IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Dryfield
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S2007CA601889
User Pedon ID:
S2007CA601889
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
08N0235
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
19674
Print Date:
11/26/2024
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:
40.2908058
Std. Longitude:
-123.8147812
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Fruitland Ridge. Kreutel property. Just off of ridge in 6 year old vineyard.
Map Unit:
666—Dryfield-Yorknorth-Witherell complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes
State:
California
County:
CA023—Humboldt
MLRA:
5—Siskiyou-Trinity Area
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
CA601—Humboldt County, South Part, California
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
40123-C7—Myers Flat, California
PEDON
Describers Name:
JWH, NEF
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Ultic Haploxeralfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
889
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Dryfield
Taxonomic Class -
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Ultic Haploxeralfs
Classificaton Date -
8/14/2007
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
tenth edition
Moisture Class -
xeric
Moisture SUBClass -
xeric
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Erosion Class -
1
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
colluvium derived from mudstone and/or residuum weathered from sandstone
Landscape:
mountains
Landform:
ridge
Geomorphic Component Mountains:
mountainflank, upper third
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Bedrock:
mudstone
Geology:
Yager member of the Yager Terrane formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
8/14/2007 (actual site observation date)
Air Photo ID:
6248-30
Plant Association Name:
vineyard
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
crop vines
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
0—27
27—110
—27—
—83—
Site Soil Temperature
Site Obs. Date
Depth
Sensor Kind
Temperature
cm
C
8/14/2007
50
—
22
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
—
—
355
—
270
1500
—
260
14
—
—
17
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
A1—0 to 12 centimeters (0.0 to 4.7 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 20 percent clay; strong very coarse prismatic parts to strong medium granular structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 08N01449; dry when described; observed in pit, small
A2—12 to 27 centimeters (4.7 to 10.6 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; silt loam; 20 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky parts to strong medium granular structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N01450; dry when described; observed in pit, small
ABt—27 to 60 centimeters (10.6 to 23.6 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; loam; 24 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N01451; dry when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 401977; patchy - phpvsfiid 401977
Bt1—60 to 85 centimeters (23.6 to 33.5 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 40 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; moderately slow permeability; 0.5 very fine roots throughout; 4.0 very fine tubular pores; 40 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N01452; dry when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 401978; patchy - phpvsfiid 401978
Bt2—85 to 110 centimeters (33.5 to 43.3 inches); 60 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 40 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; 28 percent clay; 2 percent light red (2.5YR 6/6) medium distinct irregular mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; moderately slow permeability; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine vesicular pores; 40 percent prominent clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N01453; dry when described; observed in pit, small. patchy - phpvsfiid 401979; patchy - phpvsfiid 401979
C1—110 to 150 centimeters (43.3 to 59.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; clay loam; 30 percent clay; 5 percent light red (2.5YR 6/6) medium distinct irregular mottles; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; moderately slow permeability; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 08N01454; dry when described; observed in pit, small
C2—150 to 200 centimeters (59.1 to 78.7 inches); yellow (10YR 7/8), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist; clay loam; 30 percent clay; massive; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; moderately slow permeability; 5 percent medium distinct noncoherent cemented very pale brown (10YR 7/3), dry, clay depletions throughout and 15 percent medium distinct noncoherent cemented reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8), dry, iron-manganese masses throughout; 6 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-20-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; moderately acid, pH 6.0. Lab sample # 08N01455; dry when described; observed in auger, bucket