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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Service
Technical Guide
Section II -A-2
March 1990
HYDRIC SOILS
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
Hydric codes (HC): 1 - hydric soils, only because of saturation for
a significant period during the growing season;
2 - hydric soils that are frequently flooded for
long or very long periods during the growing
seasc::; and
3 - hydric soils that are ponded for long or very
long periods during the growing season.
Vegetation codes (VC): 1 - hydric soils that support woody vegetation under
natural conditions; and
2 - hydric soils that do not support woody vegetation
under natural conditions.
Hydric soils in this county cannot be farmed under natural conditions without
removing woody vegetation or hydrology manipulation.
A. Map units that are all hydric soils or have hydric soils as a major component.
Map Unit
Symbol HC VC Map Unit Name
NONE
B. Map units with inclusions of hydric soils or have wet spots.
Map Unit Hydric Normal location
Symbol Map Unit Name Inclusion HC VC of Inclusion
HeB Helena sandy loam, 2 to poorly 1 1 depressions
8percent slopes drained along drainageways
soils
IrA Iredell fine sandy loam, poorly 1 1 depressions
0 to 1 percent slopes drained
soils
Mo Monacan loam poorly 1 1 depressions
drained adjoining upland
soils sideslopes
Hydric Soils List, USDA NRCS,
Mecklenburg County, NC