IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Dome
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2013CA107001
  • User Pedon ID: S2013CA107001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2013CA107001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 13N97435
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72849
  • 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: 36.4455527
  • Std. Longitude: -118.7045203
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 17S
  • Range: 30E
  • Section: 15
  • State: California
  • County: CA107—Tulare
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA792—Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Chris Savastio
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Typic Xeropsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Dome
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, isotic, mesic Typic Dystroxerepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 27 to 102 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 9/18/2013
  • Classifier - Chris Savastio
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium derived from granite over residuum weathered from granite
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: crest
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, center third
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    R022AK002CA Very Deep Mesic Slopes Dec 1 2013 David Evans
  • Vegplot Text Note(s): ceanothus (CEANO), manzanita (ARCTO3)

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/9/2013 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - shrub cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other shrub cover
  • 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

    ARCTO3

    ARVI4

    BRASS2

    BRDI3

    BRTE

    CADE27

    CEANO

    CEANO

    CECU

    CEMO2

    CHPO3

    CLARK

    FRCA6

    LETR5

    MELIC

    QUCH2

    VUMIP

    Arctostaphylos

    Arctostaphylos viscida

    Brassica

    Bromus diandrus

    Bromus tectorum

    Calocedrus decurrens

    Ceanothus

    Ceanothus

    Ceanothus cuneatus

    Cercocarpus montanus

    Chlorogalum pomeridianum

    Clarkia

    Fremontodendron californicum

    Leymus triticoides

    Melica

    Quercus chrysolepis

    Vulpia microstachys var. pauciflora

    manzanita

    sticky whiteleaf manzanita

    mustard

    ripgut brome

    cheatgrass

    incense cedar

    ceanothus

    ceanothus

    buckbrush

    alderleaf mountain mahogany

    wavyleaf soap plant

    clarkia

    California flannelbush

    beardless wildrye

    melicgrass

    canyon live oak

    Pacific fescue

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    0—7

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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

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 13N13137; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    A—2 to 7 centimeters (0.8 to 2.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; 71 percent sand; 22 percent silt; 7 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; few (0.8) very fine tubular and few (0.8) fine tubular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 13N13138; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt1—7 to 19 centimeters (2.8 to 7.5 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; 75 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 6 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) very coarse roots throughout and many (8.0) medium roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; few (0.8) very fine tubular and few (0.8) fine tubular pores; 1 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N13139; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt2—19 to 39 centimeters (7.5 to 15.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), dry; loamy sand; 80 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 4 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) very coarse roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout and common (3.0) coarse roots throughout; few (0.8) very fine tubular and few (0.8) fine tubular pores; 1 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N13140; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt3—39 to 64 centimeters (15.4 to 25.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; paracobbly loamy sand; 83 percent sand; 12 percent silt; 5 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very fine roots throughout and few (0.8) medium roots throughout and few (0.8) fine roots throughout and few (0.8) coarse roots throughout; many (8.0) very fine irregular pores; 50 percent prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-5 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 76-?-250 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N13141; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt4—64 to 92 centimeters (25.2 to 36.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), 35 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 35 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) and 30 percent black (7.5YR 2.5/1), dry; paragravelly loamy coarse sand; 83 percent sand; 11 percent silt; 6 percent clay; structureless massive; moderately hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; few (0.8) very coarse roots throughout; 50 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay bridges between sand grains; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N13142; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Bt5—92 to 135 centimeters (36.2 to 53.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), 35 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6) and 35 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) and 30 percent black (7.5YR 2.5/1), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; 90 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 1 percent clay; structureless massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 15 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) clay bridges between sand grains; 40 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 13N13143; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    C—135 to 200 centimeters (53.1 to 78.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; 90 percent sand; 9 percent silt; 1 percent clay; structureless massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 40 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments observed by visual inspection method; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 13N13144; dry when described; observed in pit, small