IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bedell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1975NV031011
  • User Pedon ID: S1975NV031011
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1975NV031011
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3425
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38540
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 39.7859993
  • Std. Longitude: -119.9343491
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 22N
  • Range: 18E
  • Section: 11
  • PLSS Details: 2200 feet north and 2000 feet east of southwest corner
  • Location Description: this site is about 18 miles north and 6 miles west of Reno, Nevada.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV031—Washoe
  • MLRA: 26—Carson Basin and Mountains
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NV628—Washoe County, Nevada, South Part
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39119-G8—Granite Peak, Nevada

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Xerollic Haplargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 11
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bedell
  • PSC - 38 to 88 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/23/2007
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture Subclass - xeric
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bedell
  • Classificaton Date - 10/9/1975
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/9/1975 (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

    ACHNA

    ARTR2

    CHRYS9

    ELELB2

    PUTR2

    Achnatherum

    Artemisia tridentata

    Chrysothamnus

    Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius

    Purshia tridentata

    needlegrass

    big sagebrush

    rabbitbrush

    squirreltail

    antelope bitterbrush

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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

    4

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    1725

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    A11—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; sand; single grain; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots; 3.0 very fine to medium tubular and 21.0 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26540
    A12—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; loamy sand; weak fine subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26541
    A13—20 to 38 centimeters (7.9 to 15.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 21.0 medium and coarse roots; 3.0 very fine and fine interstitial pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26542
    B21t—38 to 69 centimeters (15.0 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; weak coarse angular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26543
    B22t—69 to 99 centimeters (27.2 to 39.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 10 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26544
    B23t—99 to 136 centimeters (39.0 to 53.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium and coarse roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A26545
    B3—136 to 150 centimeters (53.5 to 59.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist; loamy sand; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.1 roots; 0.1 pores; 5 percent by volume 2-?-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 40A26546