IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Wetzel
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1959OH159007
  • User Pedon ID: 1959-OH159-007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - UN-007
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72592
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Leesburg Township; The Virginia Military District; about 6 miles northeast of Marysville; 1475 feet west and 80 feet south of the intersection of Shortees Road (County Road 176) and Ohio Route 4.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH159—Union

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: schafer, matanzo, brug
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Typic Endoaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Wetzel
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - 6b76
  • Classificaton Date - 7/13/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan till
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/13/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - marshland
  • 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 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009042. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    A—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009043. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    Bg1—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 11 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009044. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    Bg2—23 to 36 centimeters (9.1 to 14.2 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; strong medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 33 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009045. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    Bg2—36 to 48 centimeters (14.2 to 18.9 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; strong medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 33 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009046. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    Bg3—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); dark gray (N 4/0) Error; moderate coarse angular blocky, and moderate angular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009047. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    Bg4—61 to 79 centimeters (24.0 to 31.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) Error; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009048. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    Bg4—79 to 97 centimeters (31.1 to 38.2 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) Error; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009049. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    Bg4—97 to 114 centimeters (38.2 to 44.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) Error; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009050. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    BC—114 to 142 centimeters (44.9 to 55.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent coarse faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009051. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    C1—142 to 160 centimeters (55.9 to 63.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; massive; firm; carbonate coats; 33 percent coarse faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0009052. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC
    C2—160 to 193 centimeters (63.0 to 76.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; massive; firm; carbonate coats; 11 percent coarse distinct gray (N 6/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9. Lab sample # OSU0009053. 1). 2.75 MILES SW OF RICHWOOD ON SR-47 2). CLAY CONTENT IN BT SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN TYPICAL 3). FEW PEBBLES IN BC