IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): ILLER
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1974CA093006
  • User Pedon ID: S1974CA093006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1974CA093006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 74C0056
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44817
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 41.6527786
  • Std. Longitude: -122.2275009
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 44N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: A pit 304.8 meter west and 45.4 meters south of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Siskiyou County, California. East side of Miller Mountain.
  • State: California
  • County: CA093—Siskiyou
  • MLRA: 22B—Southern Cascade Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA602—Siskiyou County, California, Central Part

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Ashy Alfic Vitrixerands
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - ILLER
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/12/2002
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Iller
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: mountain upland
  • Slope Position: lower 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: 3FF-113
  • 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

    ABCO

    ABMA

    ARCTO3

    BRCA5

    CARO5

    CASTA2

    ELMU3

    FRAGA

    PIPO

    RIAU

    SALIX

    SYMPH

    Abies concolor

    Abies magnifica

    Arctostaphylos

    Bromus carinatus

    Carex rossii

    Castanopsis

    Elymus multisetus

    Fragaria

    Pinus ponderosa

    Ribes aureum

    Salix

    Symphoricarpos

    white fir

    California red fir

    manzanita

    California brome

    Ross' sedge

    chinkapin

    big squirreltail

    strawberry

    ponderosa pine

    golden currant

    willow

    snowberry

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

    argillic horizon

    cambic horizon

    ochric 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

    8

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    1926.3

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    68

    695

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    4.5

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    O1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); material, slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.; observed in pit, small
    A11—3 to 9 centimeters (1.2 to 3.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), moist; sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak fine single grain; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 fine roots; 10 percent by volume 2-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00400; observed in pit, small
    A12—9 to 36 centimeters (3.5 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; sandy loam; 12 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 2-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00401; observed in pit, small
    B1—36 to 57 centimeters (14.2 to 22.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 2-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00402; observed in pit, small
    B2—57 to 74 centimeters (22.4 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; 10 percent clay films on surfaces along pores and 10 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent clay bridges between sand grains; 10 percent by volume 2-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00403; observed in pit, small
    2B1TB—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; sandy loam; 17 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky parts to strong fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; 75 percent clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent clay films on surfaces along pores; 50 percent by volume weakly coherent cemented 75-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00404; observed in pit, small
    2B21TB—97 to 110 centimeters (38.2 to 43.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; sandy clay loam; 20 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky parts to strong fine 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 tubular and 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; 75 percent clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent clay films on all faces of peds; 70 percent by volume weakly coherent cemented 2-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00405; observed in pit, small
    2B22TB—110 to 141 centimeters (43.3 to 55.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; sandy clay loam; 20 percent clay; 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 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; 10 percent clay films on rock fragments and 30 percent clay films on rock fragments; 70 percent by volume very weakly coherent cemented 2-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00406; observed in pit, small
    2B23TB—141 to 168 centimeters (55.5 to 66.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; sandy clay loam; 20 percent clay; 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 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; 10 percent clay films on rock fragments and 30 percent clay films on rock fragments; 70 percent by volume very weakly coherent cemented 2-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00407; observed in pit, small