IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Poquonock
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1994MA023002
  • User Pedon ID: S1994MA023002
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0005
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67023
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024

    • 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: 41.7930565
  • Std. Longitude: -70.7122192
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Wareham Quad-west central section-town of Wareham-Tihonet village-400 feet east of intersection of Tihonet Road and powerlines-25 feet north of powerlines.
  • State: Massachusetts
  • County: MA023—Plymouth
  • MLRA: 149B—Long Island-Cape Cod Coastal Lowland
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: MA023—Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 41070-G6—Wareham, Massachusetts

    • PEDON

  • Describers Name: Tim Turenne, LeaAnn Pytlik
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Typic Udipsamments
  • 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 #: 2
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Poquonock
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/9/2013
  • Classifier - Marissa Theve
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Moisture Subclass - udic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Poquonock
  • Classificaton Date - 9/21/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no
  • Certification Status: certified
  • QC Status: level 1


    • SITE

  • Parent Material: eolian sands derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock and/or till derived from igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock
  • Landscape: upland
  • Landform: drumlin
  • Geomorphic Component Hills: side slope
  • Hill Slope Profile: shoulder
  • Slope Position: middle third
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Drainage Class: excessively
  • Surface Fragments: 0.10 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/21/1994 (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

    fibric soil materials

    ochric epipedon

    hemic soil materials

    albic materials

    cambic horizon

    lithologic discontinuity

    densic materials

    lithic contact

    0—4

    0—19

    4—7

    14—19

    24—78

    116—180

    116—180

    116—180

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    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

    —-

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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

    4

    —

    —

    26

    —

    315

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —

    —
    ; fragments.
    Oi—0 to 4 centimeters (0.0 to 1.6 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00023. Horizon consist of an upper litter (duff) layer and a lower fibric layer (undecomposed pine and twig matter).
    Oe—4 to 7 centimeters (1.6 to 2.8 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) rubbed moderately decomposed plant material; 21.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00024
    A—7 to 14 centimeters (2.8 to 5.5 inches); 70 percent 10YR 3/ (10YR 3/), and 30 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) highly organic loamy sand; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00025
    E—14 to 19 centimeters (5.5 to 7.5 inches); 80 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 20 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sand; loose, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00026
    Bhs—19 to 24 centimeters (7.5 to 9.4 inches); dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) sand; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 1 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00027
    Bw1—24 to 42 centimeters (9.4 to 16.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sand; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00028
    Bw2—42 to 78 centimeters (16.5 to 30.7 inches); brownish yellow (10YR 6/6) sand; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 5 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00029
    BC—78 to 116 centimeters (30.7 to 45.7 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) sand; very friable, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; 1 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 3 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 10 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear irregular boundary. Lab sample # 95P00030
    2Cd—116 to 180 centimeters (45.7 to 70.9 inches); light gray (2.5Y 7/2) gravelly loamy sand; very firm, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine moderate-continuity vesicular pores; distinct light gray (2.5Y 7/2), moist, silt coats on upper surfaces of peds or rocks; 1 percent by volume subangular 250-425-600 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 5 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 13 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 95P00031. Till ranges from 180-116cm in pit.; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091675; patchy - phpvsfiid 1091675