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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSW4201201_20200402_15262103173_25_Soil_Report_20201221United States Department of Agriculture 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 Forsyth County, North CarolinaNatural Resources Conservation Service April 2, 2020 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.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/ portal/nrcs/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=nrcs) or your NRCS State Soil Scientist (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/contactus/? cid=nrcs142p2_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. 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USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 3 Contents Preface....................................................................................................................2 Soil Map..................................................................................................................5 Soil Map................................................................................................................6 Legend..................................................................................................................7 Map Unit Legend..................................................................................................8 Map Unit Descriptions..........................................................................................8 Forsyth County, North Carolina.......................................................................11 DaA—Dan River loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded...............11 FaC—Fairview fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes.............................12 FaD—Fairview fine sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes...........................13 FcC2—Fairview clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded.....14 FeE3—Fairview clay loam, 10 to 25 percent slopes, severely eroded........15 Gu—Gullied land.........................................................................................16 PcF2—Pacolet clay loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes, moderately eroded.....17 PoC—Poplar Forest fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes.....................18 PpC2—Poplar Forest clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded...................................................................................................19 PpD2—Poplar Forest clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded...................................................................................................20 W—Water....................................................................................................21 4 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. 5 6 Custom Soil Resource Report Soil Map 401010040102004010300401040040105004010600401010040102004010300401040040105004010600585800 585900 586000 586100 586200 586300 586400 586500 586600 586700 585800 585900 586000 586100 586200 586300 586400 586500 586600 586700 36° 14' 13'' N 80° 2' 46'' W36° 14' 13'' N80° 2' 6'' W36° 13' 52'' N 80° 2' 46'' W36° 13' 52'' N 80° 2' 6'' WN Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 17N WGS84 0 200 400 800 1200 Feet 0 50 100 200 300 Meters Map Scale: 1:4,580 if printed on A landscape (11" x 8.5") sheet. Soil Map may not be valid at this scale. MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION Area of Interest (AOI) Area of Interest (AOI) Soils Soil Map Unit Polygons Soil Map Unit Lines Soil Map Unit Points Special Point Features Blowout Borrow Pit Clay Spot Closed Depression Gravel Pit Gravelly Spot Landfill Lava Flow Marsh or swamp Mine or Quarry Miscellaneous Water Perennial Water Rock Outcrop Saline Spot Sandy Spot Severely Eroded Spot Sinkhole Slide or Slip Sodic Spot Spoil Area Stony Spot Very Stony Spot Wet Spot Other Special Line Features Water Features Streams and Canals Transportation Rails Interstate Highways US Routes Major Roads Local Roads Background Aerial Photography The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:15,800. Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale. Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil line placement. The maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a more detailed scale. Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map measurements. Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey URL: Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857) Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accurate calculations of distance or area are required. This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of the version date(s) listed below. Soil Survey Area: Forsyth County, North Carolina Survey Area Data: Version 19, Sep 16, 2019 Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000 or larger. Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Mar 27, 2015—Oct 16, 2017 The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident. Custom Soil Resource Report 7 Map Unit Legend Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI DaA Dan River loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded 2.1 2.8% FaC Fairview fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes 27.3 36.8% FaD Fairview fine sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes 4.1 5.6% FcC2 Fairview clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded 1.2 1.6% FeE3 Fairview clay loam, 10 to 25 percent slopes, severely eroded 3.8 5.1% Gu Gullied land 18.0 24.3% PcF2 Pacolet clay loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes, moderately eroded 4.6 6.2% PoC Poplar Forest fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes 0.0 0.0% PpC2 Poplar Forest clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded 8.1 10.9% PpD2 Poplar Forest clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded 4.8 6.4% W Water 0.3 0.4% Totals for Area of Interest 74.1 100.0% Map Unit Descriptions The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soils or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with the maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit. A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape, however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extend beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomic class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomic classes. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areas for which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classes other than those of the major soils. Custom Soil Resource Report 8 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 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 Custom Soil Resource Report 9 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. Custom Soil Resource Report 10 Forsyth County, North Carolina DaA—Dan River loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2mp8h Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 48 inches Mean annual air temperature: 50 to 59 degrees F Frost-free period: 160 to 190 days Farmland classification: Prime farmland if protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the growing season Map Unit Composition Dan river and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 5 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Dan River Setting Landform: Flood plains Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Loamy alluvium derived from igneous and metamorphic rock Typical profile Ap - 0 to 18 inches: loam Bw - 18 to 46 inches: loam C1 - 46 to 55 inches: sandy loam C2 - 55 to 72 inches: clay loam C3 - 72 to 80 inches: 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): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) Depth to water table: About 30 to 60 inches Frequency of flooding: Frequent Frequency of ponding: None Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w Hydrologic Soil Group: C Hydric soil rating: No Minor Components Hatboro, undrained Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Depressions on flood plains Custom Soil Resource Report 11 Down-slope shape: Concave Across-slope shape: Linear Hydric soil rating: Yes FaC—Fairview fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2mpjv Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 66 degrees F Frost-free period: 200 to 240 days Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance Map Unit Composition Fairview and similar soils: 80 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Fairview Setting Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Saprolite derived from granite and gneiss and/or schist