IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Muskingum
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1962OH081W02
  • User Pedon ID: 1962-OH081-W02
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - JF-w02
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71142
  • Print Date: 4/3/2025

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4 NW 1/4
  • Location Description: 5 mi. W of Hammondsville in of of Sec. 18, Brush Creek Twp.; 100 ft. E of NS road in woods on Sw facing 44% slope on Joe Russell farm.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH081—Jefferson

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: dunlavy, garritt
  • 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 + shale
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/27/1962 (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

    44

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    335.3

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    225

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    A—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014753. ss & shale frags <1/2? diameter
    BA—8 to 20 centimeters (3.1 to 7.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014754. ss & shale frags <1/2? diameter
    Bw1—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014755. ss & shale frags <1? diameter
    BC—30 to 43 centimeters (11.8 to 16.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014756. ss & shale frags <1? diameter
    C1—43 to 51 centimeters (16.9 to 20.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014757. ss & shale frags <1? diameter
    C1—51 to 61 centimeters (20.1 to 24.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; diffuse smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014758. ss & shale frags <1? diameter
    C2—61 to 76 centimeters (24.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; firm; 70 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2. Lab sample # OSU0014759. about 70% of volume occupied by fine-grained SS and 10YR 4/3 shale.
    C2—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; firm; 70 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2. Lab sample # OSU0014760. about 70% of volume occupied by fine-grained SS and 10YR 4/3 shale.
    C2—89 to 102 centimeters (35.0 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; firm; 70 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2. Lab sample # OSU0014761. about 70% of volume occupied by fine-grained SS and 10YR 4/3 shale.
    R—102 to 114 centimeters (40.2 to 44.9 inches); firm; fragments. loosely bonded fine-grained SS and shale.