IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ricert
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1980NV001001
  • User Pedon ID: 1980NV001001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 81P0405
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 49249
  • Print Date: 5/30/2024

    • 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: 39.5772222
  • Std. Longitude: -117.7861111
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV001—Churchill

    • PEDON

  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Durinodic Natrargids
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ricert
  • Classificaton Date - 9/16/2008
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - tenth edition
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Ricert
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1980
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1980 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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
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    1634

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    90

    15

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    1A 11—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; very gravelly loam; 15 percent clay; moderate fine and medium platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P02231. common very fine roots; few fine roots
    1A 12—3 to 15 centimeters (1.2 to 5.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; loam; 17 percent clay; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 2.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine tubular and 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P02232. few fine roots; common very fine roots
    1B 1t—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; loam; 22 percent clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P02233. many very fine roots; common fine roots
    1B 21t—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; loam; 26 percent clay; moderate very fine and fine prismatic structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P02234. many very fine roots; common fine and medium roots
    1B22tca—30 to 36 centimeters (11.8 to 14.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior, moist; gravelly loam; 25 percent clay; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 coarse tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.5, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 81P02235. common very fine and fine roots; few medium and coarse roots
    2C 1sica—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; extremely gravelly sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P02236. few very fine and fine roots
    2C 2sica—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; extremely gravelly sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 81P02237. few very fine and fine roots
    2C 3sica—84 to 152 centimeters (33.1 to 59.8 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; extremely cobbly loamy sand; 4 percent clay; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; 35 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter mixed fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 81P02238. few very fine and fine roots