IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): FETTIC
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1960NV005005
  • User Pedon ID: S1960NV005005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1960NV005005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0226
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32755
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 39.0627785
  • Std. Longitude: -119.7822189
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 14N
  • Range: 20E
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: The site is located approximately 150 feet south and 1,400 feet east of the west 1/4 corner
  • 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-silty, mixed, mesic Aquic Natrixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - FETTIC
  • PSC - 8 to 43 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Snd
  • Classificaton Date - 4/23/1960
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: flood plain
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/23/1960 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • 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

    ARTR2

    DISTI

    SARCO

    Artemisia tridentata

    Distichlis

    Sarcobatus

    big sagebrush

    saltgrass

    greasewood

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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 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1), very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist; very fine sandy loam; moderate coarse massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 fine roots; 0.5 very fine to medium vesicular and 21.0 fine pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A01685
    2B2T—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; clay; strong fine columnar structure; very hard, firm, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 21.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds and in pores and 10 percent between sand grains; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01686. continuous - phpvsfiid 188320; continuous - phpvsfiid 188320
    2B3T—20 to 43 centimeters (7.9 to 16.9 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay loam; 3 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) coarse faint mottles; weak fine prismatic parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine pores; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds and 30 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; 3 percent worm casts; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.4, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A01687
    3C1—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; very fine sandy loam; 1 percent dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) fine distinct and 3 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) coarse faint mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01688
    3C2—58 to 79 centimeters (22.8 to 31.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; 3 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium distinct and 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine and medium faint mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01689
    4C3—79 to 105 centimeters (31.1 to 41.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sand; 3 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine and medium faint mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01690
    5C4—105 to 115 centimeters (41.3 to 45.3 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine and medium faint mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01691
    6C5—115 to 130 centimeters (45.3 to 51.2 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sand; 21 percent dark brown (10YR 3/3) coarse faint mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A01692
    7C6—130 to 140 centimeters (51.2 to 55.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; 3 percent brown (10YR 4/3) medium faint and 21 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) fine faint mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary.
    8C7—140 to 165 centimeters (55.1 to 65.0 inches); light reddish brown (5YR 6/3), dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), moist; coarse sand; 21 percent black (10YR 2/1) coarse prominent and 21 percent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) medium prominent and 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary.
    9C8—165 to 188 centimeters (65.0 to 74.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sand; 21 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct mottles; single grain; loose, loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue.