IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Melbourne

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 10OR071030

User Pedon ID: S10OR071030

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 11N1295

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 47523

Print Date: 11/11/2024

LOCATION

Location In Web Soil Survey

AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.

Location in SoilWeb

Location in Google Maps

Std. Latitude: 45.4173583

Std. Longitude: -123.1878111

Datum: WGS84

Township: 2S

Range: 2W

Section: 9

PLSS Details: NE1/4 NW1/4

State: Oregon

County: OR071—Yamhill

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR679—Yamhill Area, Oregon

PEDON

Describers Name: David R. Johnson

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Ultic Palexeralfs

Pedon Type: representative pedon for component

Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site

Pedon Record Orgin: Pedon PC 5.0

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loamy colluvium derived from sandstone over clayey residuum weathered from sandstone

Landform: hillslope

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Hill Slope Profile: shoulder

Slope Position: upper third

Slope Complexity: simple

Slope Shape Across: linear

Slope Shape Down: convex

Runoff: high

Ksat Class Upper: moderately high

Drainage Class: well

Flooding: none flooding

Ponding: none ponding

Geology: Keasey formation.

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/15/2010 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover

Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - conifers

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Current Weather - sunny

Current Air Temp - 21

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon	11—26 59—160	—15— —101—

Setting and Climate
Slope	Slope Length USLE	Upslope Length	Elev.	Corr. Elev	Aspect	MAP	REAP	FFD	MAAT	MSAT	MWAT	MAST	MSST	MWST	MFFP	PE Index	Climate Station ID	Climate Station Name	Climate Station Type
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
25	—	—	195	—	360	1168	—	194	11.6	19.9	4.1	—	—	—	—	—	OR2997	FOREST GROVE	WETS

Oi—0 to 11 centimeters (0.0 to 4.3 inches); fragments; abrupt smooth boundary.; dry when described; observed in cut

A—11 to 26 centimeters (4.3 to 10.2 inches); light brown (7.5YR 6/3) broken face, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) broken face, moist; silt loam; 25 percent sand; 51 percent silt; 24 percent clay; moderate medium granular structure; nonsticky, slightly plastic; 5.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in cut

AB—26 to 43 centimeters (10.2 to 16.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/3), dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), moist; silt loam; 20 percent sand; 53 percent silt; 27 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; nonsticky, slightly plastic; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in cut

BAt—43 to 59 centimeters (16.9 to 23.2 inches);, dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 20 percent sand; 52 percent silt; 28 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 0.2 medium roots throughout and 0.2 fine roots throughout and 0.2 coarse roots throughout; 15 percent faint brown (10YR 4/3), dry, clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in cut

2Bt1—59 to 98 centimeters (23.2 to 38.6 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; silty clay; 8 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 45 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, very plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 0.2 medium roots throughout and 0.2 fine roots throughout and 0.2 coarse roots throughout; 40 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), dry, clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), dry, clay films on surfaces along pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; gradual wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in cut

2Bt2—98 to 131 centimeters (38.6 to 51.6 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; silty clay; 8 percent sand; 47 percent silt; 45 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, very plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 0.2 medium roots throughout and 0.2 fine roots throughout and 0.2 coarse roots throughout; 40 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), dry, clay films on all faces of peds and 40 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), dry, clay films on surfaces along pores; fragments; clear wavy boundary.; dry when described; observed in cut

2BCt—131 to 160 centimeters (51.6 to 63.0 inches);, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; paracobbly silt loam; 15 percent sand; 61 percent silt; 24 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; nonsticky, moderately plastic; 1.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 0.1 medium roots throughout and 0.1 fine roots throughout and 0.1 coarse roots throughout; 15 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), dry, clay films on all faces of peds and 15 percent distinct dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3), dry, clay films on surfaces along pores; 10 percent by volume nonflat angular moderately coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume nonflat angular moderately coherent cemented 75-163-250 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments.; dry when described; observed in cut