IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rainsboro
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1957OH141032
  • User Pedon ID: 1957-OH141-032
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - RO-032
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72679
  • Print Date: 4/24/2025

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4NW 1/4
  • Location Description: , of Sec. 23, T8N R21W, Springfield Twp.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH141—Ross

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: jones, finney
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rainsboro
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Colerain
  • Classificaton Date - 3/15/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/15/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005455. Sod.
    A—18 to 33 centimeters (7.1 to 13.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005456
    BA—33 to 58 centimeters (13.0 to 22.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; silt coats; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005457
    B—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of reduced iron and faint brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005458. Some dark stains in lower part.
    BC1—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; massive; firm; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005459. Friable when removed. Some dark stains and concretions occur.
    BC2—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) Error; massive; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005460. Friable when removed. Dark stains and concretions occur. Some small rounded pebbles up to 1.5 inches in diameter occur.
    CA1—109 to 127 centimeters (42.9 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and light gray (10YR 7/2) Error; massive; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0005461. Friable when removed. Dark stains and small concretions common. Numerous small rounded pebbles occur.
    CB1—127 to 140 centimeters (50.0 to 55.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) Error; firm; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005462. Mottled mixture of colors.
    CB2—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; firm; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005463. Loam to coarse clay loam. Without well defined structure. Appears to be weathered Illinoian gravelly outwash.
    CB3—152 to 188 centimeters (59.8 to 74.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0005464. Loam to coarse clay loam. Appears to be weathered Illinoian gravelly outwash.