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Soils -- Nevada

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Northeast Nevada cooperative land use study

 Collection
Identifier: 95-81
Abstract

Report provides information on Nevada land classified according to use capability. The northeastern region of Nevada extends from Silver Creek quadrangle east to the Utah/Nevada border and from the Idaho border south to Tenabo, Nevada. Created by the United States Soil Conservation Service in 1939.

Dates: circa 1939

Ashton Codd Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2004-03
Abstract

Ashton Codd (1900-1977) was a snow surveyor, engineer, and a student of James E. Church. The collection contain reports on soil management, snow, water usage, and runoff. The collection primarily focuses on Codd’s time at Montana State University. Also included are records relating to the Western Snow Conference and Codd's activity within it.

Dates: 1940-1978

Earth Science Consultants Associated Soil Reports

 Collection
Identifier: NC1433
Abstract Earth Science Consultants Associated (ESCA) is a geotechnical engineering firm that conducts soil analyses for development sites across northern Nevada and California. The collection contains several thousand soil analysis reports for developments in northern Nevada and California. These reports contain maps, survey data, ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) test results, bore hole logs, hand-drawn sketches, and soil analysis of the sites under investigation dating from the...
Dates: 1961-2012