IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): CHAIX
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977CA019001
  • User Pedon ID: S1977CA019001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1977CA019001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3395
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38510
  • Print Date: 4/21/2026

    • 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: 37.0999985
  • Std. Longitude: -119.4333344
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10S
  • Range: 25E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: Located 1 mile NW of Meadow Lakes in
  • Location Description: Fresno County, California. An old road cut dug back two feet by hand.
  • State: California
  • County: CA019—Fresno
  • MLRA: 22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA750—Sierra National Forest Area Parts of Fresno, California

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed Dystric Xerochrepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - CHAIX
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Chaix
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1977
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: granite
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    AECA

    CEMOG

    CHFO

    PIPO

    QUCH2

    QUKE

    TODI

    Aesculus californica

    Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber

    Chamaebatia foliolosa

    Pinus ponderosa

    Quercus chrysolepis

    Quercus kelloggii

    Toxicodendron diversilobum

    California buckeye

    birchleaf mountain mahogany

    mountain misery

    ponderosa pine

    canyon live oak

    California black oak

    Pacific poison oak

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

    45

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    1146

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    338

    685

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    O1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A26344
    A11—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; moderate fine granular, and moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately rapid permeability; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26345
    A12—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4), light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26346
    B21—23 to 51 centimeters (9.1 to 20.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) rubbed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26347
    B22—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) rubbed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26348
    C1—76 to 112 centimeters (29.9 to 44.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) rubbed, light brown (7.5YR 6/4), dry; sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate medium granular, and weak medium subangular blocky parts to moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26349
    C2R—112 to 140 centimeters (44.1 to 55.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) rubbed, very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; loamy sand; moderate fine granular, and moderate medium granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderate permeability; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A26350
    C3R—140 to 170 centimeters (55.1 to 66.9 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A26351