of Th A grit u I fu|e

U N I VERS II Y OF C A LI FOR N

ENERALIZED
SOIL MAP
OF CALIFORNIA

R. EARL STORIE
WALTER W. WEIR

CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL
E x peri m e fi t S t q t i o n
Extens j o n S e r y i c e MANUAL 6
 NERALIZED
MAP
CALIFORNIA

R. EARL STORIE
WALTER W. WEIR

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Service
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 CONTENTS
VALLEY LAND (alluvial flood plain or alluvial fan soils) 2

As — deep alluvial fan and flood plain soils in higher rainfall zone ... 2

An —deep alluvial fan and flood plain soils in intermediate rainfall zone . 4
Ang — deep alluvial fan soils of very sandy or very gravelly texture . . 8

Ac — alluvial fan and flood plain soils of desert region 10

VALLEY LAND (aeolian or wind modified sandy soils) 12

Asnw—sandy, wind modified soils of intermediate rainfall zone ... 12

Acw —sandy, wind modified soils of low rainfall zone 12

VALLEY BASIN LAND (nearly flat topography) 16

Ba—organic soils 16

Bnc — imperfectly drained basin soils 18

Bck —saline and alkali soils 18
TERRACE LAND (gently sloping to undulating) 21

Csm —dark-colored, slightly-to-moderately acid soils with moderately dense

subsoils 24
Cnm —moderately dense subsoils with brownish soils of neutral reaction . 24
Ccy — desert soils 28
Cand — with dense clay subsoils 30
Canh — with red-iron hardpan soils 30
UPLAND (rolling, hilly-to-steep topography) 37
Ea — acid residual soils of good depth to bedrock; high rainfall; timber-
land soil 37
Esc —residual soils of moderate depth to bedrock; medium rainfall;
grassland soils 40
En — residual soils of medium to fairly shallow depth to bedrock; inter-
mediate-to-low rainfall 43
Ex —residual soils of very shallow depth to bedrock 46
UNMAPPED DESERT SOILS 46
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 52
 I HE MAP, which presents four major topog-

raphic divisions that are separated into 18

mapping categories and an unmapped south-

eastern desert region, will be found in the

pocket on the inside back cover. Additional

copies of this map may be obtained for 25

cents each from:

AGRICULTURAL PUBLICATIONS
22 Giannini Hall
University of California

Berkeley 4, California

THE AUTHORS
R. Earl Storie is Lecturerin Soil Technology and Soil Technologist, Experiment Station.

Walter W. Weir is Drainage Engineer, Department of Soils.

GENERALIZED SOIL MAP
OF CALIFORNIA
R. EARL STORIE WALTER W. WEIR

JLhe generalized soil map of Cali- acres of Noncalcic Brown woodland-

fornia is intended to depict, in a general grass soils; and 13,500,000 acres of
way, the geography of California.
soil shallow or very shallow soils classed as
The map shows four major topographic lithosols.
divisions that are separated into 18 map- Each of the 18 major categories, as
ping categories and an unmapped south- well as the unmapped desert, is rated on
eastern desert region. Following this de- its general land-use suitability for com-
scription, a table separates each category mercial timber, grazing, nonirrigated
into one or more Great Soil Groups of field and truck crops, and irrigated field

the World, then separates the Great Soil and truck crops. The best land use for
Groups into Series-Groups, and the each category is also listed.
Series-Groups into Soil Series. Dominant On the map, physiographic features
soil textures are listed for each series. are shown in colors: valley lands are
There are six categories of valley land, yellow; valley basin lands, green; terrace
four of which contain alluvial fan and or bench lands, blue; hilly or steep up-
flood plain soils, and two, wind modified lands, red; unmapped desert, uncolored.
soils. The alluvial fan and flood plain Secondary soils (those deposited by
soils comprise about 9,700,000 acres of water or wind) are indicated by symbols
the best agricultural land of the state. A, B, and C; and the residual or primary
There are about 1,200,000 acres of wind soils by symbol E. Although the desert
modified soils. is largely unmapped, the probable domi-

Valley basin land contains three of the
major categories, one of which includes
the organic soils (300,000 acres), an-
other the imperfectly drained basin soils
of the great valley trough
acres) , and the third the saline and
line soils (2,800,000 acres)
The terrace land includes five of the
major categories totaling 7,400,000 acres,
of which 1,900,000 acres are hardpan
soils, and 1,100,000 are claypan soils.
There are four major categories of up-
land soils, with a total area of about 54,-
100,000 acres. These include 20,500,000
acres of Podzolic timberland soils;
4,800,000 acres of Prairie, Chernozem,
and Rendzina grassland soils; 15,300,000
nant soil conditions are indicated on the
map legend.
In using this generalized map, it must
be kept in mind that its scale imposes
(2,500,000 certain limitations on its use; therefore,
alka- the map is not intended for detailed land
planning purposes. (Soil surveys suitable
formore detailed use have been made for
much of California.*) Areas of less than
4,000 acres could not be shown on a map
of this scale. In many instances, complex
soil conditions are included with adjacent
soil groups of somewhat dissimilar na-
ture.
* List of soil surveys in California, 1951, is
available from the Department of Soils, Univer-
sity of California, Berkeley.

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 VALLEY LAND
(Alluvial flood plain or alluvial fan soils;
gently sloping, smooth topography)

This valley-land category, which
cludes the best all-purpose agricultural
soils of the state, contains the gently
sloping, well-drained alluvial flood plain
or alluvial fan soils. Four groups are
shown on the generalized soil map: As
(high rainfall), An (medium rainfall),
Ang (sandy and gravelly), and Ac
(desert).
As Deep alluvial fan and flood
plain soils of slightly acid reaction
occurring in higher rainfall zone
These soils occupy the valleys
higher rainfall zone. They are generally
dark colored and are high in organic
in- matter. The Soquel and Ferndale soils in
Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, San
Mateo, and Santa Cruz counties have
produced some of the state's best stands
of redwood. Cleared areas of these soils,
drained and fertilized, are productive
when planted to such crops as bush
berries, strawberries, vegetables, and
apples. These soils occur under climatic
conditions that make them desirable for
small home farms.
Soils of this group are classified and
tabulated in table 1. A typical landscape
in the on Soquel loam in Santa Cruz County
appears in figure 1; and a profile of
Soquel loam, in figure 2.

Fig. 1. Bush berries on Soquel loam in Santa Cruz County, a typical landscape of group As. The
timbered upland above the valley is classed as group Ea.

