IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mendel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2015CA107003
  • User Pedon ID: S2015CA107003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S2015CA107003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 16N0256
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 85229
  • Print Date: 2/3/2025

    • 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: 36.6279024
  • Std. Longitude: -118.3925529
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Tyndall Creek
  • 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-F4—Mount Brewer, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Andrew Paolucci
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, isotic Vitrandic Cryofluvents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: soil survey inventory
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mendel
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/22/2020
  • Classifier - Andrew Paolucci & Jennifer Wood
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - oxyaquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: alluvium derived from granitoid
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: flood plain on mountain valley
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainbase
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: linear
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Flooding: frequent flooding for brief periods
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments: 1.00 percent nonflat subrounded indurated 250- to 600-millimeter granitoid, 1.00 percent nonflat rounded indurated 600- to 3000-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
    F022AX017CA High Gradient Mainstem B-Channel Sep 15 2015 David Evans
    R022AX020CA Cryic mid-gradient B-Channel Jul 15 2019 David Evans
  • Ecological State: 1 -

    • SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/3/2015 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Andrew Paolucci
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    BC

    C1

    0

    13

    35

    52

    66

    105

    13

    35

    52

    66

    105

    135

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    6.4

    5.9

    5.5

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    17.4

    13

    10.8

    8.4

    6.6

    5.5

    9.4

    5.2

    4.3

    4.1

    2.9

    1.8

    8

    7.8

    6.5

    4.3

    3.7

    3.7

    75.6

    80.6

    83.3

    86.1

    87.9

    91.5

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    10.1

    13.1

    3.6

    20.2

    14.8

    26.6

    15.1

    14.9

    23

    24.9

    27.7

    24.6

    17.9

    22.4

    25.4

    21.4

    25.5

    26.2

    19.5

    20.2

    21.9

    13.4

    14.4

    10.4

    13

    10

    9.4

    6.2

    5.5

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    6.3
    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

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    BC

    C1

    0

    13

    35

    52

    66

    105

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    5

    5.2

    5.3

    5.3

    5.3

    5.4

    8.9

    10.3

    10.6

    10.1

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    9.6

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    11.8

    4.7

    5.1

    3.8

    3.1

    1.5

    22.1

    11.1

    13.8

    10.2

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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

    Bw1

    Bw2

    Bw3

    BC

    C1

    0

    13

    35

    52

    66

    105

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

    ANRO2

    CABR

    CAFI

    CASC12

    DAIN

    GENE

    IVLY

    JUNCU

    LULE2

    ORALA3

    PEBO2

    PEHE2

    PHAL2

    PICOM

    PODR

    POTEN

    POTEN

    PTKI

    SIPR

    SOMU

    TRMO2

    TRSP2

    VACE

    Antennaria rosea

    Calamagrostis breweri

    Carex filifolia

    Carex scopulorum

    Danthonia intermedia

    Gentiana newberryi

    Ivesia lycopodioides

    Juncus

    Lupinus lepidus

    Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii

    Perideridia bolanderi

    Penstemon heterodoxus

    Phleum alpinum

    Pinus contorta var. murrayana

    Potentilla drummondii

    Potentilla

    Potentilla

    Ptilagrostis kingii

    Sibbaldia procumbens

    Solidago multiradiata

    Trifolium monanthum

    Trisetum spicatum

    Vaccinium cespitosum

    rosy pussytoes

    shorthair reedgrass

    threadleaf sedge

    mountain sedge

    timber oatgrass

    alpine gentian

    clubmoss mousetail

    rush

    Pacific lupine

    tundra aster

    Bolander's yampah

    Sierra beardtongue

    alpine timothy

    Sierra lodgepole pine

    Drummond's cinquefoil

    cinquefoil

    cinquefoil

    Sierra false needlegrass

    creeping sibbaldia

    Rocky Mountain goldenrod

    mountain carpet clover

    spike trisetum

    dwarf bilberry

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

    ochric epipedon

    redox concentrations

    aquic conditions

    redox depletions with chroma 2 or less

    0—18

    35—105

    52—150

    105—150

    —18—

    —70—

    —98—

    —98—
    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

    4

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    3221

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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; very cobbly coarse sandy loam; 76 percent sand; 17 percent silt; 7 percent clay; weak fine granular, and weak very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; many (10.0) very fine roots throughout and common (1.0) medium roots throughout and common (1.0) fine roots throughout; common (1.0) very fine interstitial and common (1.0) medium interstitial and common (1.0) fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 5-12-20 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 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 and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 20-48-75 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; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 5.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N00926; slightly moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw1—13 to 35 centimeters (5.1 to 13.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; very cobbly loamy coarse sand; 81 percent sand; 13 percent silt; 6 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, 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 (1.0) very fine tubular and common (1.0) medium tubular and common (1.0) fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 20-48-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 5-12-20 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 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 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 5.9, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00927; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw2—35 to 52 centimeters (13.8 to 20.5 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; very cobbly loamy coarse sand; 83 percent sand; 11 percent silt; 6 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, 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 (1.0) very fine tubular and common (1.0) medium tubular and common (1.0) fine tubular pores; 5 percent fine faint irregular indurated cemented dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 20-48-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 5-12-20 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 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 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00928; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    Bw3—52 to 66 centimeters (20.5 to 26.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; very cobbly loamy coarse sand; 86 percent sand; 8 percent silt; 6 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common (3.0) very fine roots throughout and common (3.0) medium roots throughout and moderately few (0.5) fine roots throughout; common (1.0) very fine tubular and common (1.0) medium tubular and common (1.0) fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine prominent irregular indurated cemented light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels and 7 percent very coarse prominent irregular indurated cemented light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 30 percent coarse distinct irregular indurated cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 5-12-20 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 3 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 20-48-75 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 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 75-163-250 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately acid, pH 6.0, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00929; moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BC—66 to 105 centimeters (26.0 to 41.3 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), dry; very cobbly coarse sand; 88 percent sand; 7 percent silt; 6 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (1.0) very fine roots throughout and moderately few (0.5) fine roots throughout; common (2.0) very fine interstitial and many (5.0) medium interstitial and common (2.0) fine interstitial pores; 1 percent medium faint irregular indurated cemented light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 3 percent medium distinct irregular indurated cemented dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix and 7 percent very coarse prominent irregular indurated cemented strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), moist, iron-manganese masses with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 5-12-20 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 and 10 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 20-48-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 15 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 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; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.1, pH meter; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 16N00930; wet, non-satiated when described; observed in pit, small
    C1—105 to 135 centimeters (41.3 to 53.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/3), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; 92 percent sand; 6 percent silt; 3 percent clay; structureless single grain; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately few (0.2) very fine roots throughout; common (2.0) very fine interstitial and many (5.0) medium interstitial and common (2.0) fine interstitial pores; 1 percent fine faint irregular indurated cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries on surfaces along root channels; 3 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 20-48-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 5-12-20 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly acid, pH 6.3, pH meter; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 16N00931; wet, satiated when described; observed in pit, small
    C2—135 to 150 centimeters (53.1 to 59.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), light gray (2.5Y 7/2), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; 92 percent sand; 8 percent silt; structureless single grain; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; common (2.0) very fine interstitial and many (5.0) medium interstitial and common (2.0) fine interstitial pores; 1 percent medium faint irregular indurated cemented grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, iron depletions with diffuse boundaries in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 20-48-75 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 5-12-20 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 25 percent by volume nonflat subrounded indurated 2-3-5 millimeter granitoid fragments observed by visual inspection method; NaF pH; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n, pH meter.; wet, satiated when described; observed in auger, bucket