(3 to 9 inches thick)īg1-5 to 12 inches dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam weak medium subangular blocky structure friable common fine and medium roots common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) masses of iron accumulation very strongly acid clear wavy boundary.īg2-12 to 19 inches dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sandy loam weak medium subangular blocky structure friable few fine and medium roots many medium prominent yellowish red (5YR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation strongly acid clear wavy boundary. (Colors are for moist soil.)Ī-0 to 5 inches very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) fine sandy loam weak medium granular structure friable common fine and medium roots very strongly acid clear wavy boundary. TYPICAL PEDON: Rippowam fine sandy loam in woodland at an elevation of about 435 feet. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Mean annual temperature is about 50 degrees F., and mean annual precipitation is about 47 inches. Saturated hydraulic conductivity ranges from moderately high or high in the loamy upper part and high or very high in the underlying sandy materials. They are nearly level soils on flood plains subject to frequent flooding. The Rippowam series consists of very deep, poorly drained loamy soils formed in alluvial sediments. Official Series Description - RIPPOWAM Series LOCATION RIPPOWAM CT +MA NH NY RI VT
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