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California - Division of .Soils

No. nS
Soil Type Sp<j(4e-I I Oarr\,

ocation
Location £f
Sxan-fw-Q Cru.-^ (L&u.'n.Yui
pngrnphirnl
Geogi I nnrisrnpp ^gn^^
sloptn.^ 4tffu.*i4.( •$«
levation SQ-loo' - Kaon
f
EL." Slope jr* P£fl Erosion
Groundwater 4-Q - Bo Drainage <z ood .Alkal Hon
Mode of Formation 3ee-enJ^u Parent Mater q I
£>eGii~t«.n-TCu>u i-ocK. g.l(uyiuin^
Climate /W?~ «*&* r*'>fF*H
Natural Covpr i/r^b^r* Present Use erc-ha/' ds , ~/~*~ucKL drops
Series -Group 4&-
Ct>rr*IU-*KS Soil Region .X" -ZT ,

Profile Group__X ^ Great Soil Group ATggj fi//u*'i«l

w /
Related Soil Series it os.
rrexiP/T
(Zorrcx

Variations, etc. sir^i'-f'^ ^W<

Profile Compact- Miscellaneous

Sketch Color Texture Structure ness Reaction Roots, Concretions
Density Permeability, etc.

cUrKL fr!A,k
\oarry
?
12

24
I
CarKL
36
Qr©*o« ish
'Oarr\
•i-fiAblt
txz-ri .u
T*3
48 rV-«

60

Natural^ 1 and Division a/fWi-J £ *i ; m^"<"\ -ftxT^re ^

f""^
Soil Ratirlq (Storfp InrW) ) <X> * »* I I X I *0 X I +0 -= /gP^fl firnriP ,/
Crops V^ r Range ^ood.
Productivity: Irrigated
5-^ Timhpr V^>| ^ood.
Nonirrigated Crops
Adaptation frt^tn^ &r»M$ }
AgpU^ }
b*Jy berries, }
jrueK. c^cy .

Soil Mnnngpmpnt ? pi55S

P ffi^/n, .
oygr-^/oW

Fig. 2. Soil description and profile of Soquel loam, a typical soil of group As. This form is useful in

reporting and showing the characteristics of a soil by horizons.

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 An Deep alluvial fan and flood
plain soils occurring in intermediate
rainfall zone
.3 X
These occupy the valley land in
soils
OS the intermediate rainfall zone (10 to 20
inches annually), and generally are of
various shades of brown. They represent
the most important agricultural group of
soils in California, and are highly valued
a S £ g for such irrigated crops as alfalfa, apri-
Si S
2^s o o cots, carrots, corn, lettuce, peaches, po-
tatoes, sugar beets, and walnuts. Where
climatic conditions are suitable they rate
high for avocados, citrus fruits, cotton,
.5*
and grapes. The soils of this group are
found where the rainfall is too low for
timber production. These soils have a
£ N§ top Storie-Index rating (90 to 100 per
O
«n _
c "5
II cent*).

o^'5 Large areas occur in the Sacramento,

a. Santa Clara, Salinas, Santa Maria, and
Santa Ynez valleys, in the central and
O i-
.2.2 northern San Joaquin Valley and in the
valleys of southern California.
Soils of this group are classified and
8 C
tabulated in table 2. A typical soil of this
g>
lb c group, Yolo loam, is illustrated in figure
3. Figure 4 is a profile of Yolo loam;
.2 5
figure 5 is of Sorrento soil, also typical
2 O of Group An.
< e
* Storie, R. Earl. Revision of the Soil Rating
si Chart. California Agr. Exp. Sta., 1944. (Litho.)
as

Fig. 3. Prune orchard on Yolo loam (group An)

in Santa Clara Valley.

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

No. An
Soil Type Yolo I oan\

5oU»to g-d Y olo c©w»Tie-i

Location
Geographical nnrisrnpe
FlPvntinn 50 - 3oo'
I

Slope
en ^*1 c
v
~k' tk ±_3k
^ ^ fll'IfMfrr~«
+4/t5
Erosion no*?c_
Groundwater H° ~ t c<? Drainage jqqJ Alkali none
Mode of Formntion Szcondarij Parent Material .S<r </>'»»»< »rh*r^ rocK" alluvium*
Climate >^~ ? s " rai'nf*rfl ^r
Natural r.nver oa K Present Use rr\ on*j crop 3>
~^*'^-^f
Series - Group 3G - Vo'c Soil Region JZ' 'Jf l l
3Zl£
Profile Group JZT _ Great Soil Group A/oio»fcic Brou*n ftlluv'taj

Related Soil Series_

Variations, etc. 3TK*^rV /?« e pro -T> /e

Profile Compact- Miscellaneous

Sketch Color Texture Structure ness Reaction Roots, Concretions
Density Permeability, etc.
Kvjrsvii

3off ~j-ri<*-U*- n<u.-fr»/ pe r« «<5*» f^_

brow*) }oan\ e/ocU
I2"_

24"_

36". /oay*^ fri<*kl<. neu4ra( E>ci-m^a.t>l<-

c/oc/>

48"_ "
•

60" m

Natural Land Division a.( fur <*/-£**. w'iS) >n\e<lj*.~\ -/x-g-fwned s>o,ts
deep p€r**\Zjabf<. Sup^o'if^ Z2 tLL
latino; (Storie
Soil Rbting; (S inriPx ) 100 x /re x fro x f»o =» I0O9* GrndP, /

Productivity: Irrigated Crops V*ru <*ood Range <*o*d

Nonirrigated Crops- <jo*a Timber aft.

Adaptation m^hm crop.?

;rri<a<*T<c ; non'frriqciXmd <3/"«' n
Soil Monngement riiirc^cn .

Fig. 4. Soil description and profile of Yolo loam, a typical soil of group An.

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bo 2 a 5
bo Emi Gle

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c«
ft ^3
w o
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Moreno
Salinas
Greenfie
Hanford

Hilmar
Oakdale
Ripperdi

Visalia

«- c6 O Oak
O ffi Ph P4 W mora San

S3 .S3
a, >

2i
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T5 .£
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a)
a,
O
abo02

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2 53 £3

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53 J3 >» O O
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n
s-,

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S3

3<
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> I
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> O >
e8 ^h ««

o £ * o
R 2 8 8 ri a> 'O
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Pi +3
eg O eg ,3 o e3 eo
•o
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111
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OO Q W f* N N < tt M O &4 tf < o§

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CO
.©

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1
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 Fig. 5. Ground prepared for growing truck crops on Sorrento soils, typical of group An.

Ang Deep alluvial fan soils of very of very low value for agricultural pur-
sandy or very gravelly texture poses and, because of their extremely
The Tujunga occupy very recent
soils coarse texture, have a low Storie-Index
ma-
deposits of sandy, gravelly, or stony rating (10 to 30 per cent) . Deep alluvial

terial and occur principally in Los An- fan soils of very sandy or very gravelly
geles, Riverside, and San Bernardino texture are classified in table 3. A profile
counties. These "raw" alluvial soils are of Tujunga gravelly sand is shown in
derived from granitic material. They are figure 6.

