IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Cincinnati
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1989IN119014
  • User Pedon ID: 89IN119014
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1989IN119014
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 90P0055
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 61988
  • Print Date: 9/24/2024

    • 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: 39.3102760
  • Std. Longitude: -86.8497238
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 10N
  • Range: 4W
  • Section: 16
  • PLSS Details: 525 feet W and 750 feet S of NE corner
  • State: Indiana
  • County: IN119—Owen
  • MLRA: 114—Southern Illinois and Indiana Thin Loess and Till Plain
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: IN119—Owen County, Indiana

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Paul McCarter, Jr. and Jerry Shively
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 14
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Cincinnati
  • Taxonomic Class - Fine-silty, mixed Typic Fragiudalfs
  • PSC - 15 to 66 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 8/1/1989
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 3
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Landscape: upland
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: backslope
  • Slope Shape Down: convex
  • Runoff: high
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/1/1989 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    DIOSP

    LEPID2

    RUHA

    Diospyros

    Lepidospartum

    Rubus hawaiensis

    diospyros

    broomsage

    Hawai'i blackberry

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    argillic horizon

    fragipan

    0—15

    15—178

    43—99

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    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

    8

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    204

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    225

    112

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    11

    22

    1

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) crushed, very pale brown (10YR 7/4) crushed, dry; silt loam; weak fine subangular blocky structure; friable; 5.5 fine roots throughout; very fine interstitial and tubular pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 90P00349. many fine roots throughout
    Bt1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2.5 fine roots throughout; very fine and fine interstitial and tubular pores; distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 37 percent faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00350. common clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common fine roots throughout; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224560; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224560
    Bt2—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots throughout; very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 37 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; abrupt irregular boundary. Lab sample # 90P00351. many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical faces of peds; few fine roots throughout; continuous - phpvsfiid 224562; continuous - phpvsfiid 224562
    Btx1—43 to 58 centimeters (16.9 to 22.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 1 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; moderate medium prismatic structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots between peds; very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 37 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, clay films on horizontal faces of peds and 55 percent distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6), moist, clay films on faces of peds and in pores; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00352. many clay films surface features on faces of peds and in pores; common clay films surface features on horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; few fine distinct 10YR63 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 224564; continuous - phpvsfiid 224564
    2Btx2—58 to 74 centimeters (22.8 to 29.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; 11 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) fine distinct and 11 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; strong coarse prismatic, and strong medium platy structure; firm; brittle; 0.5 fine roots between peds; very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; prominent gray (10YR 6/1), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds and distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, skeletans and 37 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 2 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00353. common clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few fine roots between peds; common fine distinct 10YR62 mottles; common fine distinct 10YR63 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224569; continuous - phpvsfiid 224567; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224569; continuous - phpvsfiid 224567
    3Btx3—74 to 99 centimeters (29.1 to 39.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loam; 11 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine distinct mottles; strong very coarse prismatic structure; firm; brittle; very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; pale brown (10YR 6/3), moist, skeletans and 37 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4), moist, clay films on vertical faces of peds; 8 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00354. common clay films surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine distinct 10YR63 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224570; continuous - phpvsfiid 224571; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224570; continuous - phpvsfiid 224571
    3Btb1—99 to 114 centimeters (39.0 to 44.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 11 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine distinct mottles; strong medium subangular blocky structure; firm; very fine and fine vesicular and tubular pores; 15 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 25 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00355. few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical faces of peds; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine distinct 7.5YR44 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224572; continuous - phpvsfiid 224573; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224572; continuous - phpvsfiid 224573
    3Btb2—114 to 142 centimeters (44.9 to 55.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay loam; 11 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine distinct mottles; strong medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 15 percent distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, skeletans on vertical faces of peds and 55 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 17 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments and 17 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.5, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00356. few fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; few skeletans (sand or silt) surface features on vertical faces of peds; common fine distinct 10YR52 mottles; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224575; continuous - phpvsfiid 224574; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 224575; continuous - phpvsfiid 224574
    3Btb3—142 to 178 centimeters (55.9 to 70.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine distinct and 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine distinct mottles; strong coarse subangular blocky structure; very firm; 55 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 55 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 11 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 17 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, hellige-truog; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 90P00357. and 90P0358; common fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine distinct 7.5YR68 mottles; common fine distinct 7.5YR68 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 224576; continuous - phpvsfiid 224577; continuous - phpvsfiid 224576; continuous - phpvsfiid 224577
    3BC—178 to 203 centimeters (70.1 to 79.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; 11 percent reddish yellow (7.5YR 6/8) fine distinct mottles; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 55 percent prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 30 percent fine and medium irregular iron-manganese masses; 17 percent by volume 2-76-150 millimeter sandstone, unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6, hellige-truog. Lab sample # 90P00359. many fine and medium soft masses of iron-manganese concentrations; many clay films surface features on vertical and horizontal faces of peds; common fine distinct 7.5YR68 mottles; continuous - phpvsfiid 224578; continuous - phpvsfiid 224578