IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Paulding
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1955-OH125-S08
  • User Pedon ID: S1955OH125008
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - PD-S08
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72645
  • Print Date: 3/2/2025

    • 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: 41.2020836
  • Std. Longitude: -84.4755249
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3N
  • Range: 3E
  • Section: 24
  • PLSS Details: SW1/4NW1/4
  • Location Description: Auglaize twp. one mile west and 1/2 mi N of Junction. 75 feet east of road. -. Lat. & Long. approx.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH125—Paulding
  • MLRA: 99—Erie-Huron Lake Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Brock/ Meeker/ Scott/ Holowaychuk
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, illitic, nonacid, mesic Typic Epiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Paulding (flagged as OSD)
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/1994
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Paulding (flagged as OSD)
  • Taxonomic Class - Very-fine, illitic, nonacid, mesic Typic Haplaquepts
  • Taxon Kind - series
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 5/25/1955
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - first edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture SUBClass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan lacustrine
  • Landform: lake plain
  • Drainage Class: very poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/25/1955 (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
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    cambic horizon

    0—15

    15—76

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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

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    218.5

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark gray (N 4/),, gray (10YR 6/1), dry; clay; weak coarse granular structure; firm; fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002624. sticky and moderately plastic when wet, extremely hard when dry; massiveness more evident in lower 4?; dry color 2.5Y6/ 5/; slightly acid.
    Bg1—15 to 23 centimeters (5.9 to 9.1 inches); 2.5Y 4/ (2.5Y 4/), clay; weak medium prismatic parts to weak fine angular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 roots; 33 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002625. consistence is plastic and plastic when wet, extremely hard when dry; dry color gray 2.5Y5/ and yellowish brown 10YR5/6; slightly acid.
    Bg21—23 to 41 centimeters (9.1 to 16.1 inches); gray (N 5/0) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 roots; 11 percent coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.5; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002626. consistence is sticky and plastic when wet, extremely hard when dry; dry color gray 2.5Y6/ 5/ and yellowish brown 10YR5/6. Samples taken at 9-16? and 16-22?; slightly acid
    Bg22—41 to 56 centimeters (16.1 to 22.0 inches); gray (N 5/), clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to strong medium angular blocky structure; firm; 0.9 roots; 11 percent coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002627. consistence is sticky and plastic when wet, extremely hard when dry; dry color gray 2.5Y6/ 5/ and yellowish brown 10YR5/6. Samples taken at 9-16? and 16-22?; slightly acid
    Bg3—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); gray (N 5/0) clay; weak very coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; firm; 33 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 6.9; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002628. consistence is sticky and plastic when wet, extremely hard when dry; dry color: 2.5Y6/ and 10YR5/6-2.5Y5/6; thin bands (about 1/8? in diameter) of black carbonaceous material present, this appears to be carbonized roots; neutral.
    BCg1—76 to 99 centimeters (29.9 to 39.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; weak very coarse prismatic parts to massive; very firm; 33 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; neutral, pH 7.2; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002629. wet consistence is plastic and moderately sticky; dry consistence is extremely hard; dry color 2.5Y6/ 5/ and yellowish brown 10YR2.5Y5/6; samples taken at 30-39? and 39-48?; mildly alkaline.
    BCg2—99 to 122 centimeters (39.0 to 48.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; weak very coarse prismatic parts to massive; very firm; 33 percent fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.5; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002630. wet consistence is plastic and moderately sticky; dry consistence is extremely hard; dry color 2.5Y6/ 5/ and yellowish brown 10YR2.5Y5/6; samples taken at 30-39? and 39-48?; mildly alkaline.
    Cdg—122 to 160 centimeters (48.0 to 63.0 inches); gray (5Y 5/1) clay; massive; very firm; 33 percent coarse distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent coarse prominent irregular light gray (10YR 7/2), moist, carbonate masses throughout; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002631. consistence extremely hard when dry; calcareous; dry color 2.5Y6/ 7/, 2.5Y10YR6/6 and 2.5Y8/2.
    Cd1—160 to 203 centimeters (63.0 to 79.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) clay; weak thin platy structure; very firm; 33 percent medium distinct gray (N 5/) iron depletions; 1 percent fine distinct platy gray (10YR 6/1) carbonate laminae along lamina or strata surfaces; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.1. Lab sample # OSU0002632. consistence very hard when dry; calcareous; no splotches of calcareous material evident; dry color 2.5Y6/ 7/ and 2.5Y6/6.
    Cd2—203 to 229 centimeters (79.9 to 90.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) clay; very firm; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9. Lab sample # OSU0002633. calcareous; dry color 2.5Y5/6, 6/6 and 2.5Y6/ 7/; matrix color is for interiors of lamina structural units.
    Cd3—229 to 249 centimeters (90.2 to 98.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) clay; very firm; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0. Lab sample # OSU0002634. consistence very hard when dry; calcareous; dry color 2.5Y6/2.