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Home My WebLink About20181252 Ver 2_R-5735 RAB - Cherokee County - Farmland Classification_20230713 3 Farmland Classification—Cherokee County, North Carolina 3 (R-5735 RAB) M laV laaV W W 769440 769460 769480 769500 769520 769540 769%0 769580 769600 769620 769640 769660 35°4 39"N 35'4 39"N 0 r 19 ,• I. w I- S it11111108M I hji I-. 35°4'34"N 35'4 34"N 769440 769460 769480 769500 769520 769540 769%0 769580 7696M 769620 769640 769660 769W 3 3 N N Map Scale:1:1,110 i printed on A landscape(11"x 8.5")sheet. N $ N Meters 0 15 30 60 90 Feet 0 50 100 200 300 Map projection:Web Mercator Gomer000rdinates:WGS84 Edge tics:UTM Zone 16N WGS84 usDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 7/11/2023 Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 1 of 5 Farmland Classification—Cherokee County, North Carolina (R-5735 RAB) MAP LEGEND Area of Interest(AOI) 0 Prime farmland if 0 Farmland of statewide . Farmland of statewide Q Farmland of unique Area of Interest(AOI) subsoiled,completely importance,if drained and importance,if irrigated importance removing the root either protected from and reclaimed of excess L] Not rated or not Soils inhibiting soil layer flooding or not frequently salts and sodium available Soil RatingPolygons g flooded during the yg - Prime farmland if irrigated 0 Farmland of statewide Soil Rating Lines Not rime farmland and the product of I(soil importance,if drained or 0 p growing season erodibility)x C(climate - Farmland of statewide either protected from a+/ Not prime farmland All areas are rime factor)does not exceed importance,if irrigated flooding or not frequently p 60 and drained flooded during the �+/ All areas are prime farmland farmland Prime farmland if irrigated Farmland of statewide growing season 0 Prime farmland if drained P � � ,^,� Prime farmland if and reclaimed of excess importance,if irrigated - Farmland of statewide drained 0 Prime farmland if salts and sodium and either protected from importance,if warm protected from flooding or Farmland of statewide flooding or not frequently enough,and either Prime farmland if not frequently flooded LJ importance flooded during the drained or either protected from flooding during the growing - growing season protected from flooding or or not frequently flooded Farmland of statewide not frequently flooded during the growing season importance,if drained 0 Farmland of statewide q y Prime farmland if irrigated importance,if subsoiled, during the growing season 0 - Farmland of statewide completely removing the season • ♦ Prime farmland if 0 Prime farmland if drained importance,if protected root inhibiting soil layer . Farmland of statewide irrigated tdi flooding or no and either protected from from 0 Farmland of statewide importance,if warm • M Prime farmland if flooding or not frequently frequently flooded during importance,if irrigated enough drained and either the growing season flooded during the and the product of I(soil 0 Farmland of statewide protected from flooding growing season 0 Farmland of statewide erodibility)x C(climate importance,if thawed or not frequently flooded Prime farmland if irrigated importance,if irrigated factor)does not exceed Farmland of local during the growing - and drained 60 importance season Prime farmland if irrigated rV Prime farmland if and either protected from . Farmland of local importance,if irrigated irrigated and drained flooding or not frequently �� Prime farmland if flooded during the irrigated and either growing season protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the growing season 11)\ Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 7/11/2023 Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 2 of 5 Farmland Classification—Cherokee County, North Carolina (R-5735 RAB) • r Prime farmland if Farmland of statewide r%/ Farmland of statewide ti Farmland of unique [3 Prime farmland if subsoiled,completely importance,if drained and importance,if irrigated importance subsoiled,completely removing the root either protected from and reclaimed of excess Not rated or not available removing the root inhibiting soil layer flooding or not frequently salts and sodium inhibiting soil layer rq/ Prime farmland if irrigated flooded during the • r Farmland of statewide Soil Rating Points Prime farmland if and the product of I(soil growing season importance,if drained or [3 Not prime farmland irrigated and the product erodibility)x C(climate Farmland of statewide either protected from of I(soil erodibility)x C factor)does not exceed importance,if irrigated flooding or not frequently All areas are prime (climate factor)does not 60 and drained flooded during the farmland exceed 60 Oq/ Prime farmland if irrigated lm� Farmland of statewide growing season Prime farmland if drained Prime farmland if and reclaimed of excess importance,if irrigated Farmland of statewide irrigated