IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Rittman
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1969OH139021
  • User Pedon ID: 1969-OH139-021
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - RC-021
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70475
  • Print Date: 2/1/2025

    • LOCATION

  • Section: 36
  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4 SE 1/4
  • Location Description: 1700 ft. south and 600 ft. west of Millsboro and Lohr roads; of of Sec. 36, Sandusky Twp.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH139—Richland
  • MLRA: 139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: j. vann, c. redmond, w. brug, j. steiger
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Rittman
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 83 cm of Depth to carbonates


    • 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: 10/20/1969 (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
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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak fine granular structure; friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; abrupt broken boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019859
    BE—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019860
    Bt1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019861. continuous - phpvsfiid 980915; continuous - phpvsfiid 980915
    Bt2—43 to 56 centimeters (16.9 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 1 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019862. patchy - phpvsfiid 980916; patchy - phpvsfiid 980916
    Btx1—56 to 91 centimeters (22.0 to 35.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate platy structure; very firm; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 33 percent coarse prominent gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019863. continuous - phpvsfiid 980917; continuous - phpvsfiid 980917
    Btx2—91 to 117 centimeters (35.8 to 46.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 11 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent fine distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019864. continuous - phpvsfiid 980918; continuous - phpvsfiid 980918
    Btx3—117 to 142 centimeters (46.1 to 55.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, pressure faces on vertical faces of peds; 1 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; diffuse irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019865. patchy - phpvsfiid 980919; continuous - phpvsfiid 980920; patchy - phpvsfiid 980919; continuous - phpvsfiid 980920
    C1—142 to 211 centimeters (55.9 to 83.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, pressure faces; 11 percent coarse distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0019866. continuous - phpvsfiid 980921; continuous - phpvsfiid 980921
    C2—211 to 244 centimeters (83.1 to 96.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0019867