IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
MELBOURNE
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
04-DRJ-10
User Pedon ID:
S2004OR071010
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
SSL
Lab Pedon # -
05N0277
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
18258
Print Date:
11/21/2024
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:
45.3759460
Std. Longitude:
-123.3208084
Datum:
WGS84
Township:
2S
Range:
5W
Section:
28
PLSS Details:
northwest 1/4 of the northeast 1/4 of the northwest 1/4
Country:
US—United States
State:
Oregon
County:
OR071—Yamhill
MLRA:
2—Willamette and Puget Sound Valleys
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
45123-D3—Turner Creek, Oregon
PEDON
Describers Name:
David R. Johnson
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Ultic Haploxeralfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
not classified to current taxon name
Pedon Purpose:
full pedon description
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Pedon #:
10
Sampled As Information:
Soil Name -
MELBOURNE
Taxonomic Class -
Fine, mixed, superactive, mesic Ultic Haploxeralfs
PSC -
29 to 79 cm.
Classificaton Date -
9/2/2004
Moisture Class -
xeric
Moisture SUBClass -
xeric
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
loamy colluvium derived from diorite over loamy colluvium derived from mudstone
Landscape:
hills
Geomorphic Component Hills:
side slope
Hill Slope Profile:
backslope
Slope Position:
upper third
Slope Complexity:
complex
Slope Shape Across:
convex
Slope Shape Down:
convex
Drainage Class:
well
Flooding:
none flooding
Ponding:
none ponding
Geology:
Yamhill formation.
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
no
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
9/2/2004 (actual site observation date)
Surface Cover Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Drained? -
no
Bedded Soil? -
no
Forest Plantation? -
no
Current Weather -
overcast
Current Air Temp -
21
Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind
Feature Depth L-H
Feature Thickness L-RV-H
cm
ochric epipedon
argillic horizon
2—16
29—141
—14—
—112—
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
—
—
189
—
280
1854
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
OR3705
HASKINS DAM
WETS
Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments.; observed in cut
A1—2 to 16 centimeters (0.8 to 6.3 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) broken face, dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) broken face, moist; silt loam; 22 percent sand; 51 percent silt; 27 percent clay; strong medium granular structure; moderately hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N01652
A2—16 to 29 centimeters (6.3 to 11.4 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) broken face, dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 12 percent sand; 53 percent silt; 35 percent clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 10.0 very fine roots throughout and 2.0 very coarse roots throughout and 2.0 medium roots throughout and 2.0 fine roots throughout and 2.0 coarse roots throughout; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 05N01653
Bt1—29 to 43 centimeters (11.4 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face, reddish brown (5YR 4/4) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 12 percent sand; 50 percent silt; 38 percent clay; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, moderately sticky, moderately 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 2.0 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mudstone fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01654
Bt2—43 to 101 centimeters (16.9 to 39.8 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face, yellowish red (5YR 4/6) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 55 percent silt; 35 percent clay; strong coarse subangular blocky parts to strong medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, moderately sticky, moderately plastic; 3.0 very fine roots throughout and 1.0 very coarse roots throughout and 0.5 medium roots throughout and 0.5 fine roots throughout and 0.5 coarse roots throughout; 5 percent distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mudstone fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01655
Bt3—101 to 141 centimeters (39.8 to 55.5 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) broken face, brown (7.5YR 4/4) broken face, moist; silty clay loam; 10 percent sand; 56 percent silt; 34 percent clay; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 2.0 very fine roots throughout and 0.2 medium roots throughout and 0.2 fine roots throughout; 5 percent faint reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume subrounded moderately coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mudstone fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 05N01656
C—141 to 155 centimeters (55.5 to 61.0 inches); reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/6) broken face, strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) broken face, moist; silt loam; 25 percent sand; 51 percent silt; 24 percent clay; structureless massive; hard, slightly sticky, moderately plastic; 0.1 very fine roots throughout and 0.2 medium roots throughout and 0.1 fine roots throughout; 15 percent by volume angular moderately coherent cemented 2-39-75 millimeter mudstone fragments. Lab sample # 05N01657