USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 09/21/1989

Soil Series: SCIO

Site Identification #: 89MA023052

Map Unit Symbol: 0223B

Lab Pedon #: 2322301

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A

County Name: Plymouth

Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Location Description: Approximately 168 ft. east of the Taunton River at a point 750 feet north of where Summer Street crosses the Taunton River on the town line between Bridgewater and Middleboro.

Quadrangle Name: Bridgewater

Latitude: 41 degrees 57 minutes 0.0 seconds N
Longitude: 70 degrees 56 minutes 11.0 seconds W

UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing:

Photograph #: 49143

Description Category: Full pedon description

Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series

Slope Characteristics Information
Slope: 1 percent
Aspect: 270 degrees
Horizontal Shape: Plane
Elevation: 40.0 feet

Water Table Information
Water Table Depth: 140.0 inches
Water Table Kind: Apparent/Perched

Moisture Regime: Aquic moisture regime

Landuse: Forest land not grazed
Stoniness: 0.00 percent
Permeability: Moderately slow

Natural Drainage Class: Moderately well drained

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

Described by: PETER C. FLETCHER

Notes: Weather - overcast; area susceptible to flooding from Taunton River but the geologic sediments are lacustrine in origin.

Oi-- 1 to 0 inches; fibric material; abrupt wavy boundary. ( 1 to 2 inches; 1 inches)

Oe-- 0 to 1 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) partially decomposed organic matter; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; common very fine roots and common very fine; 4.2 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt wavy boundary. ( 1 inches; 1 inches)

Ap-- 1 to 7 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky; common medium roots; 5.0 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt wavy boundary. ( 5 to 7 inches; 6 inches)

Bw1-- 7 to 13 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky; common medium roots and common very fine and common very fine; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; clear wavy boundary. ( 3 to 7 inches; 6 inches)

Bw2--13 to 19 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) silt loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable, nonsticky; common medium roots and common very fine and common very fine; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; clear wavy boundary. ( 4 to 7 inches; 5 inches)

Bw3--19 to 23 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) silt loam; few fine distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and common fine and medium faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) mottles; massive; friable, nonsticky; common very fine roots and common very fine; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; clear wavy boundary. ( 3 to 6 inches; 4 inches)

C1--23 to 48 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; common fine and coarse distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and common fine and medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) mottles; massive; firm, nonsticky; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; gradual wavy boundary.

C2--48 to 53 inches; (5YR 4/8) silt loam; few fine and medium prominent black (5YR 2/1), common fine and medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6), and common fine and medium prominent light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) mottles; massive; firm, nonsticky; 5.4 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt smooth boundary.

C3--53 to 72 inches; light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) silt loam; few fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and common fine and medium prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) mottles; massive; firm, nonsticky; 5.4 LaMotte-Morgan.