TABLE 3 —Ang Deep Alluvial Fan Soils of Very Sandy

or Very Gravelly Texture

Great Soil Group of World Series-Group

Soil series
Dominant
soil textures
Name Description Name Parent material

Noncalcic Brown very coarse-tex- 14. Tujunga granitic rock Tujunga stony sand;
Alluvial tured neutral alluvium gravelly
soils sand

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

No. ^12
Soil
Location
Type

Geographical ondsrnpp
_
VggH I
7ZJ"
ggu^Wg CZfifom r^
iL
verity
ncicLs c; rva. iafl

reg-e/in* cWos'.fcci a>luyrt<J -f<

Elevation -So-^oo' Slope '
^+» 2.*7o~ Erosion Cn.ck.nrte As

firniinriwntpr lO ~ 2QO' Drainage ^oo<J ^o eycess/Vg Alkali nom>_

— ^ r ^ n A^ roJC a^**^' ^
Formotion -S fcxu»*i c/q Parent Material u
Mode of
Climate -_ _^
ff- go" r*\n~£JH
Natural
Series- Group
Cover^ >ffc
- "H* ]«**<?«-
Present Use
Soil Region
restdeo-t.^
"-VXL.
,,

g-^ J£I
.

i
"

Profile Group J* Great Soil Group A/tncalctc Bro M >i ft>/u*.qj

Related Soil Series H<*n-ford

Variations, etc. & I <^or\T~e.nOC

Profile Compact- Miscellaneous

Sketch Color Texture Structure ness Reaction Roots, Concretions
Density Permeability, etc.

Oy^~'o
qrwve/f«. ,/c Kieu"T>-tt.(
-J^i-Bl*
.1
"
O ',
T~*y
I2"_
' '•
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24"_
P>'

»/ C
\/«
36"_ -fr,*J>U net* 4r-c/
Course
KolJl A I C*3_p«-CjTC|
o»
48'L
.

..'0 «.

•;;
60"

Natural Land Division v<^*i co<3r5<g_ j-eyCTu-n-Gs reeeriT a//nyt

r<y /? (3

Soil Rating (Storie Index) /<OX 3-S-_X 1 00 X ID j^ 22% Grnrle 4-

Productivity: Irrigated Crops Range ^o**r "fo *-»~i /cw
"f^^
Nonirrigated Crops fo"W Timber__!2°-
Adaptation
Soil Management
3^
<\r«p*.s s>a*d pUs,
\

pKQ-hc&'-l -fr-ot^* OVCt~f/ou) j

YVr4i'/.Va.'f/»n ; irr»*j*fi

Fig. 6. Soil description and profile of Tujunga gravelly sand, a typical soil of group Ang.

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 Ac Alluvial fan and flood
CO en
plain soils of desert region
3£ a CO
CO
IS
eg
S-t These soils are found in the desert and
S3

if >> CO semi-desert areas of low rainfall (1 to 7

OS T3 co
inches annually) They are light colored,
CO
3 1 .
o3
en c3
o
low in organic matter, and calcareous.
o
Pi They may be found in the Imperial and
a3 o
w s H Palo Verde valleys, in parts of the Mo-
° «— «
CD

CO 2
jave Desert, and in the southwestern por-
i
co
03 s
'8 tion of the San Joaquin Valley. These

c
GO .©baa
oQ,3 am areas are too dry to produce crops with-
out irrigation, but when irrigated the
8) soils are highly valued for such field
a g crops as alfalfa, flax, and cotton. These
+ 3 soils generally have a high (70 to 100
4)
in
CD
o
O s o per cent) Storie-Index rating (except
cS
O s >> where they contain alkali). Soils of this
*- c o
CD
o 3 group are classified in table 4. Truck
VI | 03
e3

13
si crops growing on Holtville silty clay loam
•pi
'5
9
CD 1=3
V) CO
CD
T3
CO
e«3
are shown in figure 7; and a profile of
(30 a CO
#
c 't-l
CD Gila fine sandy loam appears in figure 8.
"5 02

a
8 CO
r&
o CD
o
^
TZ
a
c3
CI

•—
o
55 'e?
TB U o ru
C C?s 00 tA
8 iH lO -^

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s
u.
mm
8
>
~3 £o
< CO CO
1—
O
CO
>
u c
S g
< o "cS >
3
2 'm
02

O o O e3
CO
<D CO
CD
in Q U S3
O
CO
03 Pi
<
h"
3
o
e3
O o3
O
"3
6 o
co
"o
CO o
CD
o bo
i

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1 a

CD

s
co^
cS $.s
Q.3
^< £< Fig. 7. Lettuce on Holtville silty clay loam (group
« o
Ac) in the Imperial Valley.

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

NO. A>
Soil Type C?-'i(4_ fine. &<*nS*j I exam,.
Location _ TJo \/erd
Geographical nndsnnpp v**^ <x±rxt\i- ^Hop,*^
I \/q-U^
Elevation O- f°o' Slope l J<&> '
T
Erosion
7
^Vo h
Grnnndwatpr S'-IOO' Drainage u.s.%A.+it*j ^jood Alkali -free, -fo jsLgr
Mode of Formation csonowy
vStcon^r Parent Material trnx^<z- ck IIu.viu.kx

Climate ~ " **" '

5 ^

Natural Cnvpr descr-f .S^r^ks Present Use -ft'eU *~<? fr^cK crep
Series- ftrnup ^J^. §ll£ Soil Region X" .

Profile Group Great Soil Group ^Vec* ~pe.se rT" filf**v'<*.l

Related Soil Series 77of+vl/U , /1etol<*.n<l

Variations, etc. Strecti-Pvd

Profile Compact- Miscellaneous

Sketch Color Texture Structure ness Reaction Roots, Concretions
Density Permeability, etc.
V 3off C>C r" »^i «^x i»/c_

i?"
U f,-;-wc t«/cAreo«i

\/d$- t aUf yn <*£>'<. C.a\ca*mcou^> pe»"**t < « fc_

''':
24.

36"_
'
.. .

48"_

60" «

-/V* ?d jplain &*>c Y*ee IH»* "/tX'/'ir, rd JSeJ/s

Wn turnl I inn I

Soil Rq/mg
ifirv
*
fstorie Index)
-#
'
/O0 * / OP « f »0 X ^S" — *?£ ?o ftrnde J

Productivity: Irrigated Crops Verw <jo.d Range vtrx* Icux

Nonjrrigated Crops *2o Timhpr ™°
Adaptation irr**fl<.A' ahf+lfa. ccirjon.
)
, da
Soil I
Mnnngpment \rr%yrh»*y. niTreje.1. pK»3oK»rM.> y
<3rc«/
if) i*\a+\ur*.s
,

Fig. 8. Soil description and profile of Gila fine sandy loam, a typical soil of group Ac.

