IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kanawyer
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • Local Phase: cool
  • User Site ID: S2014CA107004
  • User Pedon ID: S2014CA107004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2014CA107004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 15N0492
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 79634
  • 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: 36.7122670
  • Std. Longitude: -118.6855492
  • Datum: WGS84
  • 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
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 36118-F6—Mount Silliman, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Julie Baker, Cathy Scott
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, isotic, frigid Vitrandic Humixerepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 6.1B
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Kanawyer
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/28/2016
  • Classifier - Cathy Scott
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Kanawyer
  • Taxonomic Class - Sandy-skeletal, isotic, frigid Dystric Xerorthents
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/3/2014
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: till derived from granodiorite
  • Landform: moraine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: crest
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainbase
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: granodiorite
  • Surface Fragments: 3.00 percent nonflat rounded indurated 2- to 75-millimeter granodiorite, 3.00 percent nonflat rounded indurated 250- to 600-millimeter granodiorite, 5.00 percent nonflat rounded indurated 600- to 1500-millimeter granodiorite, 1.00 percent nonflat rounded indurated 75- to 250-millimeter granodiorite,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

  • Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
    Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name Correlation Data Classifier
    F022AD102CA Cool Moraines Dec 1 2014 David Evans
  • Vegplot Text Note(s): Sierra lodgepole pine (PICOM), whitethorn ceanothus (CECO), wax currant (RICE), squirreltail (ELEL5), Jeffrey pine (PIJE)

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/3/2014 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers
  • 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 % % % % % % % % % % % % %

    A

    Bw

    C1

    C2

    Cd

    0

    4

    38

    117

    150

    4

    38

    117

    150

    190

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    4.9

    3.8

    2.7

    2.9

    2.6

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    3.8

    15.7

    10.3

    6.8

    5.1

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    2.7

    80.5

    87

    90.3

    92.3

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    ls

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    5.7

    6.4

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    6.6
    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

    Bw

    C1

    C2

    Cd

    0

    4

    38

    117

    150

    4

    38

    117

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    190

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    7.7

    10.2

    9.8

    8.2

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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 %

    A

    Bw

    C1

    C2

    Cd

    0

    4

    38

    117

    150

    4

    38

    117

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    190

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

    ACOC3

    CAREX

    CARO5

    CECO

    CECO

    ELEL5

    ELEL5

    ERNU3

    GAER2

    HIHO

    LOTUS

    PEDE

    PICOM

    PIJE

    RICE

    RICE

    SYMO

    TRSP2

    VIPU4

    Achnatherum occidentale

    Carex

    Carex rossii

    Ceanothus cordulatus

    Ceanothus cordulatus

    Elymus elymoides

    Elymus elymoides

    Eriogonum nudum

    Gayophytum eriospermum

    Hieracium horridum

    Lotus

    Pedicularis densiflora

    Pinus contorta var. murrayana

    Pinus jeffreyi

    Ribes cereum

    Ribes cereum

    Symphoricarpos mollis

    Trisetum spicatum

    Viola purpurea

    western needlegrass

    sedge

    Ross' sedge

    whitethorn ceanothus

    whitethorn ceanothus

    squirreltail

    squirreltail

    naked buckwheat

    Coville's groundsmoke

    prickly hawkweed

    trefoil

    Indian warrior

    Sierra lodgepole pine

    Jeffrey pine

    wax currant

    wax currant

    creeping snowberry

    spike trisetum

    goosefoot violet

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    Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    densic material

    noncoherent

    150 - 190

    - 40 -

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

    umbric epipedon

    densic materials

    densic contact

    0—38

    150—190

    150—

    —38—

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    Site Soil Temperature
    Site Obs. Date Depth Sensor Kind Temperature
    cm C

    10/3/2014

    50

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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

    15

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    A—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; loamy sand; 80 percent sand; 15 percent silt; 5 percent clay; structureless single grain; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 10.0 very fine interstitial pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granodiorite fragments and 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-1000-1500 millimeter granodiorite fragments and 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granodiorite fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granodiorite fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.2, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02499; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw—4 to 38 centimeters (1.6 to 15.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; cobbly loamy coarse sand; 81 percent sand; 16 percent silt; 4 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 1.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 5.0 very fine irregular pores; 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 600-1000-1500 millimeter granodiorite fragments and 1 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granodiorite fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granodiorite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granodiorite fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02500; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    C1—38 to 117 centimeters (15.0 to 46.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; extremely cobbly coarse sand; 87 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 3 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots around fragments and 1.0 medium roots around fragments and 1.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots around fragments; 7.0 very fine interstitial pores; 12 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granodiorite fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granodiorite fragments and 30 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granodiorite fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02501; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    C2—117 to 150 centimeters (46.1 to 59.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; coarse sand; 90 percent sand; 7 percent silt; 3 percent clay; structureless massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 1.0 medium irregular and 1.0 coarse irregular pores; 12 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granodiorite fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N02502; dry when described; observed in pit, small
    Cd—150 to 190 centimeters (59.1 to 74.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; extremely cobbly coarse sand; 92 percent sand; 5 percent silt; 3 percent clay; structureless massive; hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 medium roots around fragments and 1.0 coarse roots around fragments; 2.0 very fine irregular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granodiorite fragments and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granodiorite fragments and 35 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granodiorite fragments; noneffervescent; strongly acid, pH 5.4, pH indicator solutions. Lab sample # 15N02503; moist when described; observed in pit, small