IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Miami
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1967OH049007
  • User Pedon ID: 1967-OH049-007
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - FR-007
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71318
  • Print Date: 4/2/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Northwest woods-University farm, 0.3 mi. W of Kenny Rd.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH049—Franklin

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: r. l. blevens
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Miami
  • 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: moderately well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/25/1967 (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
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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); fragments. Litter of leaves and twigs from mixed hardwoods. Not sampled.
    A—1 to 9 centimeters (0.4 to 3.5 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018107. Non-sticky and non-plastic when wet.
    E—9 to 22 centimeters (3.5 to 8.7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018108. Non-sticky and non-plastic when wet.
    EB—22 to 29 centimeters (8.7 to 11.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018109. Non-sticky and non-plastic when wet.
    BE—29 to 39 centimeters (11.4 to 15.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.7; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018110. Sticky when wet. Roots decreasing in volume.
    Bt1—39 to 50 centimeters (15.4 to 19.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; faint clay films; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018111. Sticky & plastic when wet.; patchy - phpvsfiid 978952; patchy - phpvsfiid 978952
    Bt2—50 to 67 centimeters (19.7 to 26.4 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and brown (10YR 4/3) Error; medium subangular blocky structure; very firm; distinct clay films; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018112. Very sticky & plastic when wet. Hard when dry.; continuous - phpvsfiid 978953; continuous - phpvsfiid 978953
    C1—67 to 77 centimeters (26.4 to 30.3 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018113. Sticky when wet. Slight increase in roots. Coarse skeleton is gravel to cobble in size.
    C2—77 to 123 centimeters (30.3 to 48.4 inches); Error; firm; pale olive (5Y 6/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron and brown (10YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0018114. Mottled mixture of colors. Loam till. Sticky when wet. Pebbles and cobbles are numerous.
    C3—123 to 169 centimeters (48.4 to 66.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; firm; olive gray (5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0018115. Loam till. Coarse skeleton is dolomite and limestone cobbles. Sampled at 60-65 inches.