IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Upshur
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1962OH105W02
  • User Pedon ID: 1962-OH105-W02
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MG-w02
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69332
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: NW 1/4NE 1/4
  • Location Description: , Sec. 36, Olive Twp. This is the SW section 36 located in T3N. 1.7 miles E of Keno on ridge road between Keno and Long Bottom. Across road from Webster apple orchard. Follow center of ridge S until old lane fence is crossed; 150 ft. S a
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH105—Meigs

    • PEDON

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


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: Shale
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 3/29/1962 (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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

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    Oi—0 to 5 centimeters (0.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Oak leaf and pine needle litter.
    Oe—5 to 5 centimeters (2.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Trace of a mull layer.
    A—5 to 10 centimeters (2.0 to 3.9 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 15 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 6.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014381. Estimated permeability is moderate. Coarse skeleton of 1 inch x 3 inch sandstone fragments.
    E—10 to 15 centimeters (3.9 to 5.9 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014382. Estimated permeability is moderate. Coarse skeleton of 0.25 inch x 1 inch sandstone fragments.
    BE—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) and brown (7.5YR 4/4) Error; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; faint clay films; 4 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014383. Estimated permeability is moderate.; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 978225; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 978225
    2B1—28 to 48 centimeters (11.0 to 18.9 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) Error; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; 33 percent medium distinct brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist, masses of oxidized iron; 25 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014384. Plastic when wet. Estimated permeability is moderately slow. Coarse skeleton of 2 inch x 3 inch sandstone fragments.
    3B2—48 to 61 centimeters (18.9 to 24.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) Error; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014385. Very plastic when wet. Estimated permeability is very slow.
    3B3—61 to 74 centimeters (24.0 to 29.1 inches); brown (7.5YR 5/2) and reddish brown (5YR 4/4) and yellowish red (5YR 5/6) Error; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; 35 percent reddish gray (5YR 5/2), moist, clay films; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014386. Very plastic when wet. Estimated permeability is very slow. Coarse skeleton of 1 inch x 1 inch shale fragments.; continuous - phpvsfiid 978226; continuous - phpvsfiid 978226
    4B4—74 to 99 centimeters (29.1 to 39.0 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) Error; weak very fine angular blocky structure; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.4. Lab sample # OSU0014387. Plastic when wet. Estimated permeability is very slow.
    4C—99 to 142 centimeters (39.0 to 55.9 inches); dark red (2.5YR 3/6) Error; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.8. Auger excavation. No lab sample.