IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Celio
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 68CA693-004
  • User Pedon ID: S68CA017014
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 68CA693-004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 68C0082
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42993
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 38.8550528
  • Std. Longitude: -120.0243500
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.1 mile north of southeast corner sec. 30, T. 12 N., R. 18 E. 0.25 mile west of Meyers checking station, west side of Highway 89 extension.
  • Map Unit: 7431—Celio loamy coarse sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes
  • State: California
  • County: CA017—El Dorado
  • MLRA: 22—Sierra Nevada Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA693—Tahoe Basin Area, California and Nevada

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: RCH
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Celio (flagged as OSD)
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/7/2005
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Celio
  • Classificaton Date - 10/25/1967
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: fan
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/25/1967 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    JUNIP

    Juniperus

    juniper

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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

    1

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    1932

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    889

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    5.6

    16.1

    -2.8

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    A11—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 4/3), dry; gravelly loamy coarse sand; weak medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0678; moist when described;. thin gravel pavement on surface; hydrophobic.
    A12—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; gravelly loamy coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; diffuse wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0679; moist when described;
    C1—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), dry; gravelly loamy coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0680; moist when described;
    2C2—58 to 115 centimeters (22.8 to 45.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), dusky red (10R 3/3), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 21 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) prominent mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0681; moist when described;. dusky red color occurs in the upper half of horizon, grades to yellowish red in the lower part with bands of dusky red.
    2C3SIM—115 to 140 centimeters (45.3 to 55.1 inches); dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and 21 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) medium prominent mottles; massive; extremely hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine pores; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0682; moist when described;
    2C4—140 to 170 centimeters (55.1 to 66.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), white (N 8/0), dry; very gravelly coarse sand; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine prominent mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 60 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0683; moist when described;
    2C5—170 to 205 centimeters (66.9 to 80.7 inches); light gray (N 7/0) and black (N 2/0), white (N 8/0), dry; coarse sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 68C0684; moist when described;. horizon becomes very gravelly with depth.