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Preface
Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas.
They highlight limitations various land
s and provide information
about te propertie of the
h soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for
manydifferent users, including ranchers, foresters,
planner , community officals, engneers, developers, builders, and home buyers.
Also, conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation,waste
disposal, and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand,
protect, or enhance the environment.
Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose
special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil
properties that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions.
The information is intended rid uslesthe The landowner or land users tuserify ris responsible fod reduce the ects of
r
soil limitations on various la
identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations.
Although soil survey information can be used for general farm,
rm, local, an information d insome wider area
planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement
cases. Examples include soil quality assessments (http://www.nres.usda.govlwps/
portal/nres/main/soils/health/) and certain conservation and engineeringer
applications. For more detailed information, contacta your ur tocal or your NRCS USDA IStat ce eStoil
(https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app. 9ey-
Scientist(httpa/www.nres.usda.gov/wps/portal/nres/detail/soils/contactus/?
cid=nres142p2_053951).
Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are
seasonally wet or subject to flooding. So me
r are
soils are poorly suited to use as
unstable to be used as a
foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey
septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to
basements or underground installations.
The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States
Department of Agriculture and
other
and localFederal
agenc es. The Natu agencies
ral Resourcesincluding
the
Agricultural Experiment Stations,
Conservation Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National
Cooperative Soil Survey.
Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available
through the NRCS Web Soil Survey,
the site for official soil survey
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Contents
Preface 2
How Soil Surveys Are Made 5
Soil Map 8
Soil Map 9
Legend 10
Map Unit Legend 11
Map Unit Descriptions 11
Harnett County, North Carolina 13
CeB—Cecil fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes 13
CeD—Cecil fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes 14
DoB—Dothan loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes 15
EnB—Enon fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes 16
FaB—Fuquay loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes 17
LoF—Louisa fine sandy loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes 19
PaE—Pacolet fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes 20
VaB—Vaucluse loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes 21
W—Water 22
Wh—Wehadkee loam, frequently flooded 23
References 25
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Ho
w Soil Surveys Are Made
Soil surveys are made to provide information about the soils and miscellaneous
tion
the soils and
areas in a specific area.on the landscape andptablesf that show soil properties and
areas andd their location
limitations affecting various uses. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length,
nativend
ti shapelaof the slopes;kids of bedrock. They observed and describede general pattern of drainage; the kinds of cmanyrops asoil
plants; and the kinds
profiles. soil profile is the
udown into he natural
unconsol dated material in which the
profile extends from the surface
soil formed or from the surface organisms and has not been changed by other° hs isolidated material
devoid of roots and otherliving
biological activity.
Currently, soils are mapped according to the boundaries of major land resource
areas (MLRAs). MLRAs are geographically associated land resource
units that
share common characteristics related to physiography, geology,
te, water
resources, soils, biological resources, and land uses (USDA, 2006). Soil survey
areas typically consist of parts of one or more MLRA.
The soils and miscellaneous geologyogy, that
is related to the geology, landforms, relief, climate, and natural vegetation of the
area. Each kind of soil and miscellaneous area is associated with a particular kind
of landform or with a segment of the landform. By observing the soils and
ing
segments miscellaneous areas form, a soil scientist devein the survey area and llotps aiheir con ept,tlon to specific
or model, of how they
segments of the landform,
were formed. Thus, during mapping, this model enables the soil scientist to predict
with a considerable degree of accuracy the kind of soil or miscellaneous area at a
specific location on the landscape.
Commonly, individual soils on the landscape merge into one another as their
ruct an accurate soil
, however, soil
characteristics gradually change.
the boundaries betweenthe soils. They pcan observe only
scientists must determine
a limited number of soil profiles. Nevertheless, these observations, supplemented
by an understanding of the
soil-vegetation-landscape
an area and to date mmepherboundae resnt�o
verify predictions of the kinds
Soil scientists recorded the characteristics of the soil profilesl k thatin and amouthey ntd.of rock
They
noted soil color, texture, size and shape of soil aggregates,
fragments, distribution osp�bin nt rothte soils in thesudrveyer area and determres that inibg their
to identify soils. After describing
properties, the soil scientists assigned the soils to taxonomic classes (units).
Taxonomic classes are concepts. Each taxonomic class has a set of soil
asses
as a basis for
comparison co with pr soils sisely yefined limits. The stematically.cally. Soil taxonomy, the system e of taxonomic
comparison to classify Y
classification used in the
arrangementUnited States, is of horizons zons within the profile. After the soased mainly on the kind and r
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of soil properties and the
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scientists classified and named the soils in the survey area, they compared the
individual soils with similasoils ssemble additional datarc based on ss in experher ience andreas so
they could confirm data an
research.
