*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015CA107006

( Tulare, California )

Print Date: Apr 25 2025 3:00AM

Sampled as on Aug 3, 2015:	McDermand ; Sandy-skeletal, isotic Oxyaquic Humicryepts
Revised to :

				United States Department of Agriculture
SSL	-	Project	C2016USCA011   Sequoia and Kings Canyon NP Characterization	Natural Resources Conservation Service
	-	Site ID	S2015CA107006   Lat: 36° 40' 43.35" north  Long: 118° 24' 33.55" west  MLRA: 22A	National Soil Survey Center
	-	Pedon No.	16N0259	Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory
	-	General Methods 1B1A, 2A1, 2B		Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3866

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Layer	Horizon	Orig Hzn	Depth (cm)	Field Label 1	Field Label 2	Field Label 3	Field Texture	Lab Texture
16N00940	A	A	0-10	S2015CA107006-1			MK-SL	FSL
16N00941	Bw1	Bw1	10-30	S2015CA107006-2			GRV-LS	COSL
16N00942	Bw2	Bw2	30-75	S2015CA107006-3			GRV-LCOS	LCOS

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Pedon Calculations
Calculation Name	Result	Units of Measure
Weighted Particles, 0.1-75mm, 75 mm Base	control depth 100 beyond last horizon depth 75	% wt
Volume, >2mm, Weighted Average	control depth 100 beyond last horizon depth 75	% vol
Clay, carbonate free, Weighted Average	control depth 100 beyond last horizon depth 75	% wt
Clay, total, Weighted Average	control depth 100 beyond last horizon depth 75	% wt
CEC Activity, CEC7/Clay, Weighted Average, CECd, Set 4	control depth 100 beyond last horizon depth 75	(NA)
Weighted averages based on control section: 25-100 cm

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PSDA  &  Rock Fragments				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-
					(- - - - - Total - - - - - -)			(- - Clay - - -)		(- - - - Silt - - - - -)		(- - - - - - - - - - - - Sand - - - - - - - - - - - -)					( Rock Fragments   (mm) )
				Lab	Clay	Silt	Sand	Fine	CO3	Fine	Coarse	VF	F	M	C	VC	(- - - - - - - - Weight - - - - - - - -)				>2 mm
				Text-	<	.002	.05	<	<	.002	.02	.05	.10	.25	.5	1	2	5	20	.1-	wt %
	Depth			ure	.002	-.05	-2	.0002	.002	-.02	-.05	-.10	-.25	-.50	-1	-2	-5	-20	-75	75	whole
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep		(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of <2mm Mineral Soil - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)												(- - - - - - - % of <75mm - - - - - -)				soil
					3A1a1a					3A1a1a		3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a	3A1a1a
16N00940	0-10	A	S	fsl	11.2	31.5	57.3			20.2	11.3	16.9	17.2	10.5	6.5	6.2	4	1	--	43	5
16N00941	10-30	Bw1	S	cosl	6.9	22.4	70.7			12.8	9.6	17.3	16.9	10.2	13.3	13.0	13	5	--	62	18
16N00942	30-75	Bw2	S	lcos	5.3	12.0	82.7			6.0	6.0	8.3	14.2	17.7	20.8	21.7	22	17	--	84	39

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015CA107006

( Tulare, California )

Print Date: Apr 25 2025 3:00AM

Sampled As	:	McDermand		Sandy-skeletal, isotic Oxyaquic Humicryepts
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  16N0259

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Bulk Density  &  Moisture				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-
				(Bulk Density)		Cole	(- - - - - - - - - - - Water Content - - - - - - - - - - -)					( Air Dry-Oven Dry )		WRD	Aggst
				33	Oven	Whole	6	10	33	1500	1500 kPa	(- - - - Ratio - - - -)		Whole	Stabl	(- - Ratio/Clay - -)
	Depth			kPa	Dry	Soil	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	Moist		Corrected	Soil	2-0.5mm	CEC7	1500 kPa
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - g cm-3 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - - - - - pct of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - -)							cm3 cm-3	%
										3C2a1a		3D1
16N00940	0-10	A	S							19.2		1.035				2.07	1.71
16N00941	10-30	Bw1	S							10.2		1.020				1.96	1.48
16N00942	30-75	Bw2	S							4.0		1.017				1.81	0.75

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Water Content				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-
				(- - Atterberg - -)		(- - - - - Bulk Density - - - - -)			(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Content - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				(- - - Limits - - -)		Field	Recon	Recon	Field	Recon	(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sieved Samples - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
				LL	PI		33	Oven		33	6	10	33	100	200	500
	Depth						kPa	Dry		kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa	kPa
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	pct <0.4mm		(- - - - - - - - g cm-3 - - - - - - -)			(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)
												3C1b1a	3C1c1a
16N00940	0-10	A	S									53.2	29.2
16N00941	10-30	Bw1	S									40.9	18.7
16N00942	30-75	Bw2	S									16.9	9.6

