IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Josephine
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1966CA093002
  • User Pedon ID: S1966CA093002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1966CA093002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2897
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37476
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 41.9913902
  • Std. Longitude: -122.6719437
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 48N
  • Range: 7W
  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: From Hilt travel west on the road along the West Fork of Cottonwood Creek, then turn right on to Trestle Road. Site is located 1375 feet north and 300 feet west of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Below Trestle Road, and west of Hilt, California.
  • State: California
  • County: CA093—Siskiyou
  • MLRA: 5—Siskiyou-Trinity Area
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA602—Siskiyou County, California, Central Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: J. J. Newlun
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, subactive, mesic Ultic Haploxeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Josephine
  • PSC - 23 to 73 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Josephine
  • Classificaton Date - 5/16/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: mountain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/16/1966 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    QUVE

    Quercus velutina

    black oak

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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

    26

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    1073

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    270

    762

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    10

    21.1

    0

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    O1&O2—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22842; moist when described;. fresh, and partially decomposed organic debris.
    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A22850; moist when described;
    A11—3 to 8 centimeters (1.2 to 3.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; loam; weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22843; moist when described;
    A12—8 to 26 centimeters (3.1 to 10.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) rubbed and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) exterior, moist; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22844; moist when described;
    B21T—26 to 46 centimeters (10.2 to 18.1 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) and 80 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) rubbed, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) and 20 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; medium and coarse roots and 21.0 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22845; moist when described;
    B22T—46 to 72 centimeters (18.1 to 28.3 inches); reddish yellow (5YR 6/6), reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) rubbed and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) exterior, moist; silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, slightly rigid, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; medium and coarse roots and 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds and 75 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22846; moist when described;
    B23T—72 to 92 centimeters (28.3 to 36.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4) rubbed, moist; sandy clay loam; weak medium prismatic parts to weak medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 fine tubular pores; reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films and 30 percent clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22847; moist when described;. 5 percent purplish black stains and weak irregular concretions; 5 percent coarse fragments.
    C1—92 to 143 centimeters (36.2 to 56.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) rubbed, moist; sandy clay loam; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films and 30 percent clay films and 30 percent distinct black stains; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22848; moist when described;. Structure is mainly rock structure; common moderately thick and few thin clay films on fracture planes; common distinct purplish black stains.
    C2—143 to 158 centimeters (56.3 to 62.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) rubbed and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) exterior, moist; sandy clay loam; extremely hard, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 40A22849; moist when described;. Many distinct purplish black stains and/or irregular concretions; rock structure.