IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Paulding
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1971-OH171-028
  • User Pedon ID: S1971OH171028
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - WL-028
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 72691
  • Print Date: 4/19/2025

    • 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: 41.4278870
  • Std. Longitude: -84.3447113
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 6N
  • Range: 4E
  • Section: 36
  • Location Description: Springfield twp. 150 N of CR A, 155 W of NS lane; SE160, SE40, SW10, SE2.5, Lat & Long approx.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH171—Williams
  • MLRA: 99—Erie-Huron Lake Plain

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: JENNY/ GERKEN/ STONE
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Very-fine, illitic, nonacid, mesic Typic Epiaquepts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: TUD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Paulding
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: yes
  • Field Measured Properties: 49 cm of Depth to carbonates


    • 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: 10/6/1971 (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—124

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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

    1

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    217.9

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    Ap—0 to 15 centimeters (0.0 to 5.9 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 1 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, and brown (10YR 4/3), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.1; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020971
    Bg1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 10 percent fine distinct reddish brown (5YR 4/4), moist, manganese coatings and 33 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020972
    Bg2—28 to 56 centimeters (11.0 to 22.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay; moderate coarse prismatic parts to moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 11 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.4; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020973
    Bg31—56 to 76 centimeters (22.0 to 29.9 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020974
    Bg32—76 to 94 centimeters (29.9 to 37.0 inches); dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very firm; 0.9 fine roots; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.4; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020975
    Bg4—94 to 124 centimeters (37.0 to 48.8 inches); dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) clay; weak coarse prismatic parts to weak medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 1 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020976
    BCg—124 to 135 centimeters (48.8 to 53.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) clay; moderate medium angular blocky structure; very firm; 35 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate coats; 11 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 10 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate masses; fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0020977
    C—135 to 155 centimeters (53.1 to 61.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) clay; massive; firm; 35 percent light gray (10YR 7/1), moist, carbonate coats; 11 percent medium distinct dark gray (5Y 4/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; 1 percent by volume indurated mixed fragments; slight effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 7.9. Lab sample # OSU0020978