diff --git a/OSD/A/ALEWIFE_COVE.txt b/OSD/A/ALEWIFE_COVE.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..30155835 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/A/ALEWIFE_COVE.txt @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ +LOCATION ALEWIFE COVE CT + +Established Series +CEP-BEF-DCP +10/2024 + +ALEWIFE COVE SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous +Water Depth Range--0 to 300 centimeters +Parent material--Sandy-skeletal marine deposits +Geomorphic location--Flood-tidal deltas in estuaries +Slope range for series--0 to 2 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy-skeletal, mixed, mesic Haplic Sulfiwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Alewife Cove sand on a on a flood tidal delta, 1 percent slope. Tidal range is 280 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). + + Aseg--0 to 20 centimeters; black (5Y 2.5/1) sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments and 10 percent gravel; positive acid volatile sulfide (AVS) presence test; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7); slightly acid (pH 6.4) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg1--20 to 33 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) gravelly sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 5 percent shell fragments and 20 percent gravel; positive acid volatile sulfide (AVS) presence test; moderately alkaline (pH 7.9); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--33 to 60 centimeters; 95 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) and 5 percent black (N 2.5/), very gravelly sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 40 percent gravel; moderately alkaline (pH 7.9); ultra acid (pH 3.4) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg3--60 to 121 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) very gravelly coarse sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 3 percent shell fragments and 50 percent gravel; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 7.9); extremely acid (pH 3.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cg--121 to 200 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) gravelly sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments and 20 percent gravel; moderately alkaline (pH 7.9); strongly acid (pH 5.4) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: New London County, Connecticut; In Mumford Cove, approximately 274 meters (900 feet) north of the entrance to Venetian Harbor and 232 meters (760 feet) west of the shore at Groton Long Point. USGS topographic quadrangle: New London, CT + +Latitude--41.3177800 +Longitude-- -72.0171100 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated +Reaction throughout--Neutral to strongly alkaline (pH 6.6 to 9.0) +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to neutral throughout (pH <3.5 to 7.3) +Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water), throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters +Shell fragments--0 to 50 percent, by volume in individual horizons +Coarse fragments--0 to 85 percent gravels, by volume in individual horizons +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--4 to 40 kg C m-2 + +Aseg or Acseg horizon (where present) +Hue--10Y, 10YR, 5Y, or N +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--0 or 1 +Texture--sand; range includes coarse sand through loamy sand +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid +Organic carbon density--4 to 21 kg C m-3 + +Cseg or Cg +Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N +Value--2.5 to 5 +Chroma--0 or 1 +Texture--sand; range includes coarse sand through fine sand +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid +Organic carbon density--2 to 20 kg C m-3 + +2Cseg horizon (where present) +Hue--5Y, 10Y, or N +Value--3 or 4 +Chroma--0 or 1 +Texture--sand, silt loam or fine sandy loam +Manner of failure / fluidity class-nonfluid or slightly fluid +Organic carbon density--1 to 21 kg C m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: +These are no competing series. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material-Sandy and gravelly marine deposits, loamy estuarine deposits may be found below marine deposits in some pedons. +Landscape--Estuaries +Landform--Flood-tidal deltas, ebb-tidal deltas +Slope--0 to 2 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--18 to 30 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are Marshneck, Massapog ,and Pishagqua soils. +Marshneck soils--found on flood-tidal deltas with lower energy, and have a coarse-loamy particle size control section +Massapaug soils--found on flood-tidal deltas, with sandy textures with less than 35% rock fragments and lack hypersulfidic soil materials +Pishagqua soils--found in nearby low energy lagoon bottom, cove and channel landforms, and fine-silty textured materials throughout + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--High or Very High +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated with salt or brackish water. + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--Areas of this soil are used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. Wildlife use and benthic fauna associated with this soil includes tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops, and juvenile finfish. +Native vegetation--Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) may occur on these soils. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located along Connecticut coast. +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest +MLRA(s)--144A and 145 +Extent-Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2024. + +REMARKS: +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- +Peraquic feature--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 2 meters of salt water). +Haplic feature--Have an n-value of 0.7 or less (or a nonfluid class) or less than 8 percent clay in some horizon at a depth between 20 and 50 centimeters. +Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches) is sandy-skeletal. +Hypersulfidic materials--The zone from 0 to 121 centimeters (Aseg and Cseg horizons) have oxidized reactions with pH values less than 4 after 16 weeks. +Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) + +ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from S2022CT011023 in Mumford Cove, Groton, CT. + +Additional support pedons used to develop this series include: S2022CT011031 and 2017CT011038. +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/A/AMARADA.txt b/OSD/A/AMARADA.txt index a8a04e70..c0b6367a 100644 --- a/OSD/A/AMARADA.txt +++ b/OSD/A/AMARADA.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION AMARADA TX -Tentative Series +Established Series SAK-GWH-AKS -01/2023 +10/2024 AMARADA SERIES @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Land Resource Region--T- Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA--150B - Gulf Coast Saline Prairies Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES PROPOSED: Brazoria County, Texas, 2022. The name is from a geographic location near the series type location. diff --git a/OSD/A/ANGUILLA.txt b/OSD/A/ANGUILLA.txt index ba9d1e24..032bcb27 100644 --- a/OSD/A/ANGUILLA.txt +++ b/OSD/A/ANGUILLA.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -LOCATION ANGUILLA CT+MA+NY+RI +LOCATION ANGUILLA CT+MA NY RI Established Series -Revised MKP-DAS-JTI -04/2023 +Revised MKP-DAS-JTI-BEF +10/2024 ANGUILLA SERIES @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, mixed, mesic Haplic Sulfiwassents -TYPICAL PEDON: Anguilla sand on a south facing, concave slope in a mainland cove under 1.1 meter of estuarine water. Tidal range is 80 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated). +TYPICAL PEDON: Anguilla sand on a south facing, concave slope in a mainland cove under 1.1 meter of estuarine water. Tidal range is 80 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated). Aseg--0 to 10 centimeters black (N 2.5/) sand; single grain; very fluid; 1 percent macroalgal fragments, 0 percent rubbed; moderate sulfurous odor; strongly saline; neutral (pH 7.0); ultra acid (pH 3.4) oxidized pH; clear boundary. @@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Reaction throughout--Neutral to moderately alkaline (pH 6.6 to 8.4) Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to moderately alkaline (pH < 3.5 to 8.4) Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water), throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater Depth to sulfidic materials (oxidized pH < 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 100 centimeters--3 to 5 kg m-3 +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 200 centimeters--8 to 15 kg m-3 Aseg, ACseg, or CAseg horizon (where present) Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y or is neutral @@ -53,7 +55,19 @@ Organic carbon content--0.1 to 3.2 percent Herbaceous fibers--0 to 5 percent unrubbed and 0 percent rubbed Rock fragments--Gravel 0 to 50 percent Shell fragments--0 to 20 percent +Sulfurous odor may be present +Organic carbon density--2 to 11 kg m-2 + +Cseg or Cg horizon (where present)-- +Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 5GY, or is neutral +Value--2 to 5 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--fine sandy loam, loamy sand, fine sand, sand, or coarse sand. Textures may be stratified +Manner of failure--nonfluid to slightly fluid +Rock fragments--0 to 50 percent +Shell fragments--0 to 50 percent Sulfurous odor may be present. +Organic carbon density--2 to 10 kg m-2 2C or 2Cg horizon- Hue--7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 5GY or is neutral @@ -63,7 +77,8 @@ Texture--sandy loam, loamy sand, loamy coarse sand, fine sand, sand, or coarse s Manner of failure--nonfluid or slightly fluid Rock fragments--Gravel, 0 to 55 percent Shell fragments--0 to 50 percent -Redoximorphic features may be present. +Redoximorphic features may be present +Organic carbon density--2 to 10 kg m-2 COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series in the same family. @@ -80,7 +95,6 @@ Frost-free period--350 to 365 days GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Billington, FortNeck, Massapog, Nagunt, Napatree, Pishagqua, Rhodesfolly, and Wequetequock soils. - Billington, Pishagqua, and Wequetequock soils--are in mainland coves and lagoon bottom landscapes and have fluid silt loam materials in the soil profile. Fort Neck soils--have finer textures and fluid silt loam materials at the soil surface. Massapog soils--are found on flood tidal delta flats in coastal lagoons and do not have sulfidic materials within 100 centimeters of the soil surface. @@ -104,7 +118,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region and S - Norther MLRA(s)--144A and 149B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts. +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2010. @@ -120,7 +134,7 @@ N-value > 0.7--the zone from 0 to 40 centimeters (Aseg and ACseg horizons). Rock fragment content > 35 percent in 2Cg horizon placing these soils in Sulfiwassents Great Group. Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) -ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from 2005CT011001 in Little Narragansett Bay. Additional support pedons include S2000RI009007, S2000RI009009, S2005RI009002B, S2005CT011006, S2006CT011001, S2006CT011008, S2006RI009001, S2006RI009009, S2006RI009012, S2007RI009006, S2007RI009011, S2007RI009013, S2008RI009006, S2009RI009012, S2009RI009013. +ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from 2005CT011001 in Little Narragansett Bay. Additional support pedons include S2000RI009007, S2000RI009009, S2005RI009002B, S2005CT011006, S2006CT011001, S2006CT011008, S2006RI009001, S2006RI009009, S2006RI009012, S2007RI009006, S2007RI009011, S2007RI009013, S2008RI009006, S2009RI009012, S2009RI009013, S2022CT009088. National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/A/APPOQUINIMINK.txt b/OSD/A/APPOQUINIMINK.txt index 578cc2c8..fd612f5d 100644 --- a/OSD/A/APPOQUINIMINK.txt +++ b/OSD/A/APPOQUINIMINK.txt @@ -1,127 +1,141 @@ -LOCATION APPOQUINIMINK DE+MD NJ +LOCATION APPOQUINIMINK DE MD NJ Established Series -CDP/Rev. JAK -11/2015 +CDP/Rev. JAK-JDK +08/2024 APPOQUINIMINK SERIES -TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-silty, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Thapto-histic Sulfaquents -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA -DEPTH CLASS: Very deep -DRAINAGE CLASS: Very poorly drained -PERMEABILITY: Moderately slow in the minerial layers and moderately rapid or rapid in the organic layers -SURFACE RUNOFF: Very slow or ponded -PARENT MATERIAL: Loamy fluvial sediments, high in silt, overlying organic materials dominantly from herbaceous plants -SLOPE: 0 to 1 percent -MEAN ANNUAL AIR TEMPERATURE (type location): 56 degrees F. -MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION (type location): 44 inches +MLRA(s)--149A, 153C, 153D +Depth Class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Very poorly drained +Parent Material--Loamy estuarine deposits over herbaceous organic material +Geomorphic location--Coastal and estuarine tidal marshes +Slope--0 to 1 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--13 degrees C (55 degrees F) +Mean Annual Precipitation--1118 millimeters (44 inches) TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-silty, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Thapto-Histic Sulfaquents -TYPICAL PEDON: Appoquinimink mucky silt loam, on a smooth 0 percent slope, in an estuarine salt marsh. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted.) +TYPICAL PEDON: Appoquinimink mucky silt loam, on a smooth 0 percent slope, in an estuarine salt marsh (colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - Ag--0 to 6 inches; dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) mucky silt loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; many fine medium and coarse live roots; few small shell fragments; n value greater than 1.0, soil flows easily between fingers when squeezed; 12 percent organic soil material; neutral; clear smooth boundary. (4 to 12 inches thick) + Aseg--0 to 15 centimeters; dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) mucky silt loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; very fluid; many fine medium and coarse roots; 2 percent shell fragments; 12 percent organic soil material; neutral (pH 7.0); clear smooth boundary. (10 to 30 centimeters thick) - Cg1--6 to 21 inches; dark gray (5Y 4/1) silt loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; common very fine, fine, and medium roots and few coarse roots; n value greater than 1.0, soil flows easily between fingers when squeezed; 10 percent organic soil material; neutral; gradual smooth boundary. + Cseg1--15 to 53 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) silt loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; very fluid; common very fine, fine, and medium roots and few coarse roots; 10 percent organic soil material; neutral (pH 7.0); gradual smooth boundary. - Cg2--21 to 32 inches; olive gray (5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; massive; sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine and few fine and medium roots; n value greater than 1.0, material flows easily between fingers when squeezed; 8 percent organic soil material; neutral; clear smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of the Cg horizon is 4 to 36 inches.) + Cseg2--53 to 81 centimeters; olive gray (5Y 4/2) silty clay loam; massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; fluid; common very fine and few fine and medium roots; 8 percent organic soil material; neutral (pH 7.0); clear smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of the Cseg horizons is 10 to 91 centimeters) - Oa--32 to 43 inches; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) muck, sapric soil material; fiber content is one-tenth of the soil volume after rubbing; 25 percent by weight mineral soil material; few fine roots; neutral; gradual smooth boundary. + Oase--81 to 109 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) muck; fiber content is one-tenth of the soil volume after rubbing; von Post value H9; 25 percent by weight mineral soil material; few fine roots; neutral (pH 7.0); gradual smooth boundary. - Oe--43 to 80 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) mucky peat, hemic soil material; fiber content is one-third of the soil volume after rubbing; 30 percent by weight mineral soil material; slightly acid. (Combined thickness of the O horizon is more than 16 inches.) + Oese--109 to 200 centimeters; dark brown (7.5YR 3/2) mucky peat; fiber content is one-third of the soil volume after rubbing; von Post value H6; 30 percent by weight mineral soil material; slightly acid (pH 6.1). (Combined thickness of the O horizon is more than 40 centimeters) -TYPE LOCATION: New Castle County, Delaware; east of Odessa, about 1.1 miles west and 1150 feet north of the intersection of county roads 424 and 439, about 400 feet into