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SOMERSETT SOA RENO, NEVADA
BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND HABITAT EVALUATION REPORT
December 30, 2017
Prepared by: Rubicon Environmental Consulting
401 Court Street, Suite 101 Reno, NV 89501
Prepared for:
FirstService Residential 7650 Town Square Way
Reno, NV 89523
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SOMERSETT SOA BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND HABITAT EVALUATION REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Project Location and Study Area ...................................................................................... 1
1.2 Environmental Setting ..................................................................................................... 1
1.2.1 Physiography and Climate ........................................................................................ 1
1.2.2 Hydrology and Surface Water Bodies ...................................................................... 4
1.2.3 Soils ..................................................................................................................... 4
1.2.4 Vegetation ................................................................................................................ 4
2 METHODS ............................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Pre‐field Review and Sensitive Species Habitat Evaluation ............................................. 6
2.2 Field Assessment .............................................................................................................. 6
3 RESULTS.................................................................................................................................. 7
3.1 Resource Agency Data Review ......................................................................................... 7
3.2 Sensitive Species Habitat Evaluation ............................................................................... 8
3.3 Field Assessment ............................................................................................................ 10
3.3.1 Golf Course Ponds and Drainage System ............................................................... 10
3.3.2 Golf Course Underpass Tunnels ............................................................................. 11
3.3.3 Sagebrush Habitat .................................................................................................. 12
3.3.4 Pinyon‐Juniper Habitat ........................................................................................... 12
3.3.5 Rock Outcrops ........................................................................................................ 12
3.3.6 Spring Site ............................................................................................................... 13
3.3.7 Drainage Areas ....................................................................................................... 14
4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .......................................................................... 15
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TABLES Table 1: Sensitive Species Habitat Evaluation and Potential to Occur .................................. 8
FIGURES Figure 1: Study Area Location Map ......................................................................................... 2 Figure 2: Study Area ................................................................................................................ 3 Figure 3: Vegetation Map ........................................................................................................ 5
APPENDICES Appendix A: NRCS Soil Map and Custom Soil Report Appendix B: United States Fish and Wildlife Service Species List Response Letter Appendix C: Nevada Natural Heritage Species List and Letter Appendix D: Nevada Department of Wildlife Data Request Letter Appendix E: National Wetland Inventory Map
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS amsl above mean sea levelHUC Hydrologic Unit CodeNAD North American DatumNDOW Nevada Department of WildlifeNNHP Nevada Natural Heritage ProgramNRCS Natural Resources Conservation ServiceNWI National Wetland InventorySOA Somersett Owner’s AssociationUSFWS United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceUSGS United States Geological Survey
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SOMERSETT SOA BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND HABITAT EVALUATION REPORT
1 INTRODUCTION
A biological resources inventory and habitat evaluation was conducted for the Somersett SOA located in northwest Reno, Nevada (Study Area). The Study Area is a developed subdivision with common landscaped areas and a golf course. In addition, there are undeveloped areas on the perimeter of the Study Area, including a few small disconnected parcels. The purpose of this study was to identify sensitive biological resources that require protection measures during maintenance and disturbance activities to comply with local, state, and federal regulations. 1.1 Project Location and Study Area
The entire Study Area is located within the City of Reno in Washoe County, Nevada (Figure 1). The Study Area is located within all or portions of Sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of Township 19 North, Range 18 East and Section 35 of Township 20 North, 18 East, within the Mount Diablo Meridian. The Study Area encompasses approximately 1700 acres, which also includes the developed areas. Within the Study Area, the SOA area measures 761.25 acres and the Golf Course measures 189.95 acres, which are the areas subject to maintenance and disturbance activities. The Study Area does not include the Sierra Canyon Association Common Area. The Study Area are shown is shown on Figure 2. 1.2 Environmental Setting
The environmental setting of the Study Area is important to determine the potential for particular sensitive biological resources to occur. 1.2.1 Physiography and Climate
The Study Area is located on the western edge of the Great Basin in an area that is transitional between the Basin and Range and the Sierra Nevada structural provinces. The main elements of the present topography are clearly related to structures formed during the basin-and-range period of deformation. The northern part of the Truckee Meadows is a major structural basin while the Peavine Mountain Block is a structural high. Peavine Mountain occurs at the north end of the Carson Range and the Study Area is on the south flank of Peavine Mountain. The project elevation ranges between approximately 4900 feet and 5400 feet above mean sea level (amsl). Multiple ephemeral drainages are present that serve to drain the southern side of Peavine Mountain. The average high temperature is 91.7 degrees Fahrenheit in summer, and the average low is 20.9 in winter. Normally July is the hottest month and January is the coldest. December and January are the wettest months, with an average of 1.05 and 1.12 inches of precipitation per month, respectively (Western Regional Climate Center – Reno Tahoe International Airport – 1937 – 2016).
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1.2.2 Hydrology and Surface Water Bodies
The Project is located within the USGS Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 10 City of Reno-Truckee River Watershed. Within the Study Area, all surface water flows south towards the Truckee River. The Study Area is highly developed and many of the natural surface water features have been modified around development. One spring reported on the National Hydrology Dataset is present in the northeastern portion of the Study Area as shown on Figure 2. 1.2.3 Soils
According to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Washoe County - South Soil Survey, there are 23 soil units within the Study Area. Soils are often critical in determining the potential for sensitive plant species to occur. Many of the natural soil properties have been altered in the Study Area due to development, but some non-disturbed areas are present. The three dominant soil units present that comprise of more than 66 percent of the Study Area include the following:
994 – Badland-Chalco-Verdico complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes: stony clay loam, clay, bedrock.
1050 – Waspo clay, 15 to 30 percent slopes: clay, bedrock. 1052 – Waspo-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes: stony clay, clay, bedrock.
A complete customized soil report and map for the Study Area is included in Appendix A for reference. 1.2.4 Vegetation
The vegetation structure in the Study Area has modified through historic fires, development, and other anthropogenic disturbances. The Southwest Regap vegetation map was referenced to verify vegetation communities; however, the map is outdated and does not reflect the current level of disturbance in the area. The main natural community mapped is the Inter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush Shrubland and other variable sagebrush communities, which are consistent with the observations made in the undeveloped areas in the Study Area. Some mall inclusions of Pinyon Juniper Woodland area also present. Figure 3 shows the Southwest Regap vegetation map.
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USGS SWReGAPSierra Nevada Cliff and CanyonGreat Basin Pinyon-Juniper WoodlandInter-Mountain Basins Big Sagebrush ShrublandGreat Basin Xeric Mixed Sagebrush ShrublandInter-Mountain Basins Mixed Salt Desert Scrub
Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush SteppeGreat Basin Foothill and Lower Montane Riparian Woodland and ShrublandMediterranean California Ponderosa-Jeffrey Pine Forest and WoodlandDeveloped, Open Space - Low IntensityDeveloped, Medium - High IntensityInvasive Annual Grassland
± Basemap Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community
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2 METHODS
2.1 Pre‐field Review and Sensitive Species Habitat Evaluation
Existing literature was reviewed and data requests were sent to resource agencies for the purpose of identifying potential biological resources and special status species that have the potential to occur. The following data collection activities were conducted for characterizing potential habitat for special status species:
1. Requested a threatened and endangered species list from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in 2017 and utilized the Information, Planning and Conservation System to perform a search for a site-specific list of federally endangered, threatened, or candidate species that have the potential to occur in 2017 (Appendix B);
2. Requested species data from the Nevada Natural Heritage Program (NNHP) (Appendix C);
3. Requested species data from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) (Appendix D);
4. Reviewed the USFWS’ National Wetland Inventory Maps to determine if any mapped riparian or wetlands are present in the Project Area (Appendix E); and
5. Reviewed and evaluated additional sources of information including aerial photographs, USGS topographic maps, NRCS soils data, vegetation community mapping, and species accounts.
2.2 Field Assessment
Rubicon made several visits to the Study Area between September and December 2017 to assess and confirm habitat conditions. Pedestrian and vehicle surveys were conducted to assess representative areas of the Study Area. The entire Study Area was not surveyed as the purpose of this assessment was just to confirm habitat conditions to be able to assess what sensitive biological resources have the potential to occur or utilize the area.
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3 RESULTS
The following section presents the results of the habitat evaluation and field assessment. 3.1 Resource Agency Data Review
The results of the site-specific requests and database queries for special status species known to occur or potentially occur within the Project Area from the USFWS, NNHP, and NDOW are summarized below. United States Fish and Wildlife Service The USFWS determined that four federally threatened, endangered, or candidate species may have the potential to occur within the Project Area or vicinity as follows:
North America Wolverine (Gulo gulo) Cui-ui (Chasmistes cujus) Lahontan cutthroat trout (Onocorhynchus clarkia henshawi) Webber’s Ivesia (Ivesia webberi)
No designated Critical Habitat for any species is present within the Project Area or vicinity. The official species letter generated for the Project is included in Appendix B for reference.
Nevada Natural Heritage Program
The NNHP searched the Study Area and a two-kilometer area around the Study Area for the documented occurrences of special status species. Based on the results, the following four species have been reported in the search area, none of which were documented directly in the Study Area.
Steamboat monkeyflower (Diplacus ovatus) Altered andesite popcorn flower (Plagiobothrys glomeratus) Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) Osprey (Pandion halitus)
The letter and list provided by NNHP is included in Appendix C for reference. Nevada Department of Wildlife
The Nevada Department of Wildlife helps manage game and non-game wildlife species in Nevada. The NDOW provided potential species that could occur or utilize the Study Area and a hour-mile radius. The only big game species expected to use the area is mule deer. No greater sage-grouse habitat is present within the area. Lahontan cutthroat trout is known to exist in the watershed, but no habitat is present within the Study Area. The NDOW reports multiple raptor species that have the potential to use the area. In addition, they list five reported nest sites within 10 miles of the Study Area, however, none of them are located within the Study Area.
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3.2 Sensitive Species Habitat Evaluation
Based on the results of the agency data review and species lists and assessment of the environmental setting of the Study Area, a list of the potential for sensitive species to occur was developed. This list was used to guide the field assessment verify whether the habitat in the Study Area was suitable to support the species. Table 1 is a summary of this habitat evaluation.
Table 1: Sensitive Species Habitat Evaluation and Potential to Occur
Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status
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North America Wolverine Gulo gulo Proposed threatened
None Sierra Nevada Mountains – dependent on cold conditions with deep persistent snow.
None. No habitat is present.
Cui ui Chasmistes cujus Endangered None Pyramid Lake, lower Truckee River, Stampede Reservoir.
