IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): OFFENBACHER
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1969OR029004
  • User Pedon ID: S1969OR029004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 69C0193
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 43766
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 42.2319450
  • Std. Longitude: -122.9130554
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 38S
  • Range: 2W
  • Section: 26
  • PLSS Details: about 1000 feet north and 75 feet east of the SW corner
  • Location Description: the area is 6 miles south of Medford on Griffin Creek Road
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR029—Jackson
  • MLRA: 5—Siskiyou-Trinity Area
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR632—Jackson County Area, Oregon, Parts of Jackson and Klamath Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: A. O. Ness and R. C. Herriman
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Xerochrepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - OFFENBACHER
  • PSC - 22 to 72 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - COLESTINE
  • Classificaton Date - 10/28/1969
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/28/1969 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: BAX4HH147
  • 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
    • 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

    50

    —

    —

    1067

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    90

    838

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    9.4

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    —

    8.3

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    C—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 69C01004; dry when described;
    R—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 69C01005; dry when described;
    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 69C00997; moist when described;. 12 percent pebbles
    B1—10 to 22 centimeters (3.9 to 8.7 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 69C00998; moist when described;. 10 percent pebbles
    B21T—22 to 53 centimeters (8.7 to 20.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and brown (7.5YR 5/4) crushed, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard when dry, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine pores; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 69C00999; moist when described;. 8 percent pebbles
    B22T—53 to 71 centimeters (20.9 to 28.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent black stains and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films; 3 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 69C01000; dry when described;. 5 percent pebbles
    B3T—71 to 86 centimeters (28.0 to 33.9 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) crushed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; clay loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent black stains and 30 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 69C01001; dry when described;. 5 percent pebbles
    C1—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) gravelly clay loam; dark red (2.5YR 3/6) clay films and 30 percent black stains; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 69C01002; dry when described;
    C2—112 to 142 centimeters (44.1 to 55.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 69C01003; dry when described;