IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): BRANSCOMB

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1980CA045016

User Pedon ID: S1980CA045016

Vegetation Plot ID: S1980CA045016

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 80P0447

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 48223

Print Date: 11/28/2024

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: 39.5272217

Std. Longitude: -123.7077789

Datum: WGS84

Township: 19N

Range: 17W

Section: 12

PLSS Details: 1300 feet south and 100 feet east of northwest 1/4 of NW 1/4

State: California

County: CA045—Mendocino

MLRA: 4B—Coastal Redwood Belt

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA694—Mendocino County, Western Part, California

PEDON

Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed Ultic Hapludalfs

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 16

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - BRANSCOMB

PSC - 25 to 75 cm.

Classificaton Date - 12/1/2005

Moisture Class - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Usal

Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, isomesic Typic Argiudoll

Taxon Kind - variant

Classificaton Date - 11/14/1979

Moisture Class - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: sandstone and/or mudstone

Landform: mountain

Slope Complexity: complex

Slope Shape Across: convex

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: high

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 11/14/1979 (actual site observation date)

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
LIDE3 POCA25 PSMEG SESE3	Lithocarpus densiflorus Polystichum californicum Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca Sequoia sempervirens	tanoak California swordfern Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir redwood	— — — —	— — — —	— — — —

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
60	—	—	152.4	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

O—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.

A1—5 to 30 centimeters (2.0 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; very gravelly loam; 29 percent clay; strong fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 40 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02458; moist when described;

Bt21—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very gravelly clay loam; 30 percent clay; strong fine and medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 30 percent thin clay films on surfaces along pores and 30 percent thin very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, sand coats on all faces of peds and 30 percent thin yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, sand coats on all faces of peds; 35 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02459; moist when described;

Bt22—46 to 69 centimeters (18.1 to 27.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry; very gravelly clay loam; 35 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent thin clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent thin clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent thin yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, sand coats on surfaces along pores and 75 percent thin yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, and very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, sand coats on all faces of peds; 30 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02460; moist when described;

Bt23—69 to 91 centimeters (27.2 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; very gravelly clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 30 percent thick clay films on all faces of peds and 30 percent thin clay films on surfaces along pores and 75 percent thin very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, sand coats on all faces of peds and 75 percent thin very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, sand coats on surfaces along pores; 50 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02461; moist when described;

Bt24—91 to 132 centimeters (35.8 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; very gravelly clay loam; 32 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 30 percent thin clay films on surfaces along pores and 30 percent thick clay films on all faces of peds and 75 percent thin very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, sand coats on all faces of peds and 75 percent thin very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, sand coats on surfaces along pores; 50 percent by volume 2-?-76 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 80P02462; moist when described;

R—132 to 145 centimeters (52.0 to 57.1 inches); bedrock; fragments. Lab sample # 80P02463