IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Platea

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 1968OH085008

User Pedon ID: 1968-OH085-008

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Source ID - OHSTATE

Lab Pedon # - LK-008

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72364

Print Date: 11/21/2024

LOCATION

Location Description: Madison Twp. T11N R6W; 1 1/4 mile SE of Madison, 200 ft. S of Interstate 90 and 600 ft. W of Bates Rd.

State: Ohio

County: OH085—Lake

PEDON

Describers Name: N. Reeder, a. ritchie, j. thatcher & k. Olson

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Aeric Fragiaqualfs

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Platea

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: 7/8/1968 (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
%	m				degrees	mm	mm		C						mm
4	—	—	245.4	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019574. Representative pedon for Lake county

BE1—15 to 25 centimeters (5.9 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019575. Representative pedon for Lake county; continuous - phpvsfiid 981227; continuous - phpvsfiid 981227

BE2—25 to 41 centimeters (9.8 to 16.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, pressure faces on faces of peds and faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films; 33 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019576. Representative pedon for Lake county; continuous - phpvsfiid 981228; patchy - phpvsfiid 981229; continuous - phpvsfiid 981228; patchy - phpvsfiid 981229

Bx1—41 to 58 centimeters (16.1 to 22.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and 11 percent coarse prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019577. Representative pedon for Lake county; patchy - phpvsfiid 981230; patchy - phpvsfiid 981230

Bx1—58 to 76 centimeters (22.8 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak coarse prismatic structure; very firm; faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings and 11 percent coarse prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019578. Representative pedon for Lake county; patchy - phpvsfiid 981233; patchy - phpvsfiid 981233

Bx2—76 to 89 centimeters (29.9 to 35.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent coarse prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019579. Representative pedon for Lake county; patchy - phpvsfiid 981231; patchy - phpvsfiid 981231

Bx2—89 to 109 centimeters (35.0 to 42.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent coarse prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019580. Representative pedon for Lake county; patchy - phpvsfiid 981232; patchy - phpvsfiid 981232

C—109 to 137 centimeters (42.9 to 53.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0019581. Representative pedon for Lake county

C—137 to 152 centimeters (53.9 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0019582. Representative pedon for Lake county