IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Christopher
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 99CA693-031
  • User Pedon ID: S99CA017036
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - NSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 00P0349
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11863
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 38.8672778
  • Std. Longitude: -119.9931528
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: utm's derived from drg's in arcview
  • Map Unit: 7491—Oneidas coarse sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA693—Tahoe Basin Area, California and Nevada

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: ET
  • 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: NASIS-horizons copied from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 31
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Christopher
  • Classificaton Date - 10/7/2005
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - JABU
  • Classificaton Date - 6/8/1999
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/8/1999 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 11
  • 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
    • 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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    1945

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. not sampled.
    A1—3 to 18 centimeters (1.2 to 7.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) sandy loam; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog. not sampled; NaF: 9
    A2—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dry; sandy loam; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P2457. friable dry consistence with pockets of Fi; NaF: 10
    Bw1—30 to 53 centimeters (11.8 to 20.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy coarse sand; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P2458. NaF: <9
    Bw2—53 to 76 centimeters (20.9 to 29.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 4/6), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; loamy coarse sand; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P2459. NaF: <9
    Bw3—76 to 122 centimeters (29.9 to 48.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; loamy sand; soft, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P2460. NaF: <9
    Bw4—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy coarse sand; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P2461. NaF: <9
    Bw4—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 25 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; loamy sand; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 12 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P2461. NaF: <9