IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Carver
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1991MA023002
  • User Pedon ID: S1991MA023002
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1991MA023002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 91P0788
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 63826
  • Print Date: 11/26/2024

    • 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: 41.8038902
  • Std. Longitude: -70.6672211
  • Datum: WGS84
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA023—Plymouth
  • MLRA: 149B—Long Island-Cape Cod Coastal Lowland

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: P.C. Fletcher, Jim Turenne, Larry Brown
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mesic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: full pedon description
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from SSL-CMS data
  • Pedon #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Carver
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/8/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Carver
  • Classificaton Date - 6/1/1991
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: outwash derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • Surface Fragments: 0.00 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 6/1/1991 (actual site observation date)
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 1 - tree cover
  • Site Obs. Cover Kind 2 - hardwoods
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Site Erosion Accelerated: water erosion
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    GAYLU

    Gaylussacia

    huckleberry

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

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    fibric soil materials

    ochric epipedon

    hemic soil materials

    albic horizon

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    0—10

    0—33

    10—13

    13—33

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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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    26

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    225

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    Oi—0 to 10 centimeters (0.0 to 3.9 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary.
    Oe—10 to 13 centimeters (3.9 to 5.1 inches); 7.5YR 2/0 (7.5YR 2/0) moderately decomposed plant material; 5.5 very fine roots and 2.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.2, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4592. Thin layer of charcoal on top of E 1/2 cm thick (sapric material); common fine and medium roots; many very fine roots
    E—13 to 33 centimeters (5.1 to 13.0 inches); dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; extremely acid, pH 4.4, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4593. uncoated sand grains; few fine and medium roots; few very fine roots
    Bs—33 to 53 centimeters (13.0 to 20.9 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) sand; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 4.8, bromcresol green; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4594. few fine and medium roots; few very fine roots
    Bw1—53 to 101 centimeters (20.9 to 39.8 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, bromcresol green; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4595. few fine and medium roots; few very fine roots
    Bw2—101 to 155 centimeters (39.8 to 61.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; massive; very friable; 0.5 very fine roots and 0.5 fine to coarse roots; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P4596. few fine to coarse roots; few very fine roots
    BC—155 to 183 centimeters (61.0 to 72.0 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; single grain; loose; 0.5 very fine and fine roots; 10 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 91P4597. thin gravelly layer-possible lag deposit, some wind abraided coarse sand; few very fine and fine roots
    C1—183 to 279 centimeters (72.0 to 109.8 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) sand; single grain; loose; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; gradual smooth boundary. Lab sample # 91P4598
    C2—279 to 475 centimeters (109.8 to 187.0 inches); pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; single grain; loose; 5 percent by volume nonflat indurated 2-39-75 millimeter mixed fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 91P4599