IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Westgate
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1986OH119028
  • User Pedon ID: 1986-OH119-028
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MS-028
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73239
  • Print Date: 11/11/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 12N
  • Range: 12W
  • Section: 3
  • PLSS Details: NW1/4
  • Location Description: 580m N & 150m W intersection of T451 (Browning Rd) & T452 (Ridgeview Rd)
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH119—Muskingum

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: bigham/ steiger/ jones
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Westgate
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan loess; Shale
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/28/1986 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • 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

    6

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    A1—0 to 3 centimeters (0.0 to 1.2 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) and brown (10YR 5/3) Error; weak medium granular structure; very friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025677
    Ap2—3 to 17 centimeters (1.2 to 6.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak medium platy structure; very friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025678
    BE—17 to 30 centimeters (6.7 to 11.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; weak medium platy, and moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025679. continuous - phpvsfiid 984741; continuous - phpvsfiid 984741
    Bt1—30 to 46 centimeters (11.8 to 18.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025680. patchy - phpvsfiid 984743; patchy - phpvsfiid 984743
    Bt2—46 to 70 centimeters (18.1 to 27.6 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and faint reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025681. continuous - phpvsfiid 984746; patchy - phpvsfiid 984745; continuous - phpvsfiid 984746; patchy - phpvsfiid 984745
    Bt3—70 to 86 centimeters (27.6 to 33.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; faint brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and faint reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 65 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats on faces of peds; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025682. Also, thin continuous 5YR 4/4 clay films on ped faces.; continuous - phpvsfiid 984748; continuous - phpvsfiid 984749; continuous - phpvsfiid 984748; continuous - phpvsfiid 984749
    2Bt4—86 to 108 centimeters (33.9 to 42.5 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate angular blocky structure; firm; distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 15 percent reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, slickensides (pedogenic) on faces of peds and 35 percent distinct brown (10YR 5/3), moist, silt coats; 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025683. continuous - phpvsfiid 984751; continuous - phpvsfiid 984751
    2Bt5—108 to 127 centimeters (42.5 to 50.0 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; very firm; distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 65 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent 7.5YR 2/ (7.5YR 2/), moist, manganese coatings lining pores and 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0025684. Many 7.5YR 2/0 Mn stains with few fine Mn nodules concentrated at top of horizon.; continuous - phpvsfiid 984753; continuous - phpvsfiid 984753
    2Bt6—127 to 146 centimeters (50.0 to 57.5 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; very firm; distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and 65 percent slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent 7.5YR 2/ (7.5YR 2/), moist, manganese coatings lining pores and 1 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025685. Many 7.5YR 2/0 Mn stains with few fine Mn nodules concentrated at top of horizon.; continuous - phpvsfiid 984755; continuous - phpvsfiid 984755
    2BC—146 to 167 centimeters (57.5 to 65.7 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) Error; 11 percent dusky red (10R 3/3) coarse prominent mottles; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate structure; firm; prominent reddish brown (5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and 35 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist, carbonate coats; 1 percent 7.5YR 2/ (7.5YR 2/), moist, manganese coatings lining pores and 11 percent medium prominent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0025686. Part of description of this horizon was missing.; continuous - phpvsfiid 984757; continuous - phpvsfiid 984757
    2C—167 to 190 centimeters (65.7 to 74.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # OSU0025687. Description of this horizon was missing.