The objective of soil mapping is not to delineate pure map unit compon ;that
the
objective is to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments
have similar use and management requirements. Each map unit is definedbtable
unique combination of soil components and/or miscellaneous areas in p onb
proportions. Some components may be highly contrasting to the other comp
of the map unit. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way
diminishes the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The ds line etiot nof ouchon for the
landforms and landform segments on the map provides
development resourceplans. If
arntensive use of small nd locate the soils and areas
m miscellaneous areas.
investigation iss neededdttofine
ss of
Soil scientists make many
fentls dependent upon the
severae factops��eluding sc soil
ale op
The frequep ng, i n e sio oof mapping,
y in design of map units, complexity of the landscape,
mapping, intensity of mapp 9. 9
and experience of the soil scientist.
rO and totions are verify the aassi ication of the soils at
t and refine the
soil-landscape model and predictions
pbe locations rdividdual soil properties are madscape model is refined, aeandgnirrecorded.l a er
number of measurements of
inude field
dTepth measurementsedrock, and
may texture,land laboratory measurements,ts, such, such as oas those for
depth to bedrock, a
content of sand, silt, clay,o salt,
anothed racross ther nands a Properties of each soil
typically vary from one p
Observations for map unit components are aggregated so develop ranges of
characteristics for the components. The aggregated values are presented. Direct
measurements do not exist for every property presented for every map unit
component.Values for some properties are estimated from combinations of other
properties.
While a soil survey is in progress, samples of some of the soils in the area generally
ineering
are collected for labfrom tory analyses and for these analyses and testsg as well sethe field-observed observed
Soil scientists
interpret the data from behavior of the
characteristics and the eS ill pterpeetatiorties �s for all determine
the the
so Iexpected
aret dfield tested through
soils under different us
observation of the soils in different uses and under different levels of management.
Some interpretations are modified to fit local conditions, and some new
interpretations are developed to meet local
needs.
Datareco areds, asse fimbl eexpfromnotth other
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sources, such as research information, production
specialists. For example, data on crop yields under defined levels of management
are assembled from farm records and from field or plot experiments on the same
kinds of soil.
Predictions about soil behavior are based not only on soil properties but
also on
e over
such variables as climate and biological activity. Soil conditions e re example,
long periods of time, but they are not predictable from yearyear. For soil will
soil scientists can predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy that a given
have a high water table witin certain
depths
a specific most
leveerarthe soihon a spec cannot
ific date.
that a high water table willalways be at
After soil scientists located and boundaries ed the of these bodieston aerralbphotographsodies of soil rn ande
survey area, they drew the
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identified each as a specific map unit. Aerial photographs show trees, buildings,
fields, roads, and rivers, all of which help in locating boundaries accurately.
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Soil Map
The soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of
soil map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols
displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to
produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit.
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Map Unit Legend
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
CeB Cecil fine sandy loam,2 to 8 114.7 17.4%
percent slopes
CeD Cecil fine sandy loam,8 to 15 219.8 33.3%
percent slopes
DoB Dothan loamy sand,2 to 6 7.2 1.1%
percent slopes
EnB Enon fine sandy loam,2 to 8 29.6 4.5%
percent slopes
FaB Fuquay loamy sand,0 to 6 36.4 5.5%
percent slopes
LoF Louisa fine sandy loam,25 to 14.7 2.2%
45 percent slopes
PaE Pacolet fine sandy loam, 15 to 183.8 27.9%
25 percent slopes
VaB Vaucluse loamy sand,2 to 8 7.8 1.2%
percent slopes
W Water 0.8 0.1%
Wh Wehadkee loam,frequently 44.2 6.7%
flooded
Totals for Area of Interest 659.1 100.0%
Map Unit Descriptions
The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the
soils or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along
with the maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit.
A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more
major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named
according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic
class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the
landscape, however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the
characteristic variability of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some
observed properties may extend beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class.
Areas of soils of a single taxonomic class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without
including areas of other taxonomic classes. Consequently, every map unit is made
up of the soils or miscellaneous areas for which it is named and some minor
components that belong to taxonomic classes other than those of the major soils.
Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the
map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called
noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a
particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties
and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different
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management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They
generally are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the
scale used. Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas
are identified by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a
given area, the contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit
descriptions along with some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor
components may not have been observed, and consequently they are not
mentioned in the descriptions, especially where the pattern was so complex that it
was impractical to make enough observations to identify all the soils and
miscellaneous areas on the landscape.
The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the
usefulness or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate
pure taxonomic classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or
landform segments that have similar use and management requirements. The
delineation of such segments on the map provides sufficient information for the
development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, however,
onsite investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous
areas.
An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions.
Each description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil
properties and qualities.
Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for
differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major
horizons that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement.
Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness,
salinity, degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the
basis of such differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas
shown on the detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase
commonly indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha
silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series.
Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas.
These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups.
A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate
pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps.
The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar
in all areas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example.
An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or
miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present
or anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered
practical or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The
pattern and relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat
similar. Alpha-Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas
that could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar
interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion
of the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can
be made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made
up of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil
material and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example.
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Harnett County, North Carolina
CeB—Cecil fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3sp1
Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 66 degrees F
Frost-free period: 200 to 240 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Cecil and similar soils: 90 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Cecil
Setting
Landform: Interfuves
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material:Saprolite derived from granite and gneiss and/or schist
Typical profile
Ap- 0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam
Bt- 7 to 40 inches: clay
BC-40 to 55 inches: clay loam
C-55 to 80 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 2 to 8 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class:Well drained
Runoff class: Medium
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Moderate (about 8.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Ecological site: F136XY820GA-Acidic upland forest, moist
Hydric soil rating: No
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CeD—Cecil fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3sp2
Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 66 degrees F
Frost-free period: 200 to 240 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Cecil and similar soils: 85 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Cecil
Setting
Landform: I nterfl uves
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material:Saprolite derived from granite and gneiss and/or schist
Typical profile
Ap- 0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam
Bt- 7 to 40 inches: clay
BC-40 to 55 inches: clay loam
C-55 to 80 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 8 to 15 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class:Well drained
Runoff class: Medium
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Moderate (about 8.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Ecological site: F136XY820GA-Acidic upland forest, moist
Hydric soil rating: No
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DoB—Dothan loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 2wb94
Elevation: 50 to 660 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 69 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 55 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 190 to 310 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Dothan and similar soils: 82 percent
Minor components: 18 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Dothan
Setting
Landform: Interfluves
Landform position (two-dimensional):Shoulder
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap-0 to 7 inches: loamy sand
E- 7 to 13 inches: loamy sand
Bt- 13 to 40 inches: sandy clay loam
Btv-40 to 79 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 2 to 6 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class:Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.57 in/hr)
Depth to water table:About 36 to 59 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm)
Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Moderate (about 6.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Forage suitability group: Loamy and clayey soils on rises and knolls of mesic
uplands (GI 33AA321 FL)
Other vegetative classification: Loamy and clayey soils on rises and knolls of
mesic uplands (G133AA321 FL)
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Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Norfolk
Percent of map unit: 8 percent
Landform: Interfluves
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: No
Fuquay
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Interfluves
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: No
Orangeburg
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder, backslope
Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Convex, linear
Hydric soil rating: No
EnB—Enon fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3sp9
Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 66 degrees F
Frost-free period: 200 to 240 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Enon and similar soils: 85 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Enon
Setting
Landform: Interfluves
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve
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Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Saprolite derived from diorite and/or gabbro and/or diabase
and/or gneiss
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam
BA - 7 to 10 inches: sandy clay loam
Bt- 10 to 27 inches: clay
BC-27 to 33 inches: clay loam
C-33 to 80 inches: loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 2 to 8 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class:Well drained
Runoff class: Medium
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Moderate (about 8.3 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
Ecological site: F136XY720NC - Basic upland forest, moist
Hydric soil rating: No
FaB—Fuquay loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 2wb9d
Elevation: 160 to 660 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 69 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 55 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 190 to 310 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Fuquay and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 15 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Fuquay
