IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Bennington
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1987OH089033
  • User Pedon ID: 1987-OH089-033
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - LC-033
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70303
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: 1.5 mi. SE of Lock in Bennington Twp. 4200 ft. SE along St.Rt. 657 from intersec. of 657 and Drury Rd., 950 ft. due E.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH089—Licking

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: baumer, tornes, mapes, redmond
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Bennington
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

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

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/15/1987 (actual site observation date)
  • 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
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    Ap—0 to 25 centimeters (0.0 to 9.8 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; moderate very fine and fine granular structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0873034. Many fine and medium tubular and common coarse tubular pores.
    BE—25 to 36 centimeters (9.8 to 14.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and weak platy structure; friable; distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent coarse prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0873035. Common fine tubular and few medium tubular pores.
    Bt1—36 to 56 centimeters (14.2 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0873036. Common fine tubular and few coarse tubular pores.
    Bt2—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate coarse prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 33 percent medium prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0873037. Few fine tubular and few coarse tubular pores.
    Bt3—76 to 91 centimeters (29.9 to 35.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak coarse prismatic structure; firm; distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0873038. Few fine tubular pores. Coarse skeleton is cobbles (5%) and gravel (10%).
    BC—91 to 104 centimeters (35.8 to 40.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; 11 percent coarse distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 8 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0873039. Few fine tubular pores.
    C1—104 to 124 centimeters (40.9 to 48.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0873040. Widely spaced vertical seams.
    C2—124 to 152 centimeters (48.8 to 59.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence; neutral, pH 7.0; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0873041. Widely spaced vertical seams.