IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bakscratch
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2015NV005007
  • User Pedon ID: S2015NV005007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - KSSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 15N0747
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 82512
  • User Project ID: 2015-MIN-SCS-001
  • Project Name: MLRA 26 - 0 - Soil Climate Study Lab Sampling- group 1
  • 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: 38.8330515
  • Std. Longitude: -119.5122550
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Country: US—United States
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV005—Douglas
  • MLRA: 26—Carson Basin and Mountains

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Matt Cole
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, shallow Xeric Haplocryalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Bakscratch
  • Taxonomic Class - Loamy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, shallow Xeric Haplocryalfs
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • PSC - 0 to 30 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/2/2015
  • Classifier - Matt Cole
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - xeric
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: colluvium derived from granite over residuum weathered from granite
  • Landscape: mountains
  • Landform: mountain slope
  • Geomorphic Component Mountains: mountainflank, upper third
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Slope Shape Across: convex
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Bedrock: weakly coherent granite at 30cm
  • Surface Fragments: 30.00 percent nonflat subangular indurated 2- to 75-millimeter granite, 10.00 percent nonflat subangular indurated 250- to 600-millimeter granite, 2.00 percent nonflat subangular indurated 600- to 1200-millimeter granite, 15.00 percent nonflat subangular indurated 75- to 250-millimeter granite,
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/2/2015 (actual site observation date)
  • Data Collector: Matt Cole
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - shrub cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, shrubby
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Restrictions
    Kind Hardness Restriction Depth L-H Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    bedrock, paralithic

    weakly coherent

    30 - 60

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    0—13

    13—30

    30—60

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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

    25

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    2664.3

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    315

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    Mahogany Savannah

    Hobo Soil Temp
    A1—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); black (2.5Y 2/1) crushed, grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) crushed, dry; very cobbly coarse sandy loam; 10 percent clay; weak fine granular structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout; 3.0 medium interstitial and 3.0 fine interstitial pores; 2 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-450-600 millimeter granite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-50-75 millimeter granite fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03835
    A2—4 to 13 centimeters (1.6 to 5.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) crushed, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) crushed, dry; cobbly sandy loam; 12 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 medium interstitial and 2.0 fine interstitial pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-50-75 millimeter granite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments; noneffervescent; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 15N03836
    Bt—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) crushed, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) crushed, dry; very gravelly sandy loam; 17 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; soft, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 medium interstitial and 2.0 fine interstitial pores; 5 percent distinct clay bridges between sand grains; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 250-450-600 millimeter granite fragments and 10 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 75-162-250 millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 2-4-5 millimeter granite fragments and 15 percent by volume nonflat subangular indurated 5-50-75 millimeter granite fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 15N03837
    Cr—30 to 60 centimeters (11.8 to 23.6 inches); bedrock; fragments; noneffervescent. Lab sample # 15N03838