IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hi Vista
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988CA029005
  • User Pedon ID: 88CA029005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0951
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61069
  • Print Date: 11/24/2024

    • 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: 34.8658333
  • Std. Longitude: -117.8944473
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 10W
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: 1120 feet E and 250 feet S of the NW corner
  • State: California
  • County: CA029—Kern

    • PEDON

  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hi Vista
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Typic Haplargids
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1988
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1988 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    A1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05162. 50% gravel 2-20 mm on surface (includes a few pan fragments); sampled for Lincoln lab; many very fine roots; effervescence is discontinuous
    A2—15 to 33 centimeters (5.9 to 13.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; gravelly sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05163. sampled for Lincoln lab; few fine and medium roots; common very fine roots; effervescence is discontinuous
    C—33 to 61 centimeters (13.0 to 24.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; gravelly sandy loam; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05164. sampled for Lincoln lab; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots; effervescence is discontinuous
    2Btkb—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate medium angular blocky structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds and 55 percent faint clay films; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P05165. sampled for Lincoln lab; most primary ped faces are coated with lime; many clay films surface features; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; few very fine roots; effervescence is discontinuous
    2Cr—79 to 140 centimeters (31.1 to 55.1 inches); fragments. strongly weathered granite
    2R—140 centimeters (55.1 inches); fragments. backhoe stopped by harder rock