IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): San Emigdio
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2013CA037003
  • User Pedon ID: S2013CA037003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 13N56580
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73044
  • 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: 33.8454722
  • Std. Longitude: -118.1032778
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Mae Boyar Park, Lakewood CA
  • Map Unit: 1000—Urban land-Hueneme, drained-San Emigdio complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes
  • Country: US—United States
  • County: CA037—Los Angeles
  • MLRA: 19—Southern California Coastal Plains and Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA696—Los Angeles County, California, Southeastern Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 33118-G1—Los Alamitos, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RLR, KP, BH, PF
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, calcareous, thermic Typic Xerofluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - San Emigdio
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/30/2014
  • Classifier - Randy L Riddle
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Playorico (flagged as OSD)
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Cumulic Haploxerolls
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/16/2013
  • Classifier - Randy L Riddle
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: locally graded human-transported material over alluvium
  • Landscape: alluvial plain
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Geomorphic Component Flats: talf
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: very rare flooding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/16/2013 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Local Disturb. Description - locally graded to level the park
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    human-transported material

    anthropic epipedon

    artifacts

    redox concentrations

    0—22

    0—22

    4—22

    50—82

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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

    1

    —

    —

    14

    —

    220

    355

    —

    350

    17

    —

    —

    19

    —

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    ^A—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; loam; 46 percent sand; 39 percent silt; 15 percent clay; strong fine subangular blocky parts to strong medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots and few medium roots and common fine roots; common very fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; neutral, pH 7.3, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N05937
    ^Au1—4 to 11 centimeters (1.6 to 4.3 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; 46 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 14 percent clay; 1 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) medium distinct threadlike mottles; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots and few fine roots; common very fine interstitial and few fine tubular pores; 5 percent fine distinct threadlike noncoherent cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; carbonate, finely disseminated; 1 percent by volume angular 2-37-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 1 percent by volume flat persistent innocuous artifacts of metal and 1 percent by volume flat persistent innocuous artifacts of glass and 2 percent by volume irregular persistent innocuous artifacts of brick; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N05938
    ^Au2—11 to 22 centimeters (4.3 to 8.7 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3), moist; loam; 52 percent sand; 37 percent silt; 11 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; moderately hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many very fine roots and few fine roots; common very fine interstitial and few fine tubular pores; 3 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with clear boundaries in matrix; carbonate, finely disseminated; 2 percent by volume angular 2-37-75 millimeter mixed fragments; 1 percent by volume flat persistent innocuous artifacts of glass and 2 percent by volume irregular persistent innocuous artifacts of brick; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N05939
    2Ab—22 to 37 centimeters (8.7 to 14.6 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; 67 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 6 percent clay; 1 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) medium distinct threadlike mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine roots; common very fine interstitial and few fine tubular pores; 1 percent coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N05940
    2C1—37 to 50 centimeters (14.6 to 19.7 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; loamy fine sand; 81 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 4 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common very fine roots; few very fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N05941
    2C2—50 to 66 centimeters (19.7 to 26.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; loamy fine sand; 80 percent sand; 17 percent silt; 3 percent clay; massive; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots and few fine roots; fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N05942
    2C3—66 to 75 centimeters (26.0 to 29.5 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; fine sand; 93 percent sand; 6 percent silt; 2 percent clay; single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH indicator solutions; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N05943
    2C4—75 to 82 centimeters (29.5 to 32.3 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; very fine sandy loam; 69 percent sand; 28 percent silt; 3 percent clay; massive; soft, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots; medium distinct threadlike noncoherent cemented 2.5Y 4/6 (2.5Y 4/6) masses of oxidized iron with sharp boundaries in matrix; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9, pH indicator solutions; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 13N05944
    2C5—85 to 145 centimeters (33.5 to 57.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), very dark brown (10YR 2/2), moist; loamy fine sand; 81 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 5 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few fine tubular pores; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH indicator solutions.
    2C6—145 to 200 centimeters (57.1 to 78.7 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; fine sandy loam; 73 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 6 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; carbonate, finely disseminated; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 13N05946