the marsh northeast of the bank of the Appoquinimink River; lat. 39 degrees 27 minutes 12 seconds N. and long. 75 degrees 36 minutes 47 seconds W. +TYPE LOCATION: New Castle County, Delaware; east of Odessa, approximately 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) west and 350 meters (1148 feet) north of the intersection of Old Corbitt Road and state route 9, approximately 60 meters (197 feet) into the marsh west of the bank of the Appoquinimink River. + +Latitude--39.4533333 +Longitude-- -75.6130556 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source--Unknown RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: -Thickness of the Surface Mineral Layers: 16 to 40 inches -Thickness of the Underlying Organic Layers: More than 16 inches -Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 99 inches -Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: 0 inches, January to December -Rock Fragments: 0 to 10 percent, by volume in mineral layers, mostly shells and shell fragments -Salinity Class: Moderately saline or strongly saline -Electrical Conductivity: Greater than 8 mmohs/cm -Soil Reaction: Moist samples range from slightly acid to mildly alkaline, upon drying range from ultra acid to strongly acid -Other Features: High n-value, more than 0.7, typically more than 1.0 - -RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS -Ag horizon: -Color--hue of 10YR to 5GY, value of 2 to 4 chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 2 to 4 +Thickness of the Mineral Layers--40 to 160 centimeters +Thickness of the Underlying Organic Layers--40 centimeters or greater +Rock Fragments--0 to 10 percent, shells and shell fragments in mineral layers +Electrical Conductivity--Greater than 8 dS/m +Soil Reaction--Slightly acid to moderately alkaline (pH 6.1 to 8.4) +Oxidized Reaction--Ultra acid to strongly acid (pH <3.5 to 5.5) +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (oxidized pH 4.0 or less)--0 to 50 centimeters +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 100 centimeters--30 to 37 kg m-2 +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 200 centimeters--34 to 83 kg m-2 +Manner of failure / fluidity class--Slightly to very fluid throughout the mineral horizons + +Aseg horizon +Hue--10YR to 5GY or neutral +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--0 to 2 Texture--mucky silt loam, silt loam, or silty clay loam -Organic Matter Content--5 to 15 percent - -Cg horizon: -Color--hue of 10YR to 5GY, value of 2 to 6, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 2 to 6 -Texture--silt loam, silty clay loam, or mucky silt loam -Organic Matter Content: 1 to 10 percent, some pedons contain thin lenses of organic soil material less than 8 inches thick - -O horizon: -Color--hue of 5YR to 2.5Y, value of 2 to 5 chroma of 1 to 4, or is neutral with value of 2 to 5 -Texture--muck or mucky peat (sapric or hemic soil materials), fiber content after rubbing ranges from 5 to 50 percent of the soil volume -Mineral Material Content: 10 to 70 percent by weight, lenses of silt, silt loam, or very fine sand range from none to common throughout the organic layers - -C'g horizon (if it occurs): -Color--hue of 10YR to 5GY, value of 2 to 6, chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 2 to 6 -Texture-silt loam, mucky silt loam, loam, very fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy loam -Organic Matter Content: 1 to 10 percent, some pedons contain thin lenses of organic soil material less than 8 inches thick +Organic carbon density--12 to 47 kg C m-3 + +Cseg horizon +Hue--10YR to 5GY or neutral +Value--2 to 6 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--Silt loam, silty clay loam, or mucky silt loam +Organic carbon density--12 to 47 kg C m-3 + +O horizons +Hue--5YR to 2.5Y or neutral +Value--2 to 5 +Chroma--0 to 4 +Texture--Muck or mucky peat, fiber content after rubbing ranges from 5 to 50 percent of the soil volume +Von Post humification scale--Typically H8 to H10 but can be H4 to H7 +Organic carbon density--18 to 122 kg C m-3 + +C'seg horizon (where present) +Hue--10YR to 5GY or neutral +Value--2 to 6 +Chroma--0 or 2 +Texture-Silt loam, mucky silt loam, loam, very fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy loam. Some pedons contain thin lenses of organic soil material less than 20 centimeters thick +Organic carbon density--12 to 47 kg C m-3 COMPETING SERIES: -Broadkill soils--do not have organic layers more than 8 inches thick in the upper 72 inches, on similar landforms - -GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: -Landscape: Coastal Plain -Landform: Salt-water tidal marshes in estuaries which are continuously saturated and flooded twice daily by tidal waters -Elevation: 0 to 2 feet -Parent Material: Loamy fluvial sediments, high in silt, overlying organic materials dominantly from herbaceous plants -Mean Annual Air Temperature: 55 to 58 degrees F. -Mean Annual Precipitation: 38 to 48 inches +There are no competing series in the same family. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent Material--Loamy estuarine deposits over herbaceous organic material +Landscape--Coastal estuaries, coastal lowlands, and tidal rivers +Landform--Salt-water or brackish tidal marshes, in estuaries on the landward side of barrier-island lagoons and along tidally influenced rivers and bays +Elevation--0 to 1 meter +Mean Annual Air Temperature--13 to 15 degrees C (55 to 59 degrees F) +Mean Annual Precipitation--965 to 1219 millimeters (38 to 48 inches) Frost Free Period: 175 to 200 days GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: -Mispillion soils--organic soils with organic layers 16 to 51 inches thick, on similar landforms -Transquaking soils--organic soils and lack mineral layers greater than 16 inches thick within the upper 51 inches of the soil -Broadkill soils--do not have organic layers more than 8 inches thick in the upper 72 inches, on similar landforms -Mannington soils--do not have sulfidic materials, in fresh water influenced marshes - -MAJOR USES: Used mainly as wetland wildlife or as shellfish and small crustacean habitat. Large areas of these soils in Delaware have been ditched to provide better drainage for mosquito control. - -VEGETATION: The natural vegetation is salt-tolerant wetland herbaceous species, predominantly salt marsh cordgrass, salt hay, salt wort, and spike grass. - -DISTRIBUTION: Coastal and estuarine areas of Delaware, Maryland, and New Jersey - -EXTENT: Moderate +These are the Boxiron, Broadkill, Mannington, Mispillion, and Transquaking soils. +Boxiron soils--have a histic epipedon and are on similar landforms +Broadkill soils--do not have a histic epipedon and also do not have buried organic soil materials but do occur on similar landforms +Mannington soils--do not have sulfidic materials and occur in fresh water marshes +Mispillion soils--have organic layers 40 to less than 130 centimeters thick underlain by loamy mineral materials, on similar landforms +Transquaking soils--organic soils with organic layers 130 centimeters or more thick, underlain by loamy mineral layers, on similar landforms + +DRAINAGE AND SATURADED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--Very poorly drained +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high in mineral horizons and moderately high or high in the organic horizons +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Flooding--Very frequent, very brief (flooded by salt or brackish tidal waters twice daily and during significant coastal storm events) + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--Appoquinimink soils are mainly used as wetland wildlife or as shellfish and small crustacean habitat. Large areas of these soils have been ditched to provide better drainage for mosquito control but have led to marsh degradation and erosion in some areas. +Natural Vegetation--Salt-tolerant wetland herbaceous species, predominantly salt marsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), salt hay (Spartina patens), salt wort (Salicornia sp.), and spike grass (Distichlis spicata). + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area-- Tidal marshes along the landward side of barrier island lagoons and along tidally influenced rivers and bays in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey +Land Resource Regions--S - Northern Atlantic Slope Diversified Farming Region, T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region +MLRA(s)--149A, 153C, 153D +Extent--Moderate extent + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Region