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Carbon  &  Extractions				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-	-19-
				(- - - - - Total - - - - -)			Est	OC	C/N	(- - - Dith-Cit Ext - - -)			(- - - - - - Ammonium Oxalate Extraction - - - - - -)						(- - - Na Pyro-Phosphate - - -)
	Depth			C	N	S	OC	(WB)	Ratio	Fe	Al	Mn	Al+½Fe	ODOE	Fe	Al	Si	Mn	C	Fe	Al	Mn
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - % of <2 mm - - - - - - - - - -)						(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)								mg kg-1	(- - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - -)
				4H2a	4H2a	4H2a				4G1	4G1	4G1		4G4	4G4	4G4	4G4	4G4
16N00940	0-10	A	S	9.86	0.80	0.07	9.9		12				0.28	0.16	0.15	0.21	0.03	8.3
16N00941	10-30	Bw1	S	4.84	0.46	0.05	4.8		11	0.7	0.4	--
16N00942	30-75	Bw2	S	1.36	0.15	0.02	1.4		9	0.5	0.3	--

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Carbon  &  Extractions				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-	-18-	-19-
				(- - - - - Total - - - - -)			Est	OC	C/N	(- - - Dith-Cit Ext - - -)			(- - - - - - Ammonium Oxalate Extraction - - - - - -)						(- - - Na Pyro-Phosphate - - -)
	Depth			C	N	S	OC	(WB)	Ratio	Fe	Al	Mn	Al+½Fe	ODOE	Fe	Al	Si	Mn	C	Fe	Al	Mn
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - % of <2 mm - - - - - - - - - -)						(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)								mg kg-1	(- - - - - - % of < 2mm - - - - -)
														4G2	4G2	4G2	4G2	4G2
16N00941	10-30	Bw1	S										0.58	0.25	0.23	0.46	0.08	49.7
16N00942	30-75	Bw2	S										0.62	0.14	0.23	0.51	0.13	69.4

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015CA107006

( Tulare, California )

Print Date: Apr 25 2025 3:00AM

Sampled As	:	McDermand		Sandy-skeletal, isotic Oxyaquic Humicryepts
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  16N0259

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CEC  &  Bases				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-
				(- - - - - - NH4OAC Extractable Bases - - - - -)								CEC8	CEC7	ECEC		(- - - - Base - - - -)
								Sum	Acid-	Extr	KCl	Sum	NH4	Bases	Al	(- Saturation -)
	Depth			Ca	Mg	Na	K	Bases	ity	Al	Mn	Cats	OAC	+Al	Sat	Sum	NH4OAC
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - cmol(+) kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)							mg kg-1	(- - - - cmol(+) kg-1 - - -)			(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -)
				4B1a1a	4B1a1a	4B1a1a	4B1a1a		4B2b1a1	4B3a1a	4B3a1a		4B1a1a
16N00940	0-10	A	S	2.9	0.5	--	0.7	4.1	33.0	5.2	0.2	37.1	23.2	9.3	56	11	18
16N00941	10-30	Bw1	S	0.8	0.1	--	0.3	1.2	28.7	3.3	tr	29.9	13.5	4.5	73	4	9
16N00942	30-75	Bw2	S	0.7	--	--	0.1	0.8	16.6	1.2	--	17.4	9.6	2.0	60	5	8

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Salt

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

-13-

-14-

-15-

-16-

-17-

-18-

-19-

-20-

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Water Extracted From Saturated Paste - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

1:2

Total

Elec

Elec

Exch

Depth

Ca

Mg

Na

K

CO3

HCO3

F

Cl

PO4

Br

OAC

SO4

NO2

NO3

H2O

Salts

Cond

Cond

Na

SAR

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

(- - - - - mmol(+) L-1 - - - - -)

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mmol(-) L-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

(- - - - % - - - -)

(- - dS m-1 - -)

%

16N00940

0-10

A

S

--

16N00941

10-30

Bw1

S

--

16N00942

30-75

Bw2

S

--

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pH  &  Carbonates

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

(- - Carbonate - -)

(- - Gypsum - - -)

CaCl2

As CaCO3

As CaSO4*2H2O

Resist

Depth

0.01M

H2O

Sat

<2mm

<20mm

<2mm

<20mm

ohms

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

KCl

1:2

1:1

Paste

Oxid

NaF

(- - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - -)

cm-1

4C1a2a

4C1a2a

4C1a1a1

16N00940

0-10

A

S

4.0

4.2

16N00941

10-30

Bw1

S

4.2

4.3

10.9

16N00942

30-75

Bw2

S

4.7

5.2

11.3

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015CA107006

( Tulare, California )

Print Date: Apr 25 2025 3:00AM

Sampled As	:	McDermand		Sandy-skeletal, isotic Oxyaquic Humicryepts
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  16N0259

