USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 12/03/1990

Soil Series: BROADBROOK

Site Identification #: 90MA023027

Map Unit Symbol: 341A

Lab Pedon #: 2334101

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A

County Name: Plymouth

Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Location Description: 25 feet south of walnut street, 1000 feet east of Marion Road, in the town of Middleboro, MA.

Quadrangle Name:

Latitude: 41 degrees 50 minutes 45.0 seconds N

Longitude: 70 degrees 52 minutes 42.0 seconds E

UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing:

Photograph #: 49146

Description Category: Full pedon description

Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series

Slope Characteristics Information
Slope: 2 percent
Aspect: 270 degrees
Horizontal Shape: Convex

Elevation: 140.0 feet

Physiography:
Local: Ground Moraine
Major: Glaciated Upland *

Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime

Landuse: Forest land not grazed
Stoniness: 2.00 percent

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

Described by: Tom Peragallo

Oi-- 2 to 0 inches; fragmental material; abrupt smooth boundary.

Oe-- 0 to 3 inches; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) partially decomposed organic matter; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 4.8 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt smooth boundary.

A-- 3 to 8 inches; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) very fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; very friable; 4.8 LaMotte-Morgan; 2 percent angular mixed gravel; abrupt smooth boundary.

Bw1-- 8 to 16 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) very fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 2 percent angular mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary.

Bw2--16 to 32 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/6) very fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 5.4 LaMotte-Morgan; 5 percent angular mixed gravel; clear smooth boundary.

2C--32 to 41 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; 5.4 LaMotte-Morgan; 10 percent angular mixed gravel; clear smooth boundary.

2Cd--41 to 60 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sandy loam; massive; firm; 5.4 LaMotte-Morgan; 15 percent subangular mixed gravel and 5 percent subangular mixed cobbles.