IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Evolution

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S2015CA107002

User Pedon ID: S2015CA107002

Vegetation Plot ID: S2015CA107002

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - KSSL

Lab Pedon # - 16N0255

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 85264

Print Date: 11/23/2024

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: 36.6240472

Std. Longitude: -118.3946583

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: Half a mile south of Tyndall Creek Ranger Station

Map Unit: 2124—Evolution-Siberian complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes

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-E4—Mount Kaweah, California

PEDON

Describers Name: Cathy Scott

Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, isotic Vitrandic Cryorthents

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: till derived from granitoid

Landscape: mountains

Landform: ground moraine

Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainbase

Hill Slope Profile: footslope

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: linear

Drainage Class: moderately well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 2- to 75-millimeter granitoid, 3.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 250- to 600-millimeter granitoid, 1.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 600- to 3000-millimeter granitoid, 3.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 75- to 250-millimeter granitoid,

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

Ecological Sites. (Click Ecological Site ID For Link to EDIT.)
Ecological Site ID	Ecological Site Name	Correlation Data	Classifier
F022AB111CA	Skeletal Valley Floor Till	Sep 15 2015	David Evans

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/3/2015 (actual site observation date)

Data Collector: Cathy Scott

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			%	%	%	%	%	%		%	%	%	%	%			%	%
Oi A BA Bw BC C Cd1 Cd2	0 1 5 17 42 75 109 145	1 5 17 42 75 109 145 165	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— 6.7 5.5 4.3 3.5 4.3 5.3 5.5	— — — — — — — —	— 20.8 19.3 10.4 5.6 18.4 14.2 18	— 11 10.1 5.7 3 14.5 8.7 9.8	— 9.8 9.2 4.7 2.6 3.9 5.5 8.2	— 72.5 75.2 85.3 90.9 77.3 80.5 76.5	— — — — — — — —	— 14.7 14.4 16.6 15.6 17.7 5.1 3.1	— 10.4 19.2 25.1 28.2 23.9 6.6 6.6	— 20.7 16.1 25.6 27.6 25.4 19 19	— 15 14.8 12.1 14.9 5.3 29.1 29.1	— 11.7 10.7 5.9 4.6 5 18.7 18.7	— — — — — — — —	— cosl cosl lcos cos lcos ls ls	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— 4.6 5.1 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8

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
Oi A BA Bw BC C Cd1 Cd2	0 1 5 17 42 75 109 145	1 5 17 42 75 109 145 165	— — — — — — — —	— 4.2 4.6 4.6 5 5 4.8 5.1	— 7.4 10.6 10.6 10.9 10.8 10 10.4	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —		— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— 24.6 6.3 6.3 2.9 3.4 3.1 1.6	— 52.5 14.6 13.7 8.3 10.3 7.5 4.8

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	%
Oi A BA Bw BC C Cd1 Cd2	0 1 5 17 42 75 109 145	1 5 17 42 75 109 145 165	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ACOC3 AGHU ANRO2 BRCA5 CAFI CAFR2 CAREX ELEL5 KOMA LULE2 PESE2 PICOM PICOM PICOM PICOM POCU3 POTEN RIMO2	Achnatherum occidentale Agrostis humilis Antennaria rosea Bromus carinatus Carex filifolia Carex fracta Carex Elymus elymoides Koeleria macrantha Lupinus lepidus Pedicularis semibarbata Pinus contorta var. murrayana Pinus contorta var. murrayana Pinus contorta var. murrayana Pinus contorta var. murrayana Poa cusickii Potentilla Ribes montigenum	western needlegrass alpine bentgrass rosy pussytoes California brome threadleaf sedge fragile sheath sedge sedge squirreltail prairie Junegrass Pacific lupine pinewoods lousewort Sierra lodgepole pine Sierra lodgepole pine Sierra lodgepole pine Sierra lodgepole pine Cusick's bluegrass cinquefoil gooseberry currant	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
densic material	noncoherent	109 - 165	- 56 -

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon redox concentrations redox depletions with chroma 2 or less densic materials densic contact	0—18 75—165 109—165 109—165 109—180	—18— —90— —56— —56— —-

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
5	—	—	3217	—	274	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), very dark gray (7.5YR 3/1), dry; stony slightly decomposed plant material; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; 100 percent of Unrubbed Fiber Volume; 95 percent of Rubbed Fiber Volume; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N00918; dry when described; observed in pit, small

A—1 to 5 centimeters (0.4 to 2.0 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; very cobbly coarse sandy loam; 73 percent sand; 21 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common (4.0) very fine roots throughout and common (1.0) fine roots throughout; many (5.0) very fine irregular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00919; moist when described; observed in pit, small

BA—5 to 17 centimeters (2.0 to 6.7 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; very cobbly coarse sandy loam; 75 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 6 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and common (2.0) medium roots throughout and common (1.0) fine roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine irregular pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00920; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Bw—17 to 42 centimeters (6.7 to 16.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; extremely stony loamy coarse sand; 85 percent sand; 10 percent silt; 4 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (4.0) very fine roots throughout and moderately few (0.5) fine roots throughout; common (3.0) very fine irregular pores; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 35 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.3, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00921; moist when described; observed in pit, small

BC—42 to 75 centimeters (16.5 to 29.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), yellow (10YR 7/6), dry; extremely stony coarse sand; 91 percent sand; 6 percent silt; 4 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (2.0) very fine roots throughout and moderately few (0.5) fine roots throughout; common (2.0) very fine irregular and many (5.0) fine irregular pores; 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 35 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00922; moist when described; observed in pit, small

C—75 to 109 centimeters (29.5 to 42.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), reddish yellow (7.5YR 7/6), dry; extremely cobbly loamy coarse sand; 77 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 4 percent clay; structureless single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (1.0) very fine roots throughout and common (1.0) medium roots throughout and common (1.0) fine roots throughout; many (6.0) very fine interstitial pores; 15 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 2 percent medium distinct threadlike noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, root sheaths with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels; 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 20 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 35 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; strongly acid, pH 5.5, pH meter; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00923; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Cd1—109 to 145 centimeters (42.9 to 57.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), yellow (10YR 7/6), dry; extremely gravelly loamy sand; 81 percent sand; 14 percent silt; 5 percent clay; structureless massive; moderately hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (0.5) very fine roots throughout and common (0.5) fine roots throughout; common (1.0) very fine irregular and common (1.0) fine irregular pores; 15 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented red (2.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 15 percent coarse distinct irregular noncoherent cemented light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 5 percent medium distinct threadlike noncoherent cemented black (10YR 2/1), moist, root sheaths with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels; 8 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 250-425-600 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 40 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00924; moist when described; observed in pit, small

Cd2—145 to 165 centimeters (57.1 to 65.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellow (10YR 7/6), dry; very gravelly loamy sand; 77 percent sand; 18 percent silt; 6 percent clay; structureless massive; moderately hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately few (0.2) very fine roots throughout and moderately few (0.2) fine roots throughout; few (0.5) very fine tubular pores; 5 percent medium prominent irregular noncoherent cemented yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 10 percent medium distinct irregular noncoherent cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 15 percent coarse prominent irregular noncoherent cemented olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 40 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-39-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 5.8, pH meter. Lab sample # 16N00925; moist when described; observed in pit, small