IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cardington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1959OH041027
  • User Pedon ID: 1959-OH041-027
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - DL-027
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69150
  • Print Date: 4/19/2025

    • 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: 40.3055000
  • Std. Longitude: -82.9499444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: 59 yds. S of EW fence, 0.8 mi. W of Co.Rd. 34; 4.1 mi. NNW of Berkshire. Grover Keys farm, 1 3/4 mi. SE of Kilbourne, Kingston Twp.
  • Map Unit: Crd1B1—Cardington silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH041—Delaware
  • MLRA: 111E—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain, Eastern Part
  • Regional Office: 11—Indianapolis, IN
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FIN—Findlay, Ohio
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OH041—Delaware County, Ohio

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: matanzo, wenner, flesher, brug
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Cardington
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/29/1959 (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); pale brown (10YR 6/3) Error; weak fine granular structure; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008890. Soft.
    BE—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008891. Hard.
    Bt1—30 to 36 centimeters (11.8 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008892. Hard.
    Bt2—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; 33 percent fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008893. Hard.
    Bt3—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) Error; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; 1 percent fine distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008894. Slightly hard.
    BCt1—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008895. Slightly hard.
    BCt2—81 to 97 centimeters (31.9 to 38.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; 11 percent medium distinct dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008896. Slightly hard. Roots located on ped faces. Becomes more calcareous with depth.
    C1—97 to 112 centimeters (38.2 to 44.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; fragments; slight effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008897. Hard.
    C2—112 to 124 centimeters (44.1 to 48.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008898. Soft.
    C3—124 to 137 centimeters (48.8 to 53.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008899. Hard.
    C4—137 to 150 centimeters (53.9 to 59.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008900. Hard.
    C5—150 to 163 centimeters (59.1 to 64.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008901. Hard. Contains shale fragments and soft lime seams.
    C6—163 to 175 centimeters (64.2 to 68.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, carbonate coats; fragments; strong effervescence; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0008902. Hard.