None. No habitat is present.
Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkia henshawi
Threatened Protected Lakes and streams with cool waters, pools in close proximity to cover, well vegetation stable stream banks.
None. No habitat is present.
Townsend’s big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii
None Sensitive Mammal
Caves or cave-like roosting habitat, very sensitive to human presence.
None. No maternal or winter roost sites available, too close to human activity.
Osprey Pandion haliaetus None None Rivers, lakes, coast. Found near water, either fresh or salt, where large numbers of fish are present.
Transient only. No substantial foraging/nesting habitat present within Study Area.
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Webber’s Ivesia Ivesia webberi Threatened At-risk
Shrubland chaparral. Shallow shrink-swell clay soils with a gravelly surface layer over volcanic, generally andesitic bedrock, on mid-elevation benches and flats at elevations of 4462 to 5971 feet amsl. Ivesia webberi has been found only in relatively open plant associations where competition for light and moisture with other species is low. It
Low. Some marginal soil and vegetation habitat is present, but due to proximity to disturbance, there is a low potential for this species to occur. Not reported in Study Area.
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Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status
State Status Habitat Description Potential to Occur
is absent from adjacent, otherwise appropriate habitat where deeper soils and taller, denser vegetation has developed.
Steamboat monkeyflower Diplacus ovatus None At-risk
Dry to somewhat moist, often barren, loose, sandy to gravelly slopes derived from siliceous sinter deposited by hot springs in the sagebrush zone, or from highly acidic hydrothermally altered andesite or rhyolite deposits supporting sparse yellow pine woodlands within the pinyon-juniper zone, or possibly on sandy alkaline valley floor deposits in the sagebrush zone, sometimes on adjacent roadsides or washes. Occurs from 4580-6200 feet amsl.
None. No habitat (soils) present in the Study Area. Not reported in Study Area.
Altered andesite popcorn flower
Plagiobothrys glomeratus
None At-risk
Dry, shallow, mostly acidic (pH 3.3-5.5) gravelly clay soils mainly of the Smallcone Series, derived from weathering of hydrothermal sulfide deposits formed in andesite, or sometimes in rhyolitic or granitoid rocks, forming mostly barren yellowish to orange brown patches on ridges, knolls, and steep slopes on all aspects in sagebrush, pinyon-juniper, and montane conifer zones, on all but the most xeric sites supporting a sparse, stunted relict woodland of yellow pines (Pinus ponderosa and/or P. jeffreyi) and pinyon pine (P. monophylla). Occurs from 4850-6650 feet amsl.
None. No habitat (soils) present in the Study Area. Not reported in Study Area.
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3.3 Field Assessment
The field assessment focused on visiting representative habitat or unique habitat features identified during the desktop research and literature review. The following section describes the habitat features documented in the Study Area. 3.3.1 Golf Course Ponds and Drainage System
Two main golf course ponds are located within the upper golf course area. The NWI maps show these as freshwater wetland features, but they are man-made in nature. The two ponds are connected by a drainage channel that has riparian and wetland plant species. In addition, downgradient of the lower pond the drainage channel continues with riparian scrub vegetation. There are other smaller golf course ponds present in the development that are less vegetated. It is expected resident of migratory water fowl species may use these features for foraging or nesting.
Photo 1 – Upper Pond
Photo 2 – Lower Pond
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Photo 3 – Drainage channel connecting two pond with riparian scrub vegetation. 3.3.2 Golf Course Underpass Tunnels
Two tunnels that connect the back nine golf course areas were assessed prior to annual cleaning and to document potential bat and avian habitat. Swallow nests and a sparrow nest were observed within the tunnels, as well as, some day bat roosting sites above the light fixtures.
Photo 4 – Tunnel site
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3.3.3 Sagebrush Habitat
Based on the Southwest GAP vegetation data, there are multiple variations of sagebrush habitat within the Study Area. However, based on the overall site development and fragmented habitat, the sagebrush habitats observed were somewhat uniform with a few dominant shrub species (Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata), Rabbitbrush (Chysothamnus nauseosus). The understory in the areas closer to development had more non-native grass and forb species, for example cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), whereas the areas around the perimeter of the Study Area still had some native understory intact. Various native bird and other wildlife species are dependent on sagebrush habitat for their life cycles, but this habitat type is common and widespread within and outside of the Study Area.
Photo 5 – Typical sagebrush habitat 3.3.4 Pinyon‐Juniper Habitat
Pinyon-juniper habitat areas were observed mostly in drainage areas or areas where soils stay moister throughout the year. The trees in this habitat can provide additional cover for mule deer to bed down, nesting sites for migratory birds and raptors, and general wildlife cover and foraging. 3.3.5 Rock Outcrops
There are a few prominent rock outcrops within the Study Area. These areas are considered unique wildlife habitat features as they provide cover, protection, nesting and roosting sites for various species including sensitive bat species. The rock outcrops observed were not large enough to support any maternal roost sites or hibernacula, but rather day roosting.
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Photo 6 – Rock outcrop complexes near the entrance of Somersett 3.3.6 Spring Site
The National Hydrography Data Set and topographic maps identified one spring site within the Study Area. Spring areas provide a wildlife water resource and additional foraging and nesting opportunities in an otherwise xeric environment.
Photo 7 – Overview of Spring Site
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3.3.7 Drainage Areas
The overall development of the area has left many ephemeral drainages intact. These drainage areas act as wildlife corridors for wildlife species to move through the area and from the Peavine Mountain area down to the Truckee River. In addition, there are two main drainage networks that may physically connect or are indicated as part of the Truckee River Watershed. The drainages appear to have been preserved and enhanced as part of the master development and allow for recharge of groundwater and riparian vegetation to persist. These drainage areas offer refuge and a water source for wildlife.
Photo 8 – Typical drainage area.
Photo 9 – Drainage area with ponding to support wetland vegetation.
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4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The following conclusions are presented:
The majority of the Study Area is developed with residential housing and golf course features. Pockets of native vegetation are present within the SOA and on the perimeter where it is undeveloped.
Wildlife and plant species observed were typical of northern Nevada habitats and urbanareas.
No suitable habitat was present for any special status wildlife species identified by resourceagencies to have the potential to occur.
Marginal habitat exists within small areas of the Study Area with andesitic soils forWebber’s Ivesia, but no known populations have been reported in the Study Area.
No raptor nests were reported within the Study Area.
The following recommendations are presented:
No additional focused or protocol-level surveys are recommended for plant and wildlifespecies.
A nesting bird survey should be conducted during avian breeding season to comply withthe Migratory Bird Treaty Act prior to any activities that would disturb vegetation ornesting habitat. Based on the location and elevation of the Study Area, this season typicallyruns from March through August.
Pond and tunnel maintenance activities are recommended to be conducted outside of themigratory bird nesting season.
Special wildlife use areas, including rock outcrops, drainage and riparian areas, and thespring area, are recommended to be protected from major vegetation or soil disturbance ifpossible.
If major work is required in drainage areas that connect to the Truckee River, additionalstate and federal permits may be required as they may be considered Waters of the Stateand Waters of the US. This study did not include a formal determination of jurisdiction andit is possible the original master plan permits have these activities permitted.
Best management practices should be employed to prevent the introduction and spread ofnon-native plant species, including the washing of equipment before and after use whentraversing on off road areas and using a weed-free seed mix for revegetation.
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Appendix A NRCS Soil Map and Custom Soil Report
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MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest (AOI)Area of Interest (AOI)
SoilsSoil Map Unit Polygons
Soil Map Unit Lines
Soil Map Unit Points
Special Point FeaturesBlowout
Borrow Pit
Clay Spot
Closed Depression
Gravel Pit
Gravelly Spot
Landfill
Lava Flow
Marsh or swamp
Mine or Quarry
Miscellaneous Water
Perennial Water
Rock Outcrop
Saline Spot
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
Slide or Slip
Sodic Spot
Spoil Area
Stony Spot
Very Stony Spot
Wet Spot
Other
Special Line Features
Water FeaturesStreams and Canals
TransportationRails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
BackgroundAerial Photography
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:24,000.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map measurements.
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation ServiceWeb Soil Survey URL: Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accurate calculations of distance or area are required.
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Washoe County, Nevada, South PartSurvey Area Data: Version 13, Oct 12, 2017
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000 or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Jul 4, 2014—May 1, 2017
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident.
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Map Unit Legend
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
190 Manogue cobbly clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes
4.8 0.3%
191 Manogue cobbly clay, 8 to 15 percent slopes
58.1 3.4%
222 Oppio cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
11.0 0.6%
251 Cassiro gravelly sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes
0.9 0.1%
252 Cassiro gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
2.2 0.1%
260 Acrelane-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes
161.1 9.5%
551 Leviathan stony sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
29.1 1.7%
553 Leviathan stony sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
75.1 4.4%
615 Verdico sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes
5.5 0.3%
650 Chalco very stony clay loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
2.6 0.2%
653 Chalco cobbly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
2.3 0.1%
671 Galeppi sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
8.6 0.5%
673 Galeppi sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
12.8 0.8%
683 Reno stony sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
13.1 0.8%
730 Stodick very stony loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
4.1 0.2%
880 Zephan-Rock outcrop-Smallcone complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes
13.3 0.8%
892 Indiano-Koontz-Flex association
9.9 0.6%
982 Koontz stony loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
57.0 3.4%
994 Badland-Chalco-Verdico complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes
620.4 36.5%
1050 Waspo clay, 15 to 30 percent slopes
226.9 13.4%
1051 Waspo stony clay, 30 to 50 percent slopes
78.3 4.6%
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Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
1052 Waspo-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes
282.3 16.6%
1054 Waspo gravelly clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes
19.7 1.2%
Totals for Area of Interest 1,699.1 100.0%
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A product of the NationalCooperative Soil Survey,a joint effort of the UnitedStates Department ofAgriculture and otherFederal agencies, Stateagencies including theAgricultural ExperimentStations, and localparticipants
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PrefaceSoil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. They highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information about the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for many different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners, community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also, conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal, and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance the environment.
Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil properties that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. The information is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations.
Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases. Examples include soil quality assessments (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/health/) and certain conservation and engineering applications. For more detailed information, contact your local USDA Service Center (https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs) or your NRCS State Soil Scientist (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/contactus/?cid=nrcs142p2_053951).
Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or underground installations.
