IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Orovada
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1966NV007005
  • User Pedon ID: S1966NV007005
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1966NV007005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A3179
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 38308
  • 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: 40.7707405
  • Std. Longitude: -116.0753632
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 33N
  • Range: 52E
  • Section: 1
  • PLSS Details: It is 2,650 feet east and 800 feet north of the SW corner
  • Location Description: The site is about 5 miles north of Carlin.
  • 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. N. Langan and E. Spencer
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Duric Camborthids
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Orovada
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 7/11/2007
  • Moisture Class - aridic (torric)
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Squim
  • Classificaton Date - 5/9/1966
  • 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: 5/9/1966 (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

    ARTR2

    BRTE

    LECI4

    Achnatherum hymenoides

    Artemisia tridentata

    Bromus tectorum

    Leymus cinereus

    Indian ricegrass

    big sagebrush

    cheatgrass

    basin wildrye

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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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    1554

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    229

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    8.9

    17.8

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    A11—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; fine sandy loam; weak thick platy structure; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.1 medium and coarse roots; 3.0 fine and medium vesicular and tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24840
    A12—8 to 13 centimeters (3.1 to 5.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; sandy loam; massive; soft, very friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine and medium roots and 21.0 roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial pores; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24841
    A13—13 to 30 centimeters (5.1 to 11.8 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, very friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.1 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24842
    B2—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.1 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine interstitial and 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24843
    C1si—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24844. many very hard, firm, brittle, 0.3 to 1 inch long durinodes.
    C2sica—71 to 99 centimeters (28.0 to 39.0 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), white (10YR 8/1), moist; fine sandy loam; 21 percent white (10YR 8/1) medium and coarse distinct mottles; massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A24845. many very hard, very firm, brittle, 0.3 to 1 inch long durinodes; common thin silica films in pores; effervescent in matrix but violently effervescent in spots.
    IIC3sica—99 to 140 centimeters (39.0 to 55.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; 21 percent white (10YR 8/1) fine and medium mottles; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, slightly plastic; 0.1 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.4, thymol-blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24846. many very hard, firm, brittle, 0.3 to 1 inch long durinodes; effervescent in matrix but strongly effervescent in spots.
    2C4sicam—140 to 173 centimeters (55.1 to 68.1 inches); very pale brown (10YR 7/3), brown (10YR 5/3), moist; very fine sandy loam; massive; very hard, very firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots top of horizon and 0.0 roots; 3.0 very fine interstitial pores; very pale brown (10YR 8/3) and very pale brown (10YR 8/2); fragments; noneffervescent; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24847. no roots observed in matrix but plentiful very fine roots matted on the upper laminae; common very fine interstitial pores in matrix but none in laminae; noneffervescent in matrix but violently effervescent on laminae.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 188339; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 188339
    IIC5sim—173 to 196 centimeters (68.1 to 77.2 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3), brown (10YR 4/3), moist; fine sandy loam; massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.0 roots; 21.0 very fine and 3.0 fine tubular pores; very pale brown (10YR 7/3) and white (10YR 8/1) and light brown (7.5YR 6/4); fragments; noneffervescent; neutral, pH 7.0, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A24848. no roots observed except in mats on laminae; many very fine and common fine tubular pores; noneffervescent in matrix but strongly effervescent on laminae.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 188341; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 188341
    IIC6—196 to 269 centimeters (77.2 to 105.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sandy loam; massive; hard, firm, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 40A24849
    IIIC7—269 to 284 centimeters (105.9 to 111.8 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist; sandy loam; massive; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; fragments. Lab sample # 40A24850