IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): SALINAS
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1965CA053003
  • User Pedon ID: S1965CA053003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3059
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38188
  • 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: 36.2500000
  • Std. Longitude: -121.1500015
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 150 feet SSW from NE corner of field, 0.7 mile along dirt road in a southwesterly direction from Metz Road, 400 feet N of the entrance to the Nello Solari Ranch on Metz Road about 5.5 miles north of King City.
  • State: California
  • County: CA053—Monterey
  • MLRA: 14—Central California Coastal Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA053—Monterey County, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Lewis C. Leifer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, thermic Pachic Haploxerolls
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - SALINAS
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Salinas
  • Classificaton Date - 5/18/1965
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/18/1965 (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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    79

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    305

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    15

    18.3

    10

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    AP—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine to medium roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23951; moist when described;
    A12—13 to 38 centimeters (5.1 to 15.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; silty clay loam; strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine to medium roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 medium tubular and 3.0 fine pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23952; moist when described;. slight compaction of horizon due to tillage.
    A13—38 to 58 centimeters (15.0 to 22.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23953; moist when described;. lower portion of profile slightly effervescent with disseminated lime; horizon has some very diffuse mixture of A and C.
    C1—58 to 99 centimeters (22.8 to 39.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and 21.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23954; moist when described;. slightly effervescent with disseminated lime; some large rodent holes filled with A1 material.
    C2—99 to 150 centimeters (39.0 to 59.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23955; moist when described;
    C3—150 to 163 centimeters (59.1 to 64.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23956; moist when described;
    C4—163 to 180 centimeters (64.2 to 70.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; silty clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23957; moist when described;
    C5—180 to 218 centimeters (70.9 to 85.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A23958; moist when described;