IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
VISTA
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1965CA053029
User Pedon ID:
S1965CA053029
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1965CA053029
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
40A2996
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
38125
Print Date:
5/8/2024
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:
36.4758339
Std. Longitude:
-121.2944412
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
17S
Range:
6E
Section:
2
PLSS Details:
350 feet west of center SW1/4 SW1/4
Location Description:
4.5 miles up Bryant Canyon Road from Metz Road out of Soledad. (Site #1, south slope).
State:
California
County:
CA053—Monterey
MLRA:
14—Central California Coastal Valleys
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
CA053—Monterey County, California
PEDON
Describers Name:
T. D. Cook and W. D. Nettleton
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, thermic Typic Xerochrepts
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
Converted from PDP 3.x
Pedon #:
29
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
VISTA
PSC -
25 to 38 cm.
Classificaton Date -
7/16/2007
Moisture Class -
xeric
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Vista
Classificaton Date -
5/27/1965
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
hill
Slope Shape Down:
concave
Runoff:
medium
Drainage Class:
well
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
5/27/1965 (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
BRRU2
Bromus rubens
red brome
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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
25
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472
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180
254
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18.3
21.1
12.8
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O—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A23561; dry when described;. mat of dead grass and roots.
A11—1 to 16 centimeters (0.4 to 6.3 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; fine gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 29 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0, unspecified; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A23562; dry when described;
A12—16 to 39 centimeters (6.3 to 15.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), dry; fine gravelly sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 23 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A23563; dry when described;