IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bakersfield
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990CA029006
  • User Pedon ID: 90CA029006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0575
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62508
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 35.1955566
  • Std. Longitude: -118.9852753
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: California
  • County: CA029—Kern
  • MLRA: 7—Columbia Basin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paul Benedict, Ken Oster
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Torrifluventic Haploxerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bakersfield
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bakersfield
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, thermic Torrifluventic Haplox
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 4/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 2
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/1/1990 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    0—51

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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

    0

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    92

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    15

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    Ap1—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; sandy loam; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03336. few fine and medium roots; common very fine roots
    Ap2—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03337. few fine and medium roots; common very fine roots
    A—43 to 51 centimeters (16.9 to 20.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; loam; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03338. common very fine roots
    C—51 to 74 centimeters (20.1 to 29.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03339. common very fine roots; effervescence is continuous
    Ab—74 to 84 centimeters (29.1 to 33.1 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2), moist; sandy loam; 11 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03340. few very fine roots; common fine 7.5YR46 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    C1—84 to 122 centimeters (33.1 to 48.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; sand; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine and medium mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03341. few very fine roots; common fine and medium 10YR46 mottles; effervescence is continuous
    C2—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silt loam; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 90P03342. effervescence is continuous