USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 04/09/1990

Soil Series: WALPOLE SILTY SUBS (CORRELATED TO ENOSBURG)

Site Identification #: 90MA023009

Map Unit Symbol: 19A

Lab Pedon #: 2301901

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A

County Name: Plymouth

Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Location Description: APPROXIMATELY 183 FEET WEST OF OAK HILL WAY AT A POINT 0.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF OAK HILL WAY AND XXXXXXXX IN THE CITY OF BROCKTON, MA.

Quadrangle Name: Brockton

Latitude: 42 degrees 2 minutes 53.0 seconds N
Longitude: 71 degrees 0 minutes 12.0 seconds W

UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing:

Photograph #: 53229

Description Category: Full pedon description

Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series

Slope Characteristics Information
Slope: 0 percent

Elevation: 65.0 feet

Physiography:
Local: Outwash Plain
Major: Glaciofluvial Landform *

Microrelief:
Kind: tree throw feature
Elevation: 2.0 inches
Pattern: no

Water Table Information
Water Table Depth: 11.0 inches
Water Table Kind: Apparent

Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime

Landuse: Forest land not grazed
Stoniness: 0.00 percent

Natural Drainage Class: Poorly Drained

Parent Material: Slightly weathered glacial outwash from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary.

Described by: P.C. FLETCHER

Notes: SUNNY 60 DEGREES F. VEGETATION SPECIES: WHITE PINE, RED MAPLE, RED OAK, WHITE OAK, ALDER, SWEET PEPPERBUSH, HIGH BUSH BLUEBERRY, BULL BRIER.

Oi-- 1 to 0 inches; abrupt wavy boundary. non-decomposed leaves, pine needles and twigs

Oe-- 0 to 1.5 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) partially decomposed organic matter; very friable; abrupt wavy boundary.

Oa-- 1 to 4 inches; black (5YR 2/1) sapric material; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common very fine roots throughout and common fine throughout; 4.2 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt wavy boundary.

E-- 4 to 6 inches; dark gray (5YR 4/1) fine sandy loam; common fine and medium brown (7.5YR 5/2) mottles; massive; friable; common fine and medium roots throughout and common very fine throughout; 4.6 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt irregular boundary.

Bs-- 6 to 7.5 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/4) fine sandy loam; common fine grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and common medium reddish brown (5YR 4/3) mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium and coarse throughout; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt irregular boundary.

Bw-- 7 to 18 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam; common fine and medium grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and common fine and medium reddish brown (5YR 4/4) mottles; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine and fine roots and common medium and coarse; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; clear wavy boundary. few roots in the lower portion

BC--18 to 34 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; few fine and medium olive brown (2.5Y 4/4) and common fine and medium yellowish red (5YR 4/6) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; common rounded ironstone nodules; abrupt wavy boundary. common firm and very firm iron modules

2C1--34 to 40 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) very fine sandy loam; few fine and medium yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; massive; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; 5.4 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt wavy boundary.

2C2--40 to 44 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) sand; common fine and coarse brown (7.5YR 4/4) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.6 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt wavy boundary.

2C3--44 to 65 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) very fine sandy loam; massive; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; 5.6 LaMotte-Morgan. Thin strata (1 to 2 inches thick) of sand and coarse sand.