Typical profile A - 0 to 8 inches: sandy loam B - 8 to 27 inches: clay BC - 27 to 35 inches: sandy clay loam C - 35 to 80 inches: sandy loam Properties and qualities Slope: 6 to 10 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: Medium Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.4 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: B Hydric soil rating: No Custom Soil Resource Report 12 FaD—Fairview fine sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2tqd9 Elevation: 660 to 1,310 feet Mean annual precipitation: 43 to 47 inches Mean annual air temperature: 57 to 59 degrees F Frost-free period: 200 to 230 days Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance Map Unit Composition Fairview and similar soils: 90 percent Minor components: 10 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Fairview Setting Landform: Interfluves, ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Saprolite residuum weathered from granite and gneiss and/or saprolite residuum weathered from schist Typical profile Ap - 0 to 6 inches: fine sandy loam BE - 6 to 9 inches: sandy clay loam Bt - 9 to 25 inches: clay BCt - 25 to 32 inches: clay loam C - 32 to 76 inches: sandy clay loam Properties and qualities Slope: 10 to 15 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained 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 7.7 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: B Hydric soil rating: No Custom Soil Resource Report 13 Minor Components Westfield Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Interfluves, ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Hydric soil rating: No Woolwine Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Interfluves, ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Hydric soil rating: No FcC2—Fairview clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2mpk8 Elevation: 200 to 2,000 feet Mean annual precipitation: 40 to 48 inches Mean annual air temperature: 50 to 59 degrees F Frost-free period: 160 to 200 days Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance Map Unit Composition Fairview, moderately eroded, and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 5 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Fairview, Moderately Eroded Setting Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Saprolite derived from schist and/or gneiss Typical profile Ap - 0 to 9 inches: sandy clay loam Bt - 9 to 24 inches: clay BC - 24 to 29 inches: clay loam C - 29 to 80 inches: loam Custom Soil Resource Report 14 Properties and qualities Slope: 6 to 10 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: Medium Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Available water 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 Minor Components Westfield, moderately eroded Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Hydric soil rating: No Woolwine, moderately eroded Percent of map unit: 1 percent Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Hydric soil rating: No FeE3—Fairview clay loam, 10 to 25 percent slopes, severely eroded Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2mpkj Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches Mean annual air temperature: 50 to 59 degrees F Frost-free period: 160 to 190 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Map Unit Composition Fairview, severely eroded, and similar soils: 85 percent Custom Soil Resource Report 15 Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Fairview, Severely Eroded Setting Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Saprolite derived from granite and gneiss and/or schist Typical profile A - 0 to 3 inches: clay loam Bt - 3 to 29 inches: clay BC - 29 to 37 inches: clay loam C1 - 37 to 52 inches: clay loam C2 - 52 to 80 inches: loam Properties and qualities Slope: 10 to 25 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: Medium Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.7 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6e Hydrologic Soil Group: B Hydric soil rating: No Gu—Gullied land Map Unit Composition Gullied land: 100 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Gullied Land Setting Parent material: Residuum weathered from mica schist and/or other micaceous metamorphic rock Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 8e Hydric soil rating: No Custom Soil Resource Report 16 PcF2—Pacolet clay loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes, moderately eroded Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2mpss Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 66 degrees F Frost-free period: 200 to 240 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland Map Unit Composition Pacolet, moderately eroded, and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 13 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Pacolet, Moderately Eroded Setting Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Saprolite derived from granite and gneiss and/or schist Typical profile Ap - 0 to 7 inches: sandy clay loam Bt - 7 to 28 inches: clay BC - 28 to 44 inches: sandy clay loam C - 44 to 80 inches: sandy loam Properties and qualities Slope: 15 to 25 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 7.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e Hydrologic Soil Group: B Hydric soil rating: No Minor Components Madison, moderately eroded Percent of map unit: 10 percent Custom Soil Resource Report 17 Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Hydric soil rating: No Spartanburg, moderately eroded Percent of map unit: 3 percent Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Hydric soil rating: No PoC—Poplar Forest fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2mphn Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 66 degrees F Frost-free period: 200 to 240 days Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance Map Unit Composition Poplar forest and similar soils: 85 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Poplar Forest Setting Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Residuum weathered from mica schist and/or other micaceous metamorphic rock Typical profile A - 0 to 5 inches: sandy loam B - 5 to 29 inches: clay BC - 29 to 34 inches: clay loam C - 34 to 80 inches: sandy loam Properties and qualities Slope: 6 to 10 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Custom Soil Resource Report 18 Runoff class: Medium Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.3 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: B Hydric soil rating: No PpC2—Poplar Forest clay loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, moderately eroded Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2mphs Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 66 degrees F Frost-free period: 200 to 240 days Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance Map Unit Composition Poplar forest, moderately eroded, and similar soils: 85 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Poplar Forest, Moderately Eroded Setting Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Residuum weathered from mica schist and/or other micaceous metamorphic rock Typical profile Ap - 0 to 6 inches: sandy clay loam Bt - 6 to 26 inches: clay BC - 26 to 34 inches: sandy clay loam C - 34 to 80 inches: loam Properties and qualities Slope: 6 to 10 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: Medium Custom Soil Resource Report 19 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 8.3 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: B Hydric soil rating: No PpD2—Poplar Forest clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2mpht Elevation: 200 to 1,400 feet Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 60 inches Mean annual air temperature: 59 to 66 degrees F Frost-free period: 200 to 240 days Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance Map Unit Composition Poplar forest, moderately eroded, and similar soils: 85 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit. Description of Poplar Forest, Moderately Eroded Setting Landform: Hillslopes on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Residuum weathered from mica schist and/or other micaceous metamorphic rock Typical profile Ap - 0 to 6 inches: sandy clay loam Bt - 6 to 26 inches: clay BC - 26 to 34 inches: sandy clay loam C - 34 to 80 inches: loam Properties and qualities Slope: 10 to 15 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: Medium Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) Custom Soil Resource Report 20 Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.3 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: B 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 Custom Soil Resource Report 21