IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hinckley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1957MA023005
  • User Pedon ID: S1957MA023005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0425
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32953
  • Print Date: 11/13/2024

    • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 41.8535881
  • Std. Longitude: -70.9077911
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Vaughn Street, Middleboro, East of Indian diggings; pinpointed on soil survey photograph DPT 10K-56.
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA023—Plymouth
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA023—Plymouth County, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Edwood J. Pedersen, William H. Coates, Rino J. Roffinoli, and John R. Mott.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy, mixed, mesic Typic Udorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: taxadjunct
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hinckley
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 6/3/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Carver
  • Classificaton Date - 7/1/1957
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: sandy lacustrine deposits
  • Drainage Class: somewhat excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 7/1/1957 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - other tree cover
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    ochric epipedon

    fibric soil materials

    hemic soil materials

    sapric soil materials

    0—23

    0—1

    1—2

    2—3

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    Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
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    Oi—0 to 1 centimeters (0.0 to 0.4 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 40A03179. Litter of white pine twigs and needles.
    Oe—1 to 2 centimeters (0.4 to 0.8 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. Trace. Partially decomposed pine needles.
    Oa—2 to 3 centimeters (0.8 to 1.2 inches); highly decomposed plant material; fragments. Trace. Humus.
    Ap—3 to 23 centimeters (1.2 to 9.1 inches);, dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4), dry; loamy sand; weak medium granular structure; very friable; 21.0 fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03182. Temperature 20.5 degrees Celsius at 7 inches (air temperature 25 degrees Celsius).
    Bw1—23 to 39 centimeters (9.1 to 15.4 inches);, yellowish brown (10YR 5/6), dry; loamy coarse sand; single grain; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03183. Narrow range of particle size.
    Bw2—39 to 56 centimeters (15.4 to 22.0 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) gravelly loamy coarse sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; loose; 21.0 roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.7, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03184. Pine roots are common; temperature 19.5 degrees Celsius at 18 inches.
    Bw3—56 to 67 centimeters (22.0 to 26.4 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) coarse sand; single grain; loose; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03185
    C1—67 to 115 centimeters (26.4 to 45.3 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; single grain; loose; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.3, unspecified; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03186. Temperature 15.5 degrees Celsius at 36 inches.
    C2—115 to 145 centimeters (45.3 to 57.1 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) very fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A03187. Upper part contains very fine varves of yellowish red (5YR 5/8) very fine sand; temperature 14 degrees Celsius at 56 inches.