IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wholan
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1981NV015306
  • User Pedon ID: 81NV015306
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 82P0328
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 50565
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • 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: 39.7882538
  • Std. Longitude: -117.3584366
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 22N
  • Range: 41E
  • Section: 10
  • PLSS Details: 2200 feet N and 800 feet E of SW corner
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV015—Lander
  • MLRA: 24—Humboldt Basin and Range Area

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: CEJ and GJS
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Camborthids
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 306
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wholan
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wholan
  • Taxonomic Class - Coarse-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Camborthid
  • Taxon Kind - taxadjunct
  • Classificaton Date - 10/1/1981
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 1
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/1/1981 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - rangeland, grassland
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    cambic horizon

    13—28

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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

    1

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    1647

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    0

    178

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    8.2

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    1A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 25 percent sand; 63 percent silt; weak medium prismatic, and moderate fine platy structure; soft, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine and fine vesicular and 0.5 medium vesicular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P01698. 12% clay.; few fine roots
    1A2—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; very fine sandy loam; 60 percent sand; 25 percent silt; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate very fine platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P01699. 15% clay.; common fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bw—13 to 28 centimeters (5.1 to 11.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 30 percent sand; 54 percent silt; weak medium prismatic, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P01700. 16% clay.; common fine and medium roots
    1Bk1—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 15 percent sand; 69 percent silt; massive; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P01701. 16 clay.; few very fine and fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bk2—48 to 79 centimeters (18.9 to 31.1 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; silt loam; 15 percent sand; 69 percent silt; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 82P01702. 16% clay.; few very fine roots
    1Bk3—79 to 114 centimeters (31.1 to 44.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, moist; silt loam; 25 percent sand; 61 percent silt; 1 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) coarse distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P01703. 14% clay.; few very fine roots; few coarse distinct 10YR64 mottles
    1Bqk—114 to 137 centimeters (44.9 to 53.9 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, brown (10YR 5/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 20 percent sand; 66 percent silt; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 82P01704. 14% clay. 5% cementation with discontinuity.; few very fine roots
    1Bky—137 to 168 centimeters (53.9 to 66.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, brown (10YR 4/3) interior, moist; silt loam; 21 percent sand; 69 percent silt; 1 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 82P01705. 10% clay.; few fine distinct 10YR56 mottles