20190125 Ver 1_NRCS Soil Survey_20190128

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Resources
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A product of the National
Cooperative Soil Survey,
a joint effort of the United
States Department of
Agriculture and other
Federal agencies, State
agencies including the
Agricultural Experiment
Stations, and local
participants
Custom Soil Resource
Report for
Craven County,
North Carolina
January 28, 2019

Preface
Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas.
They highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information
about the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for
many different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban
planners, community officials, engineers, 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 to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of
soil limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for
identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations.
Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area
planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some
cases. Examples include soil quality assessments (http://www.nres.usda.gov/wps/
portal/nres/main/soils/health/) and certain conservation and engineering
applications. For more detailed information, contact your local USDA Service Center
(https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nres) or your NRCS State Soil
Scientist (http://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. Some are too unstable to be used as a
foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as
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 Federal agencies, State agencies including the
Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources
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 information.
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Contents
Preface........................................................................................................... .
How Soil Surveys Are Made.........................................................................
SoilMap..........................................................................................................
Soil Map (Hall Soil Map)..............................................................................
Legend.........................................................................................................
Map Unit Legend (Hall Soil Map).................................................................
Map Unit Descriptions (Hall Soil Map) .........................................................
Craven County, North Carolina................................................................
AaA—Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ........................
AcA—Altavista-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes .................
Ag—Augusta fine sandy loam..............................................................
Ap—Arapahoe fine sandy loam............................................................
AuB—Autryville loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes ..............................
Ba—Bayboro mucky loam....................................................................
BrB—Bragg soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes ...............................................
CnB—Conetoe loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes ...............................
CrB—Craven silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes .......................................
CT—Croatan muck, ponded, 0 to 2 percent slopes ..............................
DA—Dare muck....................................................................................
De—Deloss fine sandy loam................................................................
DO—Dorovan muck..............................................................................
ExA—Exum silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes .........................................
GoA—Goldsboro loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes .....................
Gr—Grantham silt loam........................................................................
GuA—Goldsboro-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes ..............
KuB—Kureb sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes ..............................................
La—Leaf silt loam.................................................................................
Lc—Lynchburg-Urban land complex ....................................................
Le—Lenoir silt loam..............................................................................
LF—Longshoal muck, very frequently flooded .....................................
Ln—Leon sand.....................................................................................
Ly—Lynchburg fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Atlantic Coast
Flatwoods.......................................................................................
Me—Meggett sandy loam.....................................................................
MM—Masontown mucky fine sandy loam and Muckalee sandy loam,
frequentlyflooded...........................................................................
Mu—Murville mucky loamy sand..........................................................
NoA—Norfolk loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes ..........................
NoB—Norfolk loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes ..........................
NuB—Norfolk-Urban land complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes ...................
On—Onslow loamy sand......................................................................
Pa—Pantego fine sandy loam..............................................................
PO—Ponzer muck................................................................................
Pt—Pits.................................................................................................
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Ra—Rains fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Atlantic Coast
Flatwoods................................................................................
Rc—Rains-Urban land complex.......
Ro—Roanoke fine sandy loam........
Sc—Seabrook-Urban land complex.
Se—Seabrook loamy sand ..............
StA—State loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes ..................
SuD—Suffolk loamy sand, 10 to 30 percent slopes..........
TaB—Tarboro sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes .........................
Tc—Torhunta-Urban land complex ....................................
Tm—Tomotley fine sandy loam .........................................
To—Torhunta fine sandy loam ...........................................
TuB—Tarboro-Urban land complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes
Ud—Udorthents, loamy .....................................................
Ur—Urban land..................................................................
W—Water..........................................................................
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How Soil Surveys Are Made
Soil surveys are made to provide information about the soils and miscellaneous
areas in a specific area. They include a description of the soils and miscellaneous
areas and their location on the landscape and tables that show soil properties and
limitations affecting various uses. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length,
and shape of the slopes; the general pattern of drainage; the kinds of crops and
native plants; and the kinds of bedrock. They observed and described many soil
profiles. A soil profile is the sequence of natural layers, or horizons, in a soil. The
profile extends from the surface down into the unconsolidated material in which the
soil formed or from the surface down to bedrock. The unconsolidated material is
devoid of roots and other living organisms and has not been changed by other
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, climate, 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 areas in a survey area occur in an orderly pattern 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
miscellaneous areas in the survey area and relating their position to specific
segments of the landform, a soil scientist develops a concept, or model, of how they
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
characteristics gradually change. To construct an accurate soil map, however, soil
scientists must determine the boundaries between the soils. They can observe only
a limited number of soil profiles. Nevertheless, these observations, supplemented
by an understanding of the soil -vegetation -landscape relationship, are sufficient to
verify predictions of the kinds of soil in an area and to determine the boundaries.
Soil scientists recorded the characteristics of the soil profiles that they studied. They
noted soil color, texture, size and shape of soil aggregates, kind and amount of rock
fragments, distribution of plant roots, reaction, and other features that enable them
to identify soils. After describing the soils in the survey area and determining their
properties, the soil scientists assigned the soils to taxonomic classes (units).
