IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Charkiln
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
04NV003008
User Pedon ID:
04NV003008
Vegetation Plot ID:
04NV003008
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
05N0126
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
16884
Print Date:
11/12/2024
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:
36.3660556
Std. Longitude:
-115.8206667
Datum:
WGS84
Map Unit:
705—Charkiln-Woodspring-Buckspring association
State:
Nevada
County:
NV003—Clark
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NV755—Clark County Area, Nevada
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
36115-C3—Tule Springs Park, Nevada
PEDON
Describers Name:
Douglas Merkler
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Aridic Argiustolls
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
classifies to current taxon name, full description
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
8
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Charkiln
PSC -
24 to 74 cm.
Classificaton Date -
6/29/2009
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
ninth edition
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
Charkiln
Classificaton Date -
7/29/2004
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
mixed alluvium
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/29/2004 (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
PIED
Pinus edulis
twoneedle pinyon
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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
7
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2032
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212
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Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; 75 percent sand; 19 percent silt; 6 percent clay; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromcresol purple; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00642; observed in trench
A1—3 to 12 centimeters (1.2 to 4.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, moist; gravelly loam; 45 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 8 percent clay; moderate medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 50.0 very fine and fine roots throughout; 12.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N00643; observed in trench
AB—12 to 24 centimeters (4.7 to 9.4 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) crushed, dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) crushed, moist; extremely gravelly loam; 50 percent sand; 38 percent silt; 12 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 12.0 coarse roots throughout; 12.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 3 percent faint clay films on all faces of peds; 48 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00644; observed in trench
Bt1—24 to 36 centimeters (9.4 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3) crushed, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) crushed, moist; sandy clay loam; 50 percent sand; 20 percent silt; 30 percent clay; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; very hard, extremely firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 12.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 50.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 12.0 fine and medium tubular pores; 30 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on bottom of rock fragments and 30 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00645; observed in trench
Bt2—36 to 118 centimeters (14.2 to 46.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) crushed, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) crushed, moist; loam; 45 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 25 percent clay; strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; very hard, extremely firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 12.0 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout and 3.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 50 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on bottom of rock fragments and 50 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N00646; observed in trench
Bt3—118 to 166 centimeters (46.5 to 65.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) crushed, moist; clay loam; 40 percent sand; 30 percent silt; 30 percent clay; massive; moderately hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 fine and medium roots throughout; 12.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 fine tubular pores; 3 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) clay films; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, cresol red. Lab sample # 05N00647; observed in trench