IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): AVIS
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1974CA093009
  • User Pedon ID: S1974CA093009
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1974CA093009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 74C0059
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44820
  • 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: 41.7338905
  • Std. Longitude: -122.1855545
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 45N
  • Range: 3W
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: A fresh road cut approximately 655.3 meters south and 121.9 meters east of the NE corner
  • Location Description: Siskiyou County, California. 1.4 miles NW of International Paper Company Road ID3 on northeast flank of Goosenest.
  • 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-skeletal Typic Vitrixerands
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - AVIS
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/13/2002
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Avis
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: dormant volcanic cone
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1974 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 18FF-229
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: wind erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABCO

    CASTA2

    PIPO

    Abies concolor

    Castanopsis

    Pinus ponderosa

    white fir

    chinkapin

    ponderosa pine

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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

    15

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    1780

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    90

    830

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    5

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    O1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); material, slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in cut, beveled
    A11—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; very stony coarse sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; silt coats on rock fragments; 8 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00423; observed in cut, beveled
    A12—13 to 21 centimeters (5.1 to 8.3 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; silt coats on rock fragments; 8 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 74C00424; observed in cut, beveled
    A13—21 to 41 centimeters (8.3 to 16.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; 6 percent clay; weak fine single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; silt coats on rock fragments; 8 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00425; observed in cut, beveled
    C1—41 to 64 centimeters (16.1 to 25.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; coarse sandy loam; 6 percent clay; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; silt coats on rock fragments; 2 percent by volume subrounded 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 16 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 37 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00426; observed in cut, beveled
    2C2—64 to 94 centimeters (25.2 to 37.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; loamy sand; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; silt coats on rock fragments; 2 percent by volume subrounded 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 16 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 42 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00427; observed in cut, beveled
    3C3—94 to 127 centimeters (37.0 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist; sand; single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; silt coats on rock fragments; 2 percent by volume subrounded 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 16 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 47 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00428; observed in cut, beveled
    3C4—127 to 173 centimeters (50.0 to 68.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist; sand; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots and 21.0 coarse roots; silt coats on rock fragments; 2 percent by volume subrounded 250-?-600 millimeter unspecified fragments and 16 percent by volume subrounded 75-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 47 percent by volume subrounded 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00429; observed in cut, beveled