IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Fries
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1964OH093026
  • User Pedon ID: 1964-OH093-026
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - LR-026
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69949
  • Print Date: 4/25/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: City of Avon Lake, 150 yd. south of Electric Blvd. and 200 yds. west of Lear-Nagle Rd. 11.5 miles at azimuth 32 degrees from Court House, Elyria and 10.38 miles at azimuth 82 degrees from mouth of Black River.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH093—Lorain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: R. C. Roseler & T. S. McVicker
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Typic Endoaquolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Fries
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Shale
  • Landform: lake plain
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 10/6/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); very dark gray (5Y 3/1) Error; friable; 11 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016472
    BAg—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak fine prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; firm; 7.0 fine pores; 11 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016473
    Bg1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) Error; strong medium prismatic, and strong angular blocky structure; firm; 7.0 fine pores; prominent dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, clay films; 33 percent fine and medium prominent gray (5Y 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016474. Roots common on ped surfaces. Secondary structure has thin patchy clay coatings on horizontal faces and thick continuous coats on vertical faces.; continuous - phpvsfiid 978367; continuous - phpvsfiid 978367
    Bg2—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and strong angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine pores; prominent dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, clay films; 33 percent medium prominent gray (N 5/), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016475. Common, fine prominent mottles of yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) on primary ped faces. Ped interior color is visible where clay films are the thinnest.; patchy - phpvsfiid 978368; patchy - phpvsfiid 978368
    BCg1—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) and light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; very firm; faint dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 50 percent medium prominent gray (N 5/), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016476. Few fine pores. Thin patchy clay films allow mottling on ped surfaces.; patchy - phpvsfiid 978369; patchy - phpvsfiid 978369
    BCg2—74 to 109 centimeters (29.1 to 42.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/3) and dark gray (N 4/), Error; very firm; prominent clay films; 11 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016477. Ped interiors show weak medium platy color pattern from shale bedrock.; patchy - phpvsfiid 978370; patchy - phpvsfiid 978370
    R—109 to 137 centimeters (42.9 to 53.9 inches); brittle; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0016478. Dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) and olive (5Y 4/4) brittle weathered shale.