IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Tennco
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1990CA029009
  • User Pedon ID: 90CA029009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0578
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 62511
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 35.2658348
  • Std. Longitude: -119.2158356
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 31S
  • Range: 26E
  • Section: 5
  • PLSS Details: 600 feet south and 460 feet east of NW corner
  • State: California
  • County: CA029—Kern
  • MLRA: 17—Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Natrargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 9
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Tennco
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Tennco
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, thermic Natric Camborthid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 3/1/1990
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Runoff: low
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/1/1990 (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

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—15

    15—69

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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

    —

    —

    95

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    15

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    A—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 0.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03359. common very fine roots throughout
    A/E—3 to 15 centimeters (1.2 to 5.9 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; fine sandy loam; moderate very coarse columnar, and weak medium and coarse platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine vesicular pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03360. common very fine roots throughout
    Bwn2—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; sandy loam; strong very coarse columnar structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots throughout; 2.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03361. common very fine roots throughout
    Btn—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); 25 percent light gray (2.5Y 7/2) and 75 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), 25 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and 75 percent olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; sandy loam; weak very coarse columnar structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine roots between peds; 2.5 very fine interstitial and tubular pores; 2 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay bridges; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.2, pH meter; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P03362. very few clay bridging surface features; common very fine roots between peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233480; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233480
    Bwn1—28 to 36 centimeters (11.0 to 14.2 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03363. few very fine roots
    2Bwn2—36 to 43 centimeters (14.2 to 16.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; silt loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03364. few very fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    2Bwn3—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.5, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03365. few very fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    2Bwn4—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.5, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03366. few very fine roots; common fine and medium distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    3Cnk1—69 to 94 centimeters (27.2 to 37.0 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, pH meter; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03367
    3Cnk12—94 to 122 centimeters (37.0 to 48.0 inches); pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03368
    Cnk2—122 to 142 centimeters (48.0 to 55.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 medium tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03369
    4Bt1b—142 to 155 centimeters (55.9 to 61.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; moderate very coarse prismatic structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds and 2 percent prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03370. very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; very few clay films surface features in root channels and/or pores; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233481; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233482; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233481; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233482
    4Bt2b—155 to 170 centimeters (61.0 to 66.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4) clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, pH meter; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P03371. very few clay films surface features on faces of peds; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233483; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 233483
    5C—170 to 183 centimeters (66.9 to 72.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sand; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; very slight effervescence, by hcl, unspecified; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, pH meter. Lab sample # 90P03372