IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): GARDNERVILLE
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1959NV005001
  • User Pedon ID: S1959NV005001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1959NV005001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3171
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38300
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 39.0024986
  • Std. Longitude: -119.7586136
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13N
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: It is approximately 900 feet south and 300 feet east of the center
  • Location Description: The site is located approximately 400 feet north of access road into Carson-Tahoe airport.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV005—Douglas
  • MLRA: 26—Carson Basin and Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NV773—Douglas County Area, Nevada

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. N. Langan
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, montmorillonitic, mesic Durixerollic Natrargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - GARDNERVILLE
  • PSC - 6 to 41 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Gardnerville
  • Classificaton Date - 9/29/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/29/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - artificial cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - urban and built-up
  • 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

    ARTEM

    CHRYS9

    CHRYS9

    Artemisia

    Chrysothamnus

    Chrysothamnus

    sagebrush

    rabbitbrush

    rabbitbrush

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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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    254

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    10.6

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); gray (10YR 6/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist; fine sandy loam; weak coarse platy structure; slightly hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 fine and medium vesicular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24777
    B1—5 to 6 centimeters (2.0 to 2.4 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay loam; weak medium platy structure; very hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine interstitial and 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # 40A24778. patchy - phpvsfiid 188256; patchy - phpvsfiid 188256
    IIB21t—6 to 14 centimeters (2.4 to 5.5 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay; weak medium prismatic parts to strong very fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24779. continuous - phpvsfiid 188257; continuous - phpvsfiid 188257
    IIB22t—14 to 20 centimeters (5.5 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; clay; weak medium prismatic parts to moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24780. continuous - phpvsfiid 188258; continuous - phpvsfiid 188258
    IIIB3t—20 to 41 centimeters (7.9 to 16.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy clay loam; massive; hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 30 percent clay films in root channels and/or pores; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24781
    IIIC1sim—41 to 61 centimeters (16.1 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; 1 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) fine distinct and 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, rigid, weakly coherent, very sticky, very plastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 10 percent clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24782
    IIIC2sim—61 to 89 centimeters (24.0 to 35.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; coarse sandy loam; 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, rigid, weakly coherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24783
    IVC3sim—89 to 122 centimeters (35.0 to 48.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; loamy coarse sand; 3 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) medium and coarse distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, rigid, weakly coherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24784
    VC4sim—122 to 147 centimeters (48.0 to 57.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; loamy coarse sand; 3 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) medium and coarse distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, slightly rigid, weakly coherent, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24785
    IIC5—147 to 170 centimeters (57.9 to 66.9 inches); yellow (10YR 7/6), yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist; coarse sand; 3 percent black (5YR 2/1) coarse prominent and 3 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3) coarse distinct mottles; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 40A24786