IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Hinckley
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1973MA005005
  • User Pedon ID: S1973MA005005
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 40A0511
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 33039
  • 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: 41.9291420
  • Std. Longitude: -71.0428009
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Town of Raynhan, West side of power line, 600 feet north of access road from Route 104.
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA005—Bristol
  • MLRA: 144A—New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: S. J. Zayach and R. J. Roffinoli
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Typic Udorthents
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 5
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Hinckley
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 11/29/2012
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Hinckley
  • Classificaton Date - 6/29/1973
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: outwash
  • Landform: outwash plain
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/29/1973 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - intermixed conifers and hardwoods
  • 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

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    fibric soil materials

    hemic soil materials

    lithologic discontinuity

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    0—5

    5—13

    94—104

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    —5—

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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

    9

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    Oi1—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A03815. Layer of matted leaves, twigs and pine needles. Not sampled.
    Oi2—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); fragments. Lab sample # 40A03814. Layer of loose leaves, twigs and pine needles. Not sampled.
    Oe—5 to 13 centimeters (2.0 to 5.1 inches); black (N 2/0) partially decomposed organic matter; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; abrupt smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03816. Not sampled.
    Bw1—13 to 16 centimeters (5.1 to 6.3 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) highly organic loamy sand; massive; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.0, hellige-truog; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 40A03817
    Bw2—16 to 28 centimeters (6.3 to 11.0 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy sand; massive; very friable; 21.0 fine and medium roots; 8 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03818
    Bw3—28 to 38 centimeters (11.0 to 15.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy sand; massive; very friable; 3.0 fine and medium roots; 13 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03819
    BC—38 to 66 centimeters (15.0 to 26.0 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) sand; massive; very friable; 0.5 fine roots; 4 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; slightly acid, pH 6.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03820
    C—66 to 94 centimeters (26.0 to 37.0 inches); olive (5Y 5/4) sand; single grain; loose; 18 percent by volume 2-39-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, hellige-truog; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 40A03821
    2C—94 to 104 centimeters (37.0 to 40.9 inches); very gravelly sand; single grain; loose; fragments. Lab sample # 40A03822