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USDA - Soil Conservation Service Soil Series: POQUONOCK Map Unit Name: Poquonock loamy sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes Component Kind: Series Site Identification #: 94MA023007 Map Unit Symbol: 323B Note ID: Yield ID: Lab Pedon #: 23-001 Source Lab Id: NSSL Click here for Lab Data Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 149B County FIPS Code: 023 County Name: Plymouth County, Massachusetts Soil Survey Area Name: Plymouth County, Massachusetts Location Description: Wareham Quad - West Central section, town of Wareham, Tihonet Village, 500' east of Tihonet Rd., 50' south of power lines. Quadrangle Name: Wareham Latitude: 41 degrees 47 minutes 32.0 seconds N Longitude: 70 degrees 42 minutes 38.0 seconds W UTM Zone: 19 UTM Easting: UTM Northing: Photograph #: OS90-14-5 Transect Site Information Transect Id: 10191 Stop Number: 4 Description Category: Full pedon description Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series Slope Characteristics Information Elevation: 100.0 feet Physiography: Geographically Associated Soils: Birchwood, Plymouth, Montauk, Canton, Carver Geomorphic Position: on upper third, shoulder, of a side slope Runoff: Negligible Type of Erosion: Degree of Erosion: None - deposition Classification: sandy, ____ , ____ ,mesic, ____ Typic Udipsamments Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime Landuse: Forest land not grazed Stoniness: 1.00 percent Permeability: Slow Parent Material: ____ weathered eolian-sand from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary over weathered glacial till from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary. Described by: Jim Turenne, LeaAnn Pytlic, Richard Pullman, Ryan Aronoff, Meredith Slater
Notes: A & E horizon sampled together - E horizon was thin and discontinuous in this pedon; coarse fragments in solum were generally < 5% g & c; one 2' diameter stone in Bw1 in pit; pit dug to 180 cm; drainage class - well drained hi chroma mottling above till is common for soil map unit.
Oi-- 0 to 2 centimeters; fibric material; Oi - undecomposed pine needle, leaf, & twig matter.; clear wavy boundary. Oe-- 2 to 5 centimeters; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2), rubbed, hemic material; massive; common fine and medium roots and common coarse; abrupt wavy boundary. A-- 5 to 9 centimeters; 80 percent black (7.5YR 2/1) and 20 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) loamy sand; massive; loose, uncemented, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine roots and common fine and medium; 20% uncoated white (quartz) sand grains.; 5.0 Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. E-- 9 to 12 centimeters; 90 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3) sand and sand; massive; loose, uncemented, nonsticky and nonplastic; common medium roots and common very fine and fine; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; clear broken boundary. Bhs--12 to 18 centimeters; 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3) and 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) loamy sand and loamy sand; massive; very friable, uncemented, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine to medium roots and common coarse; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Bw1--18 to 42 centimeters; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) loamy sand; massive; friable, uncemented, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine and fine roots and common medium; Few worm/root channels (7.5YR 4.6) 5-10mm in diameter - channel fillings were firm.; 5.3 Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Bw2--42 to 55 centimeters; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) loamy sand; massive; friable, uncemented, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine roots and common fine and medium; Few worm/root channels (7.5YR 4/6), 5-10mm in diameter- channel fillings were firm.; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Bw3--55 to 65 centimeters; olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) loamy sand; common medium and coarse distinct strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) moist irregular mottles throughout; massive; friable, uncemented, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine roots; 5.2 Chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. BC--65 to 89 centimeters; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) sand; common medium and coarse distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) moist irregular mottles throughout; massive; very friable, uncemented, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine and fine roots and common medium; 5.0 Chlorophenol red; 5 percent subangular mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary gravel; clear wavy boundary. 2Cd1--89 to 125 centimeters; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy loam; common coarse prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) moist platelike and common medium and coarse distinct olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) moist rounded mottles throughout; massive; firm, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; common fine roots; 5.0 Chlorophenol red; 10 percent subangular mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary gravel and 2 percent subangular mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary cobbles; clear wavy boundary. Mottles in 2Cd1 are in pockets of coarser material. 2Cd2--125 to 180 centimeters; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) gravelly fine sandy loam; common medium and coarse distinct light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) moist irregular mottles throughout and common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) moist irregular mottles; massive; firm, brittle, slightly sticky and slightly plastic; 5.0 Chlorophenol red; 13 percent subangular mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary gravel and 2 percent subangular mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary cobbles. Mottles in 2Cd are in pockets of coarser material; one medium root in loose pocket on side of pit. |
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