Soil Series Atlas

Marlow soil series

Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Oxyaquic Haplorthods

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ftOiOrganic layer · slightly decomposed0–5 cm · 0–2 inATopsoil5–13 cm · 2–5 inELeached layer13–20 cm · 5–8 inBs1Subsoil · iron and aluminum build-up20–38 cm · 8–15 inBs2Subsoil · iron and aluminum build-up38–48 cm · 15–19 inBCSubsoil grading to parent material48–84 cm · 19–33 inCdParent material · dense, roots restricted84–165 cm · 33–65 in050100150cmOiOrganic layer ·slightly decomposed0–5 cm · 0–2 inATopsoil5–13 cm · 2–5 inELeached layer13–20 cm · 5–8 inBs1Subsoil · iron andaluminum build-up20–38 cm · 8–15 inBs2Subsoil · iron andaluminum build-up38–48 cm · 15–19 inBCSubsoil grading toparent material48–84 cm · 19–33 inCdParent material ·dense, roots restricted84–165 cm · 33–65 in
Typical pedon, to scale: 165 cm (65 in), 7 horizons.

Spodosols — acid soils with a subsoil of humus and iron or aluminum

Marlow is mapped on 965,697 acres in 5 states, 192nd nationally by area. Outside its main state it also ranks high: the 2nd-largest of 171 series in New Hampshire. Its biggest share, 38%, is in Maine, where it ranks 19th of 155 series. It was first described in New Hampshire, which holds 32% of its acres today. It is the state soil of New Hampshire.

Depth
Moderately deep
Drainage
Well drained
Water movement
Moderately high

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Where Marlow is mapped

965,697 acres in 42 soil survey areas, from current SSURGO data.

AlabamaArizonaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaKansasMaine: 363,531 acresMassachusetts: 69,198 acresMinnesotaNew JerseyNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaTexasWyomingConnecticutMissouriWest VirginiaIllinoisNew MexicoArkansasCaliforniaDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaIowaKentuckyMarylandMichiganMississippiMontanaNew Hampshire: 307,450 acresNew York: 45,775 acresOhioOregonTennesseeUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinNebraskaSouth CarolinaIdahoNevadaVermont: 179,744 acresLouisianaRhode Island

Share of all Marlow acres

  1. Maine38%
  2. New Hampshire32%
  3. Vermont19%
  4. Massachusetts7%
  5. New York5%

In the field

Drainage

Well drained

Drains fastStays wet

Soil depth

Moderately deep

ShallowDeep

Water movement (Ksat)

Moderately high

SlowFast
Parent material
Glacial till
Landform
Uplands
Major land resource areas
143, 144B
Type location
New Hampshire

How it is classified

  1. OrderSpodosols
  2. SuborderOrthods
  3. Great groupHaplorthods
  4. SubgroupOxyaquic Haplorthods
  5. FamilyCoarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Oxyaquic Haplorthodscoarse-loamy particle-size classisotic mineralogy classfrigid soil temperature regime

Against other Spodosols

Marlow makes up 1.63% of all mapped Spodosols — the 10th largest of 717 series in the order.

Solum thickness (topsoil + subsoil)

84 cm over a median of 79 cm

Depth to the subsoil

20 cm over a median of 15 cm

Depth described

165 cm over a median of 152 cm

Its relatives

4 other established series share the family “Coarse-loamy, isotic, frigid Oxyaquic Haplorthods”

  1. Becket977 k
  2. Marlow966 k
  3. Plaisted650 k
  4. Mundalite150 k
  5. Mundal95 k

Close relatives, at one scale

  1. Marlow165 cm · Oxyaquic Haplorthods
  2. Chesuncook165 cm · Aquic Haplorthods
  3. Kalkaska205 cm · Typic Haplorthods
  4. Tunbridge71 cm · Typic Haplorthods

Horizon by horizon

HorizonLayerDepthThickness
OiOrganic layer: slightly decomposed0–5 cm0–2 in5 cm
ATopsoil5–13 cm2–5 in8 cm
ELeached layer13–20 cm5–8 in7 cm
Bs1Subsoil: iron and aluminum build-up20–38 cm8–15 in18 cm
Bs2Subsoil: iron and aluminum build-up38–48 cm15–19 in10 cm
BCSubsoil grading to parent material48–84 cm19–33 in36 cm
CdParent material: dense, roots restricted84–165 cm33–65 in81 cm

Sources: USDA–NRCS Official Series Description (revised 2015-05), Soil Classification database and SSURGO. Ranks computed by Soil Series Atlas. Method · Guides