IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): GARLOCK
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1974CA029002
  • User Pedon ID: S1974CA029002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1974CA029002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 74C0002
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 44763
  • 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: 35.0694427
  • Std. Longitude: -118.1058350
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 11N
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: center of SW 1/4 of NE 1/4
  • Location Description: Kern County, California. Southeastern part.
  • State: California
  • County: CA029—Kern
  • MLRA: 30—Mojave Basin and Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: CA670—Kern County, California, Southeastern Part

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Abruptic Argidurids
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - GARLOCK
  • PSC - 28 to 63 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 4/19/2002
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Garlock
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1974
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: alluvial plain
  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1974 (actual site observation date)
  • 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

    2FA

    2GA

    AMDU2

    LATR2

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    Ambrosia dumosa

    Larrea tridentata

    Forb, annual

    Grass, annual

    burrobush

    creosote bush

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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

    2

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    838.2

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    216

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    215

    17.5

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    A11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00009
    A12—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00010
    A3—20 to 28 centimeters (7.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on rock fragments; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00011
    B2T—28 to 56 centimeters (11.0 to 22.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4), brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay; strong coarse prismatic structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout; 0.5 medium tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 74C00012
    B3T—56 to 64 centimeters (22.0 to 25.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; sandy clay; moderate medium prismatic structure; very hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 medium roots in cracks and 0.5 fine roots in cracks; 0.5 medium tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 75 percent clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00013
    C1SICAM—64 to 71 centimeters (25.2 to 28.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), very pale brown (10YR 8/2), moist; massive; extremely hard; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00014
    C2SICAM—71 to 91 centimeters (28.0 to 35.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), very pale brown (10YR 8/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00015
    C3CA—91 to 112 centimeters (35.8 to 44.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00016
    C4CA—112 to 147 centimeters (44.1 to 57.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 74C00017
    C5—147 to 168 centimeters (57.9 to 66.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loamy sand; massive; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2. Lab sample # 74C00018