SERIES ESTABLISHED: Cape May County, New Jersey, 1997. REMARKS: Appoquinimink soils were formerly mapped as tidal marsh miscellaneous areas. These soils become extremely acid when drained or removed from the marsh. -Diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are: -Ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface of the soil to a depth of 6 inches (Ag horizon) -Aquic conditions--the zone from the soil surface to a depth of 80 inches is continuously saturated (endosaturation) -High n value--the zone from the surface to 32 inches has n value greater than 0.7, typically greater than 1.0, material flows easily between the fingers when squeezed. -Sulfidic materials--incubated samples, to a depth of 80 inches, show a drop in pH of 0.5 or more units to a pH value of 4.0 or less within 8 weeks -Sapric soil materials--the zone from 32 to 43 inches has a fiber content after rubbing that is less than one-sixth of the soil volume -Hemic soil materials--the zone from 43 to 80 inches has a a fiber content after rubbing that is one-sixth to two-fifths of the soil volume +Carbon stock and carbon density ranges are not primary criteria for defining this series. -SERIES INTERPRETATION RECORD(s): DE0014 +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- +Ochric epipedon--the zone from the surface of the soil to a depth of 15 centimeters (Aseg horizon) +Aquic conditions--the zone from the soil surface to a depth of 200 centimeters is continuously saturated (endosaturation) +High n-value--the zone from the surface to 81 centimeters (Aseg, Cseg1, and Cseg2 horizons) is moderately fluid to highly fluid. +Sulfidic materials--incubated samples, to a depth of 200 centimeters, show a drop in pH of 0.5 or more units to a pH value of 4.0 or less within 8 weeks +Sapric soil materials--the zone from 81 to 109 centimeters (Oase horizon) has a fiber content after rubbing that is less than one-sixth of the soil volume +Hemic soil materials--the zone from 109 to 200 centimeters (Oese horizon) has a fiber content after rubbing that is one-sixth to two-fifths of the soil volume -TABULAR SERIES DATA: - -SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation -DE0014 APPOQUINIMINK 0-1 55-58 175-200 36-55 0-2 +SERIES INTERPRETATION RECORD(s): DE0014 -SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness -DE0014 FREQ 0- 0 APPARENT JAN-DEC >99 +ADDITIONAL DATA: -SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- -DE0014 0- 6 MK-SIL SIL SICL 0- 0 100-100 15-30 250-580 -DE0014 6-32 SIL SICL MK-SIL 0- 0 100-100 15-35 100-420 -DE0014 32-80 MUCK MPT 0- 0 - - 70-140 +Some morphological and laboratory data used in this OSD were obtained from: Kim, J.D. 2022. M.S. Thesis. Distribution And Variability of Carbon Stocks in Mid-Atlantic Tidal Marsh Soils. University of Maryland, College Park, MD. -SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll -DE0014 0- 6 5.6- 7.3 3.-18 16-32 0.2- 2.0 LOW -DE0014 6-32 5.6- 7.3 2.-12 16-32 0.2- 2.0 MODERATE -DE0014 32-80 5.6- 7.3 20-45 8-16 2.0- 20 MODERATE +NASIS User Pedon ID-- 1992DE003020 National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/B/BARN_ISLAND.txt b/OSD/B/BARN_ISLAND.txt index e85c2203..7c0f0485 100644 --- a/OSD/B/BARN_ISLAND.txt +++ b/OSD/B/BARN_ISLAND.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION BARN ISLAND CT -Tentative Series +Established Series BEF-CEP-DCP -03/2024 +10/2024 BARN ISLAND SERIES @@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, mixed, euic, mesic Terric Sulfisaprists TYPICAL PEDON: Barn island mucky peat on a linear, zero percent slope in a tidal marsh. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - Oese--0 to 32 centimeters (0.0 to 12.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) mucky peat; many very fine to medium roots throughout; 80 percent unrubbed plant fiber, 40 percent rubbed plant fiber; H5 von Post humification scale; slight sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (10 to 50 centimeters thick) + Oese--0 to 32 centimeters (0.0 to 12.6 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) mucky peat; many very fine to medium roots throughout; 80 percent unrubbed plant fiber, 40 percent rubbed plant fiber; H5 von Post humification scale; slight sulfurous odor; moderately acid (pH 5.6), extremely acid (pH 4.0) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (10 to 50 centimeters thick) - Oase--32 to 96 centimeters (12.6 to 37.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) muck; common very fine to medium roots throughout; 25 percent unrubbed plant fiber, 12 percent rubbed plant fiber fragments; H8 von Post humification scale slight sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. (hemic material is 20 to 90 centimeters thick, combined thickness of organic horizons is 40 to 130 centimeters) + Oase--32 to 96 centimeters (12.6 to 37.8 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) muck; common very fine to medium roots throughout; 25 percent unrubbed plant fiber, 12 percent rubbed plant fiber fragments; H8 von Post humification scale slight sulfurous odor; strongly acid (pH 5.3), slightly acid (pH 6.1) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. (hemic material is 20 to 90 centimeters thick, combined thickness of organic horizons is 40 to 130 centimeters) - Aseg--96 to 112 centimeters (37.8 to 44.1 inches); black (N 2.5/), silt loam; structureless, massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; very fluid; few very fine roots throughout; slight sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + Aseg--96 to 112 centimeters (37.8 to 44.1 inches); black (N 2.5/), silt loam; structureless, massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; very fluid; few very fine roots throughout; slight sulfurous odor; strongly acid (pH 5.4), moderately acid (pH 5.6) oxidized pH; clear boundary. - ACseg--112 to 129 centimeters (44.1 to 50.8 inches); 90 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1) and 10 percent greenish gray (10Y 5/1) fine sandy loam; structureless, massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; slight sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + ACseg--112 to 129 centimeters (44.1 to 50.8 inches); 90 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1) and 10 percent greenish gray (10Y 5/1) fine sandy loam; structureless, massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; slight sulfurous odor; extremely acid (pH 3.8), very strongly acid (pH 4.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. - 2Cg--129 to 200 centimeters (50.8 to 72.0 inches); greenish gray (10Y 5/1) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic, nonfluid; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH. + 2Cg--129 to 200 centimeters (50.8 to 72.0 inches); greenish gray (10Y 5/1) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic, nonfluid; strongly acid (pH 5.2), extremely acid (pH 4.4) oxidized pH. TYPE LOCATION: New London County, Town of Stonington, Connecticut; Barn Island Wildlife Management Area, approximately 2,100 feet north of Barn Island Boat Ramp, and 450 feet East of Palmer Neck Road in a tidal marsh. USGS topographic quadrangle: Mystic, CT. @@ -40,19 +40,19 @@ Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters Soil moisture--Saturated; peraquic moisture regime -Reaction throughout--Slightly acid to moderately alkaline -Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid or extremely acid in the organic horizons, and extremely acid to moderately acid in the mineral substrate +Reaction throughout--Extremely acid to moderately alkaline (pH 3.5 to 6.0) +Oxidized reaction--Extremely acid to slightly acid (pH 3.5 to 6.5) Electrical Conductivity (EC 1:5 water)--Greater than 0.6 dS/m throughout Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0 or less)--0 to 50 centimeters Coarse fragments--0 to 50 percent fine and medium gravels, and/or 0 to 10 percent fine and medium shells in the underlying mineral horizons -Coastal Blue Carbon density range--from XXXX in the organic horizons to XXXX in the mineral substrate. Barn island soils can often average XXXX mega grams of coastal blue carbon per hectare to a 2 meter depth. +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock--45 to 56 kg m-2 Oa, Oase, Oe, Oese, Oi, or Oise horizons (Oase horizons often dominate the surface and subsurface tiers, other types of O horizons are thin or absent) Hue--7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or N Value--2 to 4 Chroma--0 to 3 Texture--muck, mucky peat, or peat -Organic matter content--20 percent or more +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--13 to 59 kg m-3 Von Post Scale of Humification - typically ranges from H7 to H10 Aseg or ACseg horizon (where present) @@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ Value--2 to 3 Chroma--0 to 2 Texture--Silt loam, very fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, coarse sandy loam including mucky analogues. Manner of failure/fluidity class--slightly fluid to moderately fluid -Organic matter content--less than 20 percent +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--19 to 66 kg m-3 2Cseg or 2Cg horizon (where present) Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N Value--2.5 to 5 Chroma--0 to 3 Texture--ranges from coarse sand to silty clay loam, coarser textures are typically below 130 centimeters in glacial deposits. -Organic matter content--less than 20 percent +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--18 to 57 kg m-3 Clay content--5 to 25 percent Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to very fluid @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region MLRA(s)--144A, 145 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2024. diff --git a/OSD/B/BASFORD.txt b/OSD/B/BASFORD.txt index fa628c4a..528c3154 100644 --- a/OSD/B/BASFORD.txt +++ b/OSD/B/BASFORD.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION BASFORD TX -Tentative Series +Established Series SAK-GWH-RBT -03/2023 +10/2024 BASFORD SERIES @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Land Resource Region--T- Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA--150B - Gulf Coast Saline Prairies Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES PROPOSED: Brazoria County, Texas, 2021. The name is coined from Basford Bayou. diff --git a/OSD/B/BASTROPBAY.txt b/OSD/B/BASTROPBAY.txt index 432ed641..cf2b696e 100644 --- a/OSD/B/BASTROPBAY.txt +++ b/OSD/B/BASTROPBAY.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION BASTROPBAY TX -Tentative Series +Established Series JKW-SAK-KBH-AKS -03/2023 +10/2024 BASTROPBAY SERIES @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Land Resource Region--T- Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA--150B - Gulf Coast Saline Prairies Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES PROPOSED: Brazoria County, Texas, 2021. The name is coined from Bastrop Bay. diff --git a/OSD/B/BILLINGTON.txt b/OSD/B/BILLINGTON.txt index c20f6d35..e7f63873 100644 --- a/OSD/B/BILLINGTON.txt +++ b/OSD/B/BILLINGTON.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION BILLINGTON RI+CT MA NY Established Series Revised MKP-JDT-DCP -09/2023 +09/2024 BILLINGTON SERIES @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Slope range for series--0 to 3 percent Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) -TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-silty, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Thapto-Histic Sulfiwassents +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-silty, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Thapto-histic Sulfiwassents TYPICAL PEDON: Billington silt loam on a north facing, concave, 1 percent slope in a mainland cove under 1.5 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). @@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ TYPICAL PEDON: Billington silt loam on a north facing, concave, 1 percent slope Cseg2--53 to 88 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) mucky silty clay; massive; moderately fluid; 12 percent organic matter; moderate sulfurous odor; strongly saline; moderately alkaline (pH 7.9), ultra acid (pH 2.5) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (Combined thickness of Cseg horizons is 25 to 80 centimeters thick.) - 2Oaseb--88 to 98 centimeters; black (N 2.5/) muck, broken face and rubbed sapric material; 10 percent herbaceous fibers, 0 percent rubbed; 45 percent mineral content; H8 von Post humification; moderate sulfurous odor; 14 percent gravel; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8), ultra acid (pH 3.1) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. (0 to 100 centimeters thick.) + Oaseb--88 to 98 centimeters; black (N 2.5/) muck, broken face and rubbed sapric material; 10 percent herbaceous fibers, 0 percent rubbed; 45 percent mineral content; H8 von Post humification; moderate sulfurous odor; 14 percent gravel; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8), ultra acid (pH 3.1) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. (0 to 100 centimeters thick.) - 2Oab1--98 to 130 centimeters; black (10YR 2/1) muck, broken face and rubbed hemic material; 30 percent herbaceous fiber, 3 percent rubbed; 30 percent mineral content; H8 von Post humification; 1 percent wood fragments; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7), very strongly acid (pH 4.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + Oab1--98 to 130 centimeters; black (10YR 2/1) muck, broken face and rubbed hemic material; 30 percent herbaceous fiber, 3 percent rubbed; 30 percent mineral content; H8 von Post humification; 1 percent wood fragments; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7), very strongly acid (pH 4.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. - 2Oab2--130 to 200 centimeters; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) muck, broken face hemic material, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed; 35 percent herbaceous fibers, 5 percent rubbed; 25 percent mineral content; H8 von Post humification; 1 percent wood fragments; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), moderately acid (pH 5.8) oxidized pH. + Oab2--130 to 200 centimeters; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) muck, broken face hemic material, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed; 35 percent herbaceous fibers, 5 percent rubbed; 25 percent mineral content; H8 von Post humification; 1 percent wood fragments; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), moderately acid (pH 5.8) oxidized pH. TYPE LOCATION: Washington County, Rhode Island; Ninigret Pond, about 3000 feet east of intersection of Route 1 and Route 1A at Ninigret Park. USGS topographic quadrangle: Quonochontaug, RI @@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters Depth to buried organic surface--16 to 88 centimeters (other lithological discontinuities may exist below the organic surface including loess, glacial outwash, or till) Shell fragments--0 to 15 percent, by volume, in the marine and estuarine deposits Coarse fragments--0 to 50 percent gravels, by volume, in the marine and estuarine deposits +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stocks 0 to 100 centimeters--14 to 25 kg m-2 +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stocks 0 to 200 centimeters--20 to 44 kg m-2 Aseg or Ag horizon Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N @@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ Organic matter content--5 to 15 percent Clay content--2 to 40 percent Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to very fluid Shell fragments--0 to 5 percent, by volume +Organic carbon density--2 to 25 kg m-3 Cseg or Cg horizon Hue--7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N @@ -70,16 +73,18 @@ Clay content--1.7 to 10.6 percent Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to very fluid Shell fragments--0 to 15 percent, by volume Coarse fragments--0 to 50 percent gravels, by volume +Organic carbon density--10 to 24 kg m-3 -2Oab, 2Oaseb, 2Oeb, or 2Oeseb horizon +Oab, Oaseb, Oeb, or Oeseb horizon Hue--5YR, 7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or 10Y Value--2.5 to 5Chroma--1 to 6 Texture--muck; range includes mucky peat Organic matter content--50 to 80 percent Von Post humification scale--primarily H7 to H10 but can include H4 to H6 Coarse fragments--0 to 7 percent gravels, by volume +Organic carbon density--19 to 35 kg m-3 -3Cg, 3Cseg, or 4Cseg horizon (if present) +2Cg, 2Cseg, or 3Cseg horizon (if present) Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 10G, or N Value--2.5 to 5 Chroma--1 or 2 @@ -88,6 +93,7 @@ Clay content--2.8 to 45 percent Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to very fluid Coarse fragments--0 to 30 gravels, by volume; 0 to 10 percent cobbles, by volume Redoximorphic concentrations--0 to 45 percent, by volume; hue of 10YR; value of 4 or 5; and chroma of 4 or 6 +Organic carbon density--2 to 10 kg m-3 COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series in the same family. @@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ General area--These soils are located along Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region and S - Northern Atlantic Slope Diversified Farming Region MLRA(s)--144A and 149B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Washington County, Rhode Island, 2010. diff --git a/OSD/B/BOXIRON.txt b/OSD/B/BOXIRON.txt index c4b8f71b..97d5b374 100644 --- a/OSD/B/BOXIRON.txt +++ b/OSD/B/BOXIRON.