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 VALLEY LAND
(Aeolian or wind modified sandy soils)
The soils in this subcategory are aeo-
lian or wind modified sandy soils. They M >>
are included in two groups: Asnw I
(aeolian; intermediate rainfall) and Acw 1!
BS CO CO
I'd .2 73

(aeolian; low rainfall).

o_<
Pon d
73
d
diw 73
d w
ed

eg
CO
ca
CO
n e8
CO
CO

Asnw Sandy, wind modified soils

of intermediate rainfall zone OJ
©
-**
The Delhi and Atwater sands are found 0)
*«4
V 73
c CO
Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, and
in
N
'3
03
*;a J*
a CO CO
J3
CM)
d
Fresno counties, where the annual rain-
<3Q Oh
fall is between 8 and 13 inches. These soils ^
M-
are light brown and about neutral in re- JC
'5
^H
action. Soils of the Marina, Elkhorn, and tt .2
"C CO
CD
T3
Tangair series-groups are found closer to H d
CO
73
CO
73
CO
73
o S e3 d d d
the seacoast where the rainfall is higher. CO 3 ca
^ "3
O
cc3
CO CO CO
They are more acid in reaction, and the P.
3
CD
*d 73
CO
73
CO
d
CO
E o
profiles are more fully developed than w Ph
1 .a

those in the Delhi series-group. With * 9

09
bo a 1
»
™c 3
irrigation, the Delhi and Atwater soils tfra CO.

produce grapes, sweet potatoes, water-

J2 e8 d
melons, alfalfa, etcetera. The soils of the '5
CD

B o
•S
Marina, Elkhorn, and Tangair groups
a 3 c8
bo
CO
§
receive sufficient winter rain to produce "O p § W H
«# CO t> 00
certain crops in fair quantity. (E <N CO co CO

All of these soils are subject to wind

erosion, have a low water-holding capac- 2
CO

ity, and are somewhat deficient in plant

oc 'o
CO
nutrients. Their rating for natural graz- i >>
T3
ing is fair to poor. The Storie-Index >>
«.
a
ce
CO
rating is fair (40 to 59 per cent). Soils -o
c 73
of this group are classified and tabulated a
o a>
cd
in table 5, and a profile of Delhi sand is 73
2 o
8
shown in figure 9. o CO
o
*
c Q 73
Acw Sandy, wind modified soils
(A "o fl-O

of low rainfall zone 1 O *1

m l|
These soils are found in the desert UJ 'o O cd
-1 03
where the annual rainfall is to 3 inches. CO

They are calcareous, low in organic mat- < CD

M is
o
ter and in nitrogen, and have a low water-
holding capacity. Extensive areas are
d
found on the Imperial East Mesa and £
o
Imperial West Mesa in Imperial County; PQ
in the Coachella Valley, and Palo Verde 1 o
fc

Mesa County. Areas

in eastern Riverside 3*
of Superstition, Acolita, Drylyn, and
Orita series have been included with

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

No. f\sr\W

Soil Type ~De7Au ^><znd

Location
Geographical andsonpe xin^tW^'^ju//^ mo^/^/y*/ ^^If^j^l^Z
^%
I

Elevation 100- Slope £°&

Erosion A -
Groundwater JO- *7S" Drainage Jood Alkali
all -/-/-^e_
-f'
Mode of Formation ^z.<zor*J«r-u Parent Material w>n<j >**4',fcl ^wfrc »ll*w*m^
Climate ?-/2" gnnug r-*Jnf»l1
Natural Cover shrubs, air* s*> ~ Present Use ^P^^''ZfA trr\yC**4 crops.
'
Series -Group £4 ~ 1>£l hi Soil Region "3ZZn , ^SZ
Profile Group Great Soil Group M>»i<^k«'c Bro«on Sane/
Related Soil Series

Variations, etc. "to&o^r*- P^t '7

Profile Compact- Miscellaneous

Sketch Color Texture Structure ness Reaction Roots, Concretions
Density Permeability, etc.
* per I£
vkr ^<*i< -j^r^exbU- r\ c t*-fr>* f
4 <: v k>row>\„

12".
s

24"_ ; •

,4nd 5 iO^/<- -X|"l <*(?'<

br"«w\ J'
.

36"_
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60

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Soil Rating (Storie

ig Ibtorie Index)
inriex J
*»Tto XA ft^S* X
Iflox
>C/C/
J'-*
-/^/V "f"o *yooc/
A *JP
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— <S~|y
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r.rnrie 3
Productivity: Irrigated Crops Range /flW-
Nonirrigated Crops / ovu- Timher no
^ w <*t d
swe*-f 8t*t q **>
po~f*-To «^> ^
)ne'°n3>
e r
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cVc A- tu/M /'rrka/Zon
Adaptation
Soil Mnnngement t?roT*clioo
}
,

fN»n
1
<*r*.t>ts>
3 ff
\o\«&<jri+ii*g
>
x *
(
l-f*j
w//ro^cry
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3

Fig. 9. Soil description and profile of Delhi sand, a typical soil of group Asnw.

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these soils on the mesa lands. The soils able and the land is leveled and irrigated.
are subject to wind erosion; and leveling These soils have a medium-to-low Storie-
is They are low in plant
expensive. Index rating (30 to 55 per cent)
nutrients,and must be irrigated in order Soils of the group are classified and
to produce any crops. Specialized crops, tabulated in table 6. Figure 10 shows date
such as dates, grapes, and grapefruit, palms growing on soils of this group and ;

may be grown where the climate is suit- figure 11, a profile of Rositas sand.

TABLE 6 —Acw Sandy, Wind Modified Soils of Low Rainfall Zone

Great Soil Group of World Series-Group

Soil series
Dominant
soil textures
Name Description Name Parent material

Red Desert light reddish-brown 25. Coachella granitic sands Coachella sands
Sand calcareous, wind
modified sands 65. Rositas mixed sands Rositas sands

Gray Desert light gray, cal- 65. Rositas mixed sands Preston sands
Sand careous, wind
modified sands

Fig. 10. Deglet Noor date palms growing on soils of group Acw.

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

No ftcw
Soil Type FK'o&itcks -Sond
Location
nengrnphirnl I nndsrnpe kh^kcK*^ u>^<* »»vo<ffigcJ y**//^
Elevation SO to I6X>' "sT-'S^p
Slope __^2^ Frosion '-Wind
Groundwater deep Drainage «^ J Alkali non«
Mode of Formation Seco^d*^«f Parent Material s>cn^^ ^)ycd a-l/^>W
Climate /~ 2> " <**n"«.f »** '•»/*//
Natural Cover c/estrf s.lnr^L^ Present Use £>pec\af >**** errors. nVrA 'irrifecfUn .

Series -Group 4>5~ ~FCo.srf«uS. Soil Region -3JLC

Profile Group JX" Great Soil Group "T^ed "TXsc^f" S>^*-»cf.

Related Soil Series "Frcs^dn. Styer-s-fcf >'on.

}

Variations, etc. rjryj;

Profile Compact- Miscellaneous
Sketch Color Texture Structure ness Reaction Roots, Concretions
Density Permeability, etc.

