LOCATION EUCLID OH

Established Series
Rev. AR-SJH-DBD
05/2011

EUCLID SERIES

The Euclid series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils formed in stratified silty deposits on treads on low stream terraces. Permeability is moderate in the surface layer and moderately slow in the subsoil and substratum. Slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 36 inches, and mean annual temperature is about 51 degrees F.

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-silty, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Aeric Endoaquepts

TYPICAL PEDON: Euclid silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes in a Metropolitan Park playing field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)

Ap -- 0 to 6 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) silt loam, light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) dry; moderate medium and fine granular structure; friable; many fine roots; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 10 inches thick.)

Bw1 -- 6 to 12 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak medium prismatic structure parting to moderate medium and fine subangular blocky; friable; few fine distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions; many distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay depletions on faces of peds; many fine roots; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.

Bw2 -- 12 to 21 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; friable; common fine roots; common medium prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions; many distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay depletions on faces of prisms; few medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron and manganese accumulation; very strongly acid; clear smooth boundary.

Bw3 -- 21 to 26 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) silty clay loam, grayish brown (10YR 5/2) on faces of peds; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky; friable; common fine roots; common medium prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions; common faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay depletions on faces of peds; common medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) masses of iron and manganese accumulation; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (The Bw horizon has a combined thickness of 10 to 34 inches.)

BC -- 26 to 37 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam stratified with a thin strata of loam 1/8 to 1/2 inch in thickness; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to weak coarse subangular blocky; firm; few fine roots; common fine distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; many distinct grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) clay depletions on faces of prisms; common medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of iron and manganese accumulation; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 15 inches thick.)

C1 -- 37 to 47 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam stratified with a thin strata and lenses of loam 1/8 to 1/2 inch in thickness; massive; firm; common medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; common medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of iron and manganese accumulation; slightly acid; clear smooth boundary.

C2 -- 47 to 74 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silty clay loam stratified with a thin strata of silt loam and loam; massive; firm; few medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions; common medium distinct brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of iron and manganese accumulation; neutral.

TYPE LOCATION: Cuyahoga County, Ohio; approximately 150 feet north of Albion Road and 250 feet west of the Brecksville Royalton Parkway, Cleveland Metropolitan Park System, Village of Strongsville, T. 5 N., R. 14 W.; USGS Berea, OH topographic quadrangle; Latitude 41 degrees, 19 minutes, 48 seconds N., and Longitude 81 degrees, 49 minutes, 48 seconds W. NAD 1927.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Thickness of the solum ranges from 30 to 55 inches. Stratification is evident within the series control section.

The Ap horizon has hue of 10YR, value of 4 or 5 (6 or more dry), and chroma of 2 or 3. Texture is silt loam. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to slightly acid.

The Bw horizon have hues of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 2 to 6. Textures are silt loam or silty clay loam with thin subhorizons of loam in some pedons. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to slightly acid.

The BC horizon have hues of 7.5YR to 2.5Y, value of 4 to 6, chroma of 2 to 6. Textures are silty clay loam, silty loam, or loam. Reaction ranges from very strongly acid to slightly acid.

The C horizon has hue of 2.5Y, 10YR, or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6; chroma of 1 to 6. Textures are stratified silt loam, silty clay loam, or loam, with thin strata of fine sandy loam in some pedons. Reaction ranges from moderately acid to neutral and less commonly is slightly alkaline below a depth of 40 inches and contain carbonates.

COMPETING SERIES: This is the Aetna series. Aetna soils have 20 to 36 inches of recent alluvium over a dark colored soil and are on similar landscapes.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Euclid soils formed in stratified silty
deposits derived from materials high in sandstone and shale on treads on low stream terraces. Slope gradient ranges from 0 to 3 percent. Climate is humid and temperate. Mean annual
precipitation ranges from about 32 to 40 inches, and mean annual temperature ranges from about 48 to 54 degrees F. Frost free days range from 145 to 190 days, and elevation ranges from 480 feet to 520 feet above sea level.

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Bogart, Chagrin, Chili, Conneaut, Ellsworth, Jimtown, Lobdell, Mahoning, Orrville, Platea, Tioga, and Wheeling soils. Bogart, Chili, Jimtown, and Wheeling soils are on nearby sandy and gravelly outwash terraces. Chagrin, Lobdell, Orrville, and Tioga soils are on adjacent flood plains and have higher sand content. Conneaut, Ellsworth, Mahoning, and Platea soils are on nearby till plains.

DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Somewhat poorly drained. The potential for surface runoff is negligible to low. Permeability is moderate in the surface layer and moderately slow in the subsoil and substratum. Flooding frequency is rare or occasional. Flooding duration is very brief. Depth to the top of an apparent seasonal high water table ranges from 1 to 2.5 feet from November through June in normal years.

USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas of Euclid soils have been cleared. Some of the cleared areas are used for permanent pasture and others are cultivated with corn, soybeans, and mixed hay as principal crops. Some areas are used for recreation such as golf courses and parks. Formerly cultivated areas near urban areas have stands of grasses, forbes, and shrubs. Sugar maple, beech, red maple, and ash are the main tree species. Native vegetation was mixed deciduous hardwood forest.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Northeastern and south-central Ohio. MLRA'S 124 and 139. Euclid soils are of moderate extent.

MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Lake County, Ohio, 1976.

REMARKS: These soils were included with the Fitchville, low terrace soils in the 1976 and 1977 soil surveys of Lorain County and Medina County, respectively, in Ohio.

Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon - from a depth of 0 to 6 inches (Ap horizon).
Cambic horizon - from a depth of about 6 to 37 inches (Bw1, Bw2, Bw3, BC horizons).

ADDITIONAL DATA: Refer to pedons WN-61 and WN-65 from the Soil Characterization Laboratory at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.