IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Delvada
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1986NV013302
  • User Pedon ID: 86NV013302
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 86P0765
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 59059
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 41.3690643
  • Std. Longitude: -117.5304031
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 40N
  • Range: 39E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: 610 feet N and 1840 feet W of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Humboldt County, NV.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV013—Humboldt
  • MLRA: 24—Humboldt Basin and Range Area

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, calcareous, mesic Cumulic Haplaquolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 302
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Delvada
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Delvada
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Cumulic Haplaquoll
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1986
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    mollic epipedon

    0—71

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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
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    1A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 20 percent sand; 44 percent silt; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 very fine vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04600. Common fine worm casts throughout horizon. Thin silt coats on ped faces and root pores.; many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots; effervescence is discontinuous
    1A2—8 to 22 centimeters (3.1 to 8.7 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 20 percent sand; 44 percent silt; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 very fine vesicular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04601. Thin silt coats on ped faces and root pores. Common fine worm casts throughout horizon; many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots; effervescence is discontinuous
    1A3—22 to 37 centimeters (8.7 to 14.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; silty clay; 15 percent sand; 44 percent silt; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 5.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04602. Many medium worm casts with thin silt coats where present and thin silt coats line pores.; many very fine and fine roots; common medium roots; effervescence is discontinuous
    1A4—37 to 71 centimeters (14.6 to 28.0 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) interior, dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior and gray (10YR 5/1) interior, dry; silty clay; 12 percent sand; 46 percent silt; 1 percent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine and medium interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04603. Many medium worm casts with thin silt coats where present and thin silt coats line pores. Some very fine discontinuous silt coats on ped faces. Horizon split for sampling at 51 cm.; common very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; few fine distinct 2.5Y64 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous
    1Bk—71 to 109 centimeters (28.0 to 42.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) interior, gray (10YR 5/1) interior and dark gray (10YR 4/1) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 53 percent silt; 1 percent light brown (7.5YR 6/4) fine distinct and 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 86P04605. Common medium worm casts with thin silt coats and thin silt coats line pores. Horizon split for sampling at 90 cm.; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR64 mottles; few fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles
    1C—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 12 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 1 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; massive; friable, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 86P04607. few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots; few fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; effervescence is discontinuous