USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 03/01/1991

Soil Series: SUDBURY

Site Identification #: 91MA023047

Map Unit Symbol: 260A

Lab Pedon #: 2326001

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A

County FIPS Code:

County Name: Plymouth

Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Location Description: 375 feet west of Route 58 at a point 3600 feet north of the intersection of Route 58 and Beach Street in the town of Wareham, MA.

Quadrangle Name:

Latitude: degrees minutes seconds N

Longitude: degrees minutes seconds W

UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing:

Description Category: Full pedon description

Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series

Slope Characteristics Information
Slope: 1 percent
Aspect:
Horizontal Shape: Plane

Elevation: 65.0 feet

Physiography:
Local: Flood Plain
Major: River Valley *

Water Table Information
Water Table Depth: 27.0 inches
Water Table Kind: Apparent

Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime

Landuse: Forest land not grazed
Stoniness: 0.00 percent

Natural Drainage Class: MWD

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

Described by: P. C. Fletcher

Notes: Sunny 60 degrees F; vegetation species include E. white pine, red maple, high bush blueberry, sasaphras (dead).

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

Oe-- 0 to 1.5 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) partially decomposed organic matter; 4.8 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt wavy boundary.

A-- 1 to 2.5 inches; black (5YR 2/1) fine sandy loam; weak medium granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 4.8 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt wavy boundary. uncoated, light gray quartz sand grains in the A horizon

Ap-- 2 to 12 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 5.0 Phenol red; abrupt smooth boundary.

Bw1--12 to 17 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; clear wavy boundary. Worm channels (10YR 3/2) in Bw1 horizon

Bw2--17 to 21 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; clear wavy boundary.

BC--21 to 24 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy fine sand; common fine and medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) mottles; massive; very friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; gradual wavy boundary.

C1--24 to 28 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) sand; common fine and medium distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and common medium faint dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt wavy boundary.

C2--28 to 38 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; common fine and coarse distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) and common fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt wavy boundary.

C3--38 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sand; common fine and coarse faint light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) and common fine and medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel. Thin strata of vfs and cos sand