IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): GOOSE LAKE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1972CA049013
  • User Pedon ID: S1972CA049013
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1972CA049013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 72C0115
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44049
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 41.7513885
  • Std. Longitude: -120.4233322
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 45N
  • Range: 13E
  • Section: 12
  • Location Description: Modoc County, California. .25 miles west of Lakeshore Ranch headquarters along dirt road and 25 feet north of east-west fence and 210 feet west of gate.
  • State: California
  • County: CA049—Modoc
  • MLRA: 21—Klamath and Shasta Valleys and Basins
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA603—Modoc County, California, Alturas Area

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic Argiaquic Argialbolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 13
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - GOOSE LAKE
  • PSC - 53 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/12/2002
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Goose Lake
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1972
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: low lake terrace
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1972 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 7DD-229
  • 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

    CARO5

    JUEF

    POA

    Carex rossii

    Juncus effusus

    Poa

    Ross' sedge

    common rush

    bluegrass

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    albic horizon

    mollic epipedon

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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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    1437.1

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    0

    304

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    8

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    A1—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silt loam; massive; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00682
    A21—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); black (10YR 2/1), light gray (10YR 7/1), dry; silt loam; moderate very fine platy structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00683
    A22—36 to 53 centimeters (14.2 to 20.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), gray (10YR 6/1), dry; silt loam; moderate very coarse subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 72C00684
    B21T—53 to 87 centimeters (20.9 to 34.3 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry; silty clay; strong medium prismatic, and strong coarse prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots between peds and 3.0 medium roots between peds; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay films on all faces of peds and clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 72C00685
    B22T—87 to 100 centimeters (34.3 to 39.4 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silty clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 1 percent medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry, and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry, masses of oxidized iron lining pores and 1 percent medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), dry, and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), dry, masses of oxidized iron on faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00686
    B31T—100 to 119 centimeters (39.4 to 46.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; clay loam; 3 percent dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00687
    B32—119 to 145 centimeters (46.9 to 57.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films between sand grains and 10 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 21 percent medium distinct very dark gray (N 3/0), moist, manganese masses and 21 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 72C00688
    2C1—145 to 170 centimeters (57.1 to 66.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loam; 21 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) medium distinct and 21 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium distinct mottles; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5. Lab sample # 72C00689