IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Blount
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1977OH175018
  • User Pedon ID: S1977OH175018
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - WY-018
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69466
  • Print Date: 4/23/2025

    • 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: 40.7605324
  • Std. Longitude: -83.4287415
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Township: 3S
  • Range: 12E
  • Section: 24
  • Location Description: 2350 W & 400 N of SE corner
  • Map Unit: Blg1B1—Blount silt loam, ground moraine, 2 to 4 percent slopes
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH175—Wyandot
  • MLRA: 111B—Indiana and Ohio Till Plain, Northeastern Part
  • Regional Office: 11—Indianapolis, IN
  • MLRA Soil Survey Area: NE-FIN—Findlay, Ohio
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OH175—Wyandot County, Ohio

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: STEIGER/ HENDERSHOT
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, illitic, mesic Aeric Epiaqualfs
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Blount
  • Classificaton Date - 4/2/2013
  • Classifier - Neil Martin
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - aquic
  • Moisture Subclass - aeric
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Field Measured Properties: 30 cm of Depth to carbonates


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan till
  • Landform: end moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/12/1977 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • 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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    A—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); dark brown (10YR 3/3) silt loam; moderate medium granular structure; 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023286
    BA—13 to 25 centimeters (5.1 to 9.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; distinct clay films; 11 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 1 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), moist, worm casts; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023287. Field texture was silty clay loam.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1140107; patchy - phpvsfiid 1140107
    Bt1—25 to 51 centimeters (9.8 to 20.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; distinct gray (10YR 5/1), moist, clay films; 1 percent fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023288. Field texture was silty clay loam.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1140108; patchy - phpvsfiid 1140108
    Bt2—51 to 76 centimeters (20.1 to 29.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; distinct clay films; 1 percent fine faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron and 11 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023289. Field texture was silty clay loam.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1140109; continuous - phpvsfiid 1140109
    BCt—76 to 86 centimeters (29.9 to 33.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay; moderate coarse angular blocky structure; very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist, carbonate coats and distinct clay films; 11 percent fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; strong effervescence; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023290. Field texture was silty clay loam.; continuous - phpvsfiid 1140111; continuous - phpvsfiid 1140111
    C1—86 to 127 centimeters (33.9 to 50.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay loam; massive; very pale brown (10YR 7/3), moist, carbonate coats; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0023291
    C—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silty clay; massive; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0023292. Field texture was silty clay loam.