IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Calflax

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1987CA019002

User Pedon ID: S1987CA019002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 87P0761

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60056

Print Date: 11/21/2024

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: 36.3121743

Std. Longitude: -119.9943011

Datum: WGS84

Township: 19 south

Range: 18 east

Section: 2

PLSS Details: 800 feet south and 150 feet east of the NW corner

Location Description: About 800 feet south of Ford Avenue and 150 feet east of Jameson Avenue. This site is ripped in most years.

State: California

County: CA019—Fresno

MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA653—Fresno County, California, Western Part

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36119-C8—Vanguard, California

PEDON

Describers Name: K. Arroues and P. Benedict

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Fluventic Haplocambids

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Calflax

PSC - 25 to 100 cm.

Classificaton Date - 7/26/2012

Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition

Moisture Class - aridic (torric)

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Cerini

Classificaton Date - 7/1/1987

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Erosion Class - 0

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landform: barrier flat

Runoff: very low

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Wet Soil Moisture Duration: 31

Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 7/1/1987 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 1
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	Data Collector	Total Clay	CaCO3 Clay	Total Silt	Fine Silt	Co. Silt	Total Sand	Total Sand Method	VC Sand	Co. Sand	Med. Sand	Fine Sand	VF Sand	VF Sand Method	Texture Class - Field Lab	Rubbed Fiber	Unrubbed Fiber	pH H2O
	cm	cm			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Ap A A C1 C1 C2 C2 C3 C3 C4 C4	0 18 18 36 36 56 56 84 84 109 109	18 36 36 56 56 84 84 109 109 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 2
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	pH CaCl2	pH NaF	pH Ox	Delta pH	LL	PL	PI	Atter. Samp. Cond.	COLE	Pot. Acidity	Ca + Mg - Meh 2	K	Ca + Mg - Sat. Paste	KCl Extract. Acidity	Base Sat. - Meh 2	CEC-7	CEC-8.2
	cm	cm						%	%	%		cm/cm	meq/100g	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg	mmol(+)/l	cmol(+)/kg	%	cmol(+)/kg	cmol(+)/kg
Ap A A C1 C1 C2 C2 C3 C3 C4 C4	0 18 18 36 36 56 56 84 84 109 109	18 36 36 56 56 84 84 109 109 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Horizon Lab Results - 3
Horizon	Top Depth	Bottom Depth	Sample ID	ECEC	Phosphate P	NO3-N	EC	EC Method	EC 1:5 by volume	CaCO3 Equiv.	Equiv. Gypsum	Na	SAR	Gypsum Req.	Humic Color	Fulvic Color	Humic + Fulvic Color	Al	PI	Pyro. Hue	PyrO. Value	Pyro. Chroma
	cm	cm		cmol(+)/kg	mg/kg	mg/kg	dS/m		dS/m	%	%	mmol(+)/l	%	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	L-pcu/g	%
Ap A A C1 C1 C2 C2 C3 C3 C4 C4	0 18 18 36 36 56 56 84 84 109 109	18 36 36 56 56 84 84 109 109 152 152	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — 1 — 1 1 — — 1 — 1	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	2 2 — 2 — — 4 8 — 12 —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon	0—36	—-

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
0	—	—	77	—		190	—	—	18	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; clay loam; 38 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 28 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P4105; dry when described;

A—18 to 36 centimeters (7.1 to 14.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; loam; 42 percent sand; 32 percent silt; 26 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; hard, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P4106; moist when described;

C1—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; 63 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 16 percent clay; massive; hard, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P4107; moist when described;

C2—56 to 84 centimeters (22.0 to 33.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; 61 percent sand; 25 percent silt; 14 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P4108; moist when described;

C3—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; loam; 47 percent sand; 39 percent silt; 15 percent clay; massive; hard, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine irregular carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 87P4109; wet when described;. carbonate also occurs as filaments.

C4—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; 66 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 12 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8. Lab sample # 87P4110; wet when described;