IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Nappanee
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1961OH091012
  • User Pedon ID: 1961-OH091-012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - LG-012
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71194
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 6.3 mi. E of Bellefontaine and 2.5 mi. N; 3000 ft. E of junction of Co.Rd. 127 and 126 (TithsRd.) and 100 ft. S of Co.Rd. 127; near SW corner of small cemetery. Joe Hall farm.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH091—Logan

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: heffner, siegenthaler, andrus
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Nappanee
  • 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: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/26/1961 (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
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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 3/4) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; moderate coarse granular structure; friable; fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0012647. Roots run mostly horizontally.
    EB—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0012648. Roots run horizontally.
    BE—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; 33 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0012649
    B1—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; extremely firm; 15 percent faint clay films; 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0012650. Roots seem to follow vertical ped faces.
    B2—36 to 61 centimeters (14.2 to 24.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; strong coarse prismatic, and strong subangular blocky structure; extremely firm; clay films; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0012651. Very dense and compact. Roots decreasing and following vertical ped faces.; continuous - phpvsfiid 978768; continuous - phpvsfiid 978768
    C1—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; extremely firm; 33 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate masses; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.6. Lab sample # OSU0012652. Very dense and compact. Material in C horizon seems to be consistent except for lower part of horizon (C3).
    C2—84 to 109 centimeters (33.1 to 42.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; extremely firm; white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.6. Lab sample # OSU0012653. Very dense and compact. Coarse skeleton is less than the 5% in horizon above. Material in C horizon seems to be consistent except for lower part of horizon (C3).
    C3—109 to 140 centimeters (42.9 to 55.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; extremely firm; white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 6.6. Lab sample # OSU0012654. Very dense and compact. Coarse skeleton is less than in horizon above. Material in C horizontal seems to be consistent except for lower part of horizon (C3).
    C4—140 to 155 centimeters (55.1 to 61.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) Error; massive; 1 percent white (10YR 8/1), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; strong effervescence; neutral, pH 6.6. Lab sample # OSU0012655. Compact. Type and consistency of material seems to be changing with this layer.