IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): DONNA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1966NV007001
  • User Pedon ID: S1966NV007001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1966NV007001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3241
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38370
  • 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: 41.1068459
  • Std. Longitude: -116.1539841
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 37N
  • Range: 52E
  • Section: 8
  • PLSS Details: The site is about 2,500 feet west and 525 feet north of the southeast corner
  • Location Description: Mount Diablo base line and meridian.
  • State: Nevada
  • County: NV007—Elko
  • MLRA: 25—Owyhee High Plateau
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: NV612—Tuscarora Mountain Area, Nevada, Parts of Elko, Eureka and Lander Counties

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: L. Langan and E. Spencer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, montmorillonitic, frigid Abruptic Aridic Durixerolls
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - DONNA
  • PSC - 32 to 56 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/16/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Donna
  • Classificaton Date - 5/3/1966
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/3/1966 (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

    ACHY

    ACTH7

    POSE

    POSE

    Achnatherum hymenoides

    Achnatherum thurberianum

    Poa secunda

    Poa secunda

    Indian ricegrass

    Thurber's needlegrass

    Sandberg bluegrass

    Sandberg bluegrass

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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

    16

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    1753

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    406

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    8.3

    17.2

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    0 to 0 centimeters (0.0 to 0.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A25328. A composite sample of A horizon was obtained by auger at intervals of 7.3 feet from the sampling pit to each satellite.
    A11—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist; gravelly loam; moderate thick platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 21.0 very fine and fine vesicular and 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25317
    A12—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; loam; weak thick platy parts to moderate very fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine vesicular and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25318
    A13—10 to 20 centimeters (3.9 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, very friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial and 21.0 very fine and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A25319
    A&B—20 to 32 centimeters (7.9 to 12.6 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist; clay loam; strong very fine granular structure; hard, friable, very sticky, very plastic; 0.5 medium roots and 21.0 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular and 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; 10 percent clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25320
    B2T—32 to 46 centimeters (12.6 to 18.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; clay; strong fine and medium prismatic structure; very hard, very firm, very sticky, very plastic; 0.1 roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular and 0.5 tubular pores; clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25321. continuous - phpvsfiid 188330; continuous - phpvsfiid 188330
    B3T—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; sandy clay; massive; hard, firm, moderately sticky, very plastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular and 3.0 pores; 75 percent clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25322
    C1SIM—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; massive; extremely hard, extremely firm*, indurated; 21.0 very fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, bromthymol blue; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25323
    C2SICAM—69 to 97 centimeters (27.2 to 38.2 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist; massive; extremely hard, extremely firm*, indurated; 0.0 roots; 0.5 tubular pores; fragments; strongly alkaline, pH 8.6, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25324
    2C3CA—97 to 130 centimeters (38.2 to 51.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; very cobbly loam, gravelly loam; 21 percent white (10YR 8/1) medium and coarse faint mottles; massive; hard, firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.0 roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25325
    2C4—130 to 147 centimeters (51.2 to 57.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; very gravelly sandy clay, cobbly sandy clay; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1) medium distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, very sticky, moderately plastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 30 percent clay films and 30 percent clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A25326. continuous - phpvsfiid 188332; continuous - phpvsfiid 188332
    2C5CA—147 to 173 centimeters (57.9 to 68.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; very gravelly sandy clay loam, cobbly sandy clay loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and 0.5 medium interstitial and 3.0 fine pores; 1 percent clay bridges between sand grains; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, bromthymol blue. Lab sample # 40A25327