Taxonomic classes are concepts. Each taxonomic class has a set of soil
characteristics with precisely defined limits. The classes are used as a basis for
comparison to classify soils systematically. Soil taxonomy, the system of taxonomic
classification used in the United States, is based mainly on the kind and character
of soil properties and the arrangement of horizons within the profile. After the soil
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scientists classified and named the soils in the survey area, they compared the
individual soils with similar soils in the same taxonomic class in other areas so that
they could confirm data and assemble additional data based on experience and
research.
The objective of soil mapping is not to delineate pure map unit components; the
objective is to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that
have similar use and management requirements. Each map unit is defined by a
unique combination of soil components and/or miscellaneous areas in predictable
proportions. Some components may be highly contrasting to the other components
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 delineation of such
landforms and landform segments on the map provides sufficient information for the
development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, onsite
investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
Soil scientists make many field observations in the process of producing a soil map.
The frequency of observation is dependent upon several factors, including scale of
mapping, intensity of mapping, design of map units, complexity of the landscape,
and experience of the soil scientist. Observations are made to test and refine the
soil -landscape model and predictions and to verify the classification of the soils at
specific locations. Once the soil -landscape model is refined, a significantly smaller
number of measurements of individual soil properties are made and recorded.
These measurements may include field measurements, such as those for color,
depth to bedrock, and texture, and laboratory measurements, such as those for
content of sand, silt, clay, salt, and other components. Properties of each soil
typically vary from one point to another across the landscape.
Observations for map unit components are aggregated to 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
are collected for laboratory analyses and for engineering tests. Soil scientists
interpret the data from these analyses and tests as well as the field -observed
characteristics and the soil properties to determine the expected behavior of the
soils under different uses. Interpretations for all of the soils are field tested through
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. Data are assembled from other
sources, such as research information, production records, and field experience of
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
such variables as climate and biological activity. Soil conditions are predictable over
long periods of time, but they are not predictable from year to year. For example,
soil scientists can predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy that a given soil will
have a high water table within certain depths in most years, but they cannot predict
that a high water table will always be at a specific level in the soil on a specific date.
After soil scientists located and identified the significant natural bodies of soil in the
survey area, they drew the boundaries of these bodies on aerial photographs and
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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 LEGEND
Area of Interest (AOI)
Area of Interest (AOI)
Soils
Spoil Area
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at
Soil Map Unit Polygons
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Soil Map Unit Lines
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Soil Map Unit Points
Special
Point Features
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Blowout
Borrow Pit
measurements.
Clay Spot
Wet Spot
Closed Depression
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Gravel Pit
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Gravelly Spot
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Landfill
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Lava Flow
Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Marsh or swamp
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Mine or Quarry
Streams and Canals
Miscellaneous Water
Perennial Water
IV
Rock Outcrop
distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
Saline Spot
Rails
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
accurate calculations of distance or area are required.
Sinkhole
Interstate Highways
Slide or Slip
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Sodic Spot
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MAP INFORMATION
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Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Jan 1, 1999—Dec 31,
2003
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.
Spoil Area
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at
1:24,000.
Stony Spot
Very Stony Spot
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map
measurements.
Wet Spot
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Other
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey URL:
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Special Line Features
Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Water Features
Streams and Canals
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator
projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts
Transportation
distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
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Rails
Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more
accurate calculations of distance or area are required.
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Interstate Highways
US Routes
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as
Major Roads
of the version date(s) listed below.
Local Roads
Soil Survey Area: Craven County, North Carolina
Background
Survey Area Data: Version 21, Sep 10, 2018
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Aerial Photography
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales
1:50,000 or larger.
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Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Jan 1, 1999—Dec 31,
2003
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.

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Map Unit Legend (Hall Soil Map)
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Map Unit Symbol
Map Unit Name
Acres in AOI
Percent of AOI
AaA
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2
percent slopes
9,342.4
405.7
1.9%
AcA
Altavista -Urban land complex, 0
to 2 percent slopes
0.1%
Ag
Augusta fine sandy loam
5,165.5
1.1%
Ap
Arapahoe fine sandy loam
11,768.0
2.4%
AuB
Autryville loamy sand, 0 to 6
percent slopes
5,692.6
1.2%
Ba
Bayboro mucky loam
12,810.8
2.6%
BrB
Bragg soils, 0 to 8 percent
slopes
1,263.3
0.3%
CnB
Conetoe loamy sand, 0 to 5
percent slopes
5,943.0
1.2%
CrB
Craven silt loam, 1 to 4 percent
slopes
17,835.6
3.7%
CT
Croatan muck, ponded, 0 to 2
percent slopes
24,394.7
5.0%
DA
Dare muck
16,735.8
3.4%
De
Deloss fine sandy loam
11,658.0
2.4%
DO
Dorovan muck
8,826.7
1.8%
ExA
Exum silt loam, 0 to 2 percent
slopes
2,038.2
0.4%
GoA
Goldsboro loamy fine sand, 0 to
2 percent slopes
24,735.8
5.1%
Gr
Grantham silt loam
1,351.2
0.3%
GuA
Goldsboro -Urban land complex,
0 to 2 percent slopes
1,001.0
0.2%
KuB
Kureb sand, 0 to 6 percent
slopes
924.4
0.2%
La
Leaf silt loam
51,593.2
10.6%
Lc
Lynchburg -Urban land complex
218.0
0.0%
Le
Lenoir silt loam
21,381.5
4.4%
LF
Longshoal muck, very
frequently flooded
2,722.7
0.6%
Ln
Leon sand
6,236.7
1.3%
Ly
Lynchburg fine sandy loam, 0 to
2 percent slopes, Atlantic
Coast Flatwoods
17,987.8
3.7%
Me
Meggett sandy loam
2,576.6
0.5%
MM
Masontown mucky fine sandy
loam and Muckalee sandy
loam, frequently flooded
28,108.2
5.8%
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Map Unit Descriptions (Hall Soil Map)
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
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Map Unit Symbol
nu Map Unit Name
Acres in AOI
Percent of AOI
Mu
Murville mucky loamy sand
8,258.0
1.7%
NoA
Norfolk loamy fine sand, 0 to 2
percent slopes
2,360.0
0.5%
NoB
Norfolk loamy fine sand, 2 to 6
percent slopes
6,909.3
1.4%
NuB
Norfolk -Urban land complex, 0
to 6 percent slopes
792.0
0.2%
On
Onslow loamy sand
3,162.7
0.6%
Pa
Pantego fine sandy loam
28,002.1
5.7%
PO
Ponzer muck
3,903.8
0.8%
Pt
Pits
487.0
0.1%
Ra
Rains fine sandy loam, 0 to 2
percent slopes, Atlantic Coast
Flatwoods
41,167.7
8.4%
Rc
Rains -Urban land complex
635.7
0.1%
Ro
Roanoke fine sandy loam
1,618.1
0.3%
Sc
Seabrook -Urban land complex
626.3
0.1%
Se
Seabrook loamy sand
10,919.2
2.2%
StA
State loamy sand, 0 to 2
percent slopes
3,472.0
0.7%
SuD
Suffolk loamy sand, 10 to 30
percent slopes
4,413.9
0.9%
TaB
Tarboro sand, 0 to 6 percent
slopes
10,325.7
2.1%
Tc
Torhunta-Urban land complex
204.7
0.0%
Tm
Tomotley fine sandy loam
10,244.5
2.1%
To
Torhunta fine sandy loam
12,251.5
2.5%
TuB
Tarboro -Urban land complex, 0
to 6 percent slopes
540.4
0.1%
Ud
Udorthents, loamy
927.7
0.2%
Ur
Urban land
1,427.1
0.3%
W
Water
42,326.7
8.7%
Totals for Area of Interest
487,693.5
100.0%
Map Unit Descriptions (Hall Soil Map)
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
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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
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
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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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Craven County, North Carolina
AaA—Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wf1
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Altavista and similar soils: 90 percent
Minor components: 4 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Altavista
Setting
Landform: Stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Old loamy alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 9 inches: fine sandy loam
E - 9 to 14 inches: fine sandy loam
Bt - 14 to 40 inches: sandy clay loam
C - 40 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):
high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 18 to 30 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Moderately high to
Tomotley, undrained
Percent of map unit: 2 percent
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, flats on stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
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Hydric soil rating: Yes
Roanoke, undrained
Percent of map unit: 2 percent
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, backswamps on stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Flat
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
AcA—Altavista-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wf2
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Altavista and similar soils: 50 percent
Urban land: 35 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Altavista
Setting
Landform: Stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Old loamy alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 9 inches: fine sandy loam
E - 9 to 14 inches: fine sandy loam
Bt - 14 to 40 inches: sandy clay loam
C - 40 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well 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 18 to 30 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.6 inches)
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Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Urban Land
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8
Hydric soil rating: No
Ag—Augusta fine sandy loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wf3
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
Map Unit Composition
Augusta and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Augusta
Setting
Landform: Stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Old loamy alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Typical profile
A - 0 to 6 inches: fine sandy loam
Bt - 6 to 10 inches: sandy clay loam
Btg - 10 to 46 inches: sandy clay loam
Cg - 46 to 80 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Somewhat 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 12 to 24 inches
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Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Tomotley, undrained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, flats on stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Ap—Arapahoe fine sandy loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wf4
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
Map Unit Composition
Arapahoe, drained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Arapahoe, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Arapahoe, Drained
Setting
Landform: Depressions, flats
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Sandy and loamy fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 16 inches: fine sandy loam
Bg - 16 to 41 inches: fine sandy loam
Cg1 - 41 to 56 inches: fine sandy loam
Cg2 - 56 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
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Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High (1.98 to 5.95
in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Arapahoe, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Depressions, flats
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Sandy and loamy fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 16 inches: fine sandy loam
Bg - 16 to 41 inches: fine sandy loam
Cg1 - 41 to 56 inches: fine sandy loam
Cg2 - 56 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High (1.98 to 5.95
in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
AuB—Autryville loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wf5
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Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Autryville and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 2 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Autryville
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, ridges on marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 5 inches: loamy fine sand
E - 5 to 29 inches: loamy sand
Bt - 29 to 37 inches: sandy loam
E'- 37 to 42 inches: sand
B't - 42 to 80 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 6 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Runoff class: Very low
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 48 to 72 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Low (about 5.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2s
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Muckalee, undrained
Percent of map unit: 2 percent
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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Ba—Bayboro mucky loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wf7
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Bayboro, ponded, and similar soils: 80 percent
Bayboro, drained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Bayboro, Ponded
Setting
Landform: Flats, depressions
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Clayey and loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 13 inches: loam
Eg - 13 to 17 inches: loam
Btg - 17 to 80 inches: clay
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Negligible
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: About 0 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: Frequent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Bayboro, Drained
Setting
Landform: Depressions, flats
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Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Clayey and loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 13 inches: loam
Eg - 13 to 17 inches: loam
Btg - 17 to 80 inches: clay
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
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: About 0 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
BrB—Bragg soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wf8
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Bragg and similar soils: 80 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Bragg
Setting
Landform: Ridges on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Loamy mine spoil or earthy fill
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Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 8 inches: sandy loam
C1 - 8 to 56 inches: sandy loam
C2 - 56 to 80 inches: fine sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 8 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Runoff class: Low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.57 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
Hydric soil rating: No
CnB—Conetoe loamy sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wff
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Conetoe and similar soils: 90 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Conetoe
Setting
Landform: Ridges on stream terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Sandy and loamy alluvium and/or fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 8 inches: loamy sand
E - 8 to 25 inches: loamy sand
Bt - 25 to 41 inches: sandy loam
BC - 41 to 48 inches: loamy sand
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C - 48 to 90 inches: sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 5 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Runoff class: Very low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.57 to 5.95 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 6.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2s
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
CrB—Craven silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wfh
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Craven and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 6 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Craven
Setting
Landform: Ridges on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Clayey marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam
E - 7 to 9 inches: fine sandy loam
Bt - 9 to 54 inches: clay
C - 54 to 80 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 1 to 4 percent
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Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: Low
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: About 24 to 36 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e
Hydrologic Soil Group: D
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
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Johnston, undrained
Percent of map unit: 2 percent
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Muckalee, undrained
Percent of map unit: 1 percent
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
CT—Croatan muck, ponded, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 2tn9n
Elevation: 20 to 100 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
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Map Unit Composition
Croatan and similar soils: 87 percent
Minor components: 13 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Croatan
Setting
Landform: Pocosins, flats, carolina bays, bays (geom.)
Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Herbaceous organic material over loamy fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
Oa - 0 to 28 inches: muck
Ag - 28 to 33 inches: mucky sandy loam
Cgl - 33 to 60 inches: sandy clay loam
Cg2 - 60 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
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: About 0 to 6 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: Frequent
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 16.1 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 7w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Minor Components
Torhunta
Percent of map unit: 8 percent
Landform: Flats, depressions on stream terraces, carolina bays on marine
terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, talf, dip
Down-slope shape: Linear, concave
Across -slope shape: Linear, concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Pantego
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces,
depressions
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, talf, dip
Down-slope shape: Linear, concave
Across -slope shape: Linear, concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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DA—Dare muck
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wfn
Elevation: 0 to 20 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 42 to 58 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 61 to 64 degrees F
Frost -free period: 190 to 270 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Dare, drained, and similar soils: 60 percent
Dare, undrained, and similar soils: 25 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Dare, Drained
Setting
Landform: Pocosins
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Herbaceous organic material over sandy fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
Oap - 0 to 10 inches: muck
Oa - 10 to 70 inches: woody muck
Cg1 - 70 to 76 inches: fine sand
Cg2 - 76 to 96 inches: loamy fine sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.57 to 5.95 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 13.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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Description of Dare, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Pocosins
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Herbaceous organic material over sandy fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
Oa - 0 to 70 inches: woody muck
Cgl - 70 to 76 inches: fine sand
Cg2 - 76 to 96 inches: loamy fine sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.57 to 5.95 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 6 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 13.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 7w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
De—Deloss fine sandy loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wfp
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
Map Unit Composition
Deloss, drained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Deloss, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Deloss, Drained
Setting
Landform: Marine terraces
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Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 9 inches: fine sandy loam
A - 9 to 19 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg - 19 to 45 inches: sandy clay loam
Cg - 45 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very 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: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Deloss, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
Al - 0 to 9 inches: fine sandy loam
A2 - 9 to 19 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg - 19 to 45 inches: sandy clay loam
Cg - 45 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Negligible
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: None
Frequency of ponding: Rare
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
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Hydric soil rating: Yes
DO—Dorovan muck
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wfm
Elevation: 0 to 30 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 58 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 190 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Dorovan, undrained, and similar soils: 90 percent
Minor components: 7 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Dorovan, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Woody organic material
Typical profile
Oat - 0 to 5 inches: muck
Oa2 - 5 to 80 inches: muck
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very 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 6 inches
Frequency of flooding: Frequent
Frequency of ponding: None
Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0
mmhos/cm)
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 19.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 7w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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Minor Components
Chowan, undrained
Percent of map unit: 4 percent
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Belhaven, undrained
Percent of map unit: 3 percent
Landform: Pocosins
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
ExA—Exum silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wfr
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Exum and similar soils: 83 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Exum
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy and silty marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 6 inches: silt loam
E - 6 to 11 inches: silt loam
Bt - 11 to 60 inches: clay loam
C - 60 to 80 inches: loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: Low
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Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.57 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 24 to 36 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Grantham, undrained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Broad interstream divides on flats, broad interstream divides on
depressions
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Concave, linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
GoA—Goldsboro loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wfs
Elevation: 20 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Goldsboro and similar soils: 90 percent
Minor components: 6 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Goldsboro
