IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Otwell

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 1967OH167011

User Pedon ID: 1967-OH167-011

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - OHSTATE

Lab Pedon # - WS-011

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72127

Print Date: 4/29/2025

LOCATION

Location Description: Waterford Twp. 2 mi. N of Beverly, R.Taylor farm, 100 ft. E of junction of St.Rt. 339 and T-121; about 100 ft. SE of barn.

State: Ohio

County: OH167—Washington

PEDON

Describers Name: hole, rubel, lessig, brown

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: Alluvium; Siltstone

Landform: outwash plain

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/29/1967 (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
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
2	—	—	280.4	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

A1—0 to 8 centimeters (0.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), brown (10YR 5/3), dry; Error; strong fine granular structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018780

A2—8 to 18 centimeters (3.1 to 7.1 inches); brown (10YR 5/3), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), dry; Error; massive; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018781

A3—18 to 28 centimeters (7.1 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018782

Bt21—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018783

Bt22—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), Error; moderate medium angular blocky structure; friable; faint pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018784

Btx1—56 to 69 centimeters (22.0 to 27.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; thick platy, and moderate angular blocky structure; firm; pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds and brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018785

Btx2—69 to 84 centimeters (27.2 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; very firm; prominent brown (7.5YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018786

Btx3—84 to 107 centimeters (33.1 to 42.1 inches); 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), Error; weak angular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018787

Btx4—107 to 124 centimeters (42.1 to 48.8 inches); 7.5YR 5/ (7.5YR 5/), Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018788. Moderate to weak fragipan extends to 66?.

Btx4—124 to 142 centimeters (48.8 to 55.9 inches); 7.5YR 5/ (7.5YR 5/), Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018789. Moderate to weak fragipan extends to 66?.

Btx4—142 to 178 centimeters (55.9 to 70.1 inches); 7.5YR 5/ (7.5YR 5/), Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018790. Moderate to weak fragipan extends to 66?.

B3—178 to 190 centimeters (70.1 to 74.8 inches); 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), moist, masses of reduced iron and light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0018791. Small masses of light brownish gray 10YR 6/2 clay.

2C—190 to 234 centimeters (74.8 to 92.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0. Clay loam weathered from siltstone bedrock; very thick seams of light brownish gray 10YR 6/2 clay.