IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): Poquonock
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S1994MA023001
  • User Pedon ID: S1994MA023001
  • Vegetation Plot ID: S1994MA023001
  • Transect:
  • Transect Stop Number - 4
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - yes
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 95P0004
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 67022
  • Print Date: 5/20/2024

    • 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: 41.7922211
  • Std. Longitude: -70.7105560
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: Wareham Quad-west central section, town of Wareham. Tihonet village 500 feet east of Tihonet road, 50 feet south 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: Jim Turenne, LeaAnn Pytlik, Richard Pullman, Ryan Dronoff, Meredith Slater
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Mixed, mesic Typic Udipsamments
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: laboratory sampling site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: Converted from PDP 3.x
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - Poquonock
  • PSC - 25 to 89 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 1/23/2013
  • Classifier - Donald Parizek
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eleventh edition
  • Moisture Subclass - typic
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - Poquonock
  • Classificaton Date - 9/20/1994
  • Moisture Class - udic
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Erosion Class - 0
  • 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: upper third
  • Slope Shape Across: concave
  • Slope Shape Down: concave
  • Runoff: negligible
  • Drainage Class: well
  • Surface Fragments: 0.10 percent
  • Benchmark Soil?: no

    • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 9/20/1994 (actual site observation date)
  • Air Photo ID: 0590-14-5
  • 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
    • Vegetation Plot Plants
    Plant Symbol Scientific Name National Vernacular Name Plant Type Group Canopy Cover % Vegetation Stata Level

    GAYLU

    PIRI

    QUVE

    Gaylussacia

    Pinus rigida

    Quercus velutina

    huckleberry

    pitch pine

    black 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

    albic materials

    albic horizon

    densic materials

    densic contact

    lithologic discontinuity

    0—2

    0—12

    2—5

    9—12

    9—12

    89—180

    89—180

    89—180

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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

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    30

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    315

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    Oi—0 to 2 centimeters (0.0 to 0.8 inches); slightly decomposed plant material; fragments; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00010
    Oe—2 to 5 centimeters (0.8 to 2.0 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) and dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) rubbed moderately decomposed plant material; massive; 21.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; fragments; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00011
    Oa—5 to 9 centimeters (2.0 to 3.5 inches); 80 percent 7.5YR 2/ (7.5YR 2/), and 20 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) highly decomposed plant material; massive; loose, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 21.0 very fine roots and 3.0 fine and medium roots; fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00012
    E—9 to 12 centimeters (3.5 to 4.7 inches); 90 percent light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) and 10 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3) sand; massive; loose, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear broken boundary.
    Bhs—12 to 18 centimeters (4.7 to 7.1 inches); 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/3) and 50 percent brown (7.5YR 4/2) loamy sand; massive; very friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine to medium roots and 0.5 coarse roots; 1 percent by volume 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00013
    Bw1—18 to 42 centimeters (7.1 to 16.5 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) sand; massive; friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 0.5 medium roots; 1 percent by volume 2-50-75 millimeter unspecified fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.3, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00014
    Bw2—42 to 55 centimeters (16.5 to 21.7 inches); yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sand; massive; friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3.0 very fine roots and 0.5 fine and medium roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00015
    Bw3—55 to 65 centimeters (21.7 to 25.6 inches); olive yellow (2.5Y 6/6) sand; 5 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; massive; friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine roots; fragments; strongly acid, pH 5.2, chlorophenol red; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00016
    BC—65 to 89 centimeters (25.6 to 35.0 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/4) loamy sand; 5 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; massive; very friable, noncoherent, nonsticky, nonplastic; 0.5 very fine and fine roots and 3.0 medium roots; 5 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 # 95P00017
    2Cd1—89 to 125 centimeters (35.0 to 49.2 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) gravelly sandy loam; 2 percent olive yellow (2.5Y 6/8) medium and coarse distinct spherical and 10 percent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) coarse prominent platy mottles; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; 0.5 fine roots; 2 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; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 95P00018. Mottles are in pockets of coarser material.
    2Cd2—125 to 180 centimeters (49.2 to 70.9 inches); light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) gravelly sandy loam; 2 percent strong brown (7.5YR 5/8) fine prominent irregular and 5 percent light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) medium and coarse distinct irregular mottles; massive; firm, slightly sticky, slightly plastic; brittle; 2 percent by volume subangular 75-162-250 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments and 17 percent by volume subangular 2-39-75 millimeter mixed igneous-metamorphic-sedimentary fragments; very strongly acid, pH 5.0, chlorophenol red. Lab sample # 95P00019. One medium root in loose pocket on side of pit. Mottles are in pockets of coarser material.