IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Mermill
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1984OH069001
  • User Pedon ID: 84OH069001
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 84P0838
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 55076
  • Print Date: 11/27/2024

    • 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: 41.3902779
  • Std. Longitude: -84.0861130
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 5N
  • Range: 7E
  • Section: 17
  • PLSS Details: 1900 feet N and 1200 feet E of SW corner
  • Location Description: Henry County, Ohio about 1 mi E of Napoleon.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH069—Henry

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: E. Cecil Flesher, C.P.S.S.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Mollic Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Mermill
  • Classificaton Date - 6/15/2007
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Mermill
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Mollic Ochraqualf
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1984
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landform: terrace—outwash or marine
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1984 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - crop cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • 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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    1Ap1—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky, and moderate medium granular structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04753. Imped roots and random oriented imped pores.; many fine roots
    1Ap2—18 to 22 centimeters (7.1 to 8.7 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) interior, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior, dry; loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 5.5 fine roots; 5.5 fine tubular pores; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 84P04754. Imped roots and random oriented imped pores.; many fine roots
    1Btg1—23 to 43 centimeters (9.1 to 16.9 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior sandy clay loam; 11 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 2.5 fine and medium roots; 5.5 very fine and fine tubular pores; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, coats on faces of peds and faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; neutral, pH 7.0, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04755. Imped roots and random oriented imped pores.; common fine and medium roots; common medium distinct 10YR56 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 217712; patchy - phpvsfiid 217713; patchy - phpvsfiid 217712; patchy - phpvsfiid 217713
    1Btg2—43 to 69 centimeters (16.9 to 27.2 inches); grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) interior sandy clay loam; 30 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine and medium roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; gray (10YR 5/1), moist, coats on faces of peds and faint grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on faces of peds and faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04756. Imped roots and constricted random oriented imped pores.; few fine and medium roots; many medium distinct 10YR54 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 217715; patchy - phpvsfiid 217716; patchy - phpvsfiid 217715; patchy - phpvsfiid 217716
    1Btg3—69 to 86 centimeters (27.2 to 33.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior and gray (10YR 5/1) interior sandy clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 0.5 fine tubular pores; faint gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.6, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04757. Few sandier lenses; imped roots and constricted random oriented imped pores.; few fine roots; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 217717; patchy - phpvsfiid 217717
    2Bg4—86 to 109 centimeters (33.9 to 42.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) interior silty clay loam; 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) medium distinct and 11 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) medium distinct mottles; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 medium roots; 0.5 fine and medium tubular pores; distinct dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 84P04758. Imped roots and constricted random oriented imped pores.; few medium roots; common medium distinct 10YR44 mottles; common medium distinct 10YR46 mottles; patchy - phpvsfiid 217718; patchy - phpvsfiid 217718
    2C—109 to 152 centimeters (42.9 to 59.8 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) interior silty clay; 1 percent dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) and 1 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 30 percent gray (10YR 5/1) medium distinct mottles; massive; very firm; fragments; strong effervescence, by hcl, 1n; moderately alkaline, pH 8.2, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 84P04759. Mottles on faces of layers and cleavages.; many medium distinct 10YR51 mottles; few 10YR46 mottles; few 10YR66 mottles