San Francisco Peninsular Watershed

Location:California, United States
Area:30,320 acres (12,270 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Climate:View Climate Data
Land Use:View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:Csb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: summer dry; Temperature: warm summer)

Ecoregions

California interior chaparral and woodlands
Northern California coastal forests

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
 AB
   
Share50 %30 %10 %10 %60 %30 %10 %
Soil TypeHaplic PhaeozemsLuvic PhaeozemsChromic VertisolsLithosolsChromic LuvisolsEutric FluvisolsMollic Gleysols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumFineMediumMediumMediumMedium
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm10 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainageModerately wellModerately wellPoorImperfectlyModerately wellPoorPoor
Available Water Capacity150 m150 m125 m15 mm150 m150 m150 m
Misc. Property  Vertic (cracks of more than 1 cm wide)    
Topsoil Properties
Gravel7 %4 %4 %26 %9 %4 %4 %
Sand39 %35 %16 %43 %47 %39 %38 %
Silt38 %41 %29 %34 %29 %41 %40 %
Clay23 %24 %55 %23 %24 %20 %22 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamClayLoamLoamLoamLoam
Reference Bulk Density1.38 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.41 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.33 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³1.65 g/cm³1.3 g/cm³1.54 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.28 g/cm³
Organic Carbon1.83 %1.68 %0.75 %1.4 %0.86 %0.9 %1.74 %
PH6.46.27.97.66.47.36.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity55 cmol kg⁻¹52 cmol kg⁻¹75 cmol kg⁻¹42 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹62 cmol kg⁻¹45 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity18 cmol kg⁻¹19 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹15 cmol kg⁻¹12 cmol kg⁻¹16 cmol kg⁻¹17 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation87 %87 %100 %100 %89 %91 %87 %
Total Exchangeable Bases11.4 cmol kg⁻¹16.1 cmol kg⁻¹45.2 cmol kg⁻¹15.6 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹16.4 cmol kg⁻¹9.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %2.5 %3.9 %0 %1 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %1 %4 %1 %2 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.2 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel3 %5 %5 % 8 %8 %3 %
Sand43 %30 %15 % 39 %41 %37 %
Silt35 %36 %28 % 27 %38 %35 %
Clay22 %34 %57 % 34 %21 %28 %
USDA TextureLoamClay loamClay Clay loamLoamClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.31 g/cm³1.21 g/cm³ 1.33 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.39 g/cm³1.37 g/cm³1.76 g/cm³ 1.52 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.64 %0.69 %0.45 % 0.38 %0.4 %0.67 %
PH6.86.88.1 6.37.57
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity64 cmol kg⁻¹64 cmol kg⁻¹73 cmol kg⁻¹ 40 cmol kg⁻¹58 cmol kg⁻¹44 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity16 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹43 cmol kg⁻¹ 15 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation92 %92 %100 % 93 %97 %94 %
Total Exchangeable Bases12.2 cmol kg⁻¹23.8 cmol kg⁻¹47.5 cmol kg⁻¹ 12.3 cmol kg⁻¹15.1 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0.4 %3.9 % 0 %3.9 %0.4 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 % 0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %2 %3 % 1 %3 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.3 dS m-1 0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.
Köppen climate classification provided by Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263