IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hemcross
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1998OR003006
  • User Pedon ID: S1998OR003006
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1998OR003006
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 99P0180
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 11039
  • Print Date: 1/30/2025

    • 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: 44.4738884
  • Std. Longitude: -123.5022202
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 13S
  • Range: 7W
  • Section: 2
  • PLSS Details: about 1300 feet W and 1000 feet S of the NE corner
  • State: Oregon
  • County: OR003—Benton
  • MLRA: 1—Northern Pacific Coast Range, Foothills, and Valleys
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OR003—Benton County, Oregon
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 44123-D5—Alsea, Oregon

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Matthew Fillmore
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, mixed, active, mesic Andic Dystrudepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: forestry data site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 6
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hemcross
  • Classificaton Date - 1/27/2010
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hemcross
  • Taxonomic Class - Medial over loamy, ferrihydritic over isotic, mesi
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 12/9/1998
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: mountain
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: toeslope
  • Slope Position: lower third
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: linear
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: basalt
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 12/9/1998 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

    ACCI

    CACH6

    GASH

    HODI

    POMU

    PSME

    ROSA

    VAPA

    Acer circinatum

    Castanopsis chrysophylla

    Gaultheria shallon

    Holodiscus discolor

    Polystichum munitum

    Pseudotsuga menziesii

    Rorippa sarmentosa

    Vaccinium parvifolium

    vine maple

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    salal

    oceanspray

    western swordfern

    Douglas-fir

    longrunner

    red huckleberry

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    andic soil properties

    umbric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—11

    0—11

    11—53

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    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

    12

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    427

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    130

    115

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. litter layer
    A1—3 to 16 centimeters (1.2 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) exterior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, dry; loam; moderate very fine granular structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; moderately smeary; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 1.0 medium and coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity interstitial and 2.0 medium and coarse low-continuity interstitial pores; 21 percent fine and medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) iron-manganese concretions throughout; yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments and 15 percent by volume rounded basalt fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00921; moist when described;. moderately smeary
    A2—16 to 31 centimeters (6.3 to 12.2 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) exterior, brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, dry; loam; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 medium moderate-continuity tubular and 1.0 coarse low-continuity tubular pores; 21 percent fine and medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) iron-manganese concretions throughout; yellowish red (5YR 5/6); 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments and 15 percent by volume rounded basalt fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00922; moist when described;. weakly smeary
    Bw1—31 to 67 centimeters (12.2 to 26.4 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) exterior, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior, dry; clay loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; moderate permeability; 3.0 very fine and fine roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular and 2.0 medium moderate-continuity tubular and 1.0 coarse low-continuity tubular pores; 21 percent fine and medium spherical extremely weakly coherent cemented dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) iron-manganese concretions throughout; reddish yellow (5YR 6/6); 10 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments and 20 percent by volume rounded basalt fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00923; moist when described;. weakly smeary
    2Bw2—67 to 92 centimeters (26.4 to 36.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) exterior, strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) exterior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; moderate permeability; 2.0 fine and medium roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots between peds; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular and 1.0 medium and coarse low-continuity tubular pores; 5 percent by volume subrounded 2-39-75 millimeter basalt fragments and 20 percent by volume rounded basalt fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.5, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00924; moist when described;. weakly smeary
    2Bw3—92 to 138 centimeters (36.2 to 54.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior, dry; clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; moderate permeability; 2.0 medium and coarse roots between peds and 1.0 fine roots throughout; 2.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular and 1.0 medium and coarse low-continuity tubular pores; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.5, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 99P00925; moist when described;. weakly smeary
    2BC—138 to 186 centimeters (54.3 to 73.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) exterior, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) exterior, dry; clay loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; slightly hard, friable, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; weakly smeary; moderate permeability; 1.0 fine to coarse roots between peds; 2.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity tubular and 1.0 medium low-continuity tubular pores; fragments; very strongly alkaline, pH 9.5, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 99P00926; moist when described;. weakly smeary