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION BOXIRON MD Established Series JLB -11/2015 +06/2024 BOXIRON SERIES @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: Boxiron soils are used mainly as wetland wildlife habitat. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Tidal marshes of the mid-Atlantic Coastal plain of Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. This series is of small extent. -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Worcester County, Maryland, 1995 diff --git a/OSD/B/BROADAXE.txt b/OSD/B/BROADAXE.txt index 7d2e51ca..bfe6fa2a 100644 --- a/OSD/B/BROADAXE.txt +++ b/OSD/B/BROADAXE.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION BROADAXE FL -Tentative Series -RBT -02/2024 +Established Series +RBT-ARW +10/2024 BROADAXE SERIES @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Drainage class--Subaqueous Water depth range--50 to 185 centimeters Parent material--Sandy estuarine deposits over fluviomarine deposits Geomorphic location--Submerged wave-cut platforms +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--20.8 kg m-2 Slope range for Series--0 to 1 percent Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (71.6 degrees F) Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51.1 inches) @@ -21,17 +22,17 @@ TAXONOMIC CLASS: Siliceous, hyperthermic Fluventic Psammowassents TYPICAL PEDON: Broadaxe fine sand on an east facing, 0.5 percent linear slope bare sand submerged wave-cut platform under 0.81 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 cm. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - Aseg--0 to 18 centimeters; olive gray (5Y 4/2) fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; few very fine and fine and common medium roots throughout; 8 percent shell fragments; strong sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); clear boundary. (0 to 18 centimeters) + Aseg--0 to 18 centimeters; olive gray (5Y 4/2) fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; few very fine and fine and common medium roots throughout; 8 percent shell fragments; strong sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); strongly alkaline (pH 8.5) oxidized pH; 1.8 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (0 to 18 centimeters) - Cseg--18 to 40 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) shelly loamy fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 15 percent by volume shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); clear boundary. (20 to 164 centimeters thick) + Cseg--18 to 40 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) shelly fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 15 percent by volume shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); strongly alkaline (pH 8.6) oxidized pH; 2.1 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (20 to 164 centimeters thick) - 2Aseb--40 to 113 centimeters; black (5YR 2.5/1) fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; neutral (pH 7.2); clear boundary. (0 to 41 centimeters thick) + 2Aseb--40 to 113 centimeters; black (5YR 2.5/1) fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; neutral (pH 7.2); moderately alkaline (pH 8.0) oxidized pH; 12.1 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (0 to 41 centimeters thick) - 2Bhsseb--113 to 156 centimeters; dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); gradual boundary. + 2Bhsseb--113 to 156 centimeters; dark brown (10YR 3/3) fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); slightly alkaline (pH 7.5) oxidized pH; 2.2 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; gradual boundary. - 2Bsseb--156 to 239 centimeters; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8). (0 to 131 centimeters thick) + 2Bsseb--156 to 239 centimeters; light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); slightly alkaline (pH 7.6) oxidized pH; 2.5 kg m-3 soil organic carbon;. (0 to 131 centimeters thick) -TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 1,665 feet northeast of the intersection 10th Street Southeast and Banana River Drive Northeast on the Kennedy Space Center property and approximately 1.01 miles west-southwest of the NASA Parkway East bridge navigation channel; USGS topographic quadrangle: Orsino, Florida. +TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 507 meters (1,665 feet) northeast of the intersection 10th Street Southeast and Banana River Drive Northeast on the Kennedy Space Center property and approximately 1.63 kilometers (1.01 miles) west-southwest of the NASA Parkway East bridge navigation channel; USGS topographic quadrangle: Orsino, Florida. Latitude--28.5103330 Longitude-- -80.6277670 Datum--WGS84 @@ -43,53 +44,60 @@ Depth to lithologic discontinuity--20 to 164 centimeters (commonly occurs within Particle--size control section--Sandy with some horizons with considerable shell fragments Soil moisture--Continuously inundated Reaction throughout--Slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline (pH 7.4 to 9.0) -Oxidized reaction--? +Oxidized reaction--Neutral to strongly alkaline (pH 6.6 to 9.0) Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water) throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater -Depth to sulfidic materials (oxidized pH 4.0)--? Manner of failure--Nonfluid to slightly fluid Shell fragments throughout--0 to 90 percent in the estuarine deposits (horizons with considerable shell fragments are thin enough to keep the soil out of the skeletal or fragmental families) and 0 to 3 percent in the fluviomarine materials (but can range up to 10 percent) +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--12.0 to 33.4 kg m-2 Aseg horizon- Hue--10YR to 10Y or is neutral Value--3 to 6 Chroma--2 or less Texture--Fine sand, sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, or fine sandy loam (loamy textured horizons are usually quite thin) +Organic carbon density--1.0 to 2.3 kg m-3 Cseg horizon- Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 5GY, 5G, 10GY, or is neutral Value--4 to 7 Chroma--2 or less Texture--Sand, fine sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam with shelly, very shelly, extremely shelly, or shell analogs +Organic carbon density--1.2 to 3.0 kg m-3 2Asegb horizon- Hue--5YR to 10Y or is neutral Value--2 to 5 Chroma--1 or less Texture--Fine sand, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, or fine sandy loam (loamy textured horizons are usually quite thin) +Organic carbon density--7.8 to 19.7 kg m-3 2Esegb horizon (where present)- Hue--7.5YR to 10Y Value--4 to 7 Chroma--2 or less Texture--Fine sand, sand, or loamy fine sand +Organic carbon density--1.0 to 3.0 kg m-3 2Bhsseb horizon- Hue--7.5YR to 2.5Y Value--2 to 3 Chroma--1 to 3 Texture--Fine sand, loamy fine sand, loamy sand +Organic carbon density--0.7 to 3.4 kg m-3 2Bsseb horizon- Hue--7.5YR to 2.5Y Value--3 to 6 Chroma--2 to 4 Texture-Fine sand, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, or fine sandy loam (finer texture is often deeper than 100 centimeters) +Organic carbon density--1.4 to 4.9 kg m-3 2Cseg horizon- Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 5G, 10GY or is neutral Value--4 to 7 Chroma--2 or less Texture--Sand, fine sand, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or sandy clay loam (fine textures are often deeper than 100 centimeters) +Organic carbon density--0.7 to 3.0 kg m-3 COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series. @@ -118,7 +126,7 @@ Soil is continuously inundated by saline and brackish water. USE AND VEGETATION: Major uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming, marinas, mooring fields, and commercial shellfish harvesting; benthic species include tubeworms, clams, crabs, scallops and juvenile finfish. -Native vegetation--Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. Under excellent water quality these soils support seagrass species including but not limited to shoalweed (Halodule wrightii), manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme), and Englemann's seagrass (Halophila englemannii). Shallower areas may support widgeongrass (Ruppia maritima). Under degraded / poor water quality seagrass may be replaced by rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families. Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) is often dominant. Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 80 percent." +Native vegetation--Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. Under excellent water quality these soils support seagrass species including but not limited to shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme), and star grass (Halophila engelmannii). Shallower areas may support widgeongrass (Ruppia maritima). Under degraded / poor water quality seagrass may be replaced by rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families. Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) is often dominant. Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 80 percent." DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: General area--Located along the coasts of Indian River Lagoon, Florida @@ -126,7 +134,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--U - Florida Subtropical Fruit, Truck Crop, and Range Regi MLRA(s)--155 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brevard County, Florida, 2024 @@ -137,7 +145,6 @@ Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- -Ochric epipedon--the zone from 0 to 18 centimeters (Aseg horizon). -Lithologic Discontinuity--40 to 239 centimeters (2Aseb, 2Bhsseb, and 2Bsseb horizons). -Preserved spodic horizon / humilluvic materials--113 to 239 centimeters (2Bhsseb and 2Bsseb horizons). --Sulfidic materials--?. -Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022). The classification will need to be revised to a Thapto-Humic Psammowassents. ADDITIONAL DATA: diff --git a/OSD/B/BROADKILL.txt b/OSD/B/BROADKILL.txt index 95c8ce69..53bca14c 100644 --- a/OSD/B/BROADKILL.txt +++ b/OSD/B/BROADKILL.txt @@ -1,132 +1,137 @@ LOCATION BROADKILL DE+MD NJ Established Series -CDP-PK/Rev. JAK -11/2015 +CDP-PK/Rev. JDK +09/2024 BROADKILL SERIES -MLRA(s): 149A, 153C, 153D -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA -Depth Class: Very deep -Drainage Class (Agricultural): Very poorly drained -Index Surface Runoff: Negligible -Internal Free Water Occurance: Very shallow; Permanent -Permeability: Moderate or moderately slow above 40 inches and variable below 40 inches -Parent Material: Loamy marine sediments, high in silt -Slope: 0 to 2 percent -Mean Annual Air Temperature (type location): 57 degrees F. -Mean Annual Precipitation (type location): 44 inches +MLRA(s)--149A, 153C, 153D +Depth Class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Very poorly drained +Parent Material--Fine-silty estuarine deposits +Geomorphic Location--Coastal and estuarine tidal marshes +Slope--0 to 2 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--14 degrees C (57 degrees F) +Mean Annual Precipitation--1118 millimeters (44 inches) TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-silty, mixed, active, nonacid, mesic Typic Sulfaquents -TYPICAL PEDON: Broadkill mucky peat--salt marsh. (Colors are for a moist soil). +TYPICAL PEDON: Broadkill mucky peat in a salt marsh. 0 to 1 meters above sea level (colors are for a moist soil unless otherwise stated). - Oe--0 to 6 inches; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) mucky peat (hemic soil materials); 60 percent herbaceous fibers, 25 percent rubbed; 34 percent organic material; many very fine, fine, and medium and common coarse roots (70 percent of volume is a dense mat of live roots and stems); electrical conductivity 26.2 mmhos/cm; neutral (pH 6.6), ultra acid (pH 2.9) after moist incubation; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 7 inches thick). + Oese--0 to 15 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) mucky peat; 60 percent herbaceous fibers, 25 percent rubbed; von Post value H5; many very fine, fine, and medium and common coarse roots (70 percent of volume is a dense mat of live roots and stems); electrical conductivity 26.2 dS/m; neutral (pH 6.6), ultra acid (pH 2.9) oxidized; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 18 centimeters thick). - Ag--6 to 13 inches; dark gray (5Y 4/1) and very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silty clay loam; massive; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; many fine or medium and common coarse roots; electrical conductivity 27.3 mmhos/cm; n-value greater than 1.0, material flows easily between the fingers when squeezed; neutral (pH 6.8), ultra acid (pH 3.4) after moist incubation; gradual smooth boundary. (0 to 12 inches thick) + Aseg--15 to 33 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) and very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silty clay loam; massive; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very fluid; many fine or medium and common coarse roots; electrical conductivity 27.3 dS/m; neutral (pH 6.8), ultra acid (pH 3.4) oxidized; gradual smooth boundary. (0 to 39 centimeters thick). - Cg1--13 to 32 inches; dark gray (5Y 4/1) and dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) silty clay loam; massive; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common very fine and fine and few medium roots; electrical conductivity 26.7 mmhos/cm; n-value greater than 1.0, material flows easily between the fingers when squeezed; neutral (pH 6.8), extremely acid (pH 4.3) after moist incubation; clear smooth boundary. + Cseg1--33 to 81 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) and dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) silty clay loam; massive; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very fluid; common very fine and fine and few medium roots; electrical conductivity 26.7 dS/m; neutral (pH 6.8), extremely acid (pH 4.3) oxidized; clear smooth boundary. - Cg2--32 to 38 inches; dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) silt loam; massive; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common fine and few medium roots; electrical conductivity 29.5 mmhos/cm; n-value greater than 1.0, material flows easily between the fingers when squeezed; neutral (pH 6.6), strongly acid (pH 5.2) after moist incubation; diffuse smooth boundary. + Cseg2--81 to 97 centimeters; dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) silt loam; massive; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very fluid; common fine and few medium roots; electrical conductivity 29.5 dS/m; neutral (pH 6.6), strongly acid (pH 5.2) oxidized; diffuse smooth boundary. - Cg3--38 to 80 inches; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; few fine and medium roots; electrical conductivity 32.7 mmhos/cm; n-value greater than 1.0, material flows easily between the fingers when squeezed; neutral (pH 6.7), moderately acid (pH 5.6) after moist incubation. + Cseg3--97 to 200 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; friable; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; very fluid; few fine and medium roots; electrical conductivity 32.7 dS/m; neutral (pH 6.7), moderately acid (pH 5.6) oxidized. -TYPE LOCATION: Sussex County, Delaware; about 400 feet east and 600 feet south of the junction of County Road 264 and the Broadkill River; lat. 38 degrees 48 minutes 02 seconds N. and long. 75 degrees 12 minutes 08 seconds W. +TYPE LOCATION: Sussex County, Delaware; about 120 meters (400 feet) east and 180 meters (600 feet) south of the junction of County Road 264 (Oyster Rocks Road) and the Broadkill River. USGS topographic quadrangle Lewes. + +Latitude--38. 