Setting
Landform: Interfluves
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfiuve
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Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy marine deposits over loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 10 inches: loamy sand
E- 10 to 28 inches: loamy sand
Bt-28 to 44 inches: sandy clay loam
Btv-44 to 80 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 6 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class:Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.57 in/hr)
Depth to water table:About 40 to 61 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm)
Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum:4.0
Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Low(about 5.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2s
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Forage suitability group: Sandy over loamy soils on rises, knolls, and ridges of
mesic uplands (G133AA221 FL)
Other vegetative classification: Sandy over loamy soils on rises, knolls, and ridges
of mesic uplands (G133AA221FL)
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Dothan
Percent of map unit: 7 percent
Landform: Interfluves
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Linear
Other vegetative classification: Loamy and clayey soils on rises and knolls of
mesic uplands (G133AA321 FL)
Hydric soil rating: No
Candor
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder, footslope
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve
Down-slope shape: Convex, linear
Across-slope shape: Convex, linear
Hydric soil rating: No
Blaney
Percent of map unit: 3 percent
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Landform: Ridges
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder, backslope
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfiuve, side slope
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Hydric soil rating: No
LoF—Louisa fine sandy loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3sps
Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 66 degrees F
Frost-free period: 200 to 240 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Louisa and similar soils: 85 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Louisa
Setting
Landform: Hillslopes on ridges
Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope
Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Residuum weathered from mica schist and/or other micaceous
metamorphic rock
Typical profile
A - 0 to 4 inches: fine sandy loam
Bw-4 to 12 inches: channery loam
C- 12 to 18 inches: channery loam
Cr- 18 to 80 inches: weathered bedrock
Properties and qualities
Slope: 25 to 45 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: 10 to 20 inches to paralithic bedrock
Drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained
Runoff class: High
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat):Very low to high (0.00
to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Very low (about 2.2 inches)
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Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 7e
Hydrologic Soil Group: D
Ecological site: F136XY860VA- Lower piedmont acidic river bluff forest
Hydric soil rating: No
PaE—Pacolet fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3sq5
Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 66 degrees F
Frost-free period: 200 to 240 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Pacolet and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 13 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Pacolet
Setting
Landform: Hillslopes on ridges
Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope
Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material:Saprolite derived from granite and gneiss and/or schist
Typical profile
Ap -0 to 5 inches: sandy loam
E- 5 to 8 inches: sandy loam
Bt- 8 to 29 inches: clay
BC-29 to 38 inches: sandy clay loam
C-38 to 80 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 15 to 25 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class:Well drained
Runoff class: High
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Moderate (about 7.4 inches)
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Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Ecological site: F136XY820GA-Acidic upland forest, moist
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Spartanburg
Percent of map unit: 8 percent
Landform: Hillslopes on ridges
Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope
Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Convex
Hydric soil rating: No
Bethlehem
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Hillslopes on ridges
Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope
Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Convex
Hydric soil rating: No
VaB—Vaucluse loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3sgj
Elevation: 80 to 660 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Vaucluse and similar soils: 80 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Vaucluse
Setting
Landform: Low hills
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
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Parent material: Loamy and sandy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 6 inches: loamy sand
E- 6 to 15 inches: loamy sand
Bt- 15 to 29 inches: sandy clay loam
Btx-29 to 58 inches: sandy clay loam
BC- 58 to 80 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope:2 to 8 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: 15 to 35 inches to fragipan
Drainage class:Well drained
Runoff class: Medium
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.57 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: Very low (about 2.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3s
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
Ecological site: F137XY040SC- Loamy Summit Woodland
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Bibb, undrained
Percent of map unit: 3 percent
Landform: Flood plains
Landform position (two-dimensional):Toeslope
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Ecological site: F137XY010SC- Flood Plains And Seepage Swamps
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Johnston, undrained
Percent of map unit:2 percent
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape:Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Ecological site: F137XY010SC- Flood Plains And Seepage Swamps
Hydric soil rating: Yes
W—Water
Map Unit Composition
Water: 100 percent
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Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Water
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8
Hydric soil rating: No
Wh—Wehadkee loam, frequently flooded
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3sqv
Elevation: 80 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost-free period: 210 to 265 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Wehadkee, undrained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Wehadkee, drained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Wehadkee, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Depressions on flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy alluvium
Typical profile
A - 0 to 7 inches: loam
Bg- 7 to 58 inches: loam
Cg- 58 to 84 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope:0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table:About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Frequent
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: High (about 10.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
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Ecological site: F136XY600NC- Flood plain forest, very wet, F133AY003NC-
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain - PROVISIONAL
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Wehadkee, Drained
Setting
Landform: Depressions on flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy alluvium
Typical profile
A - 0 to 7 inches: loam
Bg- 7 to 58 inches: loam
Cg-58 to 84 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water(Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table:About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Frequent
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water supply, 0 to 60 inches: High (about 10.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Ecological site: F136XY600NC- Flood plain forest, very wet, F133AY003NC -
Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain - PROVISIONAL
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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