IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Shoals
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1975-OH003-S13
  • User Pedon ID: 1975-OH003-S13
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - AL-s13
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70864
  • Print Date: 1/31/2025

    • 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: 40.9061470
  • Std. Longitude: -83.9363098
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 1S
  • Range: 8E
  • Section: 34
  • PLSS Details: SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4
  • Location Description: . Go past house on drive for 90 ft. E and 290 ft. S of drive in a bluegrass pasture. The site is 75 ft. E of field fence adjecent to small grove of trees, and 65 ft. N of E-W field fence.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH003—Allen

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: e. c. Flesher
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, nonacid, mesic Aeric Fluvaquents
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Shoals
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Alluvium
  • Landform: flood plain
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/31/1975 (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 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; weak medium subangular blocky, and moderate granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022517. neutral.
    Bw—25 to 56 centimeters (9.8 to 22.0 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) Error; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent fine distinct black (5YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 1 percent fine distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent fine and medium faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022518. bright mottles are in lower 5?.
    Bg22—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; weak medium subangular blocky, and weak subangular blocky structure; friable; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct iron-manganese concretions and 33 percent medium distinct brown (10YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022518. slightly acid.
    Bg23—76 to 97 centimeters (29.9 to 38.2 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022518. slightly acid.
    Bg24—97 to 127 centimeters (38.2 to 50.0 inches); light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) Error; weak medium subangular blocky, and massive; friable; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent fine distinct black (5YR 2/1), moist, iron-manganese concretions and 33 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022518. fine sandy loam stratified in layers; massive with depth; neutral.
    Bg31—127 to 137 centimeters (50.0 to 53.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; massive; friable; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022519. neutral.
    BC32—137 to 147 centimeters (53.9 to 57.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; massive; firm; 11 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 33 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0022519. moderatley alkaline.
    C—147 to 152 centimeters (57.9 to 59.8 inches); gray (10YR 6/1); fragments. fractured limestone.