IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Carver
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1959MA023002
  • User Pedon ID: S1959MA023002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1959MA023002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0427
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 32955
  • Print Date: 2/17/2025

    • 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: 41.7902527
  • Std. Longitude: -70.7200089
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Town of Wareham, 1/4 mile north of Tihonet village and 100 feet east of Tihonet Road. Pinpointed on soil survey sheet and on air photo 5K-153.
  • 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: E.J. Pedersen, G. Schmidt, J. Kubota, R.J. Roffinoli, S.J. Zayach, and C.W. Upham.
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: taxadjunct to the series
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Carver
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/18/2019
  • Classifier - Donald Parizek
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - twelfth edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Carver
  • Classificaton Date - 8/26/1959
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Landscape: plains
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 8/26/1959 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    GAYLU

    PIRI

    QUBE5

    Gaylussacia

    Pinus rigida

    Quercus berberidifolia

    huckleberry

    pitch pine

    scrub oak

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    Pedon Diagnostic Features
    Feature Kind Feature Depth L-H Feature Thickness L-RV-H
    cm

    fibric soil materials

    ochric epipedon

    hemic soil materials

    0—2

    0—24

    2—6

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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
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    2

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments. Not sampled; Litter of pitch pine needles and scrub oak leaves.
    Oe—2 to 6 centimeters (0.8 to 2.4 inches); moderately decomposed plant material; fragments. Lab sample # 40A03198. Partially decomposed pitch pine needles and scrub oak leaves.
    A—6 to 20 centimeters (2.4 to 7.9 inches); black (N 2/), coarse sand; weak medium granular structure; loose; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 3.8, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03199
    E—20 to 24 centimeters (7.9 to 9.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, unspecified; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03200
    Bw1—24 to 36 centimeters (9.4 to 14.2 inches); strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) coarse sand; single grain; very friable; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.6, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03201
    Bw2—36 to 49 centimeters (14.2 to 19.3 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse sand; weak medium granular parts to single grain; very friable; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03202
    Bw3—49 to 65 centimeters (19.3 to 25.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) and yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 3.0 fine to coarse roots; 2 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03203
    Bw4—65 to 70 centimeters (25.6 to 27.6 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 fine roots; 1 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03204
    BC—70 to 80 centimeters (27.6 to 31.5 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 fine roots; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03205
    C—80 to 133 centimeters (31.5 to 52.4 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) coarse sand; single grain; loose; 3 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, unspecified. Lab sample # 40A03206