HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210427 Ver 1_Farmland_Classification_20210222Farmland Classification—Alexander County, North Carolina
(Bridge #3, Cheatham Ford Road)
Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey
National Cooperative Soil Survey
1/8/2021
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Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 17N WGS84
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0 10 20 40 60
Meters
Map Scale: 1:830 if printed on A portrait (8.5" x 11") sheet.
Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
MAP LEGEND
Area of Interest (AOI)
Area of Interest (AOI)
Soils
Soil Rating Polygons
Not prime farmland
All areas are prime
farmland
Prime farmland if drained
Prime farmland if
protected from flooding or
not frequently flooded
during the growing
season
Prime farmland if irrigated
Prime farmland if drained
and either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Prime farmland if irrigated
and drained
Prime farmland if irrigated
and either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Prime farmland if
subsoiled, completely
removing the root
inhibiting soil layer
Prime farmland if irrigated
and the product of I (soil
erodibility) x C (climate
factor) does not exceed
60
Prime farmland if irrigated
and reclaimed of excess
salts and sodium
Farmland of statewide
importance
Farmland of statewide
importance, if drained
Farmland of statewide
importance, if protected
from flooding or not
frequently flooded during
the growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
Farmland of statewide
importance, if drained and
either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and drained
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if subsoiled,
completely removing the
root inhibiting soil layer
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and the product of I (soil
erodibility) x C (climate
factor) does not exceed
60
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and reclaimed of excess
salts and sodium
Farmland of statewide
importance, if drained or
either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if warm
enough, and either
drained or either
protected from flooding or
not frequently flooded
during the growing
season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if warm
enough
Farmland of statewide
importance, if thawed
Farmland of local
importance
Farmland of local
importance, if irrigated
Farmland of unique
importance
Not rated or not
available
Soil Rating Lines
Not prime farmland
All areas are prime
farmland
Prime farmland if
drained
Prime farmland if
protected from flooding
or not frequently flooded
during the growing
season
Prime farmland if
irrigated
Prime farmland if
drained and either
protected from flooding
or not frequently flooded
during the growing
season
Prime farmland if
irrigated and drained
Prime farmland if
irrigated and either
protected from flooding
or not frequently flooded
during the growing
season
Farmland Classification—Alexander County, North Carolina
(Bridge #3, Cheatham Ford Road)
Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey
National Cooperative Soil Survey
1/8/2021
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Prime farmland if
subsoiled, completely
removing the root
inhibiting soil layer
Prime farmland if irrigated
and the product of I (soil
erodibility) x C (climate
factor) does not exceed
60
Prime farmland if irrigated
and reclaimed of excess
salts and sodium
Farmland of statewide
importance
Farmland of statewide
importance, if drained
Farmland of statewide
importance, if protected
from flooding or not
frequently flooded during
the growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
Farmland of statewide
importance, if drained and
either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and drained
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if subsoiled,
completely removing the
root inhibiting soil layer
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and the product of I (soil
erodibility) x C (climate
factor) does not exceed
60
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and reclaimed of excess
salts and sodium
Farmland of statewide
importance, if drained or
either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if warm
enough, and either
drained or either
protected from flooding or
not frequently flooded
during the growing
season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if warm
enough
Farmland of statewide
importance, if thawed
Farmland of local
importance
Farmland of local
importance, if irrigated
Farmland of unique
importance
Not rated or not available
Soil Rating Points
Not prime farmland
All areas are prime
farmland
Prime farmland if drained
Prime farmland if
protected from flooding or
not frequently flooded
during the growing
season
Prime farmland if irrigated
Prime farmland if drained
and either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Prime farmland if irrigated
and drained
Prime farmland if irrigated
and either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Prime farmland if
subsoiled, completely
removing the root
inhibiting soil layer
Prime farmland if
irrigated and the product
of I (soil erodibility) x C
(climate factor) does not
exceed 60
Prime farmland if
irrigated and reclaimed
of excess salts and
sodium
Farmland of statewide
importance
Farmland of statewide
importance, if drained
Farmland of statewide
importance, if protected
from flooding or not
frequently flooded during
the growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
Farmland Classification—Alexander County, North Carolina
(Bridge #3, Cheatham Ford Road)
Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey
National Cooperative Soil Survey
1/8/2021
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Farmland of statewide
importance, if drained and
either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and drained
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if subsoiled,
completely removing the
root inhibiting soil layer
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and the product of I (soil
erodibility) x C (climate
factor) does not exceed
60
Farmland of statewide
importance, if irrigated
and reclaimed of excess
salts and sodium
Farmland of statewide
importance, if drained or
either protected from
flooding or not frequently
flooded during the
growing season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if warm
enough, and either
drained or either
protected from flooding or
not frequently flooded
during the growing
season
Farmland of statewide
importance, if warm
enough
Farmland of statewide
importance, if thawed
Farmland of local
importance
Farmland of local
importance, if irrigated
Farmland of unique
importance
Not rated or not available
Water Features
Streams and Canals
Transportation
Rails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
Background
Aerial Photography
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at
1:24,000.
Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause
misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil
line placement. The maps do not show the small areas of
contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed
scale.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map
measurements.
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Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator
projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts
distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more
accurate calculations of distance or area are required.
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data
as of the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Alexander County, North Carolina
Survey Area Data: Version 26, Jun 2, 2020
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales
1:50,000 or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Apr 8, 2015—Nov
28, 2017
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor
shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident.
Farmland Classification—Alexander County, North Carolina
(Bridge #3, Cheatham Ford Road)
Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey
National Cooperative Soil Survey
1/8/2021
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Farmland Classification
Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
FcC2 Fairview sandy clay
loam, 8 to 15 percent
slopes, moderately
eroded
Farmland of statewide
importance
0.2 7.5%
FcD2 Fairview sandy loam, 15
to 25 percent slopes
Farmland of local
importance
1.1 34.7%
RnA Ronda loamy sand, 0 to
5 percent slopes,
occasionally flooded
Not prime farmland 1.9 57.8%
Totals for Area of Interest 3.3 100.0%
Description
Farmland classification identifies map units as prime farmland, farmland of
statewide importance, farmland of local importance, or unique farmland. It
identifies the location and extent of the soils that are best suited to food, feed,
fiber, forage, and oilseed crops. NRCS policy and procedures on prime and
unique farmlands are published in the "Federal Register," Vol. 43, No. 21,
January 31, 1978.
Rating Options
Aggregation Method: No Aggregation Necessary
Tie-break Rule: Lower
Farmland Classification—Alexander County, North Carolina Bridge #3, Cheatham Ford Road
Natural Resources
Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey
National Cooperative Soil Survey
1/8/2021
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