IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Adelaide
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1966NV027003
  • User Pedon ID: S1966NV027003
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1966NV027003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3184
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38313
  • Print Date: 11/22/2024

    • 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: 40.8057251
  • Std. Longitude: -117.7387466
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 34N
  • Range: 38E
  • Section: 19
  • PLSS Details: It is 300 feet west and 300 feet south of the east 1/4 corner
  • Location Description: The site is about 11 miles south of Winnemucca and 0.7 mile west of the Sonoma Ranch headquarters. Mount Diablo base line and meridian.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV027—Pershing
  • MLRA: 24—Humboldt Basin and Range Area
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NV769—Pershing County, Nevada, East Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. N. Langan and L. Larsen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic, shallow Entic Durorthids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Adelaide
  • PSC - 43 to 81 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Adelaide
  • Classificaton Date - 5/12/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/12/1966 (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

    ARTR2

    BRTE

    LEPID

    POSE

    POSE

    Artemisia tridentata

    Bromus tectorum

    Lepidium

    Poa secunda

    Poa secunda

    big sagebrush

    cheatgrass

    pepperweed

    Sandberg bluegrass

    Sandberg bluegrass

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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

    8

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    1347

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    254

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    10.6

    18.3

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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; very fine sandy loam; weak thin platy structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 fine vesicular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24888
    B2—5 to 25 centimeters (2.0 to 9.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24889
    C1si—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; loam; weak thick platy structure; very hard, firm, weakly coherent by silica, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 21.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24890
    C2sim—33 to 38 centimeters (13.0 to 15.0 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; 21 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine and medium distinct mottles; moderate fine angular blocky, and subangular blocky structure; extremely hard, firm, strongly coherent; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine and 21.0 interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24891
    IIA&Bsib—38 to 43 centimeters (15.0 to 16.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; loam; weak thin platy, and moderate fine subangular blocky structure; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 10 percent brown (10YR 4/3) clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 9.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24892
    IIB21tca—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), brown (10YR 4/3) and brown (10YR 5/3), moist; clay loam; 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine distinct mottles; strong fine columnar structure; slightly hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 3.0 very fine pores; 75 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24893
    IIB22tca—58 to 69 centimeters (22.8 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; clay loam; 21 percent light gray (10YR 7/2) medium and coarse distinct mottles; weak fine prismatic, and strong medium and coarse angular blocky structure; hard, friable, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 roots; 3.0 very fine and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 75 percent white (10YR 8/1) coats on faces of peds and 75 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strong effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24894
    IIIB3tcs—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; gravelly clay loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 interstitial pores; 10 percent clay bridges between sand grains and 10 percent coats and 75 percent clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24895
    IIIC1sic—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; very gravelly sand; massive; extremely hard, very firm; 0.5 roots; 0.5 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; white (10YR 8/1) coats between sand grains; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24896. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 188381; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 188381
    IIIC2sic—97 to 109 centimeters (38.2 to 42.9 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; very gravelly coarse sandy loam; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine and medium distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.1 roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24897
    IIIC3sic—109 to 135 centimeters (42.9 to 53.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 8/3), brown (10YR 5/3) and brown (10YR 4/3), moist; very gravelly sand; massive, and single grain; extremely hard, extremely firm*; 0.0 roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24898
    IVC4sica—135 to 157 centimeters (53.1 to 61.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; gravelly fine sandy loam; 3 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/3) medium distinct mottles; massive; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; violent effervescence; strongly alkaline, pH 8.8, thymol-blue. Lab sample # 40A24899