Soil Data Explorer - MELBOURNE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MELBOURNE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MELBOURNE, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to MELBOURNE were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
1	72C0067	S1972WA041004	MELBOURNE	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.5525742,-123.2123413
1	72C0068	S1972WA041005	MELBOURNE	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.755352,-123.0503998
1	72C0069	S1972WA041011	MELBOURNE	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.3925781,-123.0145569
2	11N1295	S10OR071030	Melbourne	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.4173583,-123.1878111
2	05N0277	S2004OR071010	MELBOURNE	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.375946,-123.3208084
2	06N0915	S2006OR071003	Melbourne	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.1422768,-123.4275818

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MELBOURNE soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the MELBOURNE series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the MELBOURNE series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the MELBOURNE series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2024-10-23).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MELBOURNE share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the MELBOURNE series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the MELBOURNE series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2024-10-23).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MELBOURNE, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. WA-2012-05-11-33 | Lewis County Area - May 1987

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Melbourne-Buckpeak-Centralia map unit (Soil Survey of Lewis County Area, Washington; May 1987).

Map Units

Map units containing MELBOURNE as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name	Symbol	Map Unit Area (ac)	Map Unit Key	National Map Unit Symbol	Soil Survey Area	Publication Date	Map Scale
Melbourne-Holland families association, deep, 35 to 70 percent slopes	252	25716	470245	hsb6	ca701	1984	1:24000
Clallam family, moderately deep, unstable-Melbourne family, deep association, 35 to 70 percent slopes	237	17270	470233	hs9t	ca701	1984	1:24000
Melbourne-Soulajule families association, deep, 5 to 35 percent slopes	238	5928	470234	hs9v	ca701	1984	1:24000
Clallam family, moderately deep, unstable-Melbourne family, deep association, 35 to 70 percent slopes.	237sr	398	1868180	20pzw	ca707	1983	1:24000
Melbourne-Holland families association, deep, 35 to 70 percent slopes.	252sr	171	1868186	20q02	ca707	1983	1:24000
Clallam family, moderately deep, unstable-Melbourne family, deep association, 35 to 70 percent slopes	237sr	180	2747883	2q3rs	ca709	2010	1:24000
Melbourne silty clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	31D	5218	61472	21yz	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne silty clay loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	31F	3838	61474	21z1	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne silty clay loam, 7 to 12 percent slopes	31C	3377	61471	21yy	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne silty clay loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes	31E	2974	61473	21z0	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne silty clay loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	31B	775	61470	21yx	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne-Goodin silty clay loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes	2790D	74	2711122	1jrw8	or067	1975	1:20000
Goodin-Melbourne complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	2789C	34	2711121	1jrw1	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne-Witham complex, hummocky, 2 to 25 percent slopes,	2769C	34	2711111	1j8cg	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne-Goodin silty clay loams, 30 to 60 percent slopes	2790F	26	2711124	1jrwb	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne-Goodin silty clay loams, 20 to 30 percent slopes	2790E	25	2711123	1jrw9	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne-Goodin silt loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes	2770D	18	2711113	1j8cj	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne-Goodin silt loams, 20 to 30 percent slopes	2770E	17	2711114	1j8ck	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne-Goodin silt loams, 30 to 60 percent slopes	2770F	8	2711115	1j8cl	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne-Goodin silt loams, 2 to 12 percent slopes	2770C	7	2711112	1j8ch	or067	1975	1:20000
Melbourne-Goodin silty clay loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes	2790D	5955	2731438	1jrw8	or071	1967	1:24000
Melbourne-Goodin silty clay loams, 20 to 30 percent slopes	2790E	5059	2711283	1jrw9	or071	1967	1:24000
Melbourne-Goodin silt loams, 30 to 60 percent slopes	2770F	3787	2711275	1j8cl	or071	1967	1:24000
Melbourne-Witham complex, hummocky, 2 to 25 percent slopes,	2769C	3133	2711410	1j8cg	or071	1967	1:24000
Goodin-Melbourne complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	2789C	2886	2711334	1jrw1	or071	1967	1:24000
Melbourne-Goodin silt loams, 20 to 30 percent slopes	2770E	2485	2731451	1j8ck	or071	1967	1:24000
Goodin-Melbourne complex, 12 to 20 percent slopes	2767D	1901	2711382	1j8cc	or071	1967	1:24000
Melbourne-Goodin silty clay loams, 30 to 60 percent slopes	2790F	1742	2711368	1jrwb	or071	1967	1:24000
Melbourne-Goodin silt loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes	2770D	1711	2711348	1j8cj	or071	1967	1:24000
Goodin-Melbourne complex, 20 to 30 percent slopes	2767E	1187	2711294	1j8cd	or071	1967	1:24000
Goodin-Melbourne complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	2771E	596	2711384	1j8cm	or071	1967	1:24000
Melbourne-Goodin silt loams, 2 to 12 percent slopes	2770C	517	2711282	1j8ch	or071	1967	1:24000
Melbourne-Witham complex, hummocky, 5 to 25 percent, moist	2805E	436	2711296	2n8r1	or071	1967	1:24000
Goodin-Melbourne complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	2767F	226	2711358	1j8cf	or071	1967	1:24000
Melbourne-Witham complex, very hummocky, 2 to 40 percent slopes	2822E	76	2711360	2q3kl	or071	1967	1:24000
Melbourne loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes	129	1830	72162	2f2t	wa015	1994	1:24000
Melbourne loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes	128	1105	72161	2f2s	wa015	1994	1:24000
Melbourne loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	266	14	736629	sqj7	wa015	1994	1:24000
Melbourne silt loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes	77	6673	73675	2gnm	wa627	1979	1:24000
Melbourne silt loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes	76	286	73674	2gnl	wa627	1979	1:24000
Melbourne silt loam, 30 to 65 percent slopes	78	210	73676	2gnn	wa627	1979	1:24000
Melbourne loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	132	38579	74279	2h93	wa641	1980	1:24000
Melbourne loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	131	27125	74278	2h92	wa641	1980	1:24000
Melbourne loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	130	9710	74277	2h91	wa641	1980	1:24000
Melbourne silty clay loam, 20 to 40 percent slopes	67	8793	2454689	2nd9j	wa667	1983	1:24000
Melbourne silty clay loam, 5 to 20 percent slopes	66	4918	2454688	2nd9h	wa667	1983	1:24000
Melbourne silty clay loam, 40 to 65 percent slopes	68	4667	2454690	2nd9k	wa667	1983	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MELBOURNE soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2024-10-30).