Soil Series Atlas

Orovada soil series

Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Durinodic Xeric Haplocambids

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ftATopsoil0–5 cm · 0–2 inBw1Subsoil · color or structure change5–20 cm · 2–8 inBw2Subsoil · color or structure change20–36 cm · 8–14 inBqSubsoil · silica36–66 cm · 14–26 inBqk1Subsoil · lime (carbonate) build-up,silica66–86 cm · 26–34 inBqk2Subsoil · lime (carbonate) build-up,silica86–122 cm · 34–48 inB'qSubsoil · silica122–155 cm · 48–61 in050100150cmATopsoil0–5 cm · 0–2 inBw1Subsoil · color orstructure change5–20 cm · 2–8 inBw2Subsoil · color orstructure change20–36 cm · 8–14 inBqSubsoil · silica36–66 cm · 14–26 inBqk1Subsoil · lime(carbonate) build-up,silica66–86 cm · 26–34 inBqk2Subsoil · lime(carbonate) build-up,silica86–122 cm · 34–48 inB'qSubsoil · silica122–155 cm · 48–61 in
Typical pedon, to scale: 155 cm (61 in), 7 horizons.

Aridisols — soils of dry climates

Nationally Orovada is a small series: 426,923 acres, 706th of 24,791 by area. It is the only series in the atlas that belongs to the great group Haplocambids. It is the largest of the 7 established series in its family. Its biggest share, 84%, is in Nevada, where it ranks 10th of 1,871 series. It is the state soil of Nevada.

Depth
Very deep
Drainage
Well drained

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Where Orovada is mapped

426,923 acres in 20 soil survey areas, from current SSURGO data.

AlabamaArizonaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaKansasMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaNew JerseyNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaTexasWyomingConnecticutMissouriWest VirginiaIllinoisNew MexicoArkansasCaliforniaDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaIowaKentuckyMarylandMichiganMississippiMontanaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOregon: 53,246 acresTennesseeUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinNebraskaSouth CarolinaIdaho: 14,982 acresNevada: 358,695 acresVermontLouisianaRhode Island

Share of all Orovada acres

  1. Nevada84%
  2. Oregon12%
  3. Idaho4%
  • Rank in the state · share of its mapped soil
  • Nevada 10th of 1,871 · 0.61%
  • Oregon 212th of 2,066 · 0.11%

In the field

Drainage

Well drained

Drains fastStays wet

Soil depth

Very deep

ShallowDeep
Parent material
Loess, volcanic ash/tephra, alluvium
Landform
Alluvial fans
Major land resource areas
24, 25, 28B
Type location
Nevada

How it is classified

  1. OrderAridisols
  2. SuborderCambids
  3. Great groupHaplocambids
  4. SubgroupDurinodic Xeric Haplocambids
  5. FamilyCoarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Durinodic Xeric Haplocambidscoarse-loamy particle-size classmixed mineralogy classsuperactive cation-exchange activity classmesic soil temperature regime

Against other Aridisols

Orovada makes up 0.28% of all mapped Aridisols — the 62nd largest of 2,777 series in the order.

Solum thickness (topsoil + subsoil)

155 cm over a median of 104 cm

Depth to the subsoil

5 cm under a median of 10 cm

Its relatives

6 other established series share the family “Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Durinodic Xeric Haplocambids”

  1. Orovada427 k
  2. Enko374 k
  3. Linco34 k
  4. Kerrfield21 k
  5. Patter8 k
  6. Prineville6 k
  7. Ultramont3 k

Other Aridisols in this atlas

  1. Orovada155 cm · Durinodic Xeric Haplocambids
  2. Reagan127 cm · Ustic Haplocalcids
  3. Penistaja178 cm · Ustic Haplargids
  4. Forkwood152 cm · Ustic Haplargids
  5. Casa Grande152 cm · Typic Natrargids
  6. Mivida152 cm · Ustic Haplocalcids

Horizon by horizon

HorizonLayerDepthThickness
ATopsoil0–5 cm0–2 in5 cm
Bw1Subsoil: color or structure change5–20 cm2–8 in15 cm
Bw2Subsoil: color or structure change20–36 cm8–14 in16 cm
BqSubsoil: silica36–66 cm14–26 in30 cm
Bqk1Subsoil: lime (carbonate) build-up, silica66–86 cm26–34 in20 cm
Bqk2Subsoil: lime (carbonate) build-up, silica86–122 cm34–48 in36 cm
B'qSubsoil: silica122–155 cm48–61 in33 cm

Sources: USDA–NRCS Official Series Description (revised 2019-09), Soil Classification database and SSURGO. Ranks computed by Soil Series Atlas. Method · Guides