IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Christopher
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 68CA693-005
  • User Pedon ID: S68CA017022
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 68CA693-005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 68C0080
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42991
  • Print Date: 12/11/2024

    • 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: 38.9332083
  • Std. Longitude: -119.9726278
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 0.7 miles east and 0.4 miles south of northwest corner, sec. 3, T. 12 N., R. 18 E., 300 feet from intersection of Happy Home Cemetery Road, 70 feet northeast of A1 Tahoe Blvd., 1 mile south of Bijou.
  • Map Unit: 7444—Christopher-Gefo complex, 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: LNL
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, frigid Dystric Xeropsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Christopher
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/7/2005
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Elmira
  • Classificaton Date - 8/7/1968
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/7/1968 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    LUPIN

    PIJE

    PURSH

    Lupinus

    Pinus jeffreyi

    Purshia

    lupine

    Jeffrey pine

    bitterbrush

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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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    1910

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    686

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    6.1

    16.1

    -2.8

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    Oi—; slightly decomposed plant material; fragments.
    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; loamy coarse sand; single grain; loose, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C0664; dry when described;
    A—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 68C0673; dry when described;
    A2—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; coarse sand; weak fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0665; dry when described;
    AB—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; loamy coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0666; dry when described;
    Bw1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0667; dry when described;
    Bw2—36 to 63 centimeters (14.2 to 24.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and medium and coarse roots and 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C0668; dry when described;
    C1—63 to 99 centimeters (24.8 to 39.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; loamy coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C0669; dry when described;
    C2—99 to 135 centimeters (39.0 to 53.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), dry; coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 tubular pores; 75 percent clay films; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C0670; dry when described;
    2C3—135 to 155 centimeters (53.1 to 61.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), dry; loamy coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 tubular pores; clay bridges and 75 percent clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C0671; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 206237; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 206237
    2C4—155 to 175 centimeters (61.0 to 68.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/3), dry; loamy fine sand; 3 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; clay bridges and 75 percent clay films; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 68C0672; dry when described;