USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 10/02/1992

Soil Series: UDIPSAMMENTS

Map Unit Name: Udipsamments, wet substratum

Site Identification #: 92MA023017

Map Unit Symbol: 700 Note ID: Yield ID:

Laboratory Information

Lab Pedon #: 2370001 Source Lab Id:

Location Information

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A

County FIPS Code:

County Name: Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Soil Survey Area Name: Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Location Description: 2,300 feet east of Blackmore Pond Road, at a point approximately one mile south of the intersection of Blackmore Pond Road and Fearing Hill Road in the town of Wareham, MA.

Quadrangle Name:

Latitude: 41 degrees 45 minutes 12.0 seconds N

Longitude: 70 degrees 45 minutes 44.0 seconds W

UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing:

Photograph #: 1290-12-5

Description Category: Full pedon description

Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series

Slope Characteristics Information
Slope: 0 percent
Aspect:
Horizontal Shape: Convex

Water Table Information
Water Table Depth: 50.0 inches

Classification: ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ ____

Moisture Regime:

Landuse: Other
Stoniness: 0.00 percent
Permeability: Rapid

Parent Material: Weathered mine spoil and earth fill from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary

Vegetative Information
Plant Name: grasses-sparce vegetation, about 25% ground cover

Described by: P. C. Fletcher

Notes: Sunny 75 degrees F.; area of fill that has been leveled, grass vegetation with about 25% ground cover.

Ap-- 0 to 3 inches; 85 percent very dark brown (10YR 2/2) and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) and 5 percent black (5Y 2/1) loamy fine sand; massive; friable; common very fine roots; 5.0 Bromcresol green; 5.0 Chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Small discrete areas of different color, believed to be the result of mechanical mixing; 0% gravel throughout.

C-- 3 to 20 inches; 50 percent brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) and 45 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine sand; single grain; loose; 5.6 Chlorophenol red; abrupt wavy boundary. Small discrete areas of different color, believed to be the result of mechanical mixing; 0% gravel throughout.

Ab--20 to 24 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loamy fine sand; common fine prominent dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) and common fine prominent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) mottles; massive; friable; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; abrupt smooth boundary. 0% gravel throughout

Bwb--24 to 31 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; common fine and medium faint light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) mottles; single grain; loose; 6.4 Bromthymol blue; clear wavy boundary. 0% gravel throughout.

Bcb--31 to 44 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sand; common fine prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and common fine distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.6 Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. 0% gravel throughout.

C1--44 to 51 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) fine sand; common medium and coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; diffuse wavy boundary. 0% gravel throughout.

C2--51 to 72 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) very fine sand; single grain; loose; 5.2 Chlorophenol red. 0% gravel throughout.