry, extremely firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24169; moist when described;
    A13—30 to 48 centimeters (11.8 to 18.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 4/2), gray (5Y 5/1), dry; clay; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine distinct and 1 percent brown (10YR 4/3) fine distinct mottles; massive; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 tubular pores; noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24170; moist when described;
    AC—48 to 76 centimeters (18.9 to 29.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; clay; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24171; moist when described;
    C1—76 to 102 centimeters (29.9 to 40.2 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2) and olive (5Y 4/3) and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2) and light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; clay; massive; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # 40A24172; moist when described;
    C2—102 to 140 centimeters (40.2 to 55.1 inches); olive (5Y 4/4) and dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and brown (10YR 4/3), olive gray (5Y 5/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), dry; clay; massive; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A24173; moist when described;
    C3—140 to 168 centimeters (55.1 to 66.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/4), pale olive (5Y 6/4) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; clay; massive; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine tubular and 21.0 pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24174; moist when described;
    C4—168 to 188 centimeters (66.1 to 74.0 inches); dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1), gray (5Y 6/1), dry; clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent and 21 percent dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) fine prominent mottles; massive; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine tubular and 21.0 pores; noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A24175; moist when described;
    C5—188 to 208 centimeters (74.0 to 81.9 inches); olive gray (5Y 5/2), light olive gray (5Y 6/2), dry; clay; 21 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) fine and medium prominent and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine and medium prominent mottles; massive; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 fine tubular and 21.0 pores; noncoherent cemented lime masses; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 40A24176; moist when described;