IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Venango
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 60OH007000
  • User Pedon ID: 60OH007000
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Pedon # - AB-S11
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 70690
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 41.5841667
  • Std. Longitude: -80.5369444
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: about 2.4 miles southeast of Andover, in Andover Township, 2,225 feet north of the intersection of Pymatuning-Lake Road (County Road 274) and Marvin Road (Township Road 269), then 1,250 feet east. T. 9 N., R. 1 W.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH007—Ashtabula
  • MLRA: 139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: H.R. Finney; D.H. Touvell; P.E. Baldridge
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Venango (flagged as OSD)
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed Aeric Fragiaqualfs
  • Classificaton Date - 6/6/1960
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan till
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/6/1960 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: AS-70
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    fragipan

    0—33

    33—53

    53—117

    —33—

    —20—

    —64—
    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

    2

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    312

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    Ap—0 to 23 centimeters (0.0 to 9.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 2 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary.
    E—23 to 33 centimeters (9.1 to 13.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent fine light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 2 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.9, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary.
    Bw—33 to 43 centimeters (13.0 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; 15 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 50 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) skeletans on faces of peds; 15 percent fine strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 4 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.1, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Skeletans are clay depletions.
    Bw—43 to 53 centimeters (16.9 to 20.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loam; 1 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) medium distinct mottles; weak medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) skeletans and 75 percent prominent pale brown (10YR 6/3) skeletans on faces of peds; 1 percent medium strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron throughout; 4 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Skeletans are clay depletions.
    Btx—53 to 104 centimeters (20.9 to 40.9 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) loam; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak thick platy structure; very firm; brittle; 20 percent prominent gray (5Y 5/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 70 percent prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) skeletans on faces of peds; coarse and very coarse platy strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron between peds and 10 percent medium black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout; 4 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, hellige-truog; gradual smooth boundary. Skeletans are clay depletions and sand coats. Iron accumulations are rind along the outer edge of the prisms.
    Btx—104 to 117 centimeters (40.9 to 46.1 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; brittle; 20 percent prominent gray (5Y 5/1) clay films on vertical faces of peds and 30 percent distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) skeletans on vertical faces of peds; 4 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Skeletans are clay depletions and sand coats.
    C—117 to 203 centimeters (46.1 to 79.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loam; massive; firm; 10 percent prominent gray (5Y 5/1) clay films; 1 percent fine black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese masses throughout; 10 percent by volume angular 2-76-150 millimeter unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8, hellige-truog. Clay films are located in vertical seams.