IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Lorain
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1964OH099040
  • User Pedon ID: 1964-OH099-040
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MH-040
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69135
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024
  • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 350 ft. east of barn along Rt.US 62, .3 mile north of junction with Western Reserve Rd.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH099—Mahoning
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: lessig , hale, & post
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Mollic Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Lorain
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan lacustrine
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/23/1964 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - row crop
  • 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

    1

    361.2

    Ap1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); black (N 2/), Error; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016120. Slightly sticky when wet.
    A2—18 to 25 centimeters (7.1 to 9.8 inches); black (N 2/), Error; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent coarse dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016121. Plastic and slightly sticky when wet.
    Btg1—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) Error; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 65 percent prominent dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 65 percent prominent black (10YR 2/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent coarse yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016122. Plastic and slightly sticky when wet.
    Btg2—41 to 66 centimeters (16.1 to 26.0 inches); gray (N 5/), and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; prominent gray (N 5/), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016123. N 2/0; Mottled mixture of matrix colors. Slightly plastic and slightly sticky when wet.; continuous - phpvsfiid 978683; continuous - phpvsfiid 978683
    Bg3—66 to 81 centimeters (26.0 to 31.9 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) and olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) Error; moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; 65 percent prominent gray (N 5/), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016124. N 3/0; Mottled mixture of matrix colors. Slightly plastic and slightly sticky when wet.
    BCg—81 to 104 centimeters (31.9 to 40.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) Error; weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent prominent gray (N 5/), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016125. Plastic and sticky when wet.
    C—104 to 152 centimeters (40.9 to 59.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) Error; massive; firm; 33 percent medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016126. Plastic and slightly sticky when wet.