PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS SOIL SURVEY UPDATE
Hinckley Soils: Very deep, nearly level, excessively drained soil formed in gravelly fluvial deposits. Hinckley soils are on terraces, deltas, kames, eskers and large, broad areas on outwash plains.
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Hinckley Soil Interpretation
Record (soil 5)
Hinckley Pedon Description 2325301
Hinckley Pedon Description 2325305
Hinckley Pedon Description 2325306
Hinckley Pedon Description 2325307
Map
Unit (s): 253A, 253B, 253C, 253E
Map
Phases:
253B Hinckley gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes.
253C Hinckley gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes.
253E Hinckley gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes.
Taxonomic
Classification: Sandy -skeletal, mixed, mesic, Typic
Udorthents.
Drainage
Class: Excessively drained.
Parent
Material: Gravelly glacial fluvial deposits.
Permeability:
Very rapid throughout.
Available
Water Holding Capacity: Very low.
Soil
Reaction: Extremely acid to moderately acid throughout.
Depth
to Bedrock: Greater than 65 inches.
Seasonal
High Watertable: Depth: greater than 5 feet.
Type: apparent.
Hydrologic
Group: A.
Hydric
Soil: No.
Flooding/Ponding
Potential: Frequency and Type: None.
Potential
Inclusions: Plymouth, Windsor, Merrimac and Carver soils are
similar inclusions. Moderately well drained Deerfield and Sudbury
soils are on lower elevations. Poorly drained Wareham and
Pipestone soils are along drainageways.
Soil Suitability:
Agriculture: Map units 253A and 253B are important farmland map units. Major limitations related to droughtiness. Irrigation is needed for optimal yield.
Woodland: Poorly suited for woodland productivity due to droughtiness.
Development: Hinckley soils have few limitations for development. They are associated with aquifer recharge areas and measures should be taken to protect the aquifer.