USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 12/11/1989

Soil Series: PAXTON

Site Identification #: 89MA023016
Map Unit Symbol: 306B

Lab Pedon #: 2330601

Location Information

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A

County Name: Plymouth

Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Location Description: 50 ft. south of the access road to the Hanson rod and gun club at a point 700 ft. west of Elm St. in the town of Hanson, Ma. Access road to the gun club is located w of Elm St.at a point approx. 0.5 miles s of the intersection of Elm and Main.

Quadrangle Name:
Latitude: 42 degrees 2 minutes 0.0 seconds N
Longitude: 70 degrees 53 minutes 34.0 seconds W

UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing:

Description Category: Full pedon description
Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series

Slope Characteristics Information:
Slope: 2 percent
Aspect: 315 degrees
Total Slope Length: 770.0 feet
Slope Length Above Site: 70.0 feet
Elevation: 90.0 feet

Physiography:
Local: Drumlin
Major: Glaciated Upland *
Geomorphic Position: on a slope & in a depression, summit, of a interfluve

Microrelief:
Kind: micro depression
Elevation: 1.0 inches
Pattern: no

Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime

Landuse: Forest land not grazed

Stoniness: 2.00 percent

Permeability: Slow

Natural Drainage Class: Well drained

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

Described by: CONNIE ADAMS & PETER C. FLETCHER

Notes: Weather overcast 30's f. vegetation species: white pine, red oak, huckleberry, teaberry, sheep laurel, bracken fern, black birch, highbush blueberry.

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

Oe-- 0 to 2 inches; very friable; abrupt wavy boundary.

Oa-- 2 to 4 inches; black (10YR 2/1) sapric material; weak fine granular structure; very friable; common medium roots throughout and common very fine and fine throughout; abrupt wavy boundary.

E-- 4 to 5 inches; grayish brown (10YR 5/2) fine sandy loam; massive; very friable; common fine and medium roots throughout; 2 percent subangular mixed; abrupt wavy boundary.

Bh-- 5 to 6 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine and medium roots throughout; 5 percent subangular mixed gravel and 5 percent subangular mixed cobbles; clear wavy boundary.

Bw1-- 6 to 11 inches; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common very fine and fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 10 percent subangular mixed gravel and 2 percent subangular mixed stones and 5 percent subangular mixed cobbles; clear wavy boundary.

Bw2--11 to 20 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots throughout and common medium throughout; 10 percent subangular mixed gravel and 2 percent subangular mixed stones and 5 percent subangular mixed cobbles; gradual wavy boundary.

BC--20 to 29 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common medium roots throughout; 10 percent subangular mixed gravel and 2 percent subangular mixed stones and 5 percent subangular mixed cobbles; abrupt wavy boundary.

Cd1--29 to 35 inches; grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) fine sandy loam; weak medium and coarse platy structure; firm; common fine roots throughout; 15 percent subangular mixed gravel and 5 percent subangular mixed cobbles and 5 percent subangular mixed stones; clear wavy boundary.

Cd2--35 to 65 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) sandy loam; massive; firm; 10 percent subangular mixed cobbles and 15 percent subangular mixed gravel and 5 percent subangular mixed stones.

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