USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 10/08/1990

Soil Series: BERRYLAND

Site Identification #: 90MA023032

Map Unit Symbol: 11A

Lab Pedon #: 2301101

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 149B

County Name: Plymouth

Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Location Description: Approximately 500 feet south of Black Cat Road (40' north of Briggs Reservoir) at a point 3500 feet west of the intersection of Black Cat Road and South Pond Road in the town of Plymouth, MA.

Quadrangle Name:

Latitude: 41 degrees 55 minutes 46.0 seconds N

Longitude: 70 degrees 41 minutes 4.0 seconds W

UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing:

Photograph #: 693B

Description Category: Full pedon description

Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series

Slope Characteristics Information

Slope: 1 percent
Aspect: 160 degrees
Horizontal Shape: Plane
Total Slope Length: 80.0 feet
Slope Length Above Site: 42.0 feet

Physiography:
Local: Kettle
Major: Glaciofluvial Landform *

Water Table Information
Water Table Depth: 6.0 inches
Water Table Kind: Apparent

Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime

Landuse: Forest land not grazed
Stoniness: 0.00 percent

Described by: P. C. FLETCHER

Notes: Weather sunny - 60 degrees F. Vegetation Species include red maple, highbush blueberry, sweet pepperbush, bull brier, sphagnum.

Oi-- 1 to 0 inches; fibric material; abrupt wavy boundary.

Oa-- 0 to 4.5 inches; very dusky red (2.5YR 2/2) and black (5YR 2/1) sapric material; weak medium and coarse granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium and coarse throughout; 4.2; abrupt wavy boundary.

A-- 4 to 7 inches; black (N 2/0) loamy coarse sand; weak medium and coarse granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium and coarse throughout; 4.2; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary.

Eg1-- 7 to 11 inches; very dark gray (N 3/0) coarse sand; few fine and medium distinct dark gray (10YR 4/1) mottles; single grain; common very fine and fine roots throughout; 4.6; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary. uncoated quartz sand grains 10YR 6/1

Eg2--11 to 20 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) coarse sand; few fine and medium faint dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and few fine and medium faint gray (10YR 5/1) mottles; single grain; common very fine and fine roots; When augering, felt some resistance but the sample, when removed, did not have any cemented nodules.; 4.8; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; abrupt wavy boundary.

Bh--20 to 23 inches; black (5YR 2/1) loamy coarse sand; massive; firm, weakly cemented; 5.0; common rounded ironstone nodules; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary.

Bs1--23 to 41 inches; very dusky red (2.5YR 2/2) coarse sand; common medium distinct dusky red (10R 3/2) and common medium distinct black (5YR 2/1) mottles; single grain; When augering, felt some resistance but the sample, when removed, did not have nay cemented nodules.; 5.0; common rounded ironstone nodules; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; diffuse wavy boundary. upper part only

Bs2--41 to 54 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) coarse sand; common medium distinct dark reddish brown (2.5YR 3/4) and common medium faint reddish brown (5YR 4/3) mottles; 5.0; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel.