IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Westmoreland
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1961OH013W05
  • User Pedon ID: 1961-OH013-W05
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - BT-w05
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71569
  • Print Date: 4/19/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Section: 27
  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4NW 1/4SE 1/4
  • Location Description: 3.5 mi. W and 1.5 mi. S of St. Clairsville. , , of Sec. 27, Richland Twp. County Sanatorium. 0.2 mi. N of junction of Twp. Rd. and farm lane. 50 ft. N of farm lane and 50 ft. SW of fence. Site DIAGRAM
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH013—Belmont

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: hayhurst, bradley, feisley, dunlavy
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Westmoreland
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Wellston
  • Classificaton Date - 8/10/1961
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Sandstone + shale
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/10/1961 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    A—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; weak very coarse granular structure; friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013530
    E1—5 to 23 centimeters (2.0 to 9.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013531. Formerly plowed.
    E2—23 to 28 centimeters (9.1 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013532
    BE1—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013533
    Bt1—38 to 56 centimeters (15.0 to 22.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013534
    Bt2—56 to 81 centimeters (22.0 to 31.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013535
    BC—81 to 102 centimeters (31.9 to 40.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013536
    BC—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013537