IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Weaverville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1985CA105006
  • User Pedon ID: 85CA105006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0261
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 58066
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 40.7259598
  • Std. Longitude: -122.9283295
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: HWY 299 S from intersection with HWY 3 in Weaverville, pit on E side of road uphill in cutbank of mining site
  • State: California
  • County: CA105—Trinity

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, sesquic, mesic Ultic Palexeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Weaverville
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Weaverville
  • Classificaton Date - 9/1/1985
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/1/1985 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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

    17

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    610

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    315

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); partially decomposed organic matter; fragments. Moss covered needles, leaves and twigs.
    A—3 to 11 centimeters (1.2 to 4.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; loam; 26 percent clay; strong very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01498. 10% gravel.; few fine and medium roots; common very fine roots
    BA—11 to 21 centimeters (4.3 to 8.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) interior, dark red (2.5YR 3/6) interior, moist; clay loam; 28 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01499. 10% gravel.; common very fine and fine roots; few coarse roots
    Bt1—21 to 41 centimeters (8.3 to 16.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 30 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01500. 15% gravel. Common black manganese stain.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bt2—41 to 67 centimeters (16.1 to 26.4 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 35 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01501. 15% gravel. Common thin manganese stains.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common medium and coarse roots; common very fine and fine roots
    Bt3—67 to 117 centimeters (26.4 to 46.1 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay; 41 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 medium tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01502. 20% gravel. Common thin manganese stains.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few medium and coarse roots; common very fine roots
    Bt4—117 to 153 centimeters (46.1 to 60.2 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 38 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 86P01503. 25% gravel. Common thin manganese stains.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    Bt5—153 to 191 centimeters (60.2 to 75.2 inches); red (2.5YR 5/6) interior and red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, red (2.5YR 4/6) interior, moist; gravelly clay loam; 36 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 15 percent prominent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P01504. 30% gravel. Common thin manganese stains. Profile continues deposit appears to be greater than 30' deep.; few clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; few very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots