IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Orovada
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983NV015002
  • User Pedon ID: 83NV015002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0866
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53647
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • 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: 40.8026772
  • Std. Longitude: -116.9256668
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Lander County, Nevada, North Part 775.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV015—Lander

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Carole Jett and Barry Strickler
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Durixerollic Camborthids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Orovada
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Orovada
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-loamy, mixed, mesic Durixerollic Camborthid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1983
  • Moisture SUBClass - xeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    1390

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    200

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    1Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; moderate medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04382
    1Ap2—5 to 15 centimeters (2.0 to 5.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; moderate coarse platy, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine interstitial and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04383. Fvery fine and medium tubualr pores.; common fine roots; few very fine roots
    1Bw1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 11 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium faint mottles; weak medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04384. Split for sampling purposes.; few fine roots; common medium faint 10YR72 mottles
    1Bw2—25 to 38 centimeters (9.8 to 15.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04386. Pores appear compressed.; few very fine roots
    1Bk—38 to 69 centimeters (15.0 to 27.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 5.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04387. common fine lime concretions concentrations; many very fine roots
    1Bqk—69 to 102 centimeters (27.2 to 40.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; fine sandy loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 30 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04388. 45 percent stronly cemented durinodes.; many fine lime concretions concentrations; few fine roots; common fine faint 10YR54 mottles
    1Bqyk—102 to 152 centimeters (40.2 to 59.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; sandy loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine faint mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 30 percent fine carbonate concretions and 1 percent fine gypsum masses; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P04389. 50 percent stronly cemented durinodes; 20 percent weakly cemented durinodes.; many fine lime concretions concentrations; few fine masses of gypsum concentrations; many fine faint 10YR54 mottles