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 10 inches: loamy fine sand
BE - 10 to 13 inches: fine sandy loam
Bt - 13 to 72 inches: sandy clay loam
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Cg - 72 to 80 inches: clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: Low
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 24 to 36 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Rains, undrained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, carolina bays on marine terraces, broad
interstream divides on marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Muckalee, undrained
Percent of map unit: 1 percent
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Gr—Grantham silt loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wft
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
Map Unit Composition
Grantham, drained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Grantham, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
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Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Grantham, Drained
Setting
Landform: Broad interstream divides on flats, broad interstream divides on
depressions
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Concave, linear
Parent material: Loamy and silty marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 5 inches: silt loam
Eg - 5 to 10 inches: silt loam
Btg - 10 to 72 inches: silty clay loam
Cg - 72 to 80 inches: loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.57 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Grantham, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Broad interstream divides on depressions, broad interstream divides
on flats
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Concave, linear
Parent material: Loamy and silty marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 5 inches: silt loam
Eg - 5 to 10 inches: silt loam
Btg - 10 to 72 inches: silty clay loam
Cg - 72 to 80 inches: loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.57 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
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Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
GuA—Goldsboro-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wfv
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Goldsboro and similar soils: 50 percent
Urban land: 30 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Goldsboro
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 10 inches: loamy fine sand
BE - 10 to 13 inches: fine sandy loam
Bt - 13 to 72 inches: sandy clay loam
Cg - 72 to 80 inches: clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: Low
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 24 to 36 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.7 inches)
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Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Urban Land
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8
Hydric soil rating: No
KuB—Kureb sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wfz
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Kureb and similar soils: 90 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Kureb
Setting
Landform: Rims on carolina bays, ridges on marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Eolian sands and/or sandy fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 3 inches: sand
E - 3 to 26 inches: sand
C/Bh - 26 to 89 inches: sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 6 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Excessively drained
Runoff class: Very low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (5.95
to 19.98 in/hr)
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Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: Very rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Very low (about 1.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 7s
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Leon
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
La—Leaf silt loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wg 1
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Leaf, drained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Leaf, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Leaf, Drained
Setting
Landform: Flats on broad interstream divides, terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Clayey marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 6 inches: silt loam
Btg - 6 to 67 inches: clay
Cg - 67 to 80 inches: clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
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Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 12.0 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Leaf, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flats on broad interstream divides, terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Clayey marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 6 inches: silt loam
Btg - 6 to 67 inches: clay
Cg - 67 to 80 inches: clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 12.0 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w
Hydrologic Soil Group: D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Lc—Lynchburg-Urban land complex
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wg2
Elevation: 20 to 330 feet
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Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Lynchburg and similar soils: 50 percent
Urban land: 35 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Lynchburg
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 9 inches: fine sandy loam
E - 9 to 14 inches: sandy loam
Btg - 14 to 65 inches: sandy clay loam
Cg - 65 to 80 inches: clay
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.20 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 6 to 18 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Urban Land
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Rains, undrained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, carolina bays on marine terraces, broad
interstream divides on marine terraces
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Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Le—Lenoir silt loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wg3
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Lenoir, drained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Lenoir, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Minor components: 8 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Lenoir, Drained
Setting
Landform: Flats on broad interstream divides, terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Clayey marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 3 inches: loam
E - 3 to 8 inches: loam
Bt - 8 to 63 inches: clay
BCg - 63 to 80 inches: sandy clay
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Somewhat poorly 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: About 12 to 30 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
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Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Lenoir, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flats on broad interstream divides, terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Clayey marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 3 inches: loam
E - 3 to 8 inches: loam
Bt - 8 to 63 inches: clay
BCg - 63 to 80 inches: sandy clay
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Somewhat poorly 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: About 12 to 30 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Leaf, undrained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flats on broad interstream divides, terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Bethera, undrained
Percent of map unit: 2 percent
Landform: Flats, depressions
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Tomotley, undrained
Percent of map unit: 1 percent
Landform: Depressions on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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LF—Longshoal muck, very frequently flooded
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wg0
Elevation: 0 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 42 to 58 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 61 to 64 degrees F
Frost -free period: 190 to 270 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Longshoal, tidal, and similar soils: 90 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Longshoal, Tidal
Setting
Landform: Tidal marshes
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Thick herbaceous organic material over fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
O - 0 to 80 inches: muck
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (1.98
to 19.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 6 inches
Frequency of flooding: Very frequent
Frequency of ponding: None
Salinity, maximum in profile: Strongly saline (16.0 to 70.0 mmhos/cm)
Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 60.0
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 20.9 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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Ln—Leon sand
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wg5
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of unique importance
Map Unit Composition
Leon and similar soils: 80 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Leon
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Sandy fluviomarine deposits and/or eolian sands
Typical profile
A - 0 to 3 inches: sand
E - 3 to 15 inches: sand
Bh - 15 to 30 inches: fine sand
BE - 30 to 33 inches: fine sand
E'- 33 to 66 inches: fine sand
