USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 01/08/1991

Soil Series: WALPOLE SILTY SUB (CORRELATED TO ENOSBURG)

Site Identification #: 91MA023043

Map Unit Symbol: 19A

Lab Pedon #: 2301902

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A

County FIPS Code:

County Name: Plymouth

Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Location Description: 1200 feet north of Marion Road at a point 2200 feet east of Cherry Street, in the town of Middleboro, MA.

Quadrangle Name:

Latitude: 41 degrees 51 minutes 38.0 seconds N

Longitude: 70 degrees 53 minutes 9.0 seconds W

UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing:

Photograph #: 49146

Description Category: Full pedon description

Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series

Slope Characteristics Information
Slope: 1 percent

Elevation: 85.0 feet

Water Table Information
Water Table Depth: 14.0 inches

Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime

Landuse: Forest land not grazed

Parent Material: Slightly weathered lacustrine from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary

Described by: TOM PERAGALLO

Notes: Weather--cloudy 20's F.; sample box collected; vegetation species included red maple, white pine, swamp white oak, highbush blueberries, sweet pepperbush, princess pine

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

Oe-- 0 to 3 inches; black (5YR 2/1) partially decomposed organic matter; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common coarse roots and common fine and medium; 4.8 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt smooth boundary.

A-- 3 to 7 inches; black (N 2/0) very fine sandy loam; massive; friable; common fine roots and common coarse and common medium; 4.8 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt smooth boundary.

Bw-- 7 to 12 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loamy sand; few medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and common coarse prominent brown (7.5YR 4/2) mottles; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium and coarse roots; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 5 percent subrounded mixed cobbles and 7 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary. manganese stains on fragments in Bw horizon

Bg--12 to 18 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) loamy sand; few medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and common coarse faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) mottles; massive; friable; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel and 5 percent subrounded mixed cobbles; clear wavy boundary.

C--18 to 30 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) sand; common medium prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) and common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 10 percent subrounded mixed gravel and 5 percent subrounded mixed cobbles; gradual wavy boundary. C2d 5Y 5/1 mottles lower part

2C1--30 to 36 inches; olive gray (5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; common fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and common fine prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 12 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary.

2C2--26 to 41 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sandy loam; common fine and coarse prominent reddish yellow (5YR 6/6) and common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) mottles; massive; friable, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; 5.6 LaMotte-Morgan; 10 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary.

2C3--41 to 53 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) very fine sandy loam; common medium prominent gray (5Y 5/1) mottles; massive; firm, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; 6.0 LaMotte-Morgan; 10 percent subrounded mixed gravel.