IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Pekin
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1960OH007100
  • User Pedon ID: 1960-OH007-100
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - AB-100
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70829
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Richmond Twp. 3/4 mi. from Padanaram at an azimuth of 178 degrees. 90 yds. from water pump in picnic area at Padanaram boat landing at an azimuth of 290 degrees.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH007—Ashtabula

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: finney, touvell, baldridge, smolen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Pekin
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Sciotoville-363
  • Classificaton Date - 8/5/1960
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan outwash
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/5/1960 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0011220
    BA—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0011221
    Bt1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0011222. patchy - phpvsfiid 977284; patchy - phpvsfiid 977284
    Bt2—46 to 56 centimeters (18.1 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, clay films and 15 percent distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0011223. continuous - phpvsfiid 977289; continuous - phpvsfiid 977289
    2Bx1—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; coarse prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; very firm; distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0011224. Weakly developed, discontinuous fragipan; where it is absent, peds are 10YR 6/6 with 2.5Y 6/2 coats.
    2Bx2—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; coarse prismatic, and weak subangular blocky structure; very firm; distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0011225. Weakly developed, discontinuous fragipan; where it is absent, peds are 10YR 6/6 with 2.5Y 6/2 coats.
    2BC—86 to 102 centimeters (33.9 to 40.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; massive; friable; clay films and 15 percent clay bridges; 65 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0011226
    2C—102 to 132 centimeters (40.2 to 52.0 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; single grain; loose; fragments. Fairly clean, noncalcareous.