IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Switzerland
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S04OH061003
  • User Pedon ID: 04OH061003
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 05N0243
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 17433
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • 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: 39.1792222
  • Std. Longitude: -84.5697250
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Map Unit: SwC2—Switzerland silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH061—Hamilton
  • MLRA: 121—Kentucky Bluegrass
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OH061—Hamilton County, Ohio

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Gehring
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty over clayey, superactive, nonacid, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: representative pedon for component
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 3
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Switzerland
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty over clayey, superactive, nonacid, mesic Typic Hapludalfs
  • PSC - 22 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/17/2004
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - ninth edition
  • Moisture SUBClass - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: loess, residuum
  • Landform: hillslope
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Ponding: none ponding
  • Bedrock: indurated limestone and shale at 119cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/17/2004 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Current Weather - rain
  • Current Air Temp - 13
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    argillic horizon

    paralithic contact

    22—94

    119—

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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

    17

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    266

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    340

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    A—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); 60 percent brown (10YR 4/3) rubbed and 35 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) rubbed and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) rubbed silt loam; 2 percent sand; 80 percent silt; 18 percent clay; weak coarse subangular blocky parts to moderate coarse granular structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4, chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary.; moderately moist when described; observed in pit, small
    BE—10 to 22 centimeters (3.9 to 8.7 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) broken face silt loam; 1 percent sand; 79 percent silt; 20 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 6.0 medium roots and 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 medium tubular and 1.0 fine vesicular pores; fragments; 1 to 3 percent krotovinas (volume percent); very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; clear smooth boundary.; moderately moist when described;
    Bt1—22 to 49 centimeters (8.7 to 19.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face silty clay loam; 2 percent sand; 68 percent silt; 30 percent clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; friable; 1.0 medium roots throughout and 1.0 fine roots throughout and 1.0 coarse roots throughout; 1.0 medium tubular and 1.0 fine vesicular pores; 5 percent distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, organic stains on vertical faces of peds and 10 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; fragments; 1 to 3 percent krotovinas (volume percent); very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270831; patchy - phpvsfiid 270919; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270831; patchy - phpvsfiid 270919
    2Bt2—49 to 61 centimeters (19.3 to 24.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face silty clay; 2 percent sand; 43 percent silt; 55 percent clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 20 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 35 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 3 percent by volume flat angular indurated 15-30-50 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; abrupt smooth boundary.; slightly moist when described;. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270834; patchy - phpvsfiid 270833; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 270834; patchy - phpvsfiid 270833
    2Bt3—61 to 87 centimeters (24.0 to 34.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) broken face clay; 7 percent sand; 33 percent silt; 60 percent clay; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 25 percent faint light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 25 percent distinct silt coats on all faces of peds; 1 percent medium faint irregular yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron with diffuse boundaries throughout and 3 percent fine distinct irregular very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, iron-manganese masses and 5 percent medium distinct irregular light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, iron depletions with clear boundaries throughout; 5 percent by volume flat angular indurated 25-35-60 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4, bromthymol blue; abrupt smooth boundary.; slightly dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 270835; patchy - phpvsfiid 270836; patchy - phpvsfiid 270835; patchy - phpvsfiid 270836
    2Bt4—87 to 94 centimeters (34.3 to 37.0 inches); variegated 70 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) broken face and 20 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) broken face and 10 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) broken face flaggy clay; 5 percent sand; 35 percent silt; 60 percent clay; 5 percent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) medium faint and 25 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) medium faint mottles; moderate very thick platy parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 20 percent faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 20 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic) on vertical faces of peds; 30 percent by volume flat angular indurated 150-250-300 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; slight effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4, phenol red; abrupt smooth boundary.; slightly dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 270837; patchy - phpvsfiid 270838; patchy - phpvsfiid 270837; patchy - phpvsfiid 270838
    2BC—94 to 119 centimeters (37.0 to 46.9 inches); variegated 75 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) broken face and 20 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) broken face and 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) broken face very flaggy clay; 5 percent sand; 40 percent silt; 55 percent clay; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 1.0 fine roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 5 percent faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 2 percent fine prominent black (7.5YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese masses with sharp boundaries lining pores; 45 percent by volume flat angular indurated 200-300-375 millimeter limestone, unspecified fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, phenol red; abrupt smooth boundary.; slightly dry when described;. patchy - phpvsfiid 270839; patchy - phpvsfiid 270839
    2Cr—119 to 126 centimeters (46.9 to 49.6 inches); bedrock; fragments.