USDA - Soil Conservation Service
Pedon Narrative Description
DATE Sampled: 03/02/1990

Soil Series: AMOSTOWN (RECORRELATED TO ELDRIDGE)

Site Identification #: 90MA023036

Map Unit Symbol: 248A Note ID: Yield ID:

Lab Pedon #: 2325801 Source Lab Id:

Soil Survey Area #: 023 MLRA: 144A

County Name: Plymouth

Soil Survey Area Name: PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

Location Description: Approximately 2700 feet west of Elm Street at a point 0.5 miles south of the intersection of Elm Street and Main Street in the town of Hanson, MA.

Quadrangle Name:

Latitude: 42 degrees 2 minutes 1.0 seconds N
Longitude: 70 degrees 53 minutes 59.0 seconds W

UTM Zone: UTM Easting: UTM Northing:

Photograph #: 49142

Description Category: Full pedon description

Pedon Category: Typical pedon for series

Slope Characteristics Information
Slope: 0 percent

Elevation: 50.0 feet

Physiography:
Local: Fluvial Terrace *
Major: River Valley *

Moisture Regime: Udic moisture regime

Landuse: Forest land not grazed
Stoniness: 0.00 percent

Parent Material: Slightly weathered alluvium from mixed-igneous-metamorphic & sedimentary

Described by: LYN HINDS AND P. C. FLETCHER

Notes: Check surficial geology map before completing this section. No water table observed. Vegetation species include white pine, red maple, black cherry, grey birch, red oak, highbush blueberry, princess pine.

Oi-- 1 to 0 inches.

Oe-- 0 to 1 inches.

Oa-- 1 to 2.5 inches; very dusky red (2.5YR 2/2) sapric material; weak medium and coarse granular structure; very friable; common very fine roots; 4.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; abrupt wavy boundary.

Ap-- 2 to 8.5 inches; dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; common medium roots and common very fine and fine; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; abrupt wavy boundary.

Bw1-- 8 to 17 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; common medium roots and common very fine and fine; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; clear wavy boundary.

Bw2--17 to 26 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) fine sandy loam; massive; friable; common very fine and fine roots and common medium; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; gradual wavy boundary.

Bw3--26 to 38 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) loamy sand; few fine and medium prominent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) and common fine and medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) mottles; massive; friable; common very fine and fine roots; 5.4 LaMotte-Morgan; 2 percent subrounded mixed gravel; abrupt wavy boundary. pockets of sl and sand--color of sand is very red (5YR 5/8)

2C--38 to 42 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy loam; massive; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; common very fine and fine roots; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; abrupt smooth boundary.

3C--42 to 61 inches; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan; 5 percent subrounded mixed gravel; abrupt smooth boundary.

4C--61 to 64 inches; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sandy loam; massive; friable, nonsticky and nonplastic; 5.2 LaMotte-Morgan.