IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Otwell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1963OH073012
  • User Pedon ID: 1963-OH073-012
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - HO-012
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72716
  • Print Date: 4/29/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Neotoma Valley 30 ft. upslope from instrument shack in valley bottom.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH073—Hocking

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: petro, riemenschneider
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Otwell
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Colluvium; Lacustrine
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/15/1963 (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

    18

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    Oe—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Mat of deciduous leaves, pine bark and pine needles held together by a network of fine roots. Bottom 1 inch disintegrated into humus containing many fine roots. Not sampled.
    A—5 to 9 centimeters (2.0 to 3.5 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016007
    E1—9 to 20 centimeters (3.5 to 7.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and brown (10YR 5/3) Error; moderate fine and medium granular structure; very friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016008
    E2—20 to 33 centimeters (7.9 to 13.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) Error; friable; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016009. Compact in place.
    EB—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) Error; fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016010. Structure is almost single grained. Tongues penetrate lower horizon in presumably old root channels.
    2BE—48 to 64 centimeters (18.9 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1. Lab sample # OSU0016011
    2B1—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016012
    2B2—79 to 91 centimeters (31.1 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 11 percent fine faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016013. Almost massive structure.
    2B3—91 to 107 centimeters (35.8 to 42.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak medium and coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 11 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016014. Almost massive structure. Weak fragipan.
    2Bx4—107 to 119 centimeters (42.1 to 46.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; massive; firm; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016015. Compact in place. Weak fragipan.
    3BCx1—119 to 170 centimeters (46.9 to 66.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; firm; brittle; 33 percent medium prominent light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8. Lab sample # OSU0016016. Weak fragipan.
    3BCx2—170 to 208 centimeters (66.9 to 81.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; massive; firm; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016017. Compact in place. Weak fragipan.
    3BC3—208 to 251 centimeters (81.9 to 98.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; massive; friable; 11 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016018. Fine silt loam to coarse silty clay loam. Coarse skeleton is sandstone fragments.