B'h - 66 to 80 inches: fine sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.20 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Low (about 3.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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Ly—Lynchburg fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Atlantic Coast
Flatwoods
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 2vx8k
Elevation: 0 to 100 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 310 days
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
Map Unit Composition
Lynchburg and similar soils: 82 percent
Minor components: 18 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Lynchburg
Setting
Landform: Marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 6 inches: fine sandy loam
E - 6 to 13 inches: fine sandy loam
Bt - 13 to 21 inches: sandy clay loam
Btg - 21 to 45 inches: sandy clay loam
BCg - 45 to 63 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Somewhat poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):
high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 6 to 18 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Low (about 5.1 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: No
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Goldsboro
Percent of map unit: 8 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: No
Rains, drained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces,
carolina bays on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip, talf
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Rains, undrained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces,
carolina bays on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip, talf
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Me—Meggett sandy loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wg8
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Meggett, drained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Meggett, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Meggett, Drained
Setting
Landform: Stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
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Parent material: Loamy fluviomarine deposits over marly sandy and clayey
alluvium
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 8 inches: loam
E - 8 to 14 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg - 14 to 48 inches: clay
Cg - 48 to 80 inches: clay
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 5 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.0 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Meggett, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy fluviomarine deposits over marly sandy and clayey
alluvium
Typical profile
A - 0 to 8 inches: loam
E - 8 to 14 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg - 14 to 48 inches: clay
Cg - 48 to 80 inches: clay
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Negligible
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: Rare
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 10 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.0 inches)
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Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
MM—Masontown mucky fine sandy loam and Muckalee sandy loam,
frequently flooded
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wg7
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Masontown, undrained, and similar soils: 40 percent
Muckalee, undrained, and similar soils: 30 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Masontown, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy and loamy alluvium
Typical profile
Al - 0 to 20 inches: mucky fine sandy loam
A2 - 20 to 60 inches: fine sandy loam
Cg - 60 to 80 inches: sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Negligible
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):
in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 inches
Frequency of flooding: Frequent
Frequency of ponding: Frequent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 11.0 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 7w
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Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Muckalee, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy and loamy alluvium
Typical profile
A - 0 to 5 inches: sandy loam
Cg - 5 to 80 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural 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 6 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Frequent
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Low (about 6.0 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 5w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Mu—Murville mucky loamy sand
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgb
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of unique importance
Map Unit Composition
Murville, undrained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Murville, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Depressions on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces
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Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Sandy fluviomarine deposits and/or eolian sands
Typical profile
A - 0 to 10 inches: mucky fine sand
Bh -10 to 36 inches: sand
C - 36 to 80 inches: sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Negligible
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High (1.98 to 5.95
in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: Frequent
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 6.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 5w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
NoA—Norfolk loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgc
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Norfolk and similar soils: 85 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Norfolk
Setting
Landform: Ridges on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine
terraces
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 14 inches: loamy fine sand
Bt - 14 to 56 inches: sandy clay loam
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BC - 56 to 80 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Runoff class: Low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):
high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 40 to 72 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Moderately high to
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 1
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
NoB—Norfolk loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgd
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Norfolk and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 4 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Norfolk
Setting
Landform: Ridges on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine
terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 14 inches: loamy fine sand
Bt - 14 to 56 inches: sandy clay loam
BC - 56 to 80 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 2 to 6 percent
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Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Runoff class: Low
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 40 to 72 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Woodington, undrained
Percent of map unit: 3 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, depressions on marine terraces, broad
interstream divides on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Muckalee, undrained
Percent of map unit: 1 percent
Landform: Flood plains
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
NuB—Norfolk-Urban land complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgf
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Norfolk and similar soils: 50 percent
Urban land: 35 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
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Description of Norfolk
Setting
Landform: Broad interstream divides on marine terraces, ridges on marine
terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 14 inches: loamy fine sand
B - 14 to 56 inches: sandy clay loam
C - 56 to 80 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 6 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Runoff class: Low
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 40 to 72 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Urban Land
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8
Hydric soil rating: No
On—Onslow loamy sand
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgg
Elevation: 20 to 330 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 38 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
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Map Unit Composition
Onslow and similar soils: 90 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Onslow
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy and sandy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 4 inches: loamy fine sand
E/Bh - 4 to 20 inches: loamy fine sand
Bt - 20 to 68 inches: sandy clay loam
Cg - 68 to 80 inches: sandy loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: Low
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 18 to 36 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Rains, undrained
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, carolina bays on marine terraces, broad
interstream divides on marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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Pa—Pantego fine sandy loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgk
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
Map Unit Composition
