IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Marengo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1970OH139008
  • User Pedon ID: 1970-OH139-008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - RC-008
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69237
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Section: 20
  • PLSS Details: NE 1/4 SW 1/4
  • Location Description: 1600 ft. north and 550 ft. east of the corner of Adario East and Townline rds.., of , Sec. 20, Butler Twp., Fair Bros. Farm.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH139—Richland
  • MLRA: 111—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: c. redmond, w. brug
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Marengo
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 52 cm of Depth to carbonates


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/1/1970 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • 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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    A1—0 to 33 centimeters (0.0 to 13.0 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; medium granular structure; fragments; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020026. neutral;
    B—33 to 48 centimeters (13.0 to 18.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; strong fine and medium angular blocky structure; 15 percent clay films; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020027
    B—48 to 66 centimeters (18.9 to 26.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) Error; strong medium angular blocky structure; clay films; 11 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020028. neutral
    B—66 to 104 centimeters (26.0 to 40.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; weak coarse angular blocky, and moderate subangular blocky structure; dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, clay films; 33 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020029. mildly alkaline;
    B—104 to 132 centimeters (40.9 to 52.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; 11 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020030. yellowish brown 10YR 5/6 is dominant in some irregularly shaped parts of the horizon; mildly alkaline;
    C—132 to 163 centimeters (52.0 to 64.2 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; weak medium angular blocky structure; 11 percent medium prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020031. calcareous;
    C—163 to 198 centimeters (64.2 to 78.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium faint brown (10YR 5/3), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent coarse distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0020032. calcareous.