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USDA - Soil Conservation Service Soil Series: SCARBORO Site Identification #: 91MA023042 Map Unit Symbol: 6A Lab Pedon #: 2300601 Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A County FIPS Code: County Name: Plymouth Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS Location Description: 50 feet south of Miller Street at a point approximately 2,000 feet west of the intersection of Miller Street and Highland Street in the town of Middleboro, MA. Quadrangle Name: Latitude: 41 degrees 50 minutes 4.0 seconds N Longitude: 70 degrees 52 minutes 12.0 seconds W UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing: Description Category: Full pedon description Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series Slope Characteristics Information Elevation: 95.0 feet Physiography: Water Table Information Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime Landuse: Forest land not grazed Parent Material: Slightly weathered glacial outwash from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary Described by: TOM PERAGALLO Notes: Sunny-30 degrees F.; relief hummocky; vegetation species include red maple, yellow birch, sphagnum moss, white pine
Oe-- 0 to 6 inches; black (10YR 2/1) partially decomposed organic matter; weak coarse granular structure; very friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine to coarse roots; 5.0 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Oa-- 6 to 12 inches; black (N 2/0) sapric material; weak medium granular structure; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common fine and medium roots; 5.0 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt smooth boundary. Cg1--12 to 20 inches; gray (5Y 6/1) loamy sand; single grain; loose; common fine and medium roots; 5.8 LaMotte-Morgan; 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary. Cg2--20 to 30 inches; gray (5Y 6/1) sand; common fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.8 LaMotte-Morgan; gradual wavy boundary. 2C--30 to 50 inches; olive (5Y 5/3) sand; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.4 LaMotte-Morgan. |
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