IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muskingum
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1961OH031W02
  • User Pedon ID: 1961-OH031-W02
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - CS-W02
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70626
  • Print Date: 12/4/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 12 mi. W and 5 mi. N of Coshocton, Ohio in New Castle Twp. 390 yds. W and 190 yds. S of the SW corner of Sec. 6, Jefferson Twp., in woods immediately W of Mohawk Dam picnic area.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH031—Coshocton

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: black, mcloda
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrochrepts
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Muskingum
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Sandstone
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/19/1961 (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

    40

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    298.7

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    135

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    A1—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; weak fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013185. Permeability rapid.
    A21—10 to 25 centimeters (3.9 to 9.8 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; massive, and weak subangular blocky; friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013186. Permeability rapid.
    A22—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/4) Error; massive, and weak subangular blocky; friable; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013187. Permeability moderately rapid.
    B1—36 to 46 centimeters (14.2 to 18.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013188. Permeanbility moderately rapid.
    B2—46 to 66 centimeters (18.1 to 26.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0013189. Permeability moderately rapid. Underlain by 90% sandstone fragments up to 6? across with some B2 material between stones and few roots.