IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Meeks
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 68CA693-006
  • User Pedon ID: S68CA017026
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 68CA693-006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 68C0075
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42986
  • 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: 38.9017917
  • Std. Longitude: -119.9505917
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 1600 feet east and 400 feet north of center sec. 11, T. 12 N., R. 18 E., east of Cold Creek Trail Road, 500 feet east of water tank, 3 miles south of Bijou.
  • Map Unit: 7492—Oneidas coarse sandy loam, 5 to 15 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: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Ultic Haploxeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: not classified to current taxon name
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Meeks
  • PSC - 48 to 98 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 - 8/8/1968
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: outwash terrace
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/8/1968 (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

    ARPA6

    CEPR

    PIJE

    WYETH

    Arctostaphylos patula

    Ceanothus prostratus

    Pinus jeffreyi

    Wyethia

    greenleaf manzanita

    prostrate ceanothus

    Jeffrey pine

    mule-ears

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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

    3

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    2012

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    762

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    6.1

    16.1

    -2.8

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    O1—0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 68C0602. pine-needles - intermittent, about 1 inch near trees.
    A11—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; loamy coarse sand; weak fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C0603; dry when described;
    A—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 68C0613; dry when described;
    A12—4 to 13 centimeters (1.6 to 5.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/4), moist; loamy coarse sand; moderate fine and medium granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0604; dry when described;
    A3—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; loamy 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; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0605; dry when described;
    B1T—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; loamy 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; clay bridges and 10 percent clay films; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0606; dry when described;
    2B21T—48 to 74 centimeters (18.9 to 29.1 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/4), yellowish red (5YR 4/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; very gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and medium and coarse roots and 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; clay bridges and 30 percent clay films; 10 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 45 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0607; dry when described;
    3B22T—74 to 89 centimeters (29.1 to 35.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) clay films and 75 percent clay bridges; 25 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0608; dry when described;
    3B31T—89 to 100 centimeters (35.0 to 39.4 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; loamy coarse sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; clay bridges and 10 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films and 30 percent clay films; 30 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0609; dry when described;
    3B32T—100 to 130 centimeters (39.4 to 51.2 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; gravelly loamy coarse sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; clay bridges between sand grains and 10 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4) clay films and 30 percent clay films; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0610; dry when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 206250; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 206250
    4C1SI—130 to 160 centimeters (51.2 to 63.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), moist; very gravelly coarse sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; clay films between sand grains and 10 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films and 10 percent clay bridges; 70 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0611; dry when described;. few moderately thick strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films in bridges and few thin and moderately thick clay films coating sand grains; 70 percent gravel; few pockets appear to be cemented by silica and clay; some clods do not slake in water, but most do.
    4C2—160 to 175 centimeters (63.0 to 68.9 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist; very gravelly coarse sand; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots and fine and medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 50 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 68C0612; dry when described;