IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Venango
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1954OH007038
  • User Pedon ID: 1954-OH007-038
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - AB-038
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69405
  • Print Date: 5/29/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Andover Twp., 1.5 mi. east, 730 yds. north of Andover, 15 yds. east of the Pymatuning Reservoir Rd.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH007—Ashtabula

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: alexander, meyer, holowaychuk & touvell
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Fragiaqualfs
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Venango
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - 7a2
  • Classificaton Date - 9/15/1954
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan till; Sandstone + shale
  • Landform: ground moraine
  • Drainage Class: somewhat poorly
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/15/1954 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other grass/herbaceous cover
  • 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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    A1—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) Error; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0001263
    A2—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) Error; moderate medium granular structure; friable; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0001264
    E—10 to 23 centimeters (3.9 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak thick platy structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0001265
    Bw—23 to 46 centimeters (9.1 to 18.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 33 percent coarse distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0001266
    Bx1—46 to 71 centimeters (18.1 to 28.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; moderate coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 11 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 11 percent medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0001267
    Bx2—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) Error; 11 percent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) coarse distinct mottles; weak very coarse prismatic structure; very firm; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; neutral, pH 6.7; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0001268
    C1—102 to 127 centimeters (40.2 to 50.0 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) Error; massive; firm; 1 percent coarse distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2), moist, masses of reduced iron and 1 percent medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0001269
    C2—127 to 152 centimeters (50.0 to 59.8 inches); olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) Error; massive; firm; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strong effervescence. Lab sample # OSU0001270