IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Murtip

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: S1997OR003006

User Pedon ID: S1997OR003006

Vegetation Plot ID: S1997OR003006

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - SSL

Lab Pedon # - 98P0079

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 10351

Print Date: 12/17/2024

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: 44.2849998

Std. Longitude: -123.5819473

Datum: WGS84

Township: 15S

Range: 7W

Section: 7

PLSS Details: about 1650 feet south and 2400 feet west of the northeast corner

State: Oregon

County: OR003—Benton

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR003—Benton County, Oregon

PEDON

Describers Name: M. H. Fillmore

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, isotic, frigid Andic Dystrudepts

Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct

Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x

Pedon #: 6

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Murtip

Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007

Moisture Class - udic

Sampled As Information:

Soil Name - Murtip

Taxonomic Class - Medial, ferrihydritic, frigid Alic Fulvudand

Taxon Kind - series

Classificaton Date - 9/18/1997

Moisture Class - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Drainage Class: well

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 9/18/1997 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Vegetation Plot Plants
Plant Symbol	Scientific Name	National Vernacular Name	Plant Type Group	Canopy Cover %	Vegetation Stata Level
ALRU2 OPHO OXOR POMU PSME SMST TSHE VAPA	Alnus rubra Oplopanax horridus Oxalis oregana Polystichum munitum Pseudotsuga menziesii Smilacina stellata Tsuga heterophylla Vaccinium parvifolium	red alder devilsclub redwood-sorrel western swordfern Douglas-fir — western hemlock red huckleberry	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —	— — — — — — — —

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
52	—	—	777	—	16	292	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. Partially decomposed needles, leaves, twigs, woody materials and moss.

A1—3 to 16 centimeters (1.2 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), brown (7.5YR 4/2), dry; loam; moderate very fine granular structure; slightly hard, very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00512. Many very fine irregular pores. 10 percent (2 to 5mm) concretions. NaF (pH 9.5). The A horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 5YR, value of 2 or 3 moist, 3 to 5 dry and chroma of 2 or 3 moist and dry. It is loam or silt loam with 12 to 20 percent clay. It has 0 to 10 percent gravel and 10 to 20 percent concretions or nodules.

A2—16 to 41 centimeters (6.3 to 16.1 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3), brown (7.5YR 4/3), dry; loam; moderate very fine subangular blocky parts to moderate very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 10 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00513. Many fine irregular pores. 15 percent (2 to 5mm) concretions. NaF (pH 9.5). The A horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 5YR, value of 2 or 3 moist, 3 to 5 dry and chroma of 2 or 3 moist and dry. It is loam or silt loam with 12 to 20 percent clay. It has 0 to 10 percent gravel and 10 to 20 percent concretions or nodules.

Bw1—41 to 69 centimeters (16.1 to 27.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), dry; gravelly loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately smeary; 21.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium and coarse roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00514. 15 percent (2 to 5mm) concretions. NaF (9.5). The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR to 5YR, value of 3 to 5 moist, 4 to 6 dry and chroma of 4 to 6 moist or dry. It is gravelly loam, gravelly clay loam, or loam with 18 to 30 percent clay. It has 10 to 30 percent gravel, 0 to 5 percent cobbles, and 15 to 35 percent concretions or nodules.

Bw2—69 to 100 centimeters (27.2 to 39.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; gravelly clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; 0.5 very fine roots and medium and coarse roots and 3.0 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00515. 20 percent (2 to 5mm) concretions. NaF (pH 9.0). The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR to 5YR, value of 3 to 5 moist, 4 to 6 dry and chroma of 4 to 6 moist or dry. It is gravelly loam, gravelly clay loam, or loam with 18 to 30 percent clay. It has 10 to 30 percent gravel, 0 to 5 percent cobbles, and 15 to 35 percent concretions or nodules.

Bw3—100 to 143 centimeters (39.4 to 56.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; gravelly clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; medium and coarse roots and 0.5 fine roots; 21.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 20 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 98P00516. 25 percent (2 to 5mm) concretions. NaF (pH 9.0). The Bw horizon has hue of 10YR to 5YR, value of 3 to 5 moist, 4 to 6 dry and chroma of 4 to 6 moist or dry. It is gravelly loam, gravelly clay loam, or loam with 18 to 30 percent clay. It has 10 to 30 percent gravel, 0 to 5 percent cobbles, and 15 to 35 percent concretions or nodules.

BC—143 to 163 centimeters (56.3 to 64.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; gravelly clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; medium and coarse roots and 0.5 fine roots; 3.0 very fine tubular pores; 5 percent by volume 75-162-250 millimeter unspecified fragments and 15 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 98P00517. 25 percent (2 to 5mm) concretions. NaF (pH 9.0). The BC horizon has hue of 10YR to 5YR, value of 4 or 5 moist, 4 to 6 dry and chroma of 4 to 6 moist or dry. It is gravelly loam or gravelly clay loam with 18 to 30 percent clay. It has 10 to 30 percent gravel, and 0 to 5 percent cobbles, and 15 to 35 percent concretions or nodules.

Cr—163 to 163 centimeters (64.2 to 64.2 inches); fragments. Highly fractured, weathered sandstone and coarse-grained intrusive igneous rocks.