IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Upshur
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 1962OH105W05
  • User Pedon ID: 1962-OH105-W05
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OHSTATE
  • Lab Pedon # - MG-w05
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69707
  • Print Date: 5/31/2024

    • LOCATION

  • PLSS Details: SE 1/4NE 1/4
  • Location Description: , Sec. 24 Chester Twp. 0.5 mi. N on township road out of Chester to intersection of township road from east and 0.4 mi. east. Plot located 80 ft. W from east edge of woods and 200 ft. N of road.
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH105—Meigs

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: 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
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: nose slope
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 4/2/1962 (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 litter. Not sampled.
    Oe—5 to 5 centimeters (2.0 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Trace of a mull layer. Not sampled.
    A—5 to 8 centimeters (2.0 to 3.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) Error; moderate fine granular structure; friable; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; abrupt smooth boundary. Estimated permeability is moderate. Not sampled.
    E—8 to 15 centimeters (3.1 to 5.9 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) Error; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 20 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014399. Estimated permeability is moderate. Coarse skeleton of sandstone fragments 1 inch x 1-3 inches in size.
    B1—15 to 28 centimeters (5.9 to 11.0 inches); reddish brown (5YR 5/4) Error; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 30 percent by volume nonflat indurated unspecified fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014400. Estimated permeability is moderate. Coarse skeleton of sandstone fragments 1 inch x 1-3 inches in size.
    2B2—28 to 41 centimeters (11.0 to 16.1 inches); reddish brown (2.5YR 4/4) Error; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014401. Estimated permeability is very slow.
    2BC1—41 to 71 centimeters (16.1 to 28.0 inches); dusky red (10R 3/4) Error; weak fine subangular blocky structure; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6. Lab sample # OSU0014402. Plastic when wet. Numerous small reddish shale fragments through the horizon. Estimated permeability is very slow.
    2BC2—71 to 102 centimeters (28.0 to 40.2 inches); dusky red (10R 3/4) Error; weak fine subangular blocky structure; fragments; moderately acid, pH 5.6; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # OSU0014403. Plastic when wet. Numerous small reddish shale fragments through the horizon. Estimated permeability is very slow.
    2C—102 to 112 centimeters (40.2 to 44.1 inches); dusky red (10R 3/4) Error; massive; fragments. Lab sample # OSU0014404. Plastic when wet. Numerous small reddish shale fragments through the horizon. Estimated permeability is very slow.