• • :
,

^''n< -Fr i*[>U calcareous

3<*i< 7.'
br»w»i^ j-vatn'C'
12"-

3 r^
. • %

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24"_

36"_
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. . x

48"_ *
r •

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.

60" * •

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Soil Rating (Storie Index) fOOXfcq* 10° * 10 ~ 4-2. ?<> rirndp 3
Productivity: Irrigated Crops -fa-'ir Range fo
Nonirrigated Crops h0 Timber rio

Adaptation
Soil Management
^^«i*lit«d
Con4rof
',rri*icx4<.d.
uj\*%J erosion.
crop3
<zrter\ vn«nu*T2>
}
Trvjucnt irrt'*«T>on*

Fig. 1 1 . Soil description and profile of Rositas sand, a typical soil of group Acw.

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 VALLEY BASIN LAND
(Nearly flat topography)
Lands in this category, which occupy 01
the lowest parts of the valleys, are nearly
c
cd
H 1
flat and usually imperfectly or poorly C
3X
CD
drained. There are three general groups i
o
of soils in this category: Ba (highly p 'o 03

organic basin soils) ; Bnc (basin clays) ; Pi

and Bck (alkali basin soils)

Muck

Ba Organic soils <u

Peat
Peaty

CO
These dark colored and high
soils are Muck
'3 Roberts
Correra Egbert

in organic matter (10 to 80 per cent). 02 Burns Muck

Peat Ryde Staten
Venice

They have been formed through the de-

composition of tules and reeds, and are
acid in reaction and low in bases. They
are confined to one large area in the 3M
CD

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region, 1 03

where the Sacramento and San Joaquin CD

<D
CD
ft
u tH
rivers join. e8

o to
M
Most of these organic soils have been
9 3
protected from overflow and reclaimed ta
s
'»*

by an extensive system of levees. They CD

02

are drained by open canals and pumps.

These soils rate high for such field and CD

s
a «
vegetable crops as corn, potatoes (figure 55
bo
12), onions, sugar beets, asparagus, and
celery. All cultivated areas are irrigated.
Soils of this group are classified and
•1-1

tabulated in table 7. A profile of Staten o

ea

Peaty Muck is shown in figure 13. ta

o
03
O
'3

a bo
o o
2 o. >>
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CD
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55 80
•c
g
Fig. 12. The dark-colored, highly organic soils
of group Ba are excellent for potato growing.

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

No.

Soil Type SMi tf^cKL.

>*2>t?r^\
T^arfc.
Jo<-?"'i C<
Location . T>*(4<
Geographical Land sea pe__Jl«£
Elevation -3- +* Slope 5 Erosion tion*
Groundwater 2- +• 4- Drainage poor Alkali nong-
Mode of Formation y>r-i*r,ar^~ or<z*nt<. Parent Materia *»<«>, r^eds
Climate /2 - rk " <%Jnu«.V r~lnf«tl
Natural Cove
iover fn/e^ re&(/s Present Use jT/'eM *"<J frucfC crop,
Series- G roup 6*?- &ft»zrt Soil Region 3-^
Profile Grnnp
roup T*
T*. Great Soil Group rr<*'*r\e. "Sex*
Related Soil Series Correla- -Pd-f- V*

Variations, etc. Organic,

'rv* Con. T^nT

Profile Compact- Miscellaneous

Sketch Color Texture Structure ness Reaction Roots, Concretions
Density Permeability, etc.

darK. pteCr*-*
-f'il?ro<x5> -fftabh ynoJern4e L
^ ra
9 3 mvucK act A
7^-
12"

<JarKL
ft reus friU ->lu,h4k

24'
hr-oto*\ ac ;d
r rmz.<* *>!<

36'
darVC layered •fn*e>'< .A/«
f*'
h>rowr\
Acid

48 _

60'

Natural Land Division bas>^ ) aiC m«Ji'<A>^ ^>ci^^A ^oJ^ Jeep

_
}

perm^A^e- poor j3 /" p

#
Sdil Rating (Stone Index)
Productivity: Irrigated Crops
pro>fil-e^
tOOXKn
<*oo<&
%

£
<j r-«.Vn *-«r

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X ^O ~ *7a?o
Range
I

jfj
Grade ?-
fo j.od
Nonirrigated Crnps -p*"" Timber_
Adaptation jSJgjJ *n<* -fr^^X c,roy^
Soil Management orfliafttie . •jtrTt 'i z.a.'T i on.

Fig. 1 3. Soil description and profile of Staten Peaty Muck, a typical soil of group Ba.

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Bnc Imperfectly drained clay is shown in figure 14. A profile of
basin soils Sacramento clay is shown in figure 15.

This group contains natural grassland

soils. They are generally dark-colored Bck Saline and alkali soils

clays, and have a high water table or are The group, which are char-
soils of this
subject to overflow. The largest areas acterized by a moderate-to-high content
occur in the trough of the Sacramento of soluble salts, are commonly called
and San Joaquin valleys. Some of the "alkali soils." Uncultivated areas are
San Joaquin Valley basin soils contain used for saltgrass pasture. Areas having
alkali. slight-to-moderate concentrations of salt,

Under dry-farming practice these soils
are used for wheat and barley. Native
pasture, as well as irrigated permanent
pasture, does well. In the Sacramento
Valley they are used extensively for rice.
They are not adapted to orchard or vine-
yard use because of position and drain-
age conditions. Problems limiting their
uses are drainage, clay texture, and dan-
ger of frost.
Soils of this group are classified and
tabulated in table 8. Pasture on Merced
or which have been partially reclaimed,
produce such salt-tolerant crops as bar-
ley, rice, and flax. Reduction in salt con-
centration by leaching and by chemical
means is very difficult over much of the
area because of poor drainage, slowly
permeable soil profiles, and high content
of sodium.
Large areas of saline and alkali soils
occur in the San Joaquin Valley, in Sur-
prise Valley in Modoc County, in Honey
Lake Valley in Lassen County, and on

Fig. 14. Pasture on Merced clay, basin clay soil of group Bnc.

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

NO. Bnc
Soil Type \<\cr<x**> e»iT<

Location i| Q-f- «3ftcr<^Wf g/lTO S/a-f't-t

*?
^
Gpogrnphirnl I ondsropp n<*t~fu ~fl<£kr V*#««j -fr-o^jT^
"
FlPvntion
Elevation ^~>°Q
10 -too' Slope /e(»3
/e'^3 jrOa
jr/o v
[ Erosion *
nor,*-.
Groundwater 3*10' Drainage i»ip*r-£ecT~ fa poor Alkali n<?«7g_
Mode Of Formntion Se^^darii Parent Materia \ -fi«* -fcx^W "»»W «llu»**%.
A5"~ 2.
5** o-nncW /r«»;>iA//
Climate
Natural Cover *^f/-*53 ^ Prpspnt Use -fi'*)4 <r°fr &
Spmps- Group 52r! 2>«era.»\*n+Q Soil Region 3ZL
Profile ftrnnp 77" Great Soil Group CAgi-no*i^"W»'«»^fcocfe»v
Related Soil Series^ Tk tp/^ . /*7e/"ce</. ^__
jSer^'^S
T°a~r or<""<ii<- //~g conTtnr
Variations, etc. .

