IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ASTA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1974CA093002
  • User Pedon ID: S1974CA093002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1974CA093002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 74C0052
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44813
  • Print Date: 12/17/2024

    • 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: 41.2719460
  • Std. Longitude: -122.3411102
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: a pit approximately 530.4 meters south and 243.6 meters east of the NW corner
  • Location Description: Siskiyou County, California. Just south of Lake Siskiyou.
  • State: California
  • County: CA093—Siskiyou
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA602—Siskiyou County, California, Central Part

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Medial Alfic Haploxerands
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - ASTA
  • PSC - 33 to 83 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/12/2002
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cohasset
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain upland
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1974 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 20DD-251
  • 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

    2GA

    CECO

    CETH

    CORYL

    PIPO

    PREM

    PTAQ

    QUKE

    RUSP

    SYMPH

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    Ceanothus cordulatus

    Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

    Corylus

    Pinus ponderosa

    Prunus emarginata

    Pteridium aquilinum

    Quercus kelloggii

    Rubus spectabilis

    Symphoricarpos

    Grass, annual

    whitethorn ceanothus

    blueblossom

    hazelnut

    ponderosa pine

    bitter cherry

    western brackenfern

    California black oak

    salmonberry

    snowberry

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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

    11

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    1000

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    955

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    O2—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); material; fragments.; observed in pit, small
    O1—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments.; observed in pit, small
    A11—5 to 11 centimeters (2.0 to 4.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), black (5YR 2/1), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine single grain; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 23 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00368; observed in pit, small
    A12—11 to 20 centimeters (4.3 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak fine single grain; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 27 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00369; observed in pit, small
    A3—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 27 percent by volume 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00370; observed in pit, small
    B1T—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; loam; moderate fine granular structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00371; observed in pit, small
    B21T—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; 30 percent clay films on surfaces along pores and 30 percent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00372; observed in pit, small
    2B22T—74 to 92 centimeters (29.1 to 36.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular and 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; clay films on surfaces along pores and clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00373; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 172087; continuous - phpvsfiid 172088; continuous - phpvsfiid 172087; continuous - phpvsfiid 172088
    2B23T—92 to 132 centimeters (36.2 to 52.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular and 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; clay films on surfaces along pores and clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00374; observed in pit, small. continuous - phpvsfiid 172089; continuous - phpvsfiid 172090; continuous - phpvsfiid 172089; continuous - phpvsfiid 172090
    2B24T—132 to 157 centimeters (52.0 to 61.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular and 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on rock fragments and 75 percent clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00375; observed in pit, small
    3C—157 to 185 centimeters (61.8 to 72.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; silt loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 74C00376; observed in pit, small