IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): tarhollow
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: 92OH141 126uplands (wv600)
  • User Pedon ID: tarhollow oh141
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - OSU
  • Lab Pedon # - RO-100
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 69794
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location Description: Located in Ross County, Ohio; in Harrison Township, about 7 miles south of Adelphi, about 930 feet south and 1740 feet east of the northwest corner of Section 12 T 10 N., R 20 W.; USGS Hallsville Topographic Quadrangle.
  • Map Unit: BgC—Berks-Tarhollow complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes
  • State: Ohio
  • County: OH141—Ross
  • MLRA: 126—Central Allegheny Plateau
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: OH141—Ross County, Ohio
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 39082-D7—Hallsville, Ohio

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: soil survey staff
  • Pedon Type: OSD pedon
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - tarhollow
  • Classificaton Date - 8/21/2007
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


    • SITE

  • Geomorphic Component Hills: interfluve
  • Slope Complexity: simple
  • Runoff: medium
  • Drainage Class: moderately well
  • Flooding: none flooding
  • Bedrock: shale and siltstone at 55cm
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/21/2007 (entry creation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • 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 (10YR 3/2), grayish brown (10YR 5/2), dry; silt loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; 3.0 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary.
    A2—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam; moderate fine and medium granular structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 10.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary.
    BE—13 to 23 centimeters (5.1 to 9.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary.
    Bt1—23 to 30 centimeters (9.1 to 11.8 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 25 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 369010; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 369010
    Bt2—30 to 69 centimeters (11.8 to 27.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 0.5 medium roots throughout and 3.0 fine roots throughout; 25 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on vertical faces of peds; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 369011; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 369011
    Bt3—69 to 79 centimeters (27.2 to 31.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 25 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 1 percent fine light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) clay depletions on faces of peds; 1 percent by volume flat weakly coherent cemented 5-20-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear smooth boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 369012; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 369012
    2Bt4—79 to 86 centimeters (31.1 to 33.9 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) channery silty clay; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 25 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions in matrix and 25 percent medium distinct yellowish red (5YR 5/6) masses of oxidized iron in matrix; 20 percent by volume flat weakly coherent cemented 5-20-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 369013; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 369013
    2Bt5—86 to 112 centimeters (33.9 to 44.1 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) channery silty clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; 25 percent faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) clay films on all faces of peds; 5 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions in matrix and 5 percent fine distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay depletions on faces of peds; 20 percent by volume flat weakly coherent cemented 5-20-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0; clear wavy boundary. discontinuous - phpvsfiid 369014; discontinuous - phpvsfiid 369014
    2BC—112 to 140 centimeters (44.1 to 55.1 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; 1 percent medium light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions in matrix; 1 percent by volume flat weakly coherent cemented 5-20-75 millimeter shale, unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.5; clear smooth boundary.
    2Cr—140 to 152 centimeters (55.1 to 59.8 inches); fragments.