Profile Compact- Miscellaneous

Sketch Color Texture Structure ness Reaction Roots,. Concretions
Density Permeability, etc.
* y
C\arK
d*« C loco** -Tn "L>l<. neu-fra| ~pcr**te_aDf€_

12".
§
24".

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p«r»nt<U>!.e__
5™3 e\<^ Crlodou
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60"

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ytxo^r^dbtLs 5ub«!ls
TasuaIIu
Soil Rating
Tfc (StoriP lndpj()
<jgis<-
«70 * *7Q *
-f*lr 4o
/*-» V <\0 ~ ^7 % f Grade
o t<^
Productivity: Irrigated Crops
Nonirrigated r.mp* ffl
J»<>^
^<»ec/
Range
Timber
J
•f~''~
Adaptation fe^ c*ra?*w»g<
Soil Management pro+tction -front vtr J*Uu) ,

Fig. 15. Soil description and profile of Sacramento clay, a typical soil of group Bnc.

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A considerable acreage of saline soils is saline and 20 per cent.
alkali soils is 2 to
associated with the soils in the Imperial Soils of thisgroup are classified in
and Palo Verde valleys of Imperial and table 9. A landscape showing high salt
Riverside counties. The scale of the map concentration appears in figure 16; and
does not permit showing all of the areas a profile of Fresno fine sandy loam in
where this complex is found. figure 17.

TERRACE LAND
(Gently sloping to undulating)
The soils of the terrace land category rately in many publications. The soils
are found along the edges of the valleys, included in the terrace group consist of
usually at elevations of 5 to 100 feet older secondary deposits or old valley-
above the valley lands. In this generalized filling material that has moderately
classification, Terrace Land includes both dense subsoils, those having dense clay
low and high terraces. These two types subsoils, and those having lime or iron
of terraces have been described sepa- hardpan subsoil layers. There are five

Fig. 16. Landscape of Fresno fine sandy loam (group Bck) south of Kerman, Fresno County, showing
high salt concentration.

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

No,
BcK
Soil Type hrtsno -fm<- .^xandL 7 oa—^ .STfo**«j <*.{Kj*.u

Location
ftpogrnphirnl nnrlsrnpp
£><x»x Ztoa.ru\
ne&r/c. ~fl*j- J \f*H*H p)<*'
I
S35
Elevation / 00-4-00' Slope 5_Za ^rosio
ion 7jO/7€_ ! .

Grou nrlwntpr )Q - 36' Drainage /Mfxr-fceJ-fo poor Alkali ^fr-on*j

Mode of Formation
i
^^n</ar»< Parent Material -& <?n«^fe rocK. a.tluvt«,
Climate
Natural Cover <xflC*(i u>**ds Prpspnt Use p^j-ur-
Series - Group 23- Fre-s-np Soil Region -7X.
Profile Group 3T Great Soil Group Calcic 3r»««"t SofeocAo^C

Related Soil Series ~\Ar«a.«* tCeiy^. . Ton 4 c*n<j *Tr«.v-er

Variations, etc.

Profile Compact- Miscellaneous

Sketch Color Texture Structure ness Reaction Roots, Concretions
Density Permeability, etc.
«a/JC-J.'..<.
3™J /«»^/a«-re«
*c'^V Ctifemreo**s

* %

)! kt
3 Co-ijp+cT'
G4.\c*rtoi*£.
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CottvpacA
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48"_

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60"

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P<«S»n &oJs
3o''S Q"f M«^im«i Tg.K'fu' i«j A.qnck>«^
£>f3 -2
Soil Rating ( Mi
StoriP^nrlPx ) 4Q x IQV X 1*0X10 .Grade.
Productivity: Irrigated Crops ver loto _Range
Nonirrigated Crops zl±. Timber,
Adaptation J>*3.4«rt. o£ a-\K*li r*s>*s4»nt <*rAs3<* ««*<! -sAr*«^s
'Soil n n p m pVi t
Mnnnqpmp'nt a
a/JCJi
//C*// . poor
poo f J>-»
d t*+«e-
r+'ft+ie. *«3
a** l\A.r<L«*
/\<^dp «^ render

Fig. 1 7. Soil description and profile of Fresno fine sandy loam, a typical soil of group Bck.

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 .

general groups: Csm (dark-colored,

moderately dense subsoil) Cnm (brown- ;

ish, moderately dense subsoil) Ccy ;

(desert) Cand (dense clay subsoils) J!

;

and Canh (red-iron hardpan).

;
H
s
Csm Terrace land having dark-
colored, slightly to moderately
acid soils with moderately
dense subsoils 3 §
COj>

These soils occur where the rainfall is +o O g fee

o <
between 15 and 40 inches annually, with
o
cool, wet winters and temperate, dry sum-
O
mers. Narrow strips border the coast 2
from Del Norte County to San Luis
Obispo County. Many of these areas are
too small to be delineated on the general- .c J2
ized soil map and are included with asso- e .3
V >
ciated claypan soils (Cand). 1 &
This group is classed as Prairie soils
because of the grass vegetation, dark
color, and other profile characteristics V
y o
normally associated with Prairie soils. * >.
The soils have a high value for natural
grazing and for certain vegetables that O
s
thrive close to the ocean. Phosphate fer- 1-8
> o
tilization is generally needed to maintain
good yields. The Storie-Index rating of
these soils generally 60 to 80 per cent.
is
Si
Soils of this group are classified and
tabulated in table 10, and a profile of SJ 9
Rohnerville clay loam is shown in
figure 18.
o2 3o -2
2

Cnm Terrace land having moder- *O we

ately dense subsoils, usually with £•3
brownish soils of neutral reaction
The soils of this group occupy low
terrace positions in the intermediate
rainfall zone (10 to 20 inches annually) o M
V a
The native cover is grass or woodland
t3 o
grass. The Noncalcic Brown soils in this
group are brownish and neutral in re-
action, whereas the Chernozem, which
are included, are dark gray, of clay tex-
ture, and have calcareous subsoils.
With irrigation, the soils have a fair-
to-good agricultural rating. For grazing,
the Noncalcic Brown soils are of fair
quality, whereas the Chernozem soils are

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

No Cs rr\
Soil Type
7^
<£>an «»^fi- , ~Ebzslioc<<tQ <a «4 Hu^j>oi<Ji
—^— — ;
==*
i n Co«*F
Location .
Geographical nnHsrnpe <jmy%rlcj sloping
I lop I* >«*rh*l -fe/
Elevation 5Q-*oo' jr-'2>Vi n ong.
r
slope Erosion tU
<zener~**.'f*j

Groundwater. Drainage £>ub&ur-f*<.r- s>lou> Alkali non*-.

