IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Canyonview
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: moraine
  • User Site ID: S2014CA019002
  • User Pedon ID: S2014CA019002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 2014CA7927006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 15N0488
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 79630
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 36.7950583
  • Std. Longitude: -118.6876194
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Cedar Grove
  • State: California
  • County: CA019—Fresno
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA792—Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36118-G6—Cedar Grove, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: M. Stropky & Cathy Scott
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, isotic, mesic Vitrandic Humixerepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sheepcreek
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy-skeletal, isotic, mesic Vitrandic Humixerepts
  • Taxon Kind - taxon above family
  • PSC - 25 to 103 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/17/2014
  • Classifier - M. Stropky & Cathy Scott
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium derived from granite
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, lower third
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 7.00 percent 2- to 75-millimeter granite, 10.00 percent 250- to 600-millimeter granite, 8.00 percent 600 granite, 25.00 percent 75- to 250-millimeter granite,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/29/2014 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Michelle Stropky, Cathy Scott
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

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    AB

    Bw

    C1

    C2

    3

    12

    39

    85

    124

    12

    39

    85

    124

    165

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    14.6

    12.2

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    81.3

    83.5

    85.9

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    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

    A

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    Bw

    C1

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    3

    12

    39

    85

    124

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    10.1

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    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 %

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    C1

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    39

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    Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ABCO

    CADE27

    CHFO

    PIPO

    QUCH2

    QUKE

    Abies concolor

    Calocedrus decurrens

    Chamaebatia foliolosa

    Pinus ponderosa

    Quercus chrysolepis

    Quercus kelloggii

    white fir

    incense cedar

    mountain misery

    ponderosa pine

    canyon live oak

    California black oak

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

    umbric epipedon

    andic soil properties

    3—39

    3—12

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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

    25

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/2), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02478
    A—3 to 12 centimeters (1.2 to 4.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, black (10YR 2/1) broken face, moist; very cobbly coarse sandy loam; 63 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-900-1200 millimeter granite fragments and 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granite fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02479. Mucky, burned A horizon
    AB—12 to 39 centimeters (4.7 to 15.4 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face, dark brown (10YR 3/3) broken face, moist; extremely stony loamy coarse sand; 81 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 3 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout; 3.0 very fine irregular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-900-1200 millimeter granite fragments and 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granite fragments and 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granite fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02480. Mucky, burned A horizon
    Bw—39 to 85 centimeters (15.4 to 33.5 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face, moist; very bouldery loamy coarse sand; 84 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 2 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-900-1200 millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granite fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02481
    C1—85 to 124 centimeters (33.5 to 48.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face, moist; very bouldery loamy coarse sand; 86 percent sand; 12 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-400-600 millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-900-1200 millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-28-75 millimeter granite fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-120-250 millimeter granite fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N02482
    C2—124 to 165 centimeters (48.8 to 65.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) broken face, light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) broken face, moist; extremely bouldery coarse sand; 87 percent sand; 11 percent silt; 2 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 fine roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-900-1200 millimeter granite fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granite fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granite fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6. Lab sample # 15N02483