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Massasoit and Mashpee Soils: Very deep, nearly level, somewhat poorly to poorly drained map unit complex formed in sandy outwash material. Massasoit and Mashpee soils are in depressions, at the base of swales and in low areas which border streams, ponds and swamps.
NOTE: Massasoit soils were formerly classified as Saugatuck soils, Mashpee soils were formerly classified as Pipestone soils
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Pipestone Pedon Description 2326801 |
Massasoit Pedon Description 2326803 |
Massasoit Pedon Description 2303704 |
Mashpee Pedon Description 2303705 |
Mashpee Pedon and Lab Data S07MA023004
| Water Table Data
Map
Unit (s): 037/ 038
Map
Phases: 37A Massasoit - Mashpee complex.
Taxonomic
Classification: Massasoit soils: Sandy, mixed, mesic,
Ortstein Aeric Haplaquods.
Mashpee soils: Sandy, mixed, mesic, Typic Endoaquods.
Drainage
Class: Poorly drained.
Parent
Material: Glacial fluvial deposits.
Permeability:
Rapid in loose sandy horizons, slow in cemented layers.
Available
Water Holding Capacity: Low.
Soil
Reaction: Very strongly acid to neutral.
Depth
to Bedrock: Greater than 65 inches.
Seasonal
High Watertable: Depth: +0.5 to 1.5 feet below the
surface. Type: Apparent.
Months: November to June.
Hydrologic
Group: C.
Hydric
Soil: Yes.
Flooding/Ponding
Potential: Frequency and Type: Commonly ponded. Duration
and Months: Brief to long, November to May.
Potential
Inclusions: Walpole and Wareham soils are similar inclusions.
Very poorly drained Scarboro and Berryland soils are on lower
elevations. Moderately well drained Deerfield and Eldridge soils
are on higher elevations.
Soil Suitability:
Agriculture: Poorly suited for most agricultural uses mainly due to wetness.
Woodland: Poorly suited due to wetness.
Development: Poorly suited due to seasonal high watertables at or near the surface for prolong periods of time.
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