IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shoals
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1959-OH003-114
  • User Pedon ID: 1959-OH003-114
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - AL-114
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69536
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 40.7425575
  • Std. Longitude: -84.3136368
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Section: 32
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 NW 1/4
  • Location Description: . 2.5 mi. NE of Spencerville. 110 ft. S of State Route 81. 295 ft. E of E end of bridge deck crossing Auglaize River, Field sheet 3F-215.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH003—Allen

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: evans, donaldson, waters
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, nonacid, mesic Aeric Fluvaquents
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shoals
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Shoals
  • Classificaton Date - 10/15/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Alluvium
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/15/1959 (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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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak very fine and fine subangular blocky, and strong granular structure; firm; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009465
    A—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 11 percent medium faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009466
    Bw—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent medium faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009467
    Bg—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; moderate very fine and fine subangular blocky structure; firm; faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films; 33 percent medium faint brown (10YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009468
    BC—81 to 112 centimeters (31.9 to 44.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent medium distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.3; clear boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009469
    C1—112 to 132 centimeters (44.1 to 52.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; firm; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium faint brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009470. lower 7? (52-59) is predominatly brown (7.5YR 5/2).
    C2—132 to 150 centimeters (52.0 to 59.1 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; firm; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium faint brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009471. lower 7? (52-59) is predominatly brown (7.5YR 5/2).
    C3—150 to 165 centimeters (59.1 to 65.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; single grain; very friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009472. salt and pepper color pattern in the sandy fraction.
    C4—165 to 193 centimeters (65.0 to 76.0 inches); very dark gray (N 3/), Error; granular, and single grain; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009473. salt and pepper color pattern in the sandy fraction.
    C5—193 to 221 centimeters (76.0 to 87.0 inches); very dark gray (N 3/), Error; single grain; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009474. upper 3? (76-79?) composed largely of gravel and sand.
    C6—221 to 246 centimeters (87.0 to 96.9 inches); very dark gray (N 3/), Error; massive; friable; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4. Lab sample # OSU0009475. portions of buried wood in a fair state of preservation at 96? depth.