IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Josephine
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1959CA005004
  • User Pedon ID: S1959CA005004
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1959CA005004
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A2894
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 37473
  • 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: 38.3594437
  • Std. Longitude: -120.6647186
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 21
  • PLSS Details: 1/4 mile E of the center
  • Location Description: Bennett property. about 4 miles E of Jackson.
  • State: California
  • County: CA005—Amador
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA628—Amador Area, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Grant Kennedy
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ultic Haploxeralfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 4
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Josephine
  • PSC - 36 to 86 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 12/23/2015
  • Classifier - Andrew Paolucci
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Josephine
  • Classificaton Date - 6/17/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/17/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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

    ARCTO3

    QUVE

    TOXIC

    Arctostaphylos

    Quercus velutina

    Toxicodendron

    manzanita

    black oak

    poison oak

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    argillic horizon

    0—18

    9—36

    36—186

    —18—

    —27—

    —150—
    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

    7

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    664

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    0

    1016

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    O—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A22813. Fresh and partly decomposed litter of leaves and pine needles.
    A1—3 to 9 centimeters (1.2 to 3.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; loam; massive parts to moderate very fine granular; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 1.0 medium pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22814. few shot less than 5 mm. in diameter (magnetic).
    A2—9 to 21 centimeters (3.5 to 8.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; loam; massive parts to moderate fine and medium granular; hard when dry, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 1.0 medium pores; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22815. few shot.
    ABt—21 to 36 centimeters (8.3 to 14.2 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; loam; massive parts to angular blocky; hard when dry, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 1.0 medium pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22816. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1471696; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 1471696
    Bt1—36 to 72 centimeters (14.2 to 28.3 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), moist; clay loam; massive; hard when dry, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 3.0 medium pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, unspecified; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A22817. continuous - phpvsfiid 1471694; continuous - phpvsfiid 1471694
    Bt2—72 to 115 centimeters (28.3 to 45.3 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; clay; massive; hard when dry, very firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine and 1.0 medium pores; 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.9, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22818. continuous - phpvsfiid 1471698; continuous - phpvsfiid 1471698
    BCt—115 to 160 centimeters (45.3 to 63.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 5/6), yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist; clay loam; massive; hard when dry, very firm, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine and 1.0 medium pores; clay films; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7, unspecified; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A22819
    Ct—160 to 186 centimeters (63.0 to 73.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6), strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and red (2.5YR 4/8), moist; loam; massive; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 1.0 very fine and fine pores; clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5, unspecified; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 40A22820. continuous - phpvsfiid 1471697; continuous - phpvsfiid 1471697
    C—186 to 216 centimeters (73.2 to 85.0 inches); fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A22821. Dark bluish gray somewhat weathered fine-grained schist with reddish brown and yellowish brown staining on fracture planes.