'-P-
Mode
Dde of
Of Formation '
oee<?/tq^r-w
«3ec<?*<kr«f p
Parent
ar Material triced 3«c//~t«„-f,

CI imate SO-i+o"
rer <5r**>
<x->™~\ r^Xi^iy -A ^ft
up
Series- Group E0~~7r»l*nerwlU Soil Region
Profile Group -2l£. _ Great Soil Group
Related Soil Series

Variations, etc. OC/ft-fA OT da^/C 5urf<

Profile Compact- Miscellaneous

Sketch Color Texture Structure ness Reaction Roots, Concretions
Density Permeability, etc.
V
<»r****-l<*r~ y* •ccn»7c'«f
~fri*l>l<.
/oa»n
12".

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£Jo**Aiy hrr»«e*i)/t»
C focMt*

fc>now>»\

36'L

4R"
*trtfftfJ »i-«xs»i*e

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60"

loi*><r T<e I **<* fneaiu*\ /«.*"/* mc/ js-oiU

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rfK y\»d«r*.\elu <T*nsel S**^>S«*ls * °*> nn.4riWf level TT2^ 4^
Soil Rating (Storie £
lnn>x) X 85* X )*v X *)<>
*)0 - k*? *?o Grade]
Productivity: Irrigated Crops *°d
J
-£*ur 4a ^o<k4
Range
J O0< *

Nonirrigated Crop* TimhPr g««-s/'»««i/<£

Adaptation p«srur<_
Sbil Management MJr. ^^^JS3^S^ //Ut<
)
phoSpkTU^

Fig. 1 8. Soil description and profile of Rohnerville clay loam, a typical soil of group Csm.

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the soils. Irrigationand nitrogen fertili- per cent. Soils of this group are classified
zation are needed to produce good, sus- and tabulated in table 11, and a profile
tained crop yields. The Storie-Index rat- of Ramona loam is shown in figure 19.

FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS

University of California- Division of Soils

No Cnm
Soil Type A>* »n.o r\a- locu*^
Location . -\T<\\\*^*
Geographical Landscape
FlPvntion / CO ~ M-°Q Slope
"ferra-ces
/ (l4 VIA (

I - Z>%
r* ^
/** Sottfiicrn

Erosion
<?<* /«'-fo

s>r,-kt
rn/a.

Iwnter
Groundwater ae^g>
Oj Drainage <=joovi Alkali non<u
Mode of Formation on Gary
^>e.<^>ndam Parent
p are Mater a <?rvt»i >T'c t~ocrK. utfuriu
AO" *
r |

-3
Climate 2-
Natural Caver -sAr-ufrs,. <ii~«ss Prpspnt Use C/Tr^s dEjslsL ,
<^\"Qps
Series -Group /^-l?ttm^i<L Soil Region J^T <™<j lETT.
Profile Group -ILL. Great Soil Group Mo*c*1*- ^
%

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Ccy Desert soils allyhigh in lime. Without irrigation they
This group includes the desert terrace provide only poor grazing from the native
soils in the low rainfall zone (1 to 6 grasses. The Storie-Index rating varies
inches annually) . They are light colored, with the depth and texture (10 to 60 per
of low organic matter content, and usu- bent). Soils of this group are classified

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University of California- Division of Soils

no. Coy
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Fig. 20. Soil description and profile of Tijeras gravelly sandy loam, typical of group Ccy.

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of Tijeras gravelly sandy loam is shown more acid soilsoccurring in the highest
in figure 20. rainfall zone are classed as Podzolic
Planosols.
Cand Terrace land having Soils of this group are satisfactory for
soils with dense clay subsoils grasses and shallow-rooted crops. Some
California has a large number of clay- areas on sloping topography, especially
pan soils. With the exception of the desert on the higher bench positions, are badly
region they are widely distributed in the eroded. A permanent grass cover should
state. be maintained on such areas to prevent
These soils have medium-textured sur- erosion. The Storie-Index rating in such
face soils underlaid with very dense clay soils is about 30 to 55 per cent. Soils of
subsoils. The change from surface soil to this group are classified and tabulated in
subsoil is generally very abrupt. The table 13. A typical landscape of terrace
brownish neutral soils having calcareous soil with dense clay subsoil is shown in
subsoils are classed as Calcic Brown figure 21; and a profile of McClusky
Planosols and normally are found in the loam in figure 22.
6 to 12 inch rainfall zone; the dark-
colored neutral soils having calcareous Canh Terrace lands having
subsoils are classed asChernozem Plano- red-iron hardpan soils
solsand normally occur in the 12 to 20 The red-iron hardpan soils, which are
inch rainfall zone; the brownish neutral often called the "red hogwallow lands" of
soilshaving noncalcareous subsoils are California, occupy bench lands along the
classed as Noncalcic Brown Planosols east side of the San Joaquin and Sacra-
and usually occur in the 12 to 20 inch mento valleys, and mesa lands in the
rainfall zone; the dark-colored acid soils vicinity of San Diego. The red-iron hard-
having slightly acid subsoils are classed pan soils occur in the 7 to 25 inch rain-
as Prairie Planosols and normally occur fall zone.

Fig. 21 . Typical landscape of terrace soil having dense clay subsoil (group Cand), Woodland-grass
upland soils (group En) on the hills, and recent alluvial soils (group An) in valley.

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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

No Canct
Soil Type M±C(«j>Kh /<,«*.
Location .
tsrnpp
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Elevation So-t*o' Slope *jr ~ 1 0* Erosion hone, -fo .sAjAr

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subsoils that rest on a silica-iron cemented
hardpan that is generally more than a
foot in thicknessand is impermeable to
roots and water. A few of the hardpan
series have considerable lime in the hard-
pan.
Dominant soil types of this category
include San Joaquin loam and Redding
gravelly loam. San Joaquin loam and as-
sociated red-iron hardpan soils of the
great Central Valley have been utilized
with fair results for hay, grain, and pas-
ture under dry-farming practices. Deeper
soils of this group in the San Joaquin
Valley have been planted to grapes.
Large areas of these soils are being uti-
Fig. 23. Hogwallow micro-relief
red- lized for shallow-rooted, permanent irri-
gated pasture grasses. The soils are not
well suited to deep-rooted crops. Redding
gravelly loam has a much lower value
than San Joaquin loam because of its
gravelly or cobbly texture, higher acid-
ity, and shallow depth. All of the soils of
this group respond to the application of
phosphate and nitrogenous fertilizers.
The Storie-Index rating of San Joaquin
loam is between 25 and 40 per cent. The
Redding gravelly loam generally rates
between 10 and 20 per cent. Soils of this
group are classified and tabulated in
table 14. Hogwallow micro-relief on San
Joaquin loam appears in figure 23. A
profile of San Joaquin loam is shown in
figure 24.
on San Joaquin loam (group Canh).
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 FIELD SHEET FOR RECORDING SOIL CHARACTERISTICS
University of California- Division of Soils

No .ColtJx

Soil Type .
Oa*i ~J oA44»»n ( oo>n
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Mode of Formation «s>econ<far«j Parent Material <^rv»i»-f«c: nocK. «*./ftwi'c».m

Climate S- ?&" r*''-f*H

Natural P.m/Pr ^hort jVy^^ . Present Use
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Fig. 24. Soil description and profile of San Joaquin loam, typical hardpan soil of group Canh.