and reclaimed salts and sodium and either protected from importance,if warm Prime farmland if of excess salts and �r Farmland of statewide flooding or not frequently enough,and either protected from flooding or sodium flooded during the drained or either not frequently flooded importance � Farmland of statewide growing season protected from flooding or during the growing ,y Farmland of statewide not frequently flooded season importance importance,if drained + r Farmland of statewide Farmland of statewide importance,if subsoiled, during the growing � Prime farmland if irrigated � Farmland of statewide completely removing the season importance,if drained importance,if protected Prime farmland if drained Farmland of statewide root inhibiting soil layer ,•�► Farmland of statewide � � from flooding or not and either protected from importance,if protected •y Farmland of statewide importance,if warm frequently flooded during flooding or not frequently from flooding or not importance,if irrigated enough the growing season flooded during the frequently flooded during and the product of I(soil •�/ Farmland of statewide growing season the growing season ti Farmland of statewide erodibility)x C(climate importance,if thawed Prime farmland if irrigated Farmland of statewide importance,if irrigated factor)does not exceed 60 N Farmland of local and drained importance,if irrigated importance rV Farmland of local Prime farmland if irrigated and either protected from importance,if irrigated flooding or not frequently flooded during the growing season til)� Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 7/11/2023 Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 5 Farmland Classification—Cherokee County, North Carolina (R-5735 RAB) Farmland of statewide Farmland of statewide Farmland of unique The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at importance,if drained and importance,if irrigated importance 1:12,000. either protected from and reclaimed of excess Not rated or not available flooding or not frequently salts and sodium flooded during the G Water Features Warning:Soil Map may not be valid at this scale. Farmland of statewide growing season importance,if drained or Streams and Canals Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause Farmland of statewide either protected from misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil importance,if irrigated flooding or not frequently Transportation line placement.The maps do not show the small areas of and drained flooded during the Rails contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed Farmland of statewide growing season scale. importance,if irrigated Farmland of statewide Interstate Highways and either protected from importance,if warm flooding or not frequently enough,and either US Routes Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map flooded during the drained or either measurements. growing season protected from flooding or Major Roads not frequently flooded Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service 0 Farmland of statewide Local Roads Web Soil Survey URL: importance,if subsoiled, during the growing Y completely removing the season Background Coordinate System: Web Mercator(EPSG:3857) root inhibiting soil layer Farmland of statewide Aerial Photography Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator Farmland of statewide importance,if warm projection,which preserves direction and shape but distorts importance,if irrigated enough and the product of I(soil � Farmland of statewide distance and area.A projection that preserves area,such as the erodibility)x C(climate importance,if thawed Albers equal-area conic projection,should be used if more factor)does not exceed Farmland of local accurate calculations of distance or area are required. 60 importance This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data Farmland of local as of the version date(s)listed below. importance,if irrigated Soil Survey Area: Cherokee County,North Carolina Survey Area Data: Version 18,Sep 8,2022 Soil map units are labeled(as space allows)for map scales 1:50,000 or larger. Date(s)aerial images were photographed: Mar 22,2021—Sep 24,2021 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. Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 7/11/2023 Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 4 of 5 Farmland Classification—Cherokee County, North Carolina R-5735 RAB Farmland Classification Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI ThC Thurmont-Dillard Farmland of statewide 0.0 2.2% complex,8 to 15 importance percent slopes UrB Udorthents-Urban land Not prime farmland 2.2 97.8% complex,2 to 8 percent slopes Totals for Area of Interest 2.2 100.0% 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 USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 7/11/2023 Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 5 of 5