IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
CHUALAR
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1965CA053017
User Pedon ID:
S1965CA053017
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1965CA053017
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A3019
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
38148
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:
36.5066681
Std. Longitude:
-121.3902740
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
0.35 mile northwest from Gloria Road, 0.57 mile along Gloria Road from Iverson Road, 20 feet southwest into field form dirt road.
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-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Argixerolls
Pedon Type:
taxadjunct to the series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
17
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
CHUALAR
PSC -
89 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
1/27/2010
Moisture Class -
xeric
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Chualar
Classificaton Date -
5/22/1965
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
alluvial fan
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
5/22/1965 (actual site observation date)
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
Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol
Scientific Name
National Vernacular Name
Plant Type Group
Canopy Cover %
Vegetation Stata Level
PHASE
Phaseolus
bean
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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
1
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137
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305
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14.4
18.3
10
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AP1—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard when dry, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23690; moist when described;
AP2—20 to 48 centimeters (7.9 to 18.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 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; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23691; moist when described;
A13—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; moderate medium angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23692; moist when described;
A3—74 to 89 centimeters (29.1 to 35.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) and brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; clay bridges and 10 percent clay films; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23693; moist when described;
B1T—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.0 roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; clay bridges and 10 percent clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23694; moist when described;. horizon feels somewhat brittle.
B21T—109 to 147 centimeters (42.9 to 57.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; clay bridges and 75 percent clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23695; moist when described;
B22T—147 to 201 centimeters (57.9 to 79.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; clay bridges in root channels and/or pores and 10 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23696; moist when described;
C1—201 to 267 centimeters (79.1 to 105.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay bridges and 10 percent clay films; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; gradual boundary. Lab sample # 40A23697; moist when described;. sampled and examined by auger.
C2—267 to 290 centimeters (105.1 to 114.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 40A23698; moist when described;. examination and description primarily from auger sample.