IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Parke
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1955OH141008
  • User Pedon ID: 1955-OH141-008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - RO-008
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70153
  • Print Date: 5/15/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 8N
  • Range: 20W
  • Section: 15
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4 SE 1/4
  • Location Description: of of Sec. 15, T8N, R20W, Liberty Twp., 1 mile SSW of Londonderry, Riddle farm. Approx. 900 yds. W of Vigo Rd. and 450 yds. N of Musgrove Road on top of terrace.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH141—Ross

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Meeker & Petro
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Parke
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan loess; Wisconsinan outwash
  • Landform: terrace
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/5/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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

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    Ap—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak fine granular structure; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002342. no pebbles or grit
    A1—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and 10YR 4/ (10YR 4/), Error; weak medium granular structure; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002343. no pebbles or grit
    B—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002344
    A—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; 33 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002345
    A—58 to 97 centimeters (22.8 to 38.2 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; coarse angular blocky structure; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4. Lab sample # OSU0002346
    B—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; massive; 1 percent iron-manganese concretions; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4. Lab sample # OSU0002347. Note: B2b and B3b horizons follow but were not sampled. The depth to C1 horizon of loose, calcareous gravel and sand is 12 to 15 feet.