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 UPLAND
(Rolling, hilly-to-steep
More than 54 per cent of the state,
exclusive of the unmapped desert, is com-
posed of upland areas that have rolling,
hilly-to-mountainous topography. Most
of the upland soils are residual, that is,
they have been formed in place through
the decomposition and disintegration of
the underlying parent rock. Nearly all
of the timberlands of the state, and most
of the foothill and mountain grazing
lands fall into these upland groups.
Four groups are shown on the general-
ized soil map Ea (deep, acid
of the state:
topography)
Ea Rolling, hilly-to-steep upland
having acid residual soils of good
depth to bedrock; high rainfall;
timberland soil.
All of these Podzolic soils occur in the
high rainfall zone (35 to 80 inches annu-
ally) of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
and the northwest Coast Range. They are
the important timbered lands of the state,
and comprise 20.5 per cent of its area.
These soils are characterized by a mod-
erate to strongly acid reaction, especi-

timber soils) Esc (medium deep, grass-

;
ally in the subsoils and depths of three to

land soils) En (medium to fairly shal-

;
six feet to bedrock. Generally, the upper
low woodland-grass soils) and Ex (very;
portion of the parent rock has been
shallow chaparral soils). In addition, softened by weathering action. Land in
probably 30 to 40 per cent of the un- this category is used principally for com-
mapped desert is composed of very shal- mercial timber (Douglas fir, pine, fir,

low residual soils that support unusually and redwood), and for recreational pur-
scant desert vegetation. poses. Areas on the lower fringe of the

Fig. 25. Pine timber in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on soils of group Ea.

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No. ECL
Soil Type oil n *«o ^<St*<
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P-
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Related Soil Series ^>Urr*~

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Density Permeability, etc.

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50' 'S fcj.
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Fig. 26. Soil description and profile of Holland sandy loam, typical high rainfall timberland soil

of group Ea.

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upland timber region have been cleared erally dark colored, fairly high in or-
and used for pasture and occasionally ganic matter, and usually of medium-to-
for orchard fruits. Cultivated areas usu- fine texture. The Chernozem soils have
ally are erosive. These soils are not well neutral surface and calcareous subsoils.
suited to grazing. The Prairie soils are slightly acid in re-
There is a wide range in the Storie- action, whereas the Rendzina soils are
Index rating because of variability in calcareous throughout the profile.
slope, erosion, and depth. Smoother These soils are found along the coast
lands generally rate 40 to 60 per cent, in Sonoma, Marin, San Mateo (figure
while the steeper lands rate as low as 5 27), and Santa Barbara counties. Much
to 15 per cent. Soils of this group are of the hill land in Alameda and Contra
classified and tabulated in table 15. Costa counties also is in this category.
Figure 25 shows pine timber on this soil Soils of this group constitute some of
group. Figure 26 is a profile of Holland the best natural grazing lands of the state,
sandy loam. and should be used for that purpose
rather than cultivated. These lands are
Esc Rolling, hilly-to-steep upland generally not adapted to commercial tim-
having residual soils of moderate ber production. The Storie-Index rating
depth to bedrock; medium rainfall; of the smoother areas is 40 to 60 per cent,
grassland soils. while steep areas generally rate 10 to 20
These natural grassland soils occur per cent. Soils of this group are classified
where the annual rainfall is intermediate and tabulated in table 16, and a profile of
to moderately high. The soils are gen- Cayucos clay is shown in figure 28.

m fti

Fig. 27. Landscape of Cayucos clay (group Esc), good grazing-land soil of San Mateo County.

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University of California- Division of Soils

No. £s<
Soil Type
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having residual soils of medium to along the east side of the San Joaquin
fairly shallow depth to bedrock; Valley; and Vallecitos and related soils
intermediate-to-low rainfall in the foothills west of Sacramento Val-
Soils of this group occur in the medium- ley and in San Benito, Santa Clara, Mon-
to-low rainfall zone where woodland terey, and San Luis Obispo counties. In

grass, shrub grass, or short grass are the the central and southern Coast Range
characteristic vegetation. The soils are Mountains and foothills many small
usually brown, light brown, or light gray- areas of Esc are included with En.
ish brown, and fairly low in organic mat- This group of soils is used principally
ter. Some of these soils are about neutral for grazing, for which it is fairly well
in reaction throughout their profile suited. Small nonstony areas on the

(Vista sandy loam) some have calcare-

;
smoother slopes are often tilled but are
ous subsoils; and some are calcareous subject to considerable erosion. This type
throughout the profile. Those having of land is not adapted to commercial tim-
neutral profiles are classed as Noncalcic ber production. The Storie-Index rating
Brown soils, those having neutral surface on the smoother lands is 20 to 60 per
soils and calcareous subsoils are classed cent, and on the steep stony lands is 5 to
as Calcic Brown soils, and those that are 15 per cent.
calcareous throughout as Rendzina. Soils of this group are classified and
This an extensive group in Califor-
is tabulated in table 17. A landscape, typical
nia comprising 15,300,000 acres. Lassen of rolling foothills in lower Madera and
soils are located in Modoc, Siskiyou, Las- Tulare counties appear in figure 29. A
sen, and Shasta counties; Vista soils in profile of Vista sandy loam is shown in
southern California and in the lower figure 30.

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Tulare counties.

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In preparing this map, information on the valley lands was obtained from detailed
soil-survey reports,and valuable information on the broad upland areas was obtained
from the State Vegetation Survey and the State Forest Survey. The upland soils
groups have been found to follow closely vegetative type boundaries.

Co-operative Extension work in Agriculture and Home Economics, College of Agriculture, University of California, and United States Department of Agriculture
cooperating. Distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8, and June 30, 1914. J. Earl Coke, Director, California Agricultural Extension Service.

5m-3,'53(A3436)M.H.
 Unmapped Desert Soi Is. Light colored, calcareous. Very low rainfoil
(22,000,000 acres)

GENERALIZED
SOIL MAP
OF
CALIFORNIA
SCALE IN MILES

R. Earl Storie ier keley , Ca lif or nia

WaHer W. Weir April 1951

DIVISION OF SOILS

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA • COLLEGE OF AGRICULTU RE

AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
Selling price $ .9709
State sales tax 0291

Total price SI. 00