IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shawave
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1988NV027001
  • User Pedon ID: 88NV027001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1988NV027001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 88P0681
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 60799
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • 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: 40.4213905
  • Std. Longitude: -119.3327789
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV027—Pershing

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Durinodic Xeric Haplargids
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shawave
  • PSC - 18 to 41 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 3/4/2003
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shawave
  • Classificaton Date - 5/1/1988
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1988 (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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    ARTRW

    BRTE

    POA

    Artemisia tridentata var. wyomingensis

    Bromus tectorum

    Poa

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    cheatgrass

    bluegrass

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    18—41

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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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    1423

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    270

    20

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    10

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; moderate medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine vesicular and 2.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03606. few very fine roots
    A2—5 to 18 centimeters (2.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; loam; strong medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium and coarse roots; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03607. few very fine and fine roots; common medium and coarse roots
    Bt1—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 2.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03608. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    Bt2—33 to 41 centimeters (13.0 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy clay loam; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 2.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; 37 percent faint clay films on faces of peds and 37 percent distinct clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 88P03609. common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common clay films surface features on faces of peds; common very fine and fine roots; common medium roots
    Bqk1—41 to 89 centimeters (16.1 to 35.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist; coarse sandy loam; very hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films between sand grains; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P03610. few clay films surface features between sand grains; few very fine roots
    Bqk2—89 to 114 centimeters (35.0 to 44.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist; loamy coarse sand; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint clay films between sand grains; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P03611. few clay films surface features between sand grains; few very fine and fine roots
    C—114 to 160 centimeters (44.9 to 63.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loamy coarse sand; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 88P03612