IDENTIFIERS

Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Kensington

OSD

Series Extent

User Site ID: 93OH0291346

User Pedon ID: 93OH0291346

Transect:

User Transect ID - T-85 029update

Lab Information:

Certified Lab Pedon Description - no

Lab Pedon # - CO-145

NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72229

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: 40.7572212

Std. Longitude: -81.0040817

Datum: WGS84

Township: 16n

Range: 5w

Section: 23

PLSS Details: 2464' east & 389' north of SW corner

Map Unit: KnC—Kensington silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes

State: Ohio

County: OH029—Columbiana

MLRA: 139—Lake Erie Glaciated Plateau

Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OH029—Columbiana County, Ohio

7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 40081-G1—Homeworth, Ohio

PEDON

Describers Name: Richard W. Buzard, Linn Roth

Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludults

Current Taxon Kind: series

Pedon Type: OSD pedon

Pedon Purpose: full pedon description

Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS

Pedon #: 1346

Correlated Information:

Soil Name - Kensington

Classificaton Date - 7/24/2006

Moisture Class - udic

Dynamic Soil Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Hydric: no

SITE

Parent Material: loess over till over residuum weathered from shale and siltstone

Landform: till plain

Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope

Drainage Class: moderately well

Bedrock: moderately coherent shale and siltstone at 147cm

Surface Fragments:

Benchmark Soil?: no

VEGETATION

SITE OBSERVATION

Observation Date: 6/4/1993 (actual site observation date)

Surface Cover Properties:

Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no

Drained? - no

Bedded Soil? - no

Forest Plantation? - no

Pedon Restrictions
Kind	Hardness	Restriction Depth L-H	Restriction Thickness L-RV-H
		cm
bedrock, paralithic bedrock, lithic	weakly coherent indurated	147 - 180 180 -	— —

Pedon Diagnostic Features
Feature Kind	Feature Depth L-H	Feature Thickness L-RV-H
	cm
ochric epipedon argillic horizon redox depletions with chroma 2 or less	0—28 28—114 61—132	—- —- —-

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
9	—	—	384	—	270	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Ap—0 to 28 centimeters (0.0 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3), pale brown (10YR 6/3), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; abrupt smooth boundary.; observed in pit, small

Bt1—28 to 43 centimeters (11.0 to 16.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 3.0 fine roots; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent medium prominent brown (10YR 5/3), moist, clay depletions on faces of peds; 5 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

2Bt2—43 to 61 centimeters (16.9 to 24.0 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 10 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

2Bt3—61 to 84 centimeters (24.0 to 33.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) channery loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron infused into matrix adjacent to pores and 5 percent fine distinct irregular light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 5 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses on faces of peds and 5 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses lining pores; 5 percent by volume nonflat well rounded indurated 2-?-75 millimeter mixed fragments and 20 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

3Bt4—84 to 99 centimeters (33.1 to 39.0 inches); variegated 90 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 10 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) channery loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 35 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses on faces of peds and 1 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses lining pores and 1 percent fine prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron infused into matrix adjacent to pores and 5 percent fine distinct irregular gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 5 percent fine distinct irregular gray (10YR 6/1), moist, iron depletions lining pores; 20 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

3Bt5—99 to 114 centimeters (39.0 to 44.9 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) channery loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds and 10 percent distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses on faces of peds and 1 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses lining pores and 1 percent fine prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron infused into matrix adjacent to pores and 15 percent fine prominent irregular gray (N 5/0), moist, iron depletions lining pores and 15 percent fine prominent irregular gray (N 5/0), moist, iron depletions in matrix; 15 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

3BC—114 to 132 centimeters (44.9 to 52.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) channery loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky, and moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 0.5 fine roots; 10 percent faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses on faces of peds and 1 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses lining pores and 1 percent fine prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron infused into matrix adjacent to pores and 5 percent fine prominent irregular gray (N 5/0), moist, iron depletions in matrix and 5 percent fine prominent irregular gray (N 5/0), moist, iron depletions lining pores; 20 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

3C—132 to 174 centimeters (52.0 to 68.5 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) extremely channery loam; 1 percent gray (10YR 5/1) fine prominent irregular mottles; firm; 10 percent prominent brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, clay films on rock fragments; 1 percent fine prominent dark brown (7.5YR 3/2), moist, iron-manganese masses lining pores and 1 percent fine prominent irregular strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron infused into matrix adjacent to pores; 80 percent by volume flat angular 2-?-150 millimeter sedimentary, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary.; observed in pit, small

3Cr—174 to 180 centimeters (68.5 to 70.9 inches); bedrock; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8.; observed in pit, small

3R—180 centimeters (70.9 inches); bedrock; fragments.; observed in pit, small