IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): St. clair
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1959OH091008
  • User Pedon ID: 1959-OH091-008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - LG-008
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72098
  • Print Date: 2/16/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Rush Creek Twp., 1.5 mi. W of Rushlyvania on St.Rt. 274, 0.3 mi. south. Back abandoned farm lane to gate entering woods, 25 ft. S of gate located on Charles Brand farm.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH091—Logan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: heffner, andrus, siegenthaler
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - St. clair
  • 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: 9/10/1959 (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 grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; moderate medium and coarse granular structure; loose; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009294. No pebbles.
    E—8 to 10 centimeters (3.1 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; Error; moderate medium and coarse granular, and platy structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009295. No pebbles.
    EB—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky, and platy structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009296. No pebbles.
    BE—15 to 20 centimeters (5.9 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; strong medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; faint clay films; 11 percent fine faint gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009297. Roots common but fewer than in horizon above. No pebbles.
    B1—20 to 36 centimeters (7.9 to 14.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak medium prismatic, and strong subangular blocky structure; extremely firm; dark brown (10YR 3/3), moist, clay films; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009298. Occasional pebbles.
    B2—36 to 51 centimeters (14.2 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and dark brown (10YR 3/3) Error; extremely firm; clay films; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009299. Few pebbles.; continuous - phpvsfiid 976647; continuous - phpvsfiid 976647
    BC—51 to 69 centimeters (20.1 to 27.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; strong medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; extremely firm; distinct clay films; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009300. Occasional pebbles. Tongues of C horizon are present in this horizon.; patchy - phpvsfiid 976648; patchy - phpvsfiid 976648
    CB—69 to 81 centimeters (27.2 to 31.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; massive, and moderate subangular blocky; extremely firm; 15 percent clay films; 11 percent fine faint dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009301. Silty clay till. Few pebbles. Tongues of BC horizon extend into this horizon.
    C1—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; extremely firm; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009302. Silty clay till. Few pebbles and limestone fragments. A few larger stones also present. Gray (10YR 5/1, 10YR 4/1) clay accumulations.
    C2—102 to 114 centimeters (40.2 to 44.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and brown (10YR 5/3) and very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; massive; extremely firm; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009303. Silty clay till. Few pebbles and limestone fragments. A few larger stones also present. Gray (10YR 5/1, 10YR 4/1) clay accumulations.
    C3—114 to 124 centimeters (44.9 to 48.8 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and brown (10YR 4/3) and brown (10YR 5/3) Error; massive; extremely firm; light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0009304. Silty clay till. Few pebbles and limestone fragments. A few larger stones also present. Gray (10YR 5/1, 10YR 4/1) clay accumulations.