IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Monongahela
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1955OH119S02
  • User Pedon ID: 1955-OH119-S02
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MS-s02
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 73093
  • Print Date: 5/19/2024

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4NE 1/4
  • Location Description: Salt Creek Twp. , of Sec. 15. Two mi. W of Chandlersville, 60 ft. S of St.Rt. 146.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH119—Muskingum

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: meeker, holowaychuk
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine-loamy, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiudults
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Monongahela
  • Classificaton Date - 5/4/2012
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Wisconsinan loess; Wisconsinan lacustrine
  • Landform: stream terrace
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Geology: Wisconsinan formation.
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/26/1955 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - grass/herbaceous cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - pastureland, tame
  • 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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    Ap—0 to 18 centimeters (0.0 to 7.1 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), light brownish gray (10YR 6/2), dry; Error; weak granular structure; friable; fragments; abrupt boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002453. Inclusions of small masses of E horizon material.
    E—18 to 30 centimeters (7.1 to 11.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) and brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; Error; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002454
    BE—30 to 56 centimeters (11.8 to 22.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), brownish yellow (10YR 6/6), dry; Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; gradual boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002455
    B—56 to 74 centimeters (22.0 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) Error; weak coarse prismatic, and moderate subangular blocky structure; firm; distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002456. Dry color 10YR 6/4, 7.5YR 6/8, and 10YR 7/3.
    BC1—74 to 99 centimeters (29.1 to 39.0 inches); brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; distinct light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist, masses of reduced iron and distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002457. Dry color 7.5YR 5/6, 7.5YR 6/8, and 10YR 8/2.
    BC2—99 to 132 centimeters (39.0 to 52.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; gray (N 6/), moist, clay films; 33 percent fine and medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), moist, masses of reduced iron and 33 percent fine and medium distinct gray (10YR 6/1), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; diffuse boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002458. Dry color 10YR 5/6, 7.5YR 6/8, and 10YR 8/2.
    BC3—132 to 137 centimeters (52.0 to 53.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) Error; weak very coarse prismatic structure; firm; distinct gray (N 6/), moist, masses of reduced iron; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002459. Some small (1 cm in diameter) sandstone fragments along contact with horizon C1. Dry color 10YR 5/6, 10YR 4/4, and 10YR 8/ .
    C1—137 to 305 centimeters (53.9 to 120.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) Error; faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/8), moist, masses of oxidized iron; fragments; clear boundary. Lab sample # OSU0002460. Dry color 7.5YR 5/6 and 7.5YR 7/8. The layer was sampled in the upper 12 inches.
    C2—305 to 732 centimeters (120.1 to 288.2 inches); Error; fragments. Sands. Not sampled.
    C3—732 to 762 centimeters (288.2 to 300.0 inches); Error; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0002461. Blue ?clay? brought up by well driller.