IDENTIFIERS
Current Taxon Name (Soil Name):
Mahoning
OSD
Series Extent
User Site ID:
1972OH093005
User Pedon ID:
1972OH093005
Lab Information:
Certified Lab Pedon Description -
no
Lab Source ID -
OHSTATE
Lab Pedon # -
LR-008
NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID -
69911
Print Date:
11/23/2024
LOCATION
Location In Web Soil Survey
AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
Location in SoilWeb
Location in Google Maps
Std. Latitude:
41.0977778
Std. Longitude:
-82.1800000
Datum:
WGS84
Location Description:
Lorain Co., OH; in Huntington Township, about 3 miles southeast of Weelington; 250 feet east of West Road, 130 feet south of railroad tracks.
Map Unit:
MgA—Mahoning silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
State:
Ohio
County:
OH093—Lorain
MLRA:
139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau
MLRA Soil Survey Area:
NE-BEL—Belmont, New York
Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area:
OH093—Lorain County, Ohio
7.5 Minute USGS Quad:
41082-A2—Sullivan, Ohio
PEDON
Describers Name:
J. W. Lawrence
Current Taxonomic Class:
Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
Current Taxon Kind:
series
Pedon Type:
OSD pedon
Pedon Purpose:
soil survey inventory
Pedon Record Orgin:
NASIS
Correlated Information:
Soil Name -
Mahoning (flagged as OSD)
PSC -
23 to 73 cm.
Classificaton Date -
1/1/1972
Soil Taxonomic Edition -
eleventh edition
Moisture Subclass -
aeric
Dynamic Soil Properties:
Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator -
no
Hydric:
no
SITE
Parent Material:
Wisconsinan till
Landscape:
upland
Landform:
till plain
Drainage Class:
somewhat poorly
Surface Fragments:
Benchmark Soil?:
yes
VEGETATION
SITE OBSERVATION
Observation Date:
7/9/1957 (actual site observation date)
Data Collector:
J.W. Lawrence
Surface Cover Properties:
Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 -
crop cover
Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 -
row crop
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
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272.8
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Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam; moderate fine granular, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; many (10.0) fine roots; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006211; observed in pit, small
Eg—18 to 23 centimeters (7.1 to 9.1 inches); light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to weak thin platy structure; friable; common (3.0) fine roots; 10 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 10 percent medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006212; observed in pit, small
Btg—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; firm; common (3.0) fine roots; grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions on faces of peds and 50 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006213; observed in pit, small
Bt1—30 to 51 centimeters (11.8 to 20.1 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; moderate medium prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; firm; common (3.0) fine roots between peds; distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron in matrix and 50 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006214; observed in pit, small
Bt2—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) silty clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; few (0.5) fine roots between peds; distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron in matrix; 2 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006215, OSU0006216; observed in pit, small
BCt—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak thick platy structure; very firm; distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 10 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron in matrix; 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-40-75 millimeter mixed fragments; slight effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0006217; observed in pit, small
C—91 to 152 centimeters (35.8 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) clay loam; massive parts to weak thick platy; very firm; 10 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron in matrix; 10 percent distinct light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses in matrix and 10 percent faint light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, carbonate masses in matrix; 3 percent by volume flat subangular moderately coherent cemented 2-40-76 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments and 5 percent by volume nonflat subrounded strongly coherent cemented 2-40-76 millimeter mixed fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9. Lab sample # OSU0006218; observed in pit, small