IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Ellsworth
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1957OH093009
  • User Pedon ID: 1957-OH093-009
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - LR-009
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71693
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: On Quarry Rd. , 0.2 mi. N of Lorain Co. line. 40 yds. E of road, 25 yds. N of field fence. About 3 mi. E of SW corner of Lorain Co.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH093—Lorain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: G. M. Schafer & John Lawrence
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Ellsworth
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/6/1957 (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
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    Ap1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); 10YR 2 (10YR/2) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) Error; moderate coarse granular structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006136. Sufficient time has elapsed since plowing that grass roots have developed a granular structure with dark organic coatings in the soil.
    Ap2—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; Error; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006137. Several small pebbles.
    E—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), very pale brown (10YR 7/4), dry; Error; moderate fine subangular blocky, and platy structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006138
    BE—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) Error; strong fine subangular blocky, and weak prismatic structure; firm; faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006139
    B1—30 to 38 centimeters (11.8 to 15.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006140. The thin clay films are more prominent than in horizon above.
    B2—38 to 48 centimeters (15.0 to 18.9 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds and clay films on horizontal faces of peds; 11 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006141. Shale fragments and occasional pebbles present.; continuous - phpvsfiid 976943; continuous - phpvsfiid 976943
    B3—48 to 56 centimeters (18.9 to 22.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; prominent clay films on vertical faces of peds; black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and 33 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006142. Shale fragments and occasional pebbles present.
    BC—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/3) Error; massive, and weak; firm; black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006143
    C1—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; firm; fragments; slight effervescence; clear boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006144. Becomes more calcareous with depth. Partially leached vertical clay coatings extend into this horizon. Occasional shale and pebbles.
    C2—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; moderate medium, and massive; firm; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0006145. Angular cleavages with thin clay coatings are present. Calcareous zones are visible.
    C3—97 to 112 centimeters (38.2 to 44.1 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0006146. The angular blocky structure is particularly noticeable at this depth, and disappears with depth.
    C4—152 to 178 centimeters (59.8 to 70.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; firm; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0006147. No structure noticeable at this depth. Occasional shale and pebbles.