IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Welport
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 92CA029005
  • User Pedon ID: 92CA029005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: 92CA029005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 93P0298
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 65641
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 35.2305352
  • Std. Longitude: -119.6381678
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 31 south
  • Range: 22 east
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 2400 feet north and 1200 feet east of southwest corner
  • Location Description: 38 miles W of downtown Bakersfield
  • State: California
  • County: CA029—Kern
  • MLRA: 15—Central California Coast Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA691—Kern County, California, Southwest Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 35119-B6—Panorama Hills, California

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: KJO, CLZ, AT
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Welport
  • PSC - 25 to 40 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/21/2008
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Welport
  • Classificaton Date - 11/19/1992
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/19/1992 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 129-172
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ASTRA

    BRRU2

    ERCI6

    Astragalus

    Bromus rubens

    Erodium cicutarium

    milkvetch

    red brome

    redstem stork's bill

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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

    14

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    587

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    135

    178

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    17.8

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    A/Bkgm—; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P2374; observed in pit, large or quarry
    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/3), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; gravelly sandy loam; 15 percent clay; weak medium platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P2372; observed in pit, large or quarry
    A2—8 to 26 centimeters (3.1 to 10.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4), light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), dry; gravelly sandy loam; 15 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P2373; observed in pit, large or quarry
    A/Bkgm—26 to 41 centimeters (10.2 to 16.1 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), yellow (2.5Y 7/6), dry; sandy loam; 10 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, firm, weakly cemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog.; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bkgm1—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), yellow (2.5Y 7/6), dry; sandy loam; 10 percent clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; hard, very firm, moderately cemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 93P2375; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bkgm2—61 to 104 centimeters (24.0 to 40.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), yellow (2.5Y 7/6), dry; loamy sand; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; hard, very firm, weakly cemented, nonsticky, nonplastic; brittle; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P2376; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bk1—104 to 125 centimeters (40.9 to 49.2 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; coarse sandy loam; 12 percent clay; massive; slightly hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P2377; observed in pit, large or quarry. Upper boundary of horizon is 1" layer of sl, loose.
    Bk2—125 to 137 centimeters (49.2 to 53.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; sandy loam; 18 percent clay; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 93P2378; observed in pit, large or quarry
    Bk3—137 to 170 centimeters (53.9 to 66.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), dry; sandy loam; 18 percent clay; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 93P2379; observed in pit, large or quarry