IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bennington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1964OH099045
  • User Pedon ID: 1964-OH099-045
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MH-045
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69966
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4
  • Location Description: Springfield Twp., Sec. 19. 1200 ft. west of Springfield Rd., 1300 ft. south of South Range Rd.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH099—Mahoning

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: h. d. lessig
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bennington
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/8/1964 (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
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    Ap—0 to 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; moderate very fine angular blocky structure; friable; 8 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016447. Taxadjunct—fine-silty, representative pedon for county
    BE—20 to 30 centimeters (7.9 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016448. Taxadjunct—fine-silty, representative pedon for county; patchy - phpvsfiid 978729; patchy - phpvsfiid 978729
    Bt1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016449. Taxadjunct—fine-silty, representative pedon for county; continuous - phpvsfiid 978730; continuous - phpvsfiid 978730
    Bt2—46 to 64 centimeters (18.1 to 25.2 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; friable; distinct gray (N 5/0), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct gray (N 5/0), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016450. Taxadjunct—fine-silty, representative pedon for county; continuous - phpvsfiid 978731; continuous - phpvsfiid 978731
    Bt3—64 to 74 centimeters (25.2 to 29.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak coarse angular blocky structure; friable; distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016451. Taxadjunct—fine-silty, representative pedon for county; patchy - phpvsfiid 978732; patchy - phpvsfiid 978732
    BC—74 to 97 centimeters (29.1 to 38.2 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak medium angular blocky structure; friable; faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, carbonate coats on faces of peds; 1 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0016452. Taxadjunct—fine-silty, representative pedon for county; patchy - phpvsfiid 978733; patchy - phpvsfiid 978733
    C—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; massive; friable; 33 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0016453. Taxadjunct—fine-silty, representative pedon for county