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Organic				-1-	-2-	-3-	-4-	-5-	-6-	-7-	-8-	-9-	-10-	-11-	-12-	-13-	-14-	-15-	-16-	-17-
				Mineral	OM	OM+	(- Total -)			Fiber Content		NaPyro	Decomp	Limnic	(- - pH - -)		(- - Bulk Density - -)			Proj
	Depth			Content	TC*1.724	Min	C	N	C/N	Unrub	Rub	Color	State	Matter	CaCl2	H2O	33 kPa	33 kPa rewet	OD	Subs
Layer	(cm)	Horz	Prep	(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - -)					ratio	% (by vol)								g cm-3		cm cm-1
				5A			4H2a	4H2a		5C	5C	5C			5C	4C1a2a
16N00940	0-10	A	S		17	98	9.86	0.80	12							4.2				3
16N00940	0-10	A	MW	81						34	28	10YR 7/3			3.9
16N00941	10-30	Bw1	S				4.84	0.46	11							4.3				11
16N00942	30-75	Bw2	S				1.36	0.15	9							5.2				26

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Phosphorus

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Phosphorus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

KCl

Melanic

NZ

Acid

Anion Exch Resin

Bray

Bray

Olsen

H2O

Citric

Mehlich

Extr

Depth

Index

Oxal

Available

Capacity

1

2

Acid

III

NO3

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

%

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mg kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

4D8a1

4G4

16N00940

0-10

A

S

143.6

16N00941

10-30

Bw1

S

51

16N00942

30-75

Bw2

S

58

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Phosphorus

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Phosphorus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

KCl

Melanic

NZ

Acid

Anion Exch Resin

Bray

Bray

Olsen

H2O

Citric

Mehlich

Extr

Depth

Index

Oxal

Available

Capacity

1

2

Acid

III

NO3

Layer

(cm)

Horz

Prep

%

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - mg kg-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

4G2

16N00941

10-30

Bw1

S

405.7

16N00942

30-75

Bw2

S

259.7

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015CA107006

( Tulare, California )

Print Date: Apr 25 2025 3:00AM

Sampled As	:	McDermand		Sandy-skeletal, isotic Oxyaquic Humicryepts
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  16N0259

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Sand - Silt Mineralogy (2.0-0.002 mm)

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

-13-

-14-

-15-

-16-

-17-

-18-

X-Ray

Thermal

Optical

EGME

Inter

Tot Re

Grain Count

Retn

preta

Depth

Fract

7B1a2

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

( - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - )

(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -)

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

mg g-1

16N00940

0.0-10.0

A

csi

OT 66

GS 25

PO 7

GC 2

16N00941

10.0-30.0

Bw1

csi

OT 67

GS 29

PO 4

GC tr

16N00941

10.0-30.0

Bw1

vfs

GS 54

OT 45

GC 1

GLSS

16N00942

30.0-75.0

Bw2

csi

OT 91

GS 6

GC 2

PO 1

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
csi - Coarse Silt 0.02-0.05 mm	vfs - Very Fine Sand 0.05-0.1 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
GC Glass-coated Grain	GS Glass	OT Other	PO Plant Opal

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
GLSS - GLSS	PMIC - Paramicaceous	SMIX - Mixed Sand

*** Primary Characterization Data ***

Pedon ID: S2015CA107006

( Tulare, California )

Print Date: Apr 25 2025 3:00AM

Sampled As	:	McDermand		Sandy-skeletal, isotic Oxyaquic Humicryepts
USDA-NRCS-NSSC-Soil Survey Laboratory			;	Pedon No.  16N0259

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Sand - Silt Mineralogy (2.0-0.002 mm)

-1-

-2-

-3-

-4-

-5-

-6-

-7-

-8-

-9-

-10-

-11-

-12-

-13-

-14-

-15-

-16-

-17-

-18-

X-Ray

Thermal

Optical

EGME

Inter

Tot Re

Grain Count

Retn

preta

Depth

Fract

7B1a2

tion

Layer

(cm)

Horz

ion

( - - - - - - - - peak size - - - - - - - - - )

(- - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - -)

(- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - % - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -)

mg g-1

16N00940

0.0-10.0

A

fs

23

BT 36

GS 20

QZ 20

FK 12

FE 3

MS 3

SMIX

FP 2

HN 2

PR 1

PO tr

OP tr

CD tr

GC tr

16N00942

30.0-75.0

Bw2

fs

27

BT 58

QZ 24

FK 8

FP 3

HN 2

OP 2

PMIC

FE 1

GS 1

MS 1

PR 1

CD tr

FRACTION INTERPRETATION:
fs - Fine Sand 0.1-0.25 mm

MINERAL INTERPRETATION:
BT Biotite	CD Chert (Chalcedony	FE Iron Oxides (Goethite	FK Potassium Feldspar	FP Plagioclase Feldspar
GC Glass Coated Grain	GS Glass	HN Hornblende	MS Muscovite	OP Opaques
PO Plant Opal	PR Pyroxene	QZ Quartz

INTERPRETATION (BY HORIZON):
GLSS - GLSS	PMIC - Paramicaceous	SMIX - Mixed Sand