Pantego, drained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Pantego, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Pantego, Drained
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 18 inches: loam
Bt - 18 to 27 inches: sandy clay loam
Btg - 27 to 80 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very low
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: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Pantego, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, broad interstream divides on marine terraces
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Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 18 inches: loam
Bt - 18 to 27 inches: sandy clay loam
Btg - 27 to 80 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):
high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
PO—Ponzer muck
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgj
Elevation: 0 to 20 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 42 to 58 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 61 to 64 degrees F
Frost -free period: 190 to 270 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Moderately high to
Map Unit Composition
Ponzer, drained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Ponzer, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Ponzer, Drained
Setting
Landform: Pocosins, flats
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Herbaceous organic material and/or woody organic material over
loamy marine deposits
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Typical profile
Oap - 0 to 5 inches: muck
Oa - 5 to 24 inches: muck
Cg1 - 24 to 52 inches: silt loam
Cg2 - 52 to 80 inches: silty clay
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 15.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Ponzer, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Pocosins, flats
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Herbaceous organic material and/or woody organic material over
loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Oat - 0 to 5 inches: muck
Oa2 - 5 to 24 inches: muck
Cg1 - 24 to 52 inches: silt loam
Cg2 - 52 to 80 inches: silty clay
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 6 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 15.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 7w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
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Pt—Pits
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgm
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Pits, sand: 100 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Pits, Sand
Setting
Parent material: Sandy fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
C1 - 0 to 10 inches: sand
C2 - 10 to 80 inches: sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 3 percent
Runoff class: Very low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (5.95
to 39.96 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 6 inches
Available water storage in profile: Very low (about 2.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8s
Hydric soil rating: No
Ra—Rains fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Atlantic Coast
Flatwoods
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 2tn9g
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
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Map Unit Composition
Rains, undrained, and similar soils: 70 percent
Rains, drained, and similar soils: 16 percent
Minor components: 14 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Rains, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Broad interstream divides on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces,
carolina bays on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip, talf
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam
Eg - 7 to 16 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg - 16 to 41 inches: sandy clay loam
BCg - 41 to 66 inches: sandy clay loam
Cg - 66 to 80 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.20 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Rains, Drained
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, carolina bays on marine terraces, broad
interstream divides on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Dip, talf
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam
Eg - 7 to 16 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg - 16 to 41 inches: sandy clay loam
BCg - 41 to 66 inches: sandy clay loam
Cg - 66 to 80 inches: sandy clay loam
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Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.20 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 24 to 36 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Minor Components
Lynchburg
Percent of map unit: 8 percent
Landform: Broad interstream divides on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: No
Pantego, ponded
Percent of map unit: 6 percent
Landform: Flats, broad interstream divides
Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Rc—Rains-Urban land complex
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgq
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Rains, undrained, and similar soils: 50 percent
Urban land: 35 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
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Description of Rains, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, carolina bays on marine terraces, broad
interstream divides on marine terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam
Eg - 7 to 12 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg1 - 12 to 20 inches: sandy loam
Btg2 - 20 to 62 inches: sandy clay loam
BCg - 62 to 85 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.20 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Urban Land
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8
Hydric soil rating: No
Ro—Roanoke fine sandy loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgr
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
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Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Map Unit Composition
Roanoke, undrained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Roanoke, drained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Roanoke, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, backswamps on stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Flat
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Old clayey alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Typical profile
A - 0 to 8 inches: loam
BEg - 8 to 15 inches: loam
Btg - 15 to 41 inches: clay
Cg - 41 to 80 inches: loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Negligible
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Occasional
Frequency of ponding: Rare
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.1 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Roanoke, Drained
Setting
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, backswamps on stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Flat
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Old clayey alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 8 inches: loam
BEg - 8 to 15 inches: loam
Btg - 15 to 41 inches: clay
Cg - 41 to 80 inches: loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
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Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately
high (0.00 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: Occasional
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.1 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Sc—Seabrook-Urban land complex
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgs
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Seabrook and similar soils: 50 percent
Urban land: 35 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Seabrook
Setting
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, depressions on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy fluviomarine deposits and/or eolian sands
Typical profile
A - 0 to 8 inches: loamy sand
C - 8 to 81 inches: sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: Very low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (5.95
to 19.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 24 to 42 inches
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Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Low (about 3.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3s
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Urban Land
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Leon
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Se—Seabrook loamy sand
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgt
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Seabrook and similar soils: 75 percent
Minor components: 5 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Seabrook
Setting
Landform: Depressions on marine terraces, depressions on stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy fluviomarine deposits and/or eolian sands
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Typical profile
A - 0 to 8 inches: loamy sand
C - 8 to 81 inches: sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Runoff class: Very low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (5.95
to 19.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 24 to 42 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Low (about 3.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3s
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Leon
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
StA—State loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgv
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
