IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): VIL
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1966NV017022
  • User Pedon ID: S1966NV017022
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1966NV017022
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3243
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38372
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • 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: 37.7969093
  • Std. Longitude: -114.2244415
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 2S
  • Range: 69E
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: The site is located approximately 660 feet north and 660 feet east of the SE corner
  • Location Description: Mount Diablo base line and meridian.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV017—Lincoln
  • MLRA: 29—Southern Nevada Basin and Range
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NV613—Meadow Valley Area, Nevada and Utah

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. A. Naphan and H. Borup
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, frigid, shallow Aridic Durixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 22
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - VIL
  • PSC - 15 to 30 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Vil
  • Classificaton Date - 4/6/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: alluvial fan
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: low
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/6/1966 (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

    ACHY

    ARNO4

    JUOS

    Achnatherum hymenoides

    Artemisia nova

    Juniperus osteosperma

    Indian ricegrass

    black sagebrush

    Utah juniper

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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

    5

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    1890

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    0

    305

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    6.7

    19.4

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    A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; gravelly loam; weak fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular and 3.0 medium vesicular and 21.0 fine pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25340
    A&B—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; gravelly clay loam; moderate fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25341
    B2T—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4), moist; gravelly sandy clay loam; massive; hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine and fine and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 10 percent clay bridges between sand grains and 10 percent coats between sand grains; fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25342
    C1SICA—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist; gravelly loam; massive; hard, firm, 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; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25343
    C2SICAM—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); white (10YR 8/1), very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist; strong thick platy structure; extremely hard, extremely firm*, strongly coherent; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 interstitial pores; 30 percent clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25344
    C3SICAM—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist; gravelly loamy sand; massive; hard, firm, weakly coherent by silica, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25345
    2C4SICAM—81 to 122 centimeters (31.9 to 48.0 inches); white (10YR 8/1), light gray (10YR 7/2), moist; massive; very hard, very firm, strongly coherent; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25346
    2C5—122 to 152 centimeters (48.0 to 59.8 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; very gravelly coarse sand; single grain; loose, loose; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25347
    3C6SICA—152 to 165 centimeters (59.8 to 65.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; fine sandy loam; 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine faint mottles; massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; noneffervescent; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 40A25348