IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Gazwell
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S2015CA067001
User Pedon ID:
S2015CA067001
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
KSSL
Lab Pedon # -
15N0730
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
79691
Print Date:
11/12/2024
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:
38.1335400
Std. Longitude:
-121.6543600
Datum:
WGS84
Map Unit:
155—Gazwell mucky clay, partially drained, 0 to 2 percent slopes
State:
California
County:
CA067—Sacramento
MLRA:
16—California Delta
Regional Office:
SW—Southwest
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
SW-HAN—Hanford, California
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
CA067—Sacramento County, California
PEDON
Describers Name:
Phil Smith, Rafael Ortiz, Andy Paolucci, Ed Tallyn, Geneveive Widrig
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, mixed, superactive, thermic Cumulic Endoaquolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose:
laboratory sampling site
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Gazwell
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, mixed, superactive, thermic Cumulic Endoaquolls
Taxon Kind -
series
PSC -
25 to 100 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/10/2015
Classifier -
Phil Smith
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
twelfth edition
Moisture Class -
aquic
Moisture SUBClass -
typic
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Pedon Vegetation and Crop Cover Information:
Current Crop -
corn
Litter Cover % -
0
Hydric:
yes
SITE
Parent Material:
fine-loamy alluvium
Landscape:
delta plain
Landform:
delta plain
Slope Complexity:
simple
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Drainage Class:
poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/17/2015 (actual site observation date)
Data Collector:
Phil Smith, Geneveive Widrig, Rafael Ortiz, Andrew Paolucci
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
row crop
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
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
0.5
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370
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16.1
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Ap—0 to 16 centimeters (0.0 to 6.3 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) mucky silty clay; weak medium cloddy structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common (2.0) medium roots throughout and many (5.0) fine roots throughout; fragments; 17 Percent of Estimated Clay; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03721; observed in pit, small
A—16 to 38 centimeters (6.3 to 15.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) mucky silty clay; structureless massive, and weak coarse subangular blocky; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very few (0.1) fine roots throughout; fragments; 22 Percent of Estimated Clay; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 15N03722; observed in pit, small
C—38 to 42 centimeters (15.0 to 16.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; structureless massive; friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; very few (0.1) fine roots throughout; few (0.0) pores; fragments; 16 Percent of Estimated Clay; abrupt broken boundary.; observed in pit, small
2Ob1—42 to 54 centimeters (16.5 to 21.3 inches); black (10YR 2/1) muck; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable, very sticky, moderately plastic; very few (0.1) fine roots throughout; common (3.0) fine dendritic tubular pores; fragments; 14 Percent of Estimated Clay; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03723; observed in pit, small
2Ob2—54 to 75 centimeters (21.3 to 29.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1) muck; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very few (0.1) fine roots throughout; common (1.0) very fine dendritic tubular pores; ; ; fragments; 14 Percent of Estimated Clay; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03724; observed in pit, small
2AC—75 to 96 centimeters (29.5 to 37.8 inches); black (10YR 2/1) mucky silty clay; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common (1.0) medium dendritic tubular and common (2.0) coarse irregular pores; 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 2 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, and dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, ferriargillans with sharp boundaries lining pores and 8 percent very coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, and dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/3), moist, ferriargillans with sharp boundaries in cracks; fragments; 17 Percent of Estimated Clay; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03725; observed in pit, small
3Oab1—96 to 117 centimeters (37.8 to 46.1 inches); black (10YR 2/1) muck; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, ferriargillans with sharp boundaries lining pores and 2 percent fine prominent irregular noncoherent cemented gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions with sharp boundaries in matrix and 2 percent very coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, and dark red (2.5YR 3/6), moist, ferriargillans with sharp boundaries in cracks; fragments; 19 Percent of Estimated Clay; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03726; observed in pit, small
3Oab2—117 to 146 centimeters (46.1 to 57.5 inches); black (10YR 2/1) muck; structureless massive; firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03727; observed in pit, small
3Oab3—146 to 200 centimeters (57.5 to 78.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1) muck; structureless massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fragments. Lab sample # 15N03728; observed in pit, small