The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available through the NRCS Web Soil Survey, the site for official soil survey information.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require
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ContentsPreface.................................................................................................................... 2How Soil Surveys Are Made..................................................................................5Soil Map.................................................................................................................. 8
Soil Map................................................................................................................9Legend................................................................................................................10Map Unit Legend................................................................................................ 11Map Unit Descriptions........................................................................................ 12
Washoe County, Nevada, South Part............................................................. 14190—Manogue cobbly clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes......................................14191—Manogue cobbly clay, 8 to 15 percent slopes....................................15222—Oppio cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes........................... 17251—Cassiro gravelly sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes.......................... 18252—Cassiro gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes........................ 20260—Acrelane-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes................ 21551—Leviathan stony sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes...........................23553—Leviathan stony sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes.......................24615—Verdico sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes........................................ 26650—Chalco very stony clay loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes.......................27653—Chalco cobbly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes........................... 29671—Galeppi sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes......................................30673—Galeppi sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes....................................32683—Reno stony sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes..................................33730—Stodick very stony loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes............................. 35880—Zephan-Rock outcrop-Smallcone complex, 15 to 50 percent
slopes....................................................................................................36892—Indiano-Koontz-Flex association........................................................39982—Koontz stony loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes......................................42994—Badland-Chalco-Verdico complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes................ 431050—Waspo clay, 15 to 30 percent slopes............................................... 461051—Waspo stony clay, 30 to 50 percent slopes......................................471052—Waspo-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes..................491054—Waspo gravelly clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes......................................50
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How Soil Surveys Are MadeSoil surveys are made to provide information about the soils and miscellaneous areas in a specific area. They include a description of the soils and miscellaneous areas and their location on the landscape and tables that show soil properties and limitations affecting various uses. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length, and shape of the slopes; the general pattern of drainage; the kinds of crops and native plants; and the kinds of bedrock. They observed and described many soil profiles. A soil profile is the sequence of natural layers, or horizons, in a soil. The profile extends from the surface down into the unconsolidated material in which the soil formed or from the surface down to bedrock. The unconsolidated material is devoid of roots and other living organisms and has not been changed by other biological activity.
Currently, soils are mapped according to the boundaries of major land resource areas (MLRAs). MLRAs are geographically associated land resource units that share common characteristics related to physiography, geology, climate, water resources, soils, biological resources, and land uses (USDA, 2006). Soil survey areas typically consist of parts of one or more MLRA.
The soils and miscellaneous areas in a survey area occur in an orderly pattern that is related to the geology, landforms, relief, climate, and natural vegetation of the area. Each kind of soil and miscellaneous area is associated with a particular kind of landform or with a segment of the landform. By observing the soils and miscellaneous areas in the survey area and relating their position to specific segments of the landform, a soil scientist develops a concept, or model, of how they were formed. Thus, during mapping, this model enables the soil scientist to predict with a considerable degree of accuracy the kind of soil or miscellaneous area at a specific location on the landscape.
Commonly, individual soils on the landscape merge into one another as their characteristics gradually change. To construct an accurate soil map, however, soil scientists must determine the boundaries between the soils. They can observe only a limited number of soil profiles. Nevertheless, these observations, supplemented by an understanding of the soil-vegetation-landscape relationship, are sufficient to verify predictions of the kinds of soil in an area and to determine the boundaries.
Soil scientists recorded the characteristics of the soil profiles that they studied. They noted soil color, texture, size and shape of soil aggregates, kind and amount of rock fragments, distribution of plant roots, reaction, and other features that enable them to identify soils. After describing the soils in the survey area and determining their properties, the soil scientists assigned the soils to taxonomic classes (units). Taxonomic classes are concepts. Each taxonomic class has a set of soil characteristics with precisely defined limits. The classes are used as a basis for comparison to classify soils systematically. Soil taxonomy, the system of taxonomic classification used in the United States, is based mainly on the kind and character of soil properties and the arrangement of horizons within the profile. After the soil
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scientists classified and named the soils in the survey area, they compared the individual soils with similar soils in the same taxonomic class in other areas so that they could confirm data and assemble additional data based on experience and research.
The objective of soil mapping is not to delineate pure map unit components; the objective is to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have similar use and management requirements. Each map unit is defined by a unique combination of soil components and/or miscellaneous areas in predictable proportions. Some components may be highly contrasting to the other components of the map unit. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The delineation of such landforms and landform segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, onsite investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
Soil scientists make many field observations in the process of producing a soil map. The frequency of observation is dependent upon several factors, including scale of mapping, intensity of mapping, design of map units, complexity of the landscape, and experience of the soil scientist. Observations are made to test and refine the soil-landscape model and predictions and to verify the classification of the soils at specific locations. Once the soil-landscape model is refined, a significantly smaller number of measurements of individual soil properties are made and recorded. These measurements may include field measurements, such as those for color, depth to bedrock, and texture, and laboratory measurements, such as those for content of sand, silt, clay, salt, and other components. Properties of each soil typically vary from one point to another across the landscape.
Observations for map unit components are aggregated to develop ranges of characteristics for the components. The aggregated values are presented. Direct measurements do not exist for every property presented for every map unit component. Values for some properties are estimated from combinations of other properties.
While a soil survey is in progress, samples of some of the soils in the area generally are collected for laboratory analyses and for engineering tests. Soil scientists interpret the data from these analyses and tests as well as the field-observed characteristics and the soil properties to determine the expected behavior of the soils under different uses. Interpretations for all of the soils are field tested through observation of the soils in different uses and under different levels of management. Some interpretations are modified to fit local conditions, and some new interpretations are developed to meet local needs. Data are assembled from other sources, such as research information, production records, and field experience of specialists. For example, data on crop yields under defined levels of management are assembled from farm records and from field or plot experiments on the same kinds of soil.
Predictions about soil behavior are based not only on soil properties but also on such variables as climate and biological activity. Soil conditions are predictable over long periods of time, but they are not predictable from year to year. For example, soil scientists can predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy that a given soil will have a high water table within certain depths in most years, but they cannot predict that a high water table will always be at a specific level in the soil on a specific date.
After soil scientists located and identified the significant natural bodies of soil in the survey area, they drew the boundaries of these bodies on aerial photographs and
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identified each as a specific map unit. Aerial photographs show trees, buildings, fields, roads, and rivers, all of which help in locating boundaries accurately.
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Soil MapThe soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of soil map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit.
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MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest (AOI)Area of Interest (AOI)
SoilsSoil Map Unit Polygons
Soil Map Unit Lines
Soil Map Unit Points
Special Point FeaturesBlowout
Borrow Pit
Clay Spot
Closed Depression
Gravel Pit
Gravelly Spot
Landfill
Lava Flow
Marsh or swamp
Mine or Quarry
Miscellaneous Water
Perennial Water
Rock Outcrop
Saline Spot
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
Slide or Slip
Sodic Spot
Spoil Area
Stony Spot
Very Stony Spot
Wet Spot
Other
Special Line Features
Water FeaturesStreams and Canals
TransportationRails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
BackgroundAerial Photography
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:24,000.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map measurements.
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation ServiceWeb Soil Survey URL: Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accurate calculations of distance or area are required.
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Washoe County, Nevada, South PartSurvey Area Data: Version 13, Oct 12, 2017
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000 or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Jul 4, 2014—May 1, 2017
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident.
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Map Unit Legend
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
190 Manogue cobbly clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes
4.8 0.3%
191 Manogue cobbly clay, 8 to 15 percent slopes
58.1 3.4%
222 Oppio cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
11.0 0.6%
251 Cassiro gravelly sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes
0.9 0.1%
252 Cassiro gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
2.2 0.1%
260 Acrelane-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes
161.1 9.5%
551 Leviathan stony sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
29.1 1.7%
553 Leviathan stony sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
75.1 4.4%
615 Verdico sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes
5.5 0.3%
650 Chalco very stony clay loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
2.6 0.2%
653 Chalco cobbly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
2.3 0.1%
671 Galeppi sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
8.6 0.5%
673 Galeppi sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
12.8 0.8%
683 Reno stony sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
13.1 0.8%
730 Stodick very stony loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
4.1 0.2%
880 Zephan-Rock outcrop-Smallcone complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes
13.3 0.8%
892 Indiano-Koontz-Flex association 9.9 0.6%
982 Koontz stony loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
57.0 3.4%
994 Badland-Chalco-Verdico complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes
620.4 36.5%
1050 Waspo clay, 15 to 30 percent slopes
226.9 13.4%
1051 Waspo stony clay, 30 to 50 percent slopes
78.3 4.6%
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Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
1052 Waspo-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes
282.3 16.6%
1054 Waspo gravelly clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes
19.7 1.2%
Totals for Area of Interest 1,699.1 100.0%
Map Unit DescriptionsThe map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soils or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with the maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit.
A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape, however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extend beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomic class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomic classes. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areas for which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classes other than those of the major soils.
Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They generally are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the scale used. Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas are identified by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a given area, the contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit descriptions along with some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor components may not have been observed, and consequently they are not mentioned in the descriptions, especially where the pattern was so complex that it was impractical to make enough observations to identify all the soils and miscellaneous areas on the landscape.
The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate pure taxonomic classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have similar use and management requirements. The delineation of such segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, however, onsite investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
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An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions. Each description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil properties and qualities.
Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major horizons that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement.
Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness, salinity, degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the basis of such differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas shown on the detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase commonly indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series.
Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas. These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups.
A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps. The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar in all areas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example.
An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present or anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered practical or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The pattern and relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar. Alpha-Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas that could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can be made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made up of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil material and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example.
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Washoe County, Nevada, South Part
190—Manogue cobbly clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxgzElevation: 4,500 to 6,000 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 10 inchesMean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionManogue and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Manogue
SettingLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Colluvium derived from basalt
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 2 inches: cobbly clayH2 - 2 to 63 inches: clayCr - 63 to 72 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 2 to 8 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 0.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 61 to 65 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneCalcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 5 percentSalinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm)Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.4 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): 4eLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY027NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
RenoPercent of map unit: 5 percent
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Landform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
XmanPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY025NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Verdico variantPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
191—Manogue cobbly clay, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxh0Elevation: 4,500 to 6,000 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 10 inchesMean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionManogue and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Manogue
SettingLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Colluvium derived from basalt
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 3 inches: cobbly clayH2 - 3 to 41 inches: clayH3 - 41 to 63 inches: clayCr - 63 to 72 inches: bedrock
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Properties and qualitiesSlope: 8 to 15 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 61 to 65 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneCalcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 5 percentSalinity, maximum in profile: Very slightly saline to moderately saline (2.0 to 8.0
mmhos/cm)Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.4 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY027NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
RenoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
XmanPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY025NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Old campPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: STONY SLOPE 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY022NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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222—Oppio cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxh9Elevation: 4,500 to 6,000 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 12 inchesMean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionOppio and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Oppio
SettingLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum derived from volcanic rocks
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 3 inches: cobbly sandy loamH2 - 3 to 21 inches: gravelly clayR - 21 to 31 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 30 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 39 inches to lithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low (0.00 to 0.00
in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Low (about 3.1 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 6eHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CLAYPAN 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY025NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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Minor Components
YukoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: SOUTH SLOPE 8-12 P.Z. (R026XY011NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Old campPercent of map unit: 4 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: STONY SLOPE 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY022NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Rock outcropPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: RidgesDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexHydric soil rating: No
XmanPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY025NV)Hydric soil rating: No
251—Cassiro gravelly sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxhhElevation: 4,500 to 5,500 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 10 inchesMean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionCassiro and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
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Description of Cassiro
SettingLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Mixed alluvium
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 15 inches: gravelly sandy loamH2 - 15 to 45 inches: very gravelly clayCr - 45 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 4 to 8 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 39 to 65 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Low (about 4.6 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): 3eLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 6cHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Indian creekPercent of map unit: 6 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY025NV)Hydric soil rating: No
OestPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
NorthmorePercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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AquollsPercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: SwalesDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: LinearEcological site: WET MEADOW (R022AY016NV)Hydric soil rating: Yes
252—Cassiro gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxhjElevation: 4,500 to 5,500 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 10 inchesMean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionCassiro and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Cassiro
SettingLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Mixed alluvium
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 15 inches: gravelly sandy loamH2 - 15 to 45 inches: very gravelly clayCr - 45 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 8 to 15 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 39 to 65 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Low (about 4.6 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): 4e
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Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6cHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Indian creekPercent of map unit: 6 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY025NV)Hydric soil rating: No
OestPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
NorthmorePercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
AquollsPercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: SwalesDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: LinearEcological site: WET MEADOW (R022AY016NV)Hydric soil rating: Yes
260—Acrelane-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxhkElevation: 4,500 to 6,000 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 10 inchesMean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 90 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionAcrelane and similar soils: 65 percent
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Rock outcrop: 25 percentMinor components: 10 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Acrelane
SettingLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from granitic rocks
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 6 inches: very stony sandy loamH2 - 6 to 10 inches: very gravelly sandy clay loamCr - 10 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 50 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 10.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 7 to 20 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: HighCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to high
(0.06 to 1.98 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Very low (about 1.1 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: LOAMY HILL 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY017NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Rock Outcrop
SettingLandform: PeaksDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: Convex
Minor Components
GraufelsPercent of map unit: 4 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: GRANITIC SLOPE 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY026NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Verdico variantPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: Convex
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Across-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
SurgemPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
551—Leviathan stony sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxkpElevation: 4,800 to 6,000 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 14 inchesMean annual air temperature: 47 to 49 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionLeviathan and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Leviathan
SettingLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Mixed alluvium
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 9 inches: stony sandy loamH2 - 9 to 60 inches: very gravelly sandy clay loam
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 2 to 8 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 2.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inchesNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: HighCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.57 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: None
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Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 6.4 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): 4sLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 6sHydrologic Soil Group: CEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
OestPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan skirtsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
SpringmeyerPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
RenoPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
WashoePercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY016NV)Hydric soil rating: No
553—Leviathan stony sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxkqElevation: 4,800 to 6,000 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 14 inchesMean annual air temperature: 47 to 49 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 days
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Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionLeviathan and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Leviathan
SettingLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Mixed alluvium
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 9 inches: stony sandy loamH2 - 9 to 60 inches: very gravelly sandy clay loam
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 30 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 2.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inchesNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.57 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Moderate (about 6.4 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 6sHydrologic Soil Group: CEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
OestPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
RenoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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StodickPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
615—Verdico sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxl6Elevation: 4,500 to 6,000 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 12 inchesMean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit CompositionVerdico and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Verdico
SettingLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from water laid tuff
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 2 inches: sandy loamH2 - 2 to 22 inches: clayH3 - 22 to 29 inches: gravelly clayCr - 29 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 4 to 8 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 39 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Low (about 4.6 inches)
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Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
GaleppiPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
NorthmorePercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
RenoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
650—Chalco very stony clay loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxljElevation: 4,900 to 5,400 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 10 inchesMean annual air temperature: 47 to 49 degrees FFrost-free period: 90 to 100 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionChalco and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
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Description of Chalco
SettingLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from lake-laid tuff
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 3 inches: stony clay loamH2 - 3 to 15 inches: clayCr - 15 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 30 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 11.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 10 to 20 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Very low (about 2.1 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
BadlandPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexHydric soil rating: No
StodickPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
RenoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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653—Chalco cobbly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxlmElevation: 4,900 to 5,400 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 10 inchesMean annual air temperature: 47 to 49 degrees FFrost-free period: 90 to 100 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionChalco and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Chalco
SettingLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from lake-laid tuff
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 3 inches: cobbly sandy loamH2 - 3 to 15 inches: clayCr - 15 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 8 to 15 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 2.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 10 to 20 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Very low (about 2.0 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CLAYPAN 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY025NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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Minor Components
BadlandPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexHydric soil rating: No
RenoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
WaspoPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY019NV)Hydric soil rating: No
GaleppiPercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
671—Galeppi sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxlyElevation: 4,500 to 6,000 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 12 inchesMean annual air temperature: 47 to 49 degrees FFrost-free period: 80 to 90 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionGaleppi and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
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Description of Galeppi
SettingLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Mixed alluvium
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 10 inches: sandy loamH2 - 10 to 24 inches: sandy clay loamH3 - 24 to 60 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 8 to 15 percentDepth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inchesNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: HighCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.57 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Moderate (about 6.7 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): 4eLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 6eHydrologic Soil Group: CEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
OestPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
BarnardPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY HILL 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY017NV)Hydric soil rating: No
StodickPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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RenoPercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
673—Galeppi sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxlzElevation: 4,500 to 6,000 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 12 inchesMean annual air temperature: 47 to 49 degrees FFrost-free period: 80 to 90 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionGaleppi and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Galeppi
SettingLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Mixed alluvium
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 10 inches: sandy loamH2 - 10 to 21 inches: sandy clay loamH3 - 21 to 60 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 30 percentDepth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inchesNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.57 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Moderate (about 6.5 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specified
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Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6eHydrologic Soil Group: CEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
OestPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan skirtsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
BarnardPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY HILL 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY017NV)Hydric soil rating: No
StodickPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
VerdicoPercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
683—Reno stony sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxm3Elevation: 4,800 to 5,300 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 10 inchesMean annual air temperature: 49 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 90 to 100 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionReno and similar soils: 85 percent
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Minor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Reno
SettingLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Mixed alluvium
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 4 inches: stony sandy loamH2 - 4 to 24 inches: clayH3 - 24 to 47 inches: cemented materialCr - 47 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 2 to 8 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 2.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 39 inches to duripan; 39 to 59 inches to
paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Low (about 3.2 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
LeviathanPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
BarnardPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY HILL 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY017NV)Hydric soil rating: No
NorthmorePercent of map unit: 5 percent
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Landform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
730—Stodick very stony loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxm4Elevation: 4,800 to 5,300 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 10 inchesMean annual air temperature: 49 to 51 degrees FFrost-free period: 95 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionStodick and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Stodick
SettingLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from soft sedimentary rock
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 4 inches: stony loamH2 - 4 to 14 inches: very gravelly clay loamCr - 14 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 30 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 5.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 14 to 20 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Very low (about 2.1 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7eHydrologic Soil Group: D
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Ecological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
GaleppiPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
ChalcoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
VerdicoPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Rock outcropPercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: RidgesDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexHydric soil rating: No
880—Zephan-Rock outcrop-Smallcone complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: 2w4c9Elevation: 4,430 to 6,560 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 14 inchesMean annual air temperature: 46 to 52 degrees FFrost-free period: 90 to 115 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionZephan and similar soils: 30 percentRock outcrop: 30 percentSmallcone and similar soils: 25 percentMinor components: 15 percent
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Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Zephan
SettingLandform: HillsLandform position (two-dimensional): BackslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): Side slopeDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Colluvium derived from volcanic rock and/or residuum weathered
from volcanic rock
Typical profileA - 0 to 8 inches: very gravelly sandy loamBt - 8 to 35 inches: very cobbly clayCr - 35 to 42 inches: bedrockR - 42 to 52 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 50 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 2.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 25 to 39 inches to paralithic bedrock; 39 to 49 inches
to lithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: HighCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low (0.00 to 0.00
in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneCalcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 1 percentSalinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0
mmhos/cm)Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 1.0Available water storage in profile: Low (about 3.8 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: LOAMY HILL 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY017NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Rock Outcrop
SettingLandform: RidgesDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: Convex
Description of Smallcone
SettingLandform: HillsLandform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, shoulderLandform position (three-dimensional): Mountainflank, side slope
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Down-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Hydrothermally altered residuum weathered from andesite
Typical profileA - 0 to 3 inches: very gravelly sandy loamC - 3 to 6 inches: extremely gravelly coarse sandy loamCr - 6 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 50 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 4 to 10 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: HighCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneSalinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0
mmhos/cm)Available water storage in profile: Very low (about 0.4 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 6sHydrologic Soil Group: DHydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
YukoPercent of map unit: 8 percentLandform: HillsLandform position (two-dimensional): BackslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): Mountainflank, nose slopeDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: SOUTH SLOPE 8-12 P.Z. (R026XY011NV)Hydric soil rating: No
XmanPercent of map unit: 7 percentLandform: HillsLandform position (two-dimensional): FootslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): Side slopeDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConcaveEcological site: CLAYPAN 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY025NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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892—Indiano-Koontz-Flex association
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxndElevation: 5,000 to 5,500 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 12 inchesMean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 90 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionIndiano, warm, and similar soils: 35 percentKoontz and similar soils: 30 percentFlex and similar soils: 20 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Indiano, Warm
SettingLandform: MountainsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from volcanic rock
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 13 inches: gravelly loamH2 - 13 to 33 inches: gravelly clay loamR - 33 to 43 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 30 to 50 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 39 inches to lithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low (0.00 to 0.00
in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Low (about 5.4 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7eHydrologic Soil Group: CEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)
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Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Koontz
SettingLandform: MountainsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from metavolcanic rocks
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 9 inches: cobbly loamH2 - 9 to 14 inches: very gravelly clay loamCr - 14 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 30 to 50 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 1.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 8 to 20 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.57 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Very low (about 1.5 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Flex
SettingLandform: MountainsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum derived from altered volcanic rocks
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 3 inches: very gravelly sandy loamH2 - 3 to 10 inches: very gravelly sandy loamCr - 10 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 30 to 50 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 0.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 6 to 12 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to high
(0.06 to 1.98 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: None
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Frequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Very low (about 0.9 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: SOUTH SLOPE 8-12 P.Z. (R026XY011NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
WedekindPercent of map unit: 4 percentLandform: MountainsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Old campPercent of map unit: 4 percentLandform: MountainsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: STONY SLOPE 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY022NV)Hydric soil rating: No
BurnboroughPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: MountainsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 12-14 P.Z. (R023XY041NV)Hydric soil rating: No
GabicaPercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: MountainsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: MOUNTAIN RIDGE (R026XY028NV)Other vegetative classification: MOUNTAIN RIDGE (026XY028NV_1)Hydric soil rating: No
TicinoPercent of map unit: 2 percentLandform: MountainsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: MAHOGANY SAVANNA (R026XY009NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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982—Koontz stony loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxp0Elevation: 5,300 to 6,300 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 12 inchesMean annual air temperature: 48 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionKoontz and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Koontz
SettingLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from metavolcanic rocks
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 9 inches: stony loamH2 - 9 to 14 inches: very gravelly clay loamCr - 14 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 30 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 2.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 8 to 20 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.57 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Very low (about 1.5 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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Minor Components
Old campPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: STONY SLOPE 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY022NV)Hydric soil rating: No
WedekindPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
YukoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: SOUTH SLOPE 8-12 P.Z. (R026XY011NV)Hydric soil rating: No
994—Badland-Chalco-Verdico complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxp5Elevation: 4,500 to 6,000 feetMean annual precipitation: 8 to 14 inchesMean annual air temperature: 47 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionBadland: 40 percentChalco and similar soils: 25 percentVerdico and similar soils: 20 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Badland
SettingLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: Convex
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Typical profileH1 - 0 to 2 inches: variableCr - 2 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 10 to 45 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 1 to 4 inches to paralithic bedrockRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 40 percentGypsum, maximum in profile: 5 percentSalinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to strongly saline (0.0 to 32.0 mmhos/cm)Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 99.0Available water storage in profile: Very low (about 0.4 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 8sHydric soil rating: No
Description of Chalco
SettingLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from lake-laid tuff
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 3 inches: stony clay loamH2 - 3 to 15 inches: clayCr - 15 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 30 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 11.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 10 to 20 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Very low (about 2.1 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: ERODED SLOPE 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY029NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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Description of Verdico
SettingLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from water laid tuff
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 2 inches: cobbly sandy loamH2 - 2 to 22 inches: clayH3 - 22 to 29 inches: gravelly clayCr - 29 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 8 to 15 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 20.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 39 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Low (about 4.6 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
NorthmorePercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: LOAMY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY010NV)Hydric soil rating: No
RenoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
StodickPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: Convex
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Ecological site: SHALLOW LOAM 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY015NV)Hydric soil rating: No
1050—Waspo clay, 15 to 30 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxc5Elevation: 4,800 to 5,200 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 12 inchesMean annual air temperature: 49 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionWaspo and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Waspo
SettingLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from lacustrine tuff
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 7 inches: clayH2 - 7 to 24 inches: clayCr - 24 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 15 to 30 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 39 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Low (about 4.1 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7eHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY019NV)
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Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
ChalcoPercent of map unit: 6 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: ERODED SLOPE 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY029NV)Hydric soil rating: No
RenoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
ManoguePercent of map unit: 4 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY027NV)Hydric soil rating: No
1051—Waspo stony clay, 30 to 50 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxc6Elevation: 4,800 to 5,200 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 12 inchesMean annual air temperature: 49 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionWaspo and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Waspo
SettingLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from lacustrine tuff
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Typical profileH1 - 0 to 7 inches: stony clayH2 - 7 to 24 inches: clayCr - 24 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 30 to 50 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 2.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 39 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Low (about 4.1 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7eHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY019NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
ChalcoPercent of map unit: 6 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: ERODED SLOPE 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY029NV)Hydric soil rating: No
RenoPercent of map unit: 5 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
ManoguePercent of map unit: 4 percentLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY027NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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1052—Waspo-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: hxc7Elevation: 4,800 to 5,200 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 12 inchesMean annual air temperature: 49 to 50 degrees FFrost-free period: 100 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionWaspo and similar soils: 60 percentRock outcrop: 25 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Waspo
SettingLandform: HillsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexParent material: Residuum and colluvium derived from lacustrine tuff
Typical profileH1 - 0 to 7 inches: stony clayH2 - 7 to 24 inches: clayCr - 24 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 30 to 50 percentPercent of area covered with surface fragments: 2.0 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 39 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: Very highCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneAvailable water storage in profile: Low (about 4.1 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7eHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY019NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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Description of Rock Outcrop
SettingLandform: PeaksDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: Convex
Minor Components
ChalcoPercent of map unit: 8 percentLandform: PedimentsDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: ERODED SLOPE 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY029NV)Hydric soil rating: No
RenoPercent of map unit: 7 percentLandform: Fan remnantsDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
1054—Waspo gravelly clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit SettingNational map unit symbol: 2w4cbElevation: 4,430 to 5,900 feetMean annual precipitation: 10 to 13 inchesMean annual air temperature: 48 to 52 degrees FFrost-free period: 90 to 110 daysFarmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit CompositionWaspo and similar soils: 85 percentMinor components: 15 percentEstimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Waspo
SettingLandform: PedimentsLandform position (two-dimensional): BackslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): Side slopeDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: Convex
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Parent material: Pedisediment derived from tuff and/or residuum weathered from tuff
Typical profileA1 - 0 to 7 inches: gravelly clayA2 - 7 to 24 inches: clayCr - 24 to 60 inches: bedrock
Properties and qualitiesSlope: 2 to 8 percentDepth to restrictive feature: 20 to 39 inches to paralithic bedrockNatural drainage class: Well drainedRunoff class: HighCapacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)Depth to water table: More than 80 inchesFrequency of flooding: NoneFrequency of ponding: NoneCalcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 3 percentSalinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to moderately saline (0.0 to 8.0
mmhos/cm)Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 5.0Available water storage in profile: Low (about 4.1 inches)
Interpretive groupsLand capability classification (irrigated): None specifiedLand capability classification (nonirrigated): 7sHydrologic Soil Group: DEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY019NV)Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
BoondockPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: HillslopesLandform position (two-dimensional): BackslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): Side slopeDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: ERODED SLOPE 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY029NV)Hydric soil rating: No
ChalcoPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: PedimentsLandform position (two-dimensional): ShoulderLandform position (three-dimensional): Nose slopeDown-slope shape: ConvexAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY025NV)Hydric soil rating: No
ManoguePercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: HillsLandform position (two-dimensional): Backslope
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Landform position (three-dimensional): Head slopeDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConcaveEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY027NV)Hydric soil rating: No
RenoPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: Fan remnantsLandform position (two-dimensional): BackslopeLandform position (three-dimensional): Side slopeDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CLAYPAN 10-12 P.Z. (R026XY023NV)Hydric soil rating: No
TunnisonPercent of map unit: 3 percentLandform: PlateausLandform position (two-dimensional): SummitLandform position (three-dimensional): Mountaintop, crestDown-slope shape: LinearAcross-slope shape: ConvexEcological site: CHURNING CLAY 8-10 P.Z. (R026XY027NV)Hydric soil rating: No
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Appendix B United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Species List Response Letter
September 13, 2017
United States Department of the InteriorFISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
Reno Fish And Wildlife Office1340 Financial Boulevard, Suite 234
Reno, NV 89502-7147Phone: (775) 861-6300 Fax: (775) 861-6301
http://www.fws.gov/nevada/
In Reply Refer To:Consultation Code: 08ENVD00-2017-SLI-0643Event Code: 08ENVD00-2017-E-01459 Project Name: Somersett SOA
Subject: List of threatened and endangered species that may occur in your proposed projectlocation, and/or may be affected by your proposed project
To Whom It May Concern:
The attached species list indicates threatened, endangered, proposed, and candidate species anddesignated or proposed critical habitat that may occur within the boundary of your proposedproject and/or may be affected by your proposed project. The species list fulfills therequirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) under section 7(c) of theEndangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA, 16 U.S.C. 1531 .), for projects that areet seqauthorized, funded, or carried out by a Federal agency. Candidate species have no protectionunder the ESA but are included for consideration because they could be listed prior to thecompletion of your project. Consideration of these species during project planning may assistspecies conservation efforts and may prevent the need for future listing actions. For additionalinformation regarding species that may be found in the proposed project area, visit
.http://www.fws.gov/nevada/es/ipac.html
The purpose of the ESA is to provide a means whereby threatened and endangered species andthe ecosystems upon which they depend may be conserved. Under sections 7(a)(1) and 7(a)(2) ofthe ESA and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 402 .), Federal agencies are required toet sequtilize their authorities to carry out programs for the conservation of threatened and endangeredspecies and to determine whether projects may affect threatened and endangered species and/ordesignated critical habitat.
A Biological Assessment is required for construction projects that are major Federal actionssignificantly affecting the quality of the human environment as defined in the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2) (c)). For projects other than major constructionactivities, the Service suggests that a biological evaluation similar to a Biological Assessment be
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prepared to determine whether the project may affect listed or proposed species and/ordesignated or proposed critical habitat. Guidelines for preparing a Biological Assessment can befound at: .http://www.fws.gov/midwest/endangered/section7/ba_guide.html
If a Federal action agency determines, based on the Biological Assessment or biologicalevaluation, that listed species and/or designated critical habitat may be affected by the proposedproject, the agency is required to consult with the Service pursuant to 50 CFR 402. In addition,the Service recommends that candidate species, proposed species, and proposed critical habitatbe addressed within the consultation. More information on the regulations and procedures forsection 7 consultation, including the role of permit or license applicants, can be found in the"Endangered Species Consultation Handbook" at:
.http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/TOC-GLOS.PDF
New information based on updated surveys, changes in the abundance and distribution ofspecies, changed habitat conditions, or other factors could change this species list. Please feelfree to contact us if you need more current information or assistance regarding the potentialimpacts to federally listed, proposed, and candidate species and federally designated andproposed critical habitat. Please note that under 50 CFR 402.12(e) of the regulationsimplementing section 7 of the ESA, the accuracy of this species list should be verified after 90days. This verification can be completed formally or informally, as desired. The Servicerecommends that verification be completed by visiting the ECOS-IPaC website at regularintervals during project planning and implementation, for updates to species lists andinformation. An updated list may be requested through the ECOS-IPaC system by completingthe same process used to receive the attached list.
The Nevada Fish and Wildlife Office (NFWO) no longer provides species of concern lists. Mostof these species for which we have concern are also on the Animal and Plant At-Risk TrackingList for Nevada (At-Risk list) maintained by the State of Nevada's Natural Heritage Program(Heritage). Instead of maintaining our own list, we adopted Heritage's At-Risk list and arepartnering with them to provide distribution data and information on the conservation needs forat-risk species to agencies or project proponents. The mission of Heritage is to continuallyevaluate the conservation priorities of native plants, animals, and their habitats, particularly thosemost vulnerable to extinction or in serious decline. In addition, in order to avoid future conflicts,we ask that you consider these at-risk species early in your project planning and exploremanagement alternatives that provide for their long-term conservation.
For a list of at-risk species by county, visit Heritage's website ( ). For ahttp://heritage.nv.govspecific list of at-risk species that may occur in the project area, you can obtain a data requestform from the website ( ) or by contacting the Administrator ofhttp://heritage.nv.gov/get_dataHeritage at 901 South Stewart Street, Suite 5002, Carson City, Nevada 89701-5245, (775)684-2900. Please indicate on the form that your request is being obtained as part of yourcoordination with the Service under the ESA. During your project analysis, if you obtain newinformation or data for any Nevada sensitive species, we request that you provide theinformation to Heritage at the above address.
Furthermore, certain species of fish and wildlife are classified as protected by the State of
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Nevada ( ). You must first obtain the appropriatehttp://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-503.htmllicense, permit, or written authorization from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) totake, or possess any parts of protected fish and wildlife species. Please visit
or contact NDOW in northern Nevada (775) 688-1500, in southern Nevadahttp://www.ndow.org(702) 486-5127, or in eastern Nevada (775) 777-2300.
Please be aware that bald and golden eagles are protected under the Bald and Golden EagleProtection Act (16 U.S.C. 668 .), and projects affecting these species may requireet seqdevelopment of an eagle conservation plan (
). Additionally, wind energy projectshttp://www.fws.gov/windenergy/eagle_guidance.htmlshould follow the Service's wind energy guidelines ( ) forhttp://www.fws.gov/windenergy/minimizing impacts to migratory birds and bats.
The Service's Pacific Southwest Region developed the Interim Guidelines for the Development(Interimof a Project Specific Avian and Bat Protection Plan for Wind Energy Facilities
Guidelines). This document provides energy facility developers with a tool for assessing the riskof potential impacts to wildlife resources and delineates how best to design and operate a bird-and bat-friendly wind facility. These Interim Guidelines are available upon request from theNFWO. The intent of a Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy is to conserve wildlife resourceswhile supporting project developers through: (1) establishing project development in an adaptivemanagement framework; (2) identifying proper siting and project design strategies; (3) designingand implementing pre-construction surveys; (4) implementing appropriate conservationmeasures for each development phase; (5) designing and implementing appropriatepost-construction monitoring strategies; (6) using post-construction studies to better understandthe dynamics of mortality reduction ( , changes in blade cut-in speed, assessments of bladee.g.“feathering” success, and studies on the effects of visual and acoustic deterrents) includingefforts tied into Before-After/Control-Impact analysis; and (7) conducting a thorough riskassessment and validation leading to adjustments in management and mitigation actions.
The template and recommendations set forth in the Interim Guidelines were based upon theAvian Powerline Interaction Committee's Avian Protection Plan template ( )http://www.aplic.org/developed for electric utilities and modified accordingly to address the unique concerns of windenergy facilities. These recommendations are also consistent with the Service's wind energyguidelines. We recommend contacting us as early as possible in the planning process to discussthe need and process for developing a site-specific Bird and Bat Conservation Strategy.
The Service has also developed guidance regarding wind power development in relation toprairie grouse leks (sage-grouse are included in this). This document can be found at: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/Oklahoma/documents/te_species/wind%20power/prairie%20grouse%20lek%205%20mile%20public.pdf.
Migratory Birds are a Service Trust Resource. Based on the Service's conservationresponsibilities and management authority for migratory birds under the Migratory Bird TreatyAct of 1918, as amended (MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703 .), we recommend that any land clearing et seqor other surface disturbance associated with proposed actions within the project area be timed toavoid potential destruction of bird nests or young, or birds that breed in the area. Such
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destruction may be in violation of the MBTA. Under the MBTA, nests with eggs or young ofmigratory birds may not be harmed, nor may migratory birds be killed. Therefore, werecommend land clearing be conducted outside the avian breeding season. If this is not feasible,we recommend a qualified biologist survey the area prior to land clearing. If nests are located, orif other evidence of nesting ( , mated pairs, territorial defense, carrying nesting material,i.e.transporting food) is observed, a protective buffer (the size depending on the habitatrequirements of the species) should be delineated and the entire area avoided to preventdestruction or disturbance to nests until they are no longer active.
Guidance for minimizing impacts to migratory birds for projects involving communicationstowers ( , cellular, digital television, radio, and emergency broadcast) can be found at: e.g.
; http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/towers/towers.htm; and http://www.towerkill.com
.http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/towers/comtow.html
If wetlands, springs, or streams are are known to occur in the project area or are present in thevicinity of the project area, we ask that you be aware of potential impacts project activities mayhave on these habitats. Discharge of fill material into wetlands or waters of the United States isregulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) pursuant to section 404 of the CleanWater Act of 1972, as amended. We recommend you contact the ACOE's Regulatory Sectionregarding the possible need for a permit. For projects located in northern Nevada (Carson City,Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing,Storey, and Washoe Counties) contact the Reno Regulatory Office at 300 Booth Street, Room3060, Reno, Nevada 89509, (775) 784-5304; in southern Nevada (Clark, Lincoln, Nye, andWhite Pine Counties) contact the St. George Regulatory Office at 321 North Mall Drive, SuiteL-101, St. George, Utah 84790-7314, (435) 986-3979; or in California along the eastern Sierracontact the Sacramento Regulatory Office at 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 5-200, Sacramento,California 95814, (916) 557-5250.
We appreciate your concern for threatened and endangered species. Please include theConsultation Tracking Number in the header of this letter with any request for consultation orcorrespondence about your project that you submit to our office.
The table below outlines lead FWS field offices by county and land ownership/project type.Please refer to this table when you are ready to coordinate (including requests for section 7consultation) with the field office corresponding to your project, and send any documentationregarding your project to that corresponding office. Therefore, the lead FWS field office may notbe the office listed above in the letterhead.
Lead FWS offices by County and Ownership/Program
County Ownership/Program Species Office Lead*
Alameda Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent toBays
Salt marshspecies, delta
smelt
BDFWO
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Alameda All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Alpine Humboldt Toiyabe NationalForest
All RFWO
Alpine Lake Tahoe Basin ManagementUnit
All RFWO
Alpine Stanislaus National Forest All SFWO
Alpine El Dorado National Forest All SFWO
Colusa Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
Colusa Other All By jurisdiction (seemap)
Contra Costa Legal Delta (ExcludingECCHCP)
All BDFWO
Contra Costa Antioch Dunes NWR All BDFWO
Contra Costa Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent toBays
Salt marshspecies, delta
smelt
BDFWO
Contra Costa All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Del Norte All All AFWO
El Dorado El Dorado National Forest All SFWO
El Dorado LakeTahoe Basin ManagementUnit
RFWO
Glenn Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
Glenn Other All By jurisdiction (seemap)
Humboldt All except Shasta Trinity NationalForest
All AFWO
Humboldt Shasta Trinity National Forest All YFWO
Lake Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
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Lake Other All By jurisdiction (seemap)
Lassen Modoc National Forest All KFWO
Lassen Lassen National Forest All SFWO
Lassen Toiyabe National Forest All RFWO
Lassen BLM Surprise and Eagle LakeResource Areas
All RFWO
Lassen BLM Alturas Resource Area All KFWO
Lassen Lassen Volcanic National Park All (includesEagle Laketrout on allownerships)
SFWO
Lassen All other ownerships All By jurisdiction (seemap)
Marin Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent toBays
Salt marshspecies, delta
smelt
BDFWO
Marin All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Mendocino Russian River watershed All SFWO
Mendocino All except Russian Riverwatershed
All AFWO
Modoc Modoc National Forest All KFWO
Modoc BLM Alturas Resource Area All KFWO
Modoc Klamath Basin National WildlifeRefuge Complex
All KFWO
Modoc BLM Surprise and Eagle LakeResource Areas
All RFWO
Modoc All other ownerships All By jurisdiction (Seemap)
Mono Inyo National Forest All RFWO
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Mono Humboldt Toiyabe NationalForest
All RFWO
Napa All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Napa Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent toSan Pablo Bay
Salt marshspecies, delta
smelt
BDFWO
Nevada Humboldt Toiyabe NationalForest
All RFWO
Nevada All other ownerships All By jurisdiction (Seemap)
Placer Lake Tahoe Basin ManagementUnit
All RFWO
Placer All other ownerships All SFWO
Sacramento Legal Delta Delta Smelt BDFWO
Sacramento Other All By jurisdiction (seemap)
San Francisco Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent toSan Francisco Bay
Salt marshspecies, delta
smelt
BDFWO
San Francisco All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
San Mateo Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent toSan Francisco Bay
Salt marshspecies, delta
smelt
BDFWO
San Mateo All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
San Joaquin Legal Delta excluding SanJoaquin HCP
All BDFWO
San Joaquin Other All SFWO
Santa Clara Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent toSan Francisco Bay
Salt marshspecies, delta
BDFWO
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smelt
Santa Clara All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Shasta Shasta Trinity National Forestexcept Hat Creek Ranger District(administered by Lassen National
Forest)
All YFWO
Shasta Hat Creek Ranger District All SFWO
Shasta Bureau of Reclamation (CentralValley Project)
All BDFWO
Shasta Whiskeytown National RecreationArea
All YFWO
Shasta BLM Alturas Resource Area All KFWO
Shasta Caltrans By jurisdiction SFWO/AFWO
Shasta Ahjumawi Lava Springs StatePark
Shastacrayfish
SFWO
Shasta All other ownerships All By jurisdiction (seemap)
Shasta Natural Resource DamageAssessment, all lands
All SFWO/BDFWO
Sierra Humboldt Toiyabe NationalForest
All RFWO
Sierra All other ownerships All SFWO
Siskiyou Klamath National Forest (exceptUkonom District)
All YFWO
Siskiyou Six Rivers National Forest andUkonom District
All AFWO
Siskiyou Shasta Trinity National Forest All YFWO
Siskiyou Lassen National Forest All SFWO
Siskiyou Modoc National Forest All KFWO
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Siskiyou Lava Beds National VolcanicMonument
All KFWO
Siskiyou BLM Alturas Resource Area All KFWO
Siskiyou Klamath Basin National WildlifeRefuge Complex
All KFWO
Siskiyou All other ownerships All By jurisdiction (seemap)
Solano Suisun Marsh All BDFWO
Solano Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent toSan Pablo Bay
Salt marshspecies, delta
smelt
BDFWO
Solano All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Solano Other All By jurisdiction (seemap)
Sonoma Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent toSan Pablo Bay
Salt marshspecies, delta
smelt
BDFWO
Sonoma All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Tehama Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
Tehama Shasta Trinity National Forestexcept Hat Creek Ranger District(administered by Lassen National
Forest)
All YFWO
Tehama All other ownerships All By jurisdiction (seemap)
Trinity BLM All AFWO
Trinity Six Rivers National Forest All AFWO
Trinity Shasta Trinity National Forest All YFWO
Trinity Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
Trinity BIA (Tribal Trust Lands) All AFWO
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Trinity County Government All AFWO
Trinity All other ownerships All By jurisdiction (Seemap)
Yolo Yolo Bypass All BDFWO
Yolo Other All By jurisdiction (seemap)
All FERC-ESA All By jurisdiction (seemap)
All FERC-ESA Shastacrayfish
SFWO
All FERC-Relicensing (non-ESA) All BDFWO
*Office Leads:
AFWO=Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office
BDFWO=Bay Delta Fish and Wildlife Office
KFWO=Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office
RFWO=Reno Fish and Wildlife Office
YFWO=Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office
Attachment(s):
Official Species List
USFWS National Wildlife Refuges and Fish Hatcheries
Migratory Birds
Wetlands
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Official Species ListThis list is provided pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and fulfills therequirement for Federal agencies to "request of the Secretary of the Interior information whetherany species which is listed or proposed to be listed may be present in the area of a proposedaction".
This species list is provided by:
Reno Fish And Wildlife Office1340 Financial Boulevard, Suite 234Reno, NV 89502-7147(775) 861-6300
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Project SummaryConsultation Code: 08ENVD00-2017-SLI-0643
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Project Name: Somersett SOA
Project Type: Biological Control
Project Description: This is an existing residential development with common areas and a golfcourse that require routine maintenance activities. The purpose ofassessing species is to identify any sensitive biological resources that mayrequire protection during maintenance activities.
Project Location: Approximate location of the project can be viewed in Google Maps:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/39.53499198043756N119.9281101394808W
Counties: Washoe, NV
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Endangered Species Act SpeciesThere is a total of 4 threatened, endangered, or candidate species on this species list. Species onthis list should be considered in an effects analysis for your project and could include speciesthat exist in another geographic area. For example, certain fish may appear on the species listbecause a project could affect downstream species. See the "Critical habitats" section below forthose critical habitats that lie wholly or partially within your project area under this office'sjurisdiction. Please contact the designated FWS office if you have questions.
Mammals
NAME STATUS
North American Wolverine Gulo gulo luscusNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.
Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5123
ProposedThreatened
Fishes
NAME STATUS
Cui-ui Chasmistes cujusNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.
Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/456
Endangered
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawiNo critical habitat has been designated for this species.
Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3964
Threatened
Flowering Plants
NAME STATUS
Webber's Ivesia Ivesia webberiThere is critical habitat for this species Your location is outside thefinal designated .critical habitat.
Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/4682
Threatened
Critical habitats
There are no critical habitats within your project area under this office's jurisdiction.
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USFWS National Wildlife Refuges And FishHatcheriesAny activity proposed on lands must undergo a 'CompatibilityNational Wildlife RefugeDetermination' conducted by the Refuge. Please contact the individual Refuges to discuss anyquestions or concerns.
There are no refuges or fish hatcheries within your project area.
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2.
3.
Migratory BirdsCertain birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden EagleProtection Act .
Any activity that results in the of migratory birds or eagles is prohibited unless authorizedtakeby the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . There are no provisions for allowing the take ofmigratory birds that are unintentionally killed or injured. Any person or organization who plansor conducts activities that may result in the take of migratory birds is responsible for complyingwith the appropriate regulations and implementing appropriate conservation measures, asdescribed .below
The of 1918.Migratory Birds Treaty Act
The of 1940.Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
50 C.F.R. Sec. 10.12 and 16 U.S.C. Sec. 668(a)
The birds listed below are that might be affected byUSFWS Birds of Conservation Concernactivities in this location. The list does not contain every bird you may find in this location, noris it guaranteed that all of the birds on the list will be found on or near this location. To get abetter idea of the specific locations where certain species have been reported and their level ofoccurrence, please refer to resources such as the (year-round birdE-bird data mapping toolsightings by birders and the general public) and (relative abundance mapsBreeding Bird Surveyfor breeding birds). Although it is important to try to avoid and minimize impacts to all birds,special attention should be given to the birds on the list below. To get a list of all birdspotentially present in your project area, visit the .E-bird Explore Data Tool
NAME BREEDING SEASON
Black Swift Cypseloides nigerBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8878
Breeds Jun 15 to Sep 10
Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweriBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9291
Breeds May 15 to Aug 10
Cassin's Finch Carpodacus cassiniiBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9462
Breeds May 15 to Jul 15
Calliope Hummingbird Stellula calliopeBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9526
Breeds May 1 to Aug 15
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Breeds Apr 1 to Aug 31
1
2
3
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Bird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/1680
Green-tailed Towhee Pipilo chlorurusBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9444
Breeds May 1 to Aug 10
Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanusBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5511
Breeds Apr 1 to Jul 31
Lewis's Woodpecker Melanerpes lewisBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9408
Breeds Apr 20 to Sep 30
Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipesBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9679
Breeds elsewhere
Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoaBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9481
Breeds elsewhere
Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperiBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3914
Breeds May 20 to Aug 31
Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9420
Breeds Feb 15 to Jul 15
Red Knot Calidris canutus ssp. roselaariBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8880
Breeds elsewhere
Rufous Hummingbird selasphorus rufusBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8002
Breeds elsewhere
Sage Thrasher Oreoscoptes montanusBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9433
Breeds Apr 15 to Aug 10
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinusBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)
Breeds Mar 5 to Sep 15
White Headed Woodpecker Picoides albolarvatusBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9411
Breeds May 1 to Aug 15
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Willow Flycatcher Empidonax trailliiBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3482
Breeds May 20 to Aug 31
Williamson's Sapsucker Sphyrapicus thyroideusBird of Conservation Concern (BCC)https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8832
Breeds May 1 to Jul 31
Additional information can be found using the following links:Birds of Conservation Concern http://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/birds-of-conservation-concern.php
Measures for avoiding and minimizing impacts to birds http://www.fws.gov/birds/management/project-assessment-tools-and-guidance/conservation-measures.php
Nationwide conservation measures for birds http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/management/nationwidestandardconservationmeasures.pdf
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WetlandsImpacts to and other aquatic habitats may be subject to regulation under SectionNWI wetlands404 of the Clean Water Act, or other State/Federal statutes.
For more information please contact the Regulatory Program of the local U.S. Army Corps of.Engineers District
FRESHWATER EMERGENT WETLAND
PEM
FRESHWATER POND
PUS
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Appendix C Nevada Natural Heritage Program
Species List and Letter
STATE OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Nevada Natural Heritage Program
Brian Sandoval Governor
Bradley Crowell
Director
Kristin Szabo Administrator
901 S. Stewart Street, Suite 5002 Carson City, NV 89701-5245 Tel: 775-684-2900 Fax: 775-684-2909 http://heritage.nv.gov
15 September 2017 Melissa Wendt Rubicon Environmental Consulting 401 Court St. Reno, NV 89501 RE: Data request received 13 September 2017 Dear Ms. Wendt: We are pleased to provide the information you requested on endangered, threatened, candidate, and/or At Risk plant and animal taxa recorded within or near the Somersett SOA Project area in Washoe County. We searched our database and maps for the following, a 2 kilometer radius around shapefiles provided.
The enclosed printout lists the taxa recorded within the given area. Please be aware that habitat may also be available for, the Yuma myotis, Myotis yumanensis, a Nevada Bureau of Land Management Sensitive Species. The Lahontan cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi, a Federally Threatened Taxon, the cui-ui, Chasmistes cujus, a Federally Endangered Taxon, and the California floater, Anodonta californiensis, a Nevada Bureau of Land Management and a United States Forest Service (Region 5) Sensitive Species, occur in the Truckee River and should be considered if disturbances are anticipated in the area. The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) manages, protects, and restores Nevada’s wildlife resources and associated habitat. Please contact Bonnie Weller, NDOW GIS biologist (775) 688-1439 to obtain further information regarding wildlife resources within and near your area of interest. Removal or destruction of state protected flora species requires a special permit from Nevada Division of Forestry (NRS 527.270). Please note that our data are dependent on the research and observations of many individuals and organizations and in most cases are not the result of comprehensive or site-specific field surveys. Natural Heritage reports should never be regarded as final statements on the taxa or areas being considered, nor should they be substituted for on-site surveys required for environmental assessments. Thank you for checking with our program. Please contact us for additional information or further assistance. Sincerely, Eric S. Miskow Biologist/Data Manager
Data Sensitive and At Risk Taxa Recorded Near the Somersett SOA Project Area in Washoe Co. Compiled by the Nevada Natural Heritage Program for Rubicon Environmental Consulting
14 September 2017
Scientific name Common name Usfws Blm Usfs State Srank Grank UTM E UTM N Loc Uncert Last Obs
Uncert Dist (m)
Plants
Diplacus ovatus Steamboat monkeyflower S1S2 G1G2Q 251865.42 4382187.76 Estimated 9656 1984-PRE Plagiobothrys glomeratus altered andesite popcorn flower S R4S S2 G2G3 250101.94 4383078.17 Estimated 1609 1999-PRE Mammals Corynorhinus townsendii Townsend's big-eared bat S R4S, R5S SM S2 G4 248716.36 4386056.34 Estimated 5 1966-05-17 Birds Pandion haliaetus Osprey S1B,S3M G5 24XXXX 437XXXX Negligible 0 2016-04 Pandion haliaetus Osprey S1B,S3M G5 24XXXX 437XXXX Negligible 0 2016-04
Bureau of Land Management (Blm) Species Classification:
S Sensitive Species- Species designated Sensitive by State Director of Nevada
BLM
United States Forest Service (Usfs) Species Classification: R4S Region 4 (Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest) Sensitive R5S Region 5 (Inyo National Forest or Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit) Sensitive or Watch Status
Nevada State Protected (State) Species Classification:
Fauna: SM Sensitive Mammal (NAC 503.030.3)
Locational Uncertainty: Based on the uncertainty associated with the underlying information on the location of the observation. Estimated uncertainty varies in more than one dimension; true location of the observation can be visualized as floating within an area for which boundaries cannot be specifically delimited
Negligible uncertainty based on a comprehensive field survey with high quality mapping, if the uncertainty associated with the underlying observation is less than or equal to 4.5 meters in any direction
Nevada Natural Heritage Program Global (Grank) and State (Srank) Ranks for Threats and/or Vulnerability:
G Global rank indicator, based on worldwide distribution at the species level T Global trinomial rank indicator, based on worldwide distribution at the infraspecific
level S State rank indicator, based on distribution within Nevada at the lowest taxonomic
level l Critically imperiled and especially vulnerable to extinction or extirpation due to
extreme rarity, imminent threats, or other factors 2 Imperiled due to rarity or other demonstrable factors 3 Vulnerable to decline because rare and local throughout its range, or with very
restricted range 4 Long-term concern, though now apparently secure; usually rare in parts of its
range, especially at its periphery 5 Demonstrably secure, widespread, and abundant
A Accidental within Nevada B Breeding status within Nevada (excludes resident taxa) H Historical; could be rediscovered N Non-breeding status within Nevada (excludes resident taxa) Q Taxonomic status uncertain U Unrankable Z Enduring occurrences cannot be defined (usually given to migrant or
accidental birds) ? Assigned rank uncertain
Appendix D Nevada Department of Wildlife Data Request Letter
Melissa Wendt September 19, 2017 Principal Rubicon Environmental Consulting 401 Court St. Reno, Nevada 89501 Re: Somersett SOA Dear Melissa Wendt: I am responding to your request for information from the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) on the known or potential occurrence of wildlife resources in the vicinity of the Somersett SOA located in Washoe County, Nevada. In order to fulfill your request an analysis was performed using the best available data from the NDOW’s wildlife occurrences, raptor nest sites and ranges, greater sage-grouse leks and habitat, and big game distributions databases. No warranty is made by the NDOW as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data for individual use or aggregate use with other data. These data should be considered sensitive and may contain information regarding the location of sensitive wildlife species or resources. All appropriate measures should be taken to ensure that the use of this data is strictly limited to serve the needs of the project described on your GIS Data Request Form. Abuse of this information has the potential to adversely affect the existing ecological status of Nevada’s wildlife resources and could be cause for the denial of future data requests. To adequately provide wildlife resource information in the vicinity of the proposed project the NDOW delineated an area of interest that included a four-mile buffer around the project area provided by you on Wednesday, September 13, 2017. Wildlife resource data was queried from the NDOW databases based on this area of interest. The results of this analysis are summarized below. Big Game - Occupied mule deer distribution exists within portions of the project area and four-mile buffer area. No known occupied bighorn sheep, elk, or pronghorn antelope distributions exist in the vicinity of the project area. Please refer to the attached maps for details regarding big game distributions relative to the proposed project area. Greater Sage-Grouse - There is no known greater sage-grouse habitat in the vicinity of the project area. Lahontan Cutthroat Trout - are known to exist in the vicinity of the project area in the City of Reno-Truckee River watershed. Raptors - Various species of raptors, which use diverse habitat types, may reside in the vicinity of the project area. American kestrel, bald eagle, barn owl, burrowing owl, Cooper's hawk, ferruginous hawk, flammulated owl, golden eagle, great horned owl, long-eared owl, merlin, northern goshawk, northern harrier, northern pygmy owl, northern saw-whet owl, osprey, peregrine falcon, red-tailed hawk, rough-legged hawk, sharp-shinned hawk, short-eared owl, Swainson's hawk, turkey vulture, and western screech owl have distribution ranges that include the project area and four-mile buffer area. Furthermore, the following raptor species have been directly observed in the vicinity of the project area: American kestrel merlin red-tailed hawk bald eagle northern goshawk sharp-shinned hawk
BRIAN SANDOVAL Governor
TONY WASLEY Director
ELIZABETH O’BRIEN
Deputy Director
JACK ROBB Deputy Director
STATE OF NEVADA
DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE 6980 Sierra Center Parkway, Suite 120
Reno, Nevada 89511
(775) 688-1500 • Fax (775) 688-1495
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barn owl northern pygmy-owl snowy owl Cooper's hawk northern saw-whet owl Swainson's hawk golden eagle osprey western screech-owl great horned owl prairie falcon
Raptor species are protected by State and Federal laws. In addition, bald eagle, burrowing owl, California spotted owl, ferruginous hawk, flammulated owl, golden eagle, northern goshawk, peregrine falcon, prairie falcon, and short-eared owl are NDOW species of special concern and are target species for conservation as outlined by the Nevada Wildlife Action Plan. Per the Interim Golden Eagle Technical Guidance: Inventory and Monitoring Protocols; and Other Recommendations in Support of Golden Eagle Management and Permit Issuance (United States Fish and Wildlife Service 2010) we have queried our raptor nest database to include raptor nest sites within ten miles of the proposed project area. There are five known raptor nest sites within ten miles of the project area: Probable Use Last Check Last Active Township/Range/Section Burrowing Owl 7/29/1977 7/29/1977 21 0190N 0200E 020 Buteo 3/2/1978 3/2/1978 21 0200N 0200E 029 Eagle 6/22/2012
21 0190N 0180E 029
Falcon - Probable 6/22/2012
21 0210N 0180E 015 Northern Goshawk 1/1/1980 1/1/1980 21 0200N 0180E 019 Other Wildlife Resources There are no water developments in the vicinity of the project area. Additional species have also been observed in the vicinity of the project area. Please refer to the appendix for details regarding these species. The proposed project area may also be in the vicinity of abandoned mine workings, which often provide habitat for state and federally protected wildlife, especially bat species, many of which are protected under NAC 503.030. To request data regarding known abandoned mine workings in the vicinity of the project area please contact the Nevada Division of Minerals (http://minerals.state.nv.us/). The above information is based on data stored at our Reno Headquarters Office, and does not necessarily incorporate the most up to date wildlife resource information collected in the field. Please contact the Habitat Division Supervising Biologist at our Western Region Reno Office (775.688.1500) to discuss the current environmental conditions for your project area and the interpretation of our analysis. Furthermore, it should be noted that the information detailed above is preliminary in nature and not necessarily an identification of every wildlife resource concern associated with the proposed project. Consultation with the Supervising Habitat biologist will facilitate the development of appropriate survey protocols and avoidance or mitigation measures that may be required to address potential impacts to wildlife resources.
Mark Freese - Western Region Supervising Habitat Biologist (775.688.1145) Federally listed Threatened and Endangered species are also under the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Please contact them for more information regarding these species.
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If you have any questions regarding the results or methodology of this analysis please do not hesitate to contact our GIS office at (775) 688-1439. Sincerely,
Appendix: Other Wildlife Species Table Common Name ESA State SWAP SoCP American black bear
American crow American goldfinch
Protected American mink
Furbearer
American robin
Protected Anna's hummingbird
Protected
Barrow's goldeneye Bewick's wren
Protected black-chinned hummingbird
Protected
black-headed grosbeak
Protected bobcat
Furbearer
Brazilian (Mexican) free-tailed bat
Protected Yes brook trout
brown trout bullfrog California ground squirrel California quail Canada goose Cassin's finch
Protected Yes cedar waxwing
Protected
common carp common raven
Protected coyote
Unprotected
cutbow trout dark-eyed junco
Protected deermouse
desert woodrat eastern kingbird
Protected evening grosbeak
Protected
fathead minnow flycatcher (unknown) golden-crowned kinglet
Protected gray-crowned rosy-finch
Protected Yes
gray-headed junco
Protected Great Basin collared lizard
Yes
Great Basin fence lizard Great Basin gophersnake Great Basin rattlesnake green heron
Protected hairy woodpecker
Protected
hermit thrush
Protected house finch
Protected
house sparrow
Unprotected house wren
Protected
Lahontan cutthroat trout Threatened
Yes
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Lahontan redside lesser goldfinch
Protected Lewis's woodpecker
Protected Yes
lodgepole chipmunk long-eared chipmunk long-nosed leopard lizard
Yes mountain chickadee
Protected
mountain lion mountain quail
Yes mountain sucker
mountain whitefish
Yes mourning dove
North American deermouse North American river otter
Furbearer Yes northern flicker
Protected
northern rubber boa
Yes Oregon junco
Protected
Paiute sculpin pine siskin
Protected pygmy rabbit
Yes
raccoon rainbow trout rock dove Sacramento perch sculpin (unknown) sora speckled dace spotted bat
Threatened Yes spotted towhee
Protected
striped skunk
Unprotected sucker (unknown)
Tahoe sucker terrestrial gartersnake Toquerville pyrg trout (unknown) turtle (unknown) varied thrush
Protected Virginia rail
western bluebird
Protected western fence lizard
western gray squirrel
Protected western scrub-jay
western small-footed myotis
Yes western tanager
Protected
western yellow-bellied racer white-breasted nuthatch
Protected white-crowned sparrow
Protected
white-headed woodpecker
Protected Yes
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Wilson's warbler
Protected yellow-bellied marmot
yellow-pine chipmunk yellow-rumped warbler
Protected
ESA: Endangered Species Act Status State: State of Nevada Special Status SWAP SoCP: Nevada State Wildlife Action Plan (2012) Species of Conservation Priority
Somersett SOAMule Deer Distribution
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Mule Deer Distribution
No warranty is made by the Nevada Department of Wildlifeas to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data
for individual use or aggregate use with other data.
Projection: UTM Zone 11 North, NAD83
September 19, 2017
Appendix E National Wetland Inventory Map
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