PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS SOIL SURVEY UPDATE
Montauk Soils: Very deep, well drained soils formed in compact glacial till derived primarily from granitic materials. Montauk soils are on upland till plains, drumlins and moraines.
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Montauk Pedon Description 2330101
Montauk Pedon Description 2330002
Montauk Pedon Description 2330103
Montauk Pedon Description 2330006
Map
Unit (s): 300B, 300C, 300E, 301B, 301C, 301E
Map
Phases:
300C Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes.
300E Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes.
301B Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony.
301C Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony.
301E Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony.
Taxonomic
Classification: Coarse - loamy, mixed, mesic, Typic
Dystrochrepts.
Drainage
Class: Well drained.
Parent
Material: Dense glacial till.
Permeability:
Moderate to moderately rapid in the solum, slow to moderately
slow in the dense substratum.
Available
Water Holding Capacity: Moderate.
Soil
Reaction: Extremely acid to moderately acid throughout. .
Depth
to Bedrock: Greater than 65 inches.
Seasonal
High Watertable: Depth: 2.5 to 4 feet.
Type: Perched.
Months: January to May.
Hydrologic
Group: C.
Hydric
Soil: No.
Flooding/Ponding
Potential: Frequency and Type: None.
Potential Inclusions: Poquonock and Paxton soils are similar inclusions. Moderately well drained Scituate, Birchwood, and Woodbridge soils are on concave and level slopes. Poorly drained Norwell, and Ridgebury soils are along drainageways.
Soil Suitability:
Agriculture: Map unit 300B is a prime farmland soil. Map units 300C, 301C and 301B are important farmland soils.
Woodland: Well suited for woodland.
Development: Major limitations related to slow permeability in the dense till substratum. Large surface and subsurface stones and boulders may hinder excavation.