IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Alford
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1990OH141098
  • User Pedon ID: 1990-OH141-098
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - RO-098
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 71225
  • Print Date: 11/12/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Township: 7N
  • Range: 21W
  • Section: 1
  • Location Description: 340 ft. E of fence at top of bluff and 0.2 mi. W of intersection of Concord Church Rd. and Ginger Hill Rd. on Corcoran farm.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH141—Ross

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Jones/ Smeck/ Bigham/ Konen
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-silty, mixed, mesic Ultic Hapludalfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Alford
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan loess; Illinoian outwash
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Geology: Illinoian formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/5/1990 (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 20 centimeters (0.0 to 7.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) Error; weak fine granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026182
    E—20 to 31 centimeters (7.9 to 12.2 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 10YR 5/ (10YR 5/), Error; weak fine subangular blocky, and weak subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026183
    Bt1—31 to 46 centimeters (12.2 to 18.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films and faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026184. patchy - phpvsfiid 982073; patchy - phpvsfiid 982074; patchy - phpvsfiid 982073; patchy - phpvsfiid 982074
    Bt2—46 to 67 centimeters (18.1 to 26.4 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium angular blocky, and moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, clay films and distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026185. patchy - phpvsfiid 982075; continuous - phpvsfiid 982076; patchy - phpvsfiid 982075; continuous - phpvsfiid 982076
    Bt3—67 to 87 centimeters (26.4 to 34.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026186. continuous - phpvsfiid 982077; continuous - phpvsfiid 982077
    Bt4—87 to 106 centimeters (34.3 to 41.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026187. patchy - phpvsfiid 982078; patchy - phpvsfiid 982078
    Bt5—106 to 132 centimeters (41.7 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026188. patchy - phpvsfiid 982079; patchy - phpvsfiid 982079
    BC1—132 to 157 centimeters (52.0 to 61.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, clay films; fragments; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026189. patchy - phpvsfiid 982080; patchy - phpvsfiid 982080
    BC2—157 to 178 centimeters (61.8 to 70.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026190
    2Adb—178 to 195 centimeters (70.1 to 76.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; massive; friable; fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026191
    2Btdb1—195 to 215 centimeters (76.8 to 84.6 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; massive; friable; faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026192. patchy - phpvsfiid 982081; patchy - phpvsfiid 982081
    2Btdb2—215 to 233 centimeters (84.6 to 91.7 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) and 5YR 4/ (5YR 4/), Error; moderate fine subangular blocky, and moderate subangular blocky structure; friable; prominent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films; 12 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026193. continuous - phpvsfiid 982084; continuous - phpvsfiid 982084
    3Btb1—233 to 253 centimeters (91.7 to 99.6 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films; 1 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026194. continuous - phpvsfiid 982082; continuous - phpvsfiid 982082
    3Btb2—253 to 278 centimeters (99.6 to 109.4 inches); yellowish red (5YR 4/6) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6), moist, clay films; 10 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0026195. continuous - phpvsfiid 982083; continuous - phpvsfiid 982083
    3Btb3—278 to 310 centimeters (109.4 to 122.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films; 33 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # OSU0026196. continuous - phpvsfiid 982072; continuous - phpvsfiid 982072
    3Btb3—310 to 334 centimeters (122.0 to 131.5 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films; 33 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # OSU0026197. continuous - phpvsfiid 982085; continuous - phpvsfiid 982085
    3Btb3—334 to 356 centimeters (131.5 to 140.2 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; firm; prominent brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films; 33 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist, manganese coatings; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-35-75 millimeter unspecified fragments. Lab sample # OSU0026198. continuous - phpvsfiid 982086; continuous - phpvsfiid 982086