IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Jabu

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 68CA693-007

User Pedon ID: S68CA017034

Vegetation Plot ID: 68CA693-007

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - NSSL

Lab Pedon # - 68C0079

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 42990

Print Date: 4/3/2025

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: 38.8648917

Std. Longitude: -119.9636500

Datum: WGS84

Location Description: 0.2 mile east of southwest corner sec. 23, T. 12 N., R. 18 E., 15 feet north of Fountain Place Road.

Map Unit: 7462—Jabu coarse sandy loam, 9 to 30 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: GMK

Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Ultic Haploxeralfs

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 - Jabu (flagged as OSD)

PSC - 15 to 65 cm.

Classificaton Date - 10/7/2005

Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition

Moisture Class - xeric

Moisture Subclass - typic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Jabu

Classificaton Date - 8/14/1968

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Landscape: upland

Landform: outwash terrace

Runoff: low

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 8/14/1968 (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	Arctostaphylos patula Ceanothus prostratus Pinus jeffreyi	greenleaf manzanita prostrate ceanothus Jeffrey pine	— — —	— — —	— — —

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
10	—	—	2116	—	0	940	—	—	5	15.6	-3.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C0652; dry when described;

A—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 68C0663; dry when described;

A3—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 14 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C0653; dry when described;

B1T—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist; coarse sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and medium and coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay bridges between sand grains and 30 percent clay films; 14 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C0654; dry when described;

B2T—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; coarse sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and medium and coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; clay bridges between sand grains and 30 percent clay films and 75 percent clay films; 14 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0655; dry when described;

2B21TB—51 to 74 centimeters (20.1 to 29.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and medium and coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay bridges between sand grains and 10 percent clay films; 1 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 27 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 68C0656; dry when described;

2B22TB—74 to 94 centimeters (29.1 to 37.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), yellowish red (5YR 5/6), moist; gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; medium and coarse roots and 0.1 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; clay bridges between sand grains and 10 percent clay films; 26 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0657; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 206263; continuous - phpvsfiid 206263

2B23TB—94 to 115 centimeters (37.0 to 45.3 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; gravelly coarse sandy loam; massive; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; medium and coarse roots and 0.1 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; clay bridges between sand grains and 30 percent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) clay films; 44 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0658; dry when described;. continuous - phpvsfiid 206265; continuous - phpvsfiid 206265

3B31TXB—115 to 130 centimeters (45.3 to 51.2 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist; loamy coarse sand; massive; hard when dry, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0659; dry when described;

3B32TXB—130 to 170 centimeters (51.2 to 66.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist; loamy coarse sand; massive; extremely hard, extremely firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 68C0660; dry when described;

4C1B—170 to 185 centimeters (66.9 to 72.8 inches); white (N 8/0), light gray (N 7/0), moist; silty clay; strong medium platy structure; slightly hard, firm, nonsticky, moderately plastic; black (10YR 2/1) clay films; 6 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 68C0661; dry when described;

5C2B—185 to 255 centimeters (72.8 to 100.4 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2), grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist; 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # 68C0662; dry when described;