IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Valmy
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1961NV013002
  • User Pedon ID: S1961NV013002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1961NV013002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3178
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38307
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • 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: 41.5634918
  • Std. Longitude: -117.8437576
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 43N
  • Range: 37E
  • Section: 31
  • PLSS Details: 400 feet north and 500 feet west of the east quarter corner
  • Location Description: 2 miles west and 0.4 miles south of Orovada.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV013—Humboldt
  • MLRA: 24—Humboldt Basin and Range Area
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NV777—Humboldt County, Nevada, East Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Leland I. Larsen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Duric Camborthids
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Valmy
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Orovada
  • Classificaton Date - 8/7/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Runoff: very low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/7/1961 (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

    ARTR2

    BRTE

    Artemisia tridentata

    Bromus tectorum

    big sagebrush

    cheatgrass

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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

    1

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    1295

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    254

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    10

    21.7

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    A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to moderate fine and medium platy structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24832
    B21—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24833
    B22—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; sandy loam; strong very coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24834
    C1sica—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; loam; 3 percent white (2.5Y 8/1) coarse distinct mottles; massive; very hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24835
    C2sica—69 to 107 centimeters (27.2 to 42.1 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; sandy loam; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine and medium mottles; massive; hard, friable, very sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.6, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24836
    C3—107 to 119 centimeters (42.1 to 46.9 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24837
    C4—119 to 152 centimeters (46.9 to 59.8 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; very fine sandy loam; 1 percent white (2.5Y 8/1) fine mottles; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24838
    IIC5—152 to 188 centimeters (59.8 to 74.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist; silt loam; 3 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine distinct mottles; moderate fine platy structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 40A24839