IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): GILA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1959NV003015
  • User Pedon ID: S1959NV003015
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1959NV003015
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3199
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38328
  • 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: 36.7194443
  • Std. Longitude: -114.6930542
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14S
  • Range: 65E
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: The site is located approximately 50 feet west and 400 feet north of the apparent east 1/4 corner
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV003—Clark
  • MLRA: 30—Mojave Basin and Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NV608—Virgin River Area, Nevada and Arizona

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. N. Langan and V. D. Leavitt
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed (calcareous), thermic Typic Torrifluvents
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 15
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - GILA
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Unnamed
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1959 (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

    ALLEN

    ALLEN

    ATCO

    ATCO

    Allenrolfea

    Allenrolfea

    Atriplex confertifolia

    Atriplex confertifolia

    allenrolfea

    allenrolfea

    shadscale saltbush

    shadscale saltbush

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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

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    127

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    20

    30.6

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    ; fragments; strong effervescence.
    C1—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; stony silt loam, very fine sandy loam; moderate and strong fine and medium platy structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25018
    2C2—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; stony silt loam, silty clay loam; 21 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine prominent mottles; weak fine and medium platy structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25019
    3C3—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; very fine sandy loam; weak medium and coarse platy structure; hard, friable, nonsticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25020
    4C4—41 to 51 centimeters (16.1 to 20.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; sandy clay loam; 21 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine prominent mottles; weak coarse platy parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25021
    5C5—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; stony fine sandy loam; 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25022
    6C6—69 to 89 centimeters (27.2 to 35.0 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; stony fine sandy loam, silt loam; 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine prominent mottles; moderate fine and medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25023
    6C7—89 to 135 centimeters (35.0 to 53.1 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; stony silt loam, silty clay loam; 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine prominent mottles; weak medium and coarse platy structure; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25024
    7C8—135 to 152 centimeters (53.1 to 59.8 inches); pink (7.5YR 7/4), brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; very fine sandy loam; 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine prominent mottles; moderate medium and coarse platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly plastic; 0.0 roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 40A25025