USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 06/05/1991

Soil Series: DEERFIELD

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Site Identification #: 91MA023087

Map Unit Symbol: 256A

Lab Pedon #: S912306

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 149B

County FIPS Code:

County Name: Plymouth

Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Location Description: Approximately 2,000 feet east of County Road at a point 1.05 miles north of the intersection of County Road and Point Road in the town of Wareham, MA, located on the Marion USGS Quad.

Quadrangle Name:

Latitude: 41 degrees 44 minutes 56.0 seconds N

Longitude: 70 degrees 46 minutes 27.0 seconds W

UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing:

Description Category: Full pedon description

Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series

Slope Characteristics Information
Slope: 3 percent
Aspect: 135 degrees
Horizontal Shape: Plane

Elevation: 20.0 feet

Physiography:
Local: Outwash Plain
Major: Glaciofluvial Landform *

Water Table Information
Water Table Depth: 42.0 inches
Water Table Kind: Apparent

Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime

Landuse: Forest land not grazed

Stoniness: 0.00 percent

Natural Drainage Class: Moderately well drained

Parent Material: ____ weathered glacial outwash from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary

Described by: P.C. Fletcher, Larry Brown, Judy Bartos, Angellica Keller, Bill Taylor

Notes: sampled for NSSL 6-5-91; weather overcast, 60's F; vegetation species - Pitch Pine, White Oak, Red Oak, Tupelo, Highbush Blueberry, Bull Brier.

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

Oe-- 0 to 1 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) partially decomposed organic matter; very friable; common very fine and fine roots and common medium and coarse; 4.2 Bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary.

Oa-- 1 to 2 inches; black (N 2/0) sapric material; weak fine and medium granular structure; very friable; common very fine and fine roots and common medium and coarse; 4.2 Bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary.

E1-- 2 to 3.5 inches; dark gray (10YR 4/1) loamy fine sand; massive; very friable; common very fine and fine roots and common medium and coarse; 4.6 Bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. no coarse fragments observed

E2-- 3 to 7 inches; 20 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 80 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy fine sand; massive; very friable; common very fine and fine roots and common medium and coarse; 4.7 Bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary.

Bhs-- 7 to 11 inches; 30 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) and 70 percent brown (7.5YR 4/4) loamy fine sand; massive; friable; common very fine and fine roots and common medium and coarse; 5.0 Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

Bw1--11 to 14 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy fine sand; massive; very friable; common very fine and fine roots and common medium and coarse; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

Bw2--14 to 19 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sand; massive; very friable; common very fine and fine roots and common medium and coarse; 5.5 Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

BC--19 to 25 inches; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) fine sand; few fine and medium faint light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) and common fine and coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.6 Chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary.

C1--25 to 38 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sand; few fine and medium faint light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) and common fine and medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.3 Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary.

C2--38 to 60 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) fine sand; common fine and coarse strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and common fine and medium light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) mottles; single grain; loose; 5.2 Chlorophenol red. very close to 10YR 5/6