IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Marengo
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1990OH045030
  • User Pedon ID: 1990-OH045-030
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - FA-030
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71421
  • Print Date: 11/23/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 15 N
  • Range: 19 W
  • Location Description: Greenfield Twp. , 318 ft. N and 445 ft. W of SE corner of Sec. 4
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH045—Fairfield

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: griffin / Steiger
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Argiaquolls
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Marengo
  • 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: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 11/5/1990 (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 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; weak medium granular structure; friable; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026240
    AB—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and strong angular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026241
    Bg1—43 to 66 centimeters (16.9 to 26.0 inches); gray (10YR 5/1) Error; moderate medium prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; 35 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026242
    Bg2—66 to 109 centimeters (26.0 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; 65 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1), moist, organic stains; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026243
    BC—109 to 173 centimeters (42.9 to 68.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate coarse prismatic structure; firm; 33 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent medium distinct brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 7.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026244
    Cg—173 to 211 centimeters (68.1 to 83.1 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) Error; massive; very firm; 33 percent medium distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; slight effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0026245