MERRIMAC DESCRIPTION 2325405Print Date: 8/5/02
Description Date:
2/3/00
Describer: Peter Fletcher, Jim Turenne, and Rob
Tunstead
Site ID: 2325405
Pedon ID: 2325405
Lab Pedon #:
Lab Source ID:
Soil Name as Described/Sampled:
Merrimac
Soil Name as Correlated:
| Classification: |
Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Dystrudepts |
Pedon
Type: modal pedon for series
Pedon Purpose: research
site
Taxon Kind: series
Location Information
| MLRA: |
144A -- New England And Eastern New York Upland, Southern
Part |
| Soil Survey Area: |
MA023 -- Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
| Map Unit: |
254A -- Merrimac sandy loam, 0 to 3 % |
| Location Description: |
From the intersection of Rounseville Road and Vaughn Hill Road 3500
feet West and 75 feet North in a woodded area in the town of
Rochester. |
Latitude: 41 degrees 44 minutes 20.2
seconds north
Longitude: 70 degrees 51 minutes 31.1 seconds
west
Datum: NAD83
UTM Zone: 19
UTM Easting: 462246
meters
UTM Northing: 345440 meters
| Physiographic Division: |
Appalachian Highlands |
| Physiographic Province: |
New England Province |
| Physiographic Section: |
Seaboard Lowland Section |
| State Physiographic Area: |
|
| Local Physiographic Area: |
Rochester Massachusetts |
| Geomorphic Setting: |
shoulder of side slope of outwash plain
shoulder of side slope of
outwash plain |
Upslope Shape: convex
Cross
Slope Shape: linear
Primary Earth Cover: tree
cover
Secondary Earth Cover: intermixed conifers and hardwoods
| Parent Material: |
loamy eolian deposits over sandy and gravelly
outwash |
Bedrock Kind:
Bedrock Depth:
Bedrock Hardness:
Bedrock Fracture Interval:
Particle Size Control Section: 25 to
100 cm.
| Diagnostic Features: |
sapric soil materials 0 to 9 cm.
ochric epipedon 0 to 26
cm.
cambic horizon 26 to 67
cm. |
Restrictions
| Top Depth (cm) |
Bottom Depth (cm) |
Restriction Kind |
Restriction Hardness |
| Slope (%) |
Elevation (meters) |
Aspect (deg) |
MAAT (C) |
MSAT (C) |
MWAT (C) |
MAP (mm) |
Frost Free Days |
Drainage Class |
Slope Length (meters) |
Upslope Length (meters) |
| 3 |
17 |
240 |
|
|
|
|
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somewhat excessively |
|
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Oa--0 to 9 cm; black (10YR 2/1), highly decomposed plant material; very
friable; many very fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and many
medium roots throughout and many coarse roots throughout; abrupt wavy
boundary.
Ap--9 to 26 cm; brown (10YR 4/3), sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky
structure, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very friable; many very
fine roots throughout and many fine roots throughout and many medium roots
throughout and many coarse roots throughout; abrupt smooth boundary.
Bw1--26 to 47 cm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), sandy loam; weak medium
subangular blocky structure, and weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very
friable; common very fine roots throughout and common fine roots throughout and
common medium roots throughout; clear smooth boundary.
Bw2--47 to 67 cm; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4), loamy sand; massive; very
friable; few very fine roots throughout and few fine roots throughout; clear
smooth boundary.
2C--67 to 200 cm; gravelly coarse sand; single grain; few very fine roots
throughout.