IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Aquic Xerorthents
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
S1999NV005007
User Pedon ID:
99NV005007
Vegetation Plot ID:
S1999NV005007
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
yes
Lab Source ID -
NSSL
Lab Pedon # -
00P0363
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
11877
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
39.0846972
Std. Longitude:
-119.8890610
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
utm's derived from drg's in arcview
Map Unit:
9011—Oxyaquic Cryorthents-Aquic Xerorthents-Tahoe complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes
State:
Nevada
County:
NV005—Douglas
MLRA:
22A—Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NV627—Tahoe Basin Area, California and Nevada
PEDON
Describers Name:
FFF
Current Taxonomic Class:
Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aquic Xerorthents
Current Taxon Kind:
family
Pedon Type:
within range of map unit
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
45
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Aquic Xerorthents
Classificaton Date -
12/12/2006
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
ninth edition
Moisture Class -
xeric
Moisture Subclass -
aquic
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
SND
Classificaton Date -
6/15/1999
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Landform:
flood plain
Slope Shape Across:
linear
Slope Shape Down:
linear
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
6/15/1999 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
tree cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
other grass/herbaceous cover
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
POTR5
Populus tremuloides
quaking aspen
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Pedon Restrictions
Kind
Hardness
Restriction Depth L-H
Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
cm
bedrock, lithic
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122 -
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Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
mollic epipedon
0—23
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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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2351.8
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190
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Oe—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Not sampled.
Oa—1 to 3 centimeters (0.4 to 1.2 inches); highly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 00P2515
A1—3 to 10 centimeters (1.2 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dry; sandy loam; 73 percent sand; 10 percent clay; moderate fine granular, and weak very fine granular structure; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 10.0 very fine roots; 5 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter diorite fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P2516
A2—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), dry; sandy loam; 72 percent sand; 16 percent clay; weak fine subangular blocky, and moderate fine granular structure; slightly sticky, nonplastic; 4.0 very fine roots and 2.0 medium roots and 3.0 fine roots; 6 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter diorite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary.
C1—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; coarse sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 18 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 2.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots; 7 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter diorite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P2517. Not sampled.
C2—36 to 74 centimeters (14.2 to 29.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; sandy loam; 73 percent sand; 17 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky, and weak fine subangular blocky structure; moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 1.0 very fine roots and 2.0 very coarse roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 9 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter diorite fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 00P2518
C3—74 to 104 centimeters (29.1 to 40.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; gravelly sandy loam; 70 percent sand; 18 percent clay; moderate medium and coarse, and fine subangular blocky structure; moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 2.0 very coarse roots and 0.2 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 40 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 33 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter diorite fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 00P2519
C4—104 to 114 centimeters (40.9 to 44.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; loamy coarse sand; 79 percent sand; 14 percent clay; slightly sticky, nonplastic; 10 percent distinct dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1), moist, iron depletions throughout and 30 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; 2 percent by volume nonflat 2-39-75 millimeter diorite fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 00P2520. Structure: Augured.
C5—114 to 122 centimeters (44.9 to 48.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; sandy loam; 64 percent sand; 20 percent clay; 25 percent greenish gray (5G 5/1), moist, iron depletions throughout and 50 percent distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron throughout; fragments. Lab sample # 00P2521. Structure: Augured; Gravel: <1