IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kettlebelly
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1968CA057032
  • User Pedon ID: S1968CA057032
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1968CA057032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 68C0119
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43574
  • 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: 39.1880569
  • Std. Longitude: -120.9683304
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 15N
  • Range: 9E
  • Section: 4
  • PLSS Details: 2,300 feet south and 1,000 feet west of NE corner
  • Location Description: 5 miles ESE of Grass Valley, California; 1,350 feet due north of You Bet-Red Dog Road.
  • State: California
  • County: CA057—Nevada
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA619—Nevada County Area, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. A. Brittan and G. Staidl
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, sesquic, mesic Xeric Palehumults
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 32
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kettlebelly
  • PSC - 36 to 84 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sites
  • Classificaton Date - 9/5/1968
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/5/1968 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    14

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    829

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    45

    1422

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    13.3

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    A1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 68C00901; dry when described;
    A1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), dry; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to strong fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00892; dry when described;
    B1—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), dry; clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00893; dry when described;
    B21T—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), dry; clay; weak medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 75 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 2 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00894; moist when described;
    B22T—46 to 84 centimeters (18.1 to 33.1 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6), red (2.5YR 4/6), dry; clay; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores and 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00895; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 197483; continuous - phpvsfiid 197483
    B31—84 to 122 centimeters (33.1 to 48.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/8), dry; clay; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores and 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00896; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 197485; continuous - phpvsfiid 197485
    B32—122 to 155 centimeters (48.0 to 61.0 inches); red (2.5YR 5/8), yellowish red (5YR 5/8), dry; clay loam; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores and 75 percent clay films on faces of peds; 3 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00897; moist when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 197487; continuous - phpvsfiid 197487
    C1—155 to 183 centimeters (61.0 to 72.0 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/8), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; red (2.5YR 4/6), dry, clay films in root channels and/or pores and red (2.5YR 4/8), moist,; 20 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00898; moist when described;. 20 percent by volume of soft weathered rock fragments 1 to 8 cm. in diameter.; continuous - phpvsfiid 197488; continuous - phpvsfiid 197488
    C2—183 to 206 centimeters (72.0 to 81.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6), yellowish red (5YR 5/8), dry; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, and 75 percent red (2.5YR 4/8), dry, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 55 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C00899; moist when described;. 50 to 60 percent by volume weathered rock fragments greater than 5 cm. in diameter.
    C3—206 to 234 centimeters (81.1 to 92.1 inches); red (2.5YR 4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and light gray (10YR 7/2), yellowish red (5YR 5/8), dry; loam; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) fine and 21 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; red (2.5YR 4/8), moist, and 75 percent red (2.5YR 4/8), dry, clay films in root channels and/or pores; 60 percent by volume 20-48-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 68C00900; moist when described;. 60 percent rock fragments greater than 5 cm. in diameter.