IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Orovada
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1983NV015005
  • User Pedon ID: 83NV015005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 83P0869
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 53650
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 40.0633316
  • Std. Longitude: -117.2405548
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 25N
  • Range: 42E
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: 300 feet N and 660 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: Lander County, About 45 mi SSW of Battle Mt.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV015—Lander

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Carole Jett and Barry Strickler
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Duric Camborthids
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Orovada
  • Classificaton Date - 2/1/2010
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Relley
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Duric Camborthid
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1983
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1983 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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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    1490

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    1Ap1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate coarse platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine interstitial and 5.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04410. Few fine and medium tubular pores.; few fine and medium roots
    1Ap2—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; moderate medium and coarse platy structure; hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 2.5 fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular and 2.5 very fine and fine interstitial pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04411. common fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    1Bw—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, very pale brown (10YR 7/3) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; hard, very friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine constricted tubular and 0.5 fine and medium constricted tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04412. few very fine roots; few fine and medium roots
    1Bqk1—25 to 43 centimeters (9.8 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; 1 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) coarse faint mottles; massive; very hard, friable, moderately sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 2.5 very fine constricted tubular and 0.5 fine constricted tubular pores; 1 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04413. 10 percent weakly cemented durinodes.; few fine lime concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; few fine and medium roots; few coarse faint 10YR52 mottles
    1Bqk2—43 to 63 centimeters (16.9 to 24.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, light gray (10YR 7/2) interior, dry; silt loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 medium tubular pores; 11 percent fine carbonate concretions; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 83P04414. 30 percent weakly cemented durinodes.; common fine lime concretions concentrations; few very fine roots; few medium roots
    1Bqk3—63 to 94 centimeters (24.8 to 37.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior, dry; silt loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04415. About 50 percent weakly silica cemented masses; 60 percent strongly cemented durinodes.; many lime or carbonate coats surface features; few fine roots; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR46 mottles
    1Bqky1—94 to 114 centimeters (37.0 to 44.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; very fine sandy loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 30 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 2.5 very fine tubular and 0.5 fine tubular pores; 55 percent very pale brown (10YR 8/2) carbonate coats; 1 percent fine gypsum masses; fragments; violent effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 83P04416. Few pebbles; 40 percent strongly cemented durinodes.; few fine masses of gypsum concentrations; many lime or carbonate coats surface features; many fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; many fine distinct 10YR46 mottles
    1Bqky2—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) interior, pale brown (10YR 6/3) interior and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) interior, dry; silty clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) fine distinct mottles; massive; hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 2.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; 11 percent fine gypsum masses; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 83P04417. Few pebbles; 55 percent strongly cemented durinodes.; common fine masses of gypsum concentrations; common fine distinct 10YR56 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR46 mottles