State and similar soils: 80 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of State
Setting
Landform: Stream terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread
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Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Old loamy alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 10 inches: loamy sand
Bt - 10 to 45 inches: sandy clay loam
C - 45 to 90 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Runoff class: Low
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 48 to 72 inches
Frequency of flooding: Rare
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 1
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Hydric soil rating: No
SuD—Suffolk loamy sand, 10 to 30 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgw
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Suffolk and similar soils: 75 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Suffolk
Setting
Landform: Escarpments on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Loamy and sandy marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 11 inches: loamy sand
B - 11 to 38 inches: sandy clay loam
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Properties and qualities
Slope: 10 to 30 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural 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 storage in profile: Moderate (about 6.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6e
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Hydric soil rating: No
TaB—Tarboro sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgx
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Tarboro and similar soils: 75 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Tarboro
Setting
Landform: Ridges on stream terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Sandy fluviomarine deposits and/or alluvium
Typical profile
A - 0 to 9 inches: sand
C1 - 9 to 48 inches: sand
C2 - 48 to 99 inches: gravelly sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 6 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained
Runoff class: Very low
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Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (5.95
to 19.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Very low (about 2.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3s
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
Tc—Torhunta-Urban land complex
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgy
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Torhunta, undrained, and similar soils: 60 percent
Urban land: 35 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Torhunta, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, carolina bays on marine terraces,
depressions on stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy and loamy alluvium and/or fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 12 inches: mucky fine sandy loam
Bg - 12 to 37 inches: fine sandy loam
Cg - 37 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.57 to 5.95 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None

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Available water storage in profile: Low (about 5.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Urban Land
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8
Hydric soil rating: No
Tm—Tomotley fine sandy loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wgz
Elevation: 0 to 30 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 42 to 58 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 61 to 64 degrees F
Frost -free period: 190 to 270 days
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
Map Unit Composition
Tomotley, drained, and similar soils: 75 percent
Tomotley, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Minor components: 6 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Tomotley, Drained
Setting
Landform: Depressions on stream terraces, flats on marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy and loamy fluviomarine deposits and/or marine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg1 - 7 to 12 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg2 - 12 to 42 inches: sandy clay loam
BCg - 42 to 50 inches: sandy loam
Cg - 50 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high

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Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.20 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.1 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Tomotley, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, depressions on stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy and loamy fluviomarine deposits and/or marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 7 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg1 - 7 to 12 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg2 - 12 to 42 inches: sandy clay loam
BCg - 42 to 50 inches: sandy loam
Cg - 50 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.20 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.1 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Minor Components
Arapahoe, undrained
Percent of map unit: 3 percent
Landform: Depressions, flats
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Nimmo, undrained
Percent of map unit: 3 percent
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, depressions on marine terraces
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Down-slope shape: Concave
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Dragston, undrained
Percent of map unit: 0 percent
Landform: Marine terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: No
To—Torhunta fine sandy loam
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wh0
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
Map Unit Composition
Torhunta, drained, and similar soils: 80 percent
Torhunta, undrained, and similar soils: 10 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Torhunta, Drained
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, carolina bays on marine terraces,
depressions on stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy and loamy alluvium and/or fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 12 inches: mucky fine sandy loam
Bg - 12 to 37 inches: fine sandy loam
Cg - 37 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat):
high (0.57 to 5.95 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
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Available water storage in profile: Low (about 5.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Description of Torhunta, Undrained
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, carolina bays on marine terraces,
depressions on stream terraces
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy and loamy alluvium and/or fluviomarine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 12 inches: mucky fine sandy loam
Bg - 12 to 37 inches: fine sandy loam
Cg - 37 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.57 to 5.95 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Low (about 5.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
Hydric soil rating: Yes
TuB—Tarboro-Urban land complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wh 1
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
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Map Unit Composition
Tarboro and similar soils: 50 percent
Urban land: 35 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Tarboro
Setting
Landform: Ridges on stream terraces
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit
Landform position (three-dimensional): Crest
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Sandy fluviomarine deposits and/or alluvium
Typical profile
A - 0 to 9 inches: sand
C1 - 9 to 48 inches: sand
C2 - 48 to 99 inches: gravelly sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 6 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Somewhat excessively drained
Runoff class: Very low
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): High to very high (5.95
to 19.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Available water storage in profile: Very low (about 2.7 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3s
Hydrologic Soil Group: A
Hydric soil rating: No
Description of Urban Land
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8
Hydric soil rating: No
Ud—Udorthents, loamy
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 3wh4
Elevation: 20 to 160 feet
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Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 55 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 70 degrees F
Frost -free period: 200 to 280 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Udorthents, loamy, and similar soils: 100 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Udorthents, Loamy
Setting
Landform: Ridges
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Loamy mine spoil or earthy fill
Typical profile
C - 0 to 80 inches: sandy clay loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 6 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Runoff class: Low
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 storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 7e
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Hydric soil rating: No
Ur—Urban land
Map Unit Composition
Urban land: 90 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Urban Land
Setting
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8
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Hydric soil rating: No
W—Water
Map Unit Composition
Water: 100 percent
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): 8w
Hydric soil rating: No
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