IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Otwell
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1963OH073013
  • User Pedon ID: 1963-OH073-013
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - HO-013
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72287
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Neotoma valley; 200 ft. up valley from tower at station no. 1; 15 ft. down slope.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH073—Hocking

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: petro, rimenschneider
  • 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: Illinoian lacustrine; Sandstone
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/28/1963 (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

    19

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    251.5

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    45

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    Oi—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); fragments. A layer consisting of previous year?s leaf litter underlain by a mat of decomposing deciduous leaves. Not sampled.
    A1—3 to 5 centimeters (1.2 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; strong fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016019. High in organic matter.
    A2—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) Error; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016020
    E—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) Error; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016021
    EB—25 to 33 centimeters (9.8 to 13.0 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) Error; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016022
    BE—33 to 46 centimeters (13.0 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016023
    Bt1—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016024
    Bt2—64 to 79 centimeters (25.2 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016025
    Bt3—79 to 102 centimeters (31.1 to 40.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent medium distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016026
    BCx1—102 to 140 centimeters (40.2 to 55.1 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and weak angular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent medium prominent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium prominent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016027. Very compact in place. Weak fragipan.
    BCx2—140 to 165 centimeters (55.1 to 65.0 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) Error; weak medium prismatic, and weak angular blocky structure; friable; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016028. Somewhat compact in place.
    BC3—165 to 185 centimeters (65.0 to 72.8 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) Error; weak medium and coarse prismatic structure; friable; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent fine distinct light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016029
    BC4—185 to 234 centimeters (72.8 to 92.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016030. Compact in place. Coarse skeleton is small sandstone fragments.
    C—234 to 246 centimeters (92.1 to 96.9 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) Error; massive, and weak platy; friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3. Lab sample # OSU0016031. Coarse skeleton is sandstone fragments up to 5 inches across.
    2R—246 to 251 centimeters (96.9 to 98.8 inches); fragments. Black Hand sandstone. Not sampled.