IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fitchville
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1959OH007095
  • User Pedon ID: 1959-OH007-095
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - AB-095
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70961
  • Print Date: 1/29/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Morgan Twp. 2 1/4 mi. NW of rock Creek and 100 ft. N of Twisted Tree camp site in Beaumont Boy Scout Camp.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH007—Ashtabula

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: w. j. meyer, d. h. touvell & r. thomas
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aeric Endoaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fitchville
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan lacustrine
  • Landform: terrace
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/9/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) Error; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009347. Representative pedon for Astabula Co.
    E—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; weak medium granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009348. Representative pedon for Astabula Co.
    Bw1—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak fine subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent coarse distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009349. Representative pedon for Astabula Co.
    Bw2—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009350. Representative pedon for Astabula Co.; continuous - phpvsfiid 975522; continuous - phpvsfiid 975522
    Bx1—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; faint light olive gray (5Y 6/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, manganese coatings and 11 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009351. Representative pedon for Astabula Co.; continuous - phpvsfiid 975523; continuous - phpvsfiid 975523
    Bx2—66 to 114 centimeters (26.0 to 44.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; faint olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8. Lab sample # OSU0009352. Representative pedon for Astabula Co.; continuous - phpvsfiid 975524; continuous - phpvsfiid 975524
    C1—114 to 152 centimeters (44.9 to 59.8 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; friable; 11 percent coarse faint pale yellow (2.5Y 7/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0009353. Representative pedon for Astabula Co.
    C2—152 to 168 centimeters (59.8 to 66.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; friable; 11 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0009354. Representative pedon for Astabula Co.