IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nedsgulch

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: R09CA630CKS054

User Pedon ID: S2009CKS054

Vegetation Plot ID: R09CA630CKS054

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 10N0465

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 24762

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: 38.3622208

Std. Longitude: -120.5036087

Datum: WGS84

Township: 06N

Range: 13E

Section: 24

PLSS Details: 1/3 mile SSE of NW corner of section.

Map Unit: 8162—Nedsgulch-Arpatutu complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes

State: California

County: CA009—Calaveras

MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains

Regional Office: SW—Southwest

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA630—Central Sierra Foothills Area, California, Parts of Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 38120-C5—Rail Road Flat, California

PEDON

Describers Name: Chris Savastio

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic Ultic Palexeralfs

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Nedsgulch

PSC - 14 to 64 cm.

Classificaton Date - 2/19/2016

Classifier - Andrew Paolucci

Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition

Moisture Class - xeric

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Schaad

Classificaton Date - 8/18/2009

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: colluvium derived from metasedimentary rock over residuum weathered from metasedimentary rock

Landscape: mountains

Landform: mountain slope

Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, lower third

Hill Slope Profile: backslope

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Calaveras Complex Melange formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/18/2009 (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
ACMA3 CADE27 PILA PIPO PSME QUCH2 RUUR TODI VERBA	Acer macrophyllum Calocedrus decurrens Pinus lambertiana Pinus ponderosa Pseudotsuga menziesii Quercus chrysolepis Rubus ursinus Toxicodendron diversilobum Verbascum	bigleaf maple incense cedar sugar pine ponderosa pine Douglas-fir canyon live oak California blackberry Pacific poison oak mullein	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	0—14 14—160	—- —-

Site Soil Temperature
Site Obs. Date	Depth	Sensor Kind	Temperature
	cm		C
8/18/2009	50	—	14

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
35	—	—	2239	—	345	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; clear smooth boundary.

A—2 to 14 centimeters (0.8 to 5.5 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; loam; 50 percent sand; 14 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.8 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 fine irregular pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-5 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; 5 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary.

Bt1—14 to 44 centimeters (5.5 to 17.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/2), moist; loam; 47 percent sand; 20 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.8 medium roots and 0.8 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine irregular and 0.8 fine tubular pores; 25 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 80 percent faint silt coats on surfaces along pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-20 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; 40 percent krotovinas (lateral area percent); slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.

Bt2—44 to 59 centimeters (17.3 to 23.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; loam; 43 percent sand; 21 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.8 medium roots and 0.8 fine roots and 3.0 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine irregular and 0.8 fine tubular pores; 40 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 85 percent faint silt coats on surfaces along pores; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-20 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.

Bt3—59 to 85 centimeters (23.2 to 33.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; loam; 42 percent sand; 21 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 0.8 fine roots and 0.8 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 60 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-20 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.

Bt4—85 to 105 centimeters (33.5 to 41.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; loam; 42 percent sand; 20 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 0.8 fine roots; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 75 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 7 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-20 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.

Bt5—105 to 131 centimeters (41.3 to 51.6 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), brown (7.5YR 4/3), moist; loam; 44 percent sand; 23 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 0.8 fine roots; 0.8 very fine irregular pores; 50 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 76-?-250 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments and 9 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-76 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary.

Bt6—131 to 160 centimeters (51.6 to 63.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; loam; 46 percent sand; 24 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots and 0.8 fine roots; 0.8 very fine irregular and 0.8 fine tubular pores; 60 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds and 90 percent faint silt coats on surfaces along pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 76-?-250 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-76 millimeter metasedimentary, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog.