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{{Redirect|Orovada|the community in Nevada|Orovada, Nevada}}
'''''Orovada''''' series [[soil]] is the official state soil of Nevada. The soil series has an extent of {{convert|367853|acre}}, primarily in northern and central Nevada, and extending into southern Idaho and Oregon.<ref>Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Official Soil Series Descriptions. https://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/see/#orovada. Accessed [03/04/2019]</ref> They are common soils on semiarid [[rangeland]] with [[sagebrush]]-[[grassland]] [[plant community|plant communities]]. Orovada soils are [[Arable land|arable]], able to be cultivated, when irrigated and are considered prime [[farmland]]. {{Citation needed|date=March 2008}} [[Alfalfa]] for [[hay]] and seed, [[winter wheat]], [[barley]], and [[:Category:Grasses of the United States|grasses]] for hay and [[pasture]] are the principal crops grown on these soils.
Orovada soils are well drained and formed in [[alluvium]] derived from mixed rock sources and in [[loess]] and [[volcanic ash]]. These soils typically occur in the [[Great Basin section]] of the [[Basin and Range Province|Basin and Range]] physiographic province.
== Orovada series profile<ref>Soil Survey Staff, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Official Soil Series Descriptions. https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/O/OROVADA.html. Accessed [03/04/2019]</ref> ==
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* '''Bw2 Horizon (20-36 cm):''' light gray fine sandy loam, change in color from Bw1 Horizon, but no accumulation of material, slightly alkaline (pH 7.8)
* '''Bq1 Horizon (36-66 cm):''' pale brown fine sandy loam, accumulation of secondary silica, moderately alkaline (pH 8.4)
* '''Bqk1 Horizon (66-86 cm):''' light brownish gray very fine sandy loam, accumulation of secondary silica and alkaline carbonates, very strongly alkaline (pH 9.2)
* '''Bqk2 Horizon (86-122 cm):''' light brownish gray silt loam, accumulation of secondary silica and alkaline carbonates, very strongly alkaline (pH 9.2)
* '''B'q Horizon (122-155 cm):''' pale brown silt loam with accumulation of secondary silica, alkaline (pH 8.8)
==See also==
*[[List of U.S. state soils]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
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