LOCATION NICELY                  OH

Established Series
Rev. SJH-TEL-DBD
11/2021

NICELY SERIES

The Nicely series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils formed in loess and the underlying loamy till. These soils are on till plains. Slope ranges from 6 to 12 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 965 mm (38 inches), and mean annual air temperature is about 11 degrees C (51 degrees F).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludalfs

TYPICAL PEDON: Nicely silt loam, on a convex, 10 percent slope in a pasture. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)

Ap--0 to 18 cm (0 to 7 inches); brown (10YR 4/3) silt loam, pale brown (10YR 6/3) dry; with 30 percent mixing of yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) BE material; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine and medium roots; common fine tubular pores throughout; neutral; clear wavy boundary. [13 to 25 cm (5 to 10 inches) thick]

BE--18 to 30 cm (7 to 12 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silt loam; moderate fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine and medium roots; common fine tubular pores throughout; few faint yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; many distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay depletions on faces of peds; moderately acid; clear irregular boundary. [0 to 15 cm (6 inches) thick]

Bt/E--30 to 46 cm (12 to 18 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) silty clay loam (Bt) and pale brown (10YR 6/3) silt loam (E); moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; many fine and medium roots; common fine tubular pores throughout; common distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay films on faces of peds; many distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay depletions on faces of peds and in pores; common medium distinct dark brown (10YR 3/3) masses of iron and manganese accumulation throughout; 2 percent igneous gravel; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary. [13 to 38 cm 5 to 15 inches) thick]

2Bt1--46 to 81 cm (18 to 32 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine roots between peds; common fine tubular pores throughout; many distinct brown (10YR 5/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; many medium prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions in the matrix; common medium prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) masses of iron accumulation throughout; few fine prominent black (10YR 2/1) masses of iron and manganese accumulation throughout; 2 percent igneous gravel; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.

2Bt2--81 to 102 cm (32 to 40 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; moderate medium prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; firm; few very fine and fine roots; common fine tubular pores throughout; many distinct brown (10YR 5/3) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; many medium prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions in the matrix; common medium prominent dark red (2.5YR 3/6) masses of iron accumulation throughout; 2 percent igneous gravel; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

2Bt3--102 to 142 cm (40 to 56 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine tubular pores throughout; many distinct brown (10YR 5/3) clay films on faces of peds; common medium prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions in the matrix; common medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation throughout; 2 percent igneous gravel; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

2Bt4--142 to 188 cm (56 to 74 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate medium subangular blocky; firm; few very fine tubular pores throughout; many distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) clay films on faces of peds; common prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films in root channels and in pores; common medium distinct light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) iron depletions in the matrix; common medium distinct brown (7.5YR 5/2) iron depletions throughout; common medium faint brown (7.5YR 4/4) masses of iron accumulation throughout; 2 percent igneous gravel; very strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

2Bt5--188 to 203 cm (74 to 80 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to weak coarse subangular blocky; firm; few very fine tubular pores throughout; common prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) clay films on faces of peds and in pores; many medium prominent grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions in the matrix; many distinct pale brown (10YR 6/3) clay depletions on vertical faces of peds; common medium faint strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation throughout; 2 percent igneous gravel; very strongly acid. [Combined thickness of 2Bt horizon is 127 to more than 203 cm (50 to more than 80 inches).]

TYPE LOCATION: Clinton County, Ohio; about 2 miles north northeast of Lynchburg, in Clark Township; about 700 feet north northeast of the intersection of OH 134 and Canada Road, along OH 134, then about 600 feet east. USGS Martinsville, Ohio topographic quadrangle; lat. 39 degrees 16 minutes 28 seconds N. and long. 83 degrees 46 minutes 28 seconds W., NAD 27.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Depth to the base of the argillic horizon: 152 cm to more than 203 cm (60 to more than 80 inches)
Depth to carbonates: 152 cm to more than 203 cm (60 to more than 80 inches)
Thickness of the loess: 25 to 51 cm (10 to 20 inches)
Rock fragments: mostly igneous gravel

Ap horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 4
Chroma: 3 or 4
Texture: silt loam
Rock fragment content: 0 to 2 percent
Reaction: strongly acid to neutral

BE horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 5
Chroma: 4 to 6
Texture: silt loam
Rock fragment content: 0 to 2 percent
Reaction: moderately acid to neutral

Bt/E horizon:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 5 or 6
Chroma: 3 to 6
Texture: silty clay loam or silt loam
Rock fragment content: 0 to 2 percent
Reaction: very strongly acid or strongly acid

2Bt horizon:
Hue: 7.5YR or 10YR
Value: 4 or 5
Chroma: 4 to 6
Redox features: iron depletions with chroma of 2 or less are present
Texture: clay loam
Rock fragment content: 2 to 5 percent
Reaction: very strongly acid or strongly acid

2C horizon, if present:
Hue: 10YR
Value: 5
Chroma: 3 or 4
Texture: loam or clay loam
Reaction: calcareous

COMPETING SERIES: These are Bogart, Centerburg, Cygnet, Haney, Houcktown, Jenera, Jugtown, Reaville, Scattersville, Swampoodle, Thackery, Tuscola, Vallonia (T), Vanlue, and Williamstown series. Bogart, Haney, and Thackery have more than 5 percent rock fragments in the lower part of the series control section. Centerburg, Cygnet, Houcktown, Jenera, Jugtown, Tuscola, Vallonia, Vanlue, and Williamstown soils have the base of the argillic horizon within a depth of 152 cm (60 inches). Reaville soils have a lithic contact within a depth of 102 cm (40 inches). Scattersville and Swampoodle soils formed entirely in colluvium and do not have a mantle of loess.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: The Nicely soils are on shoulder slopes on till plains of Illinoian age. Slope ranges from 4 to 15 percent. The soils formed in loess and the underlying loamy till. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 838 to 1016 mm (33 to 40 inches). Mean annual air temperature ranges from 11 to 13 degrees C (51 to 55 degrees F).

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Hickory, Jonesboro, Rossmoyne, Schaffer, and Westboro soils. The well drained Hickory soils are on back slopes and side slopes. The moderately well drained Jonesboro soils are on nearby ridgetops and upper shoulder slopes. The moderately well drained Rossmoyne soils are on nearby ridgetops. The somewhat poorly drained Schaffer and Westboro soils have a thicker loess mantle and are on broader ridgetops.

DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Moderately well drained. The depth to the top of an intermittent perched high water table ranges from 46 to 76 cm (1.5 to 2.5 feet) between January and May in normal years. The potential for surface runoff is medium to high. Saturated hydraulic conductivity is moderately high. Permeability is moderate.

USE AND VEGETATION: Nicely soils are cultivated. Some areas are pastured. Principal crops are corn and soybeans.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Southwestern Ohio; MLRA 114A. The series is of small extent with approximately 1000 acres.

SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Clinton County, Ohio, 1999.

REMARKS: These soils were formerly mapped as well drained Cincinnati soils.

Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:
Ochric epipedon: from the surface to a depth of 30 cm (Ap, BE horizons).
Argillic horizon: from a depth of 30 to 203 cm (Bt part of Bt/E, 2Bt horizons).
Aquic conditions: iron depletions with chroma of 2 in all horizons below a depth of 46 cm.

ADDITIONAL DATA: Characterization data for this soil is available through the Soil Characterization Laboratory, The Ohio State University, CT-94.

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National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.