USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 08/28/1989

Soil Series: WOODBRIDGE

Site Identification #: 89MA023018

Map Unit Symbol: 0310A

Lab Pedon #: 2331001

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A

County Name: Plymouth

Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Location Description: 300 feet west of Sumner St. at a point approx. 0.85 miles south of the intersection of Flagg St. and Sumner St. in the town of Bridgewater, Ma.

Quadrangle Name: Bridgewater

Latitude: 41 degrees 57 minutes 33.0 seconds N
Longitude: 70 degrees 56 minutes 59.0 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: 0 degrees
Horizontal Shape: Convex
Total Slope Length: 1200.0 feet
Slope Length Above Site: 400.0 feet

Elevation: 65.0 feet

Physiography:
Local: Ground Moraine
Major: Glaciated Upland *

Runoff: Medium

Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime

Landuse: Hayland
Stoniness: 0.00 percent
Permeability: Very slow

Natural Drainage Class: Moderately well drained

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

Described by: PETER C. FLETCHER AND ANNE SOUZA

Ap-- 0 to 12 inches; dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; weak fine and medium granular structure; friable; common very fine roots throughout; 6.4 LaMotte-Morgan; common cylindrical; 2 percent subangular mixed cobbles and 5 percent subangular mixed gravel; abrupt smooth boundary. (11 to 14 inches;12 inches)

Bw1--12 to 19 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) sandy loam; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; friable; common very fine roots throughout; 6.2 LaMotte-Morgan; few cylindrical; 10 percent subangular mixed gravel and 2 percent subangular mixed cobbles; clear wavy boundary.( 6 to 9 inches; 7 inches)

Bw2--19 to 27 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy loam; few fine prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4), few medium faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), and common fine and medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) mottles; weak fine and medium angular blocky structure; firm; common very fine roots throughout; 6.2 LaMotte-Morgan; few cylindrical; 18 percent subangular mixed gravel and 2 percent subangular mixed cobbles; clear wavy boundary. ( 5 to 9 inches; 7 inches)

C--27 to 65 inches; olive (5Y 5/3) sandy loam; common fine and medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) mottles; weak coarse and very coarse platy structure; very firm; percent subangular mixed cobbles.