8005556 +Longitude-- -75.2022222 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source--Unknown RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: -Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches -Depth to Seasonal High Water Table: +12 to 0 inches, January to December and continuously saturated with water and flooded twice daily by tides -Depth to Underlying Organic layers: Greater than 40 inches -Rock Fragments: absent in the upper 40 inches, 0 to 5 percent, by volume below 40 inches -Electrical Conductivity: Greater than 16 mmhos/cm -Soil Reaction: Slightly acid to slightly alkaline, throughout the profile, after moist incubation, ultra acid or extremely acid within 20 inches of the surface -Other Features: Many pedons, once exposed, form jarosite mottles. The n-value to a depth of 40 inches is 0.7 or more. Below 40 inches it is variable. - -RANGE OF INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS: -O horizon: -Color--hue of 7.5YR to 5Y, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2 -Texture--mucky peat or peat (commonly, over 60 percent of the soil volume consists of live roots and stems) - -Ag horizon: -Color--hue of 5YR to 5BG, value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 2 to 4 -Texture--silt loam, silty clay loam, or silty clay, including the mucky texture modifier -Organic Matter Content: 2 to 12 percent - -Cg horizon: -Color--hue of 5YR to 5BG, value of 2 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2, or is neutral with value of 2 to 7 -Texture (above of 40 inches)--silt loam or silty clay loam and may contain thin lenses of organic or coarse-textured soil materials -Texture (below 40 inches)--silty clay loam, silt loam, loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, or sand - -COMPETING SERIES: None +Electrical Conductivity--Greater than 16 dS/m +Soil Reaction--Slightly acid to slightly alkaline (pH 6.1 to 7.8) +Oxidized Reaction--Ultra acid or extremely acid (pH <3.5 to 4.4) +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (oxidized pH of 4.0 or less)--0 to 50 centimeters +Rock Fragments--Absent in the upper 100 centimeters, 0 to 5 percent shells (by volume) below 100 centimeters +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 100 centimeters--15 to 34 kg m-2 +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 200 centimeters--19 to 65 kg m-2 +Manner of failure / fluidity class--Moderately to very fluid throughout the mineral horizons +Other Features--Many pedons form jarosite concentrations once exposed to oxygen. Some pedons may contain sapric of fibric soil materials depending on the degree of decomposition. + +Oese horizon: +Hue--7.5YR to 10Y +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--1 to 2 +Texture--Mucky peat +Von Post humification scale--H4 to H6 +Organic carbon density--24 to 122 kg m-3 + +Aseg horizon: +Hue--5YR to 5BG or Neutral +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--Silt loam, silty clay loam, or silty clay, including the mucky texture modifier +Organic carbon density--12 to 47 kg m-3 + +Cseg horizon: +Hue--5YR to 5BG or Neutral +Value--2 to 7 +Chroma--0 or 2 +Texture--Silt loam, silty clay loam, or sandy loam and may contain thin lenses of organic or coarse-textured soil materials +Organic carbon density--12 to 47 kg m-3 + +2Cseg horizon, where present: +Hue--2.5Y or 5Y +Value--2.5 to 6 +Chroma--1 to 4 +Texture--Sand, loamy sand, or sandy loam, including the mucky texture modifier +Organic carbon density--0.5 to 14 kilograms per cubic meter + +COMPETING SERIES: There are no known competing series in the same family. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: -Landscape: Coastal Plain marshes -Landform: Estuarine tidal salt marshes--flooded twice daily by tides and occasionally by storm surges -Elevation: 0 to 2 feet -Parent Material: Loamy marine sediments, high in silt -Mean Annual Air Temperature: 52 to 58 degrees F. -Mean Annual Precipitation: 36 to 55 inches -Frost Free Period: 175 to 200 days +Parent Material--Fine-silty estuarine deposits +Landscape--Coastal estuaries, coastal lowlands, and tidal rivers +Landform--Coastal and estuarine salt or brackish tidal marshes +Elevation--0 to 1 meters +Mean Annual Air Temperature--11 to 14 degrees C (52 to 57 degrees F) +Mean Annual Precipitation--914 to 1397 millimeters (36 to 55 inches) +Frost Free Period--175 to 200 days GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: -Appoquinimink soils--have within 40 inches of the soil surface organic layers more than 8 inches thick, on similar landforms -Boxiron soils--have a histic epipedon, on similar landforms -Pawcatuck soils--organic sols with organic layers 16 to 51 inches thick, underlain by sandy mineral layers, on similar landforms -Transquaking soils--organic sols with organic layers more than 51 inches thick, underlain by loamy mineral layers, on similar landforms -Westbrook soils--organic sols with organic layers 16 to 51 inches thick, underlain by loamy mineral layers, on similar landforms - -DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: - Drainage Class (Agricultural): Very poorly drained - Index Surface Runoff: Negligible - Internal Free Water Occurance: Very shallow; Permanent - Permeability: Moderate or moderately slow above 40 inches and variable below 40 inches +These are the Appoquinimink, Boxiron, Mispillion, Pawcatuck, and Transquaking soils. +Appoquinimink soils--Have a buried organic layer more than 40 centimeters thick within 200 centimeters of the mineral soil surface, on similar landforms +Boxiron soils--Have a histic epipedon, on similar landforms +Mispillion soils--Have organic layers 40 to 130 centimeters thick, underlain by loamy mineral layers, on similar landforms +Pawcatuck soils--Have organic layers 40 to 130 centimeters thick, underlain by sandy mineral layers, on similar landforms +Transquaking soils--Have organic layers more than 130 centimeters thick, underlain by loamy mineral layers, on slightly lower elevations in the marsh. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--Very poorly drained +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--High to moderately high above 100 centimeters and variable below 100 centimeters +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Flooding--Very frequent, for very brief durations (flooded by salt or brackish tidal waters twice daily and during significant coastal storm events) USE AND VEGETATION: - Major Uses: Primarily as wetland wildlife--shellfish and small crustacean habitat. Large areas in Delaware have been ditched to provide better drainage for mosquito control. Some areas were previously filled to provide waterfront homesites. - Dominant Vegetation: The natural vegetation is salt-tolerant wetland species, predominantly salt marsh cordgrass, salt hay, salt wort, and spike grass. +Major Uses--Primarily as wetland wildlife habitat including shellfish and small crustaceans. Large areas in Delaware and Maryland have been ditched to provide better drainage for mosquito control but have led to marsh degradation and erosion in some areas. Some areas were previously filled to provide waterfront homesites. +Natural Vegetation--Salt-tolerant wetland species, predominantly salt marsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), salt hay (Spartina patens), salt wort (Salicornia sp.), and spike grass (Distichlis spicata). DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: - Distribution: Coastal areas of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey. - Extent: Moderate +General area--Tidal marshes along the landward side of barrier island lagoons and along tidally influenced rivers and bays in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey. +Land Resource Regions--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region +MLRA(s)--149A, 153C, 153D +Extent--Moderate -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Morgantown, West Virginia +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Region SERIES ESTABLISHED: Worcester County, Maryland, 1995. -REMARKS: Broadkill soils were formerly mapped as Tidal Marsh miscellaneous areas. They become extremely acid when drained. - -Diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are: -Hemic soil materials--the zone from 0 to 6 inches has a fiber content, after rubbing, that is one-sixth to two-fifths of the soil volume -Ochric epipedon--the zone from the soil surface to a depth of 13 inches (Oe and Ag horizons) -Peraquic conditions--the zone from the soil surface to a depth of 80 inches is continuously saturated (endosaturation). -High n-value--the zone from the surface to 80 inches has n-value greater than 0.7 typically greater than 1.0. -Sulfidic materials--incubated samples, to a depth of 80 inches, show a drop in pH of 0.5 or more units to a pH value of 4.0 or less within 8 weeks - -SERIES INTERPRETATION RECORDS(S): DE0010 - -ADDITIONAL DATA: None +REMARKS: Broadkill soils were formerly mapped as Tidal Marsh miscellaneous areas. They become extremely acid to ultra-acid when drained. -TABULAR SERIES DATA: -SOI5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation -DE0010 BROADKILL 0-2 52- 58 175-200 36-55 0-2 +Carbon stock and carbon density ranges are not primary criteria for defining this series. -SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness -DE0010 FREQ +1.0-0.0 APPARENT JAN-DEC >60 +Diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are: +Hemic soil materials--The zone from 0 to 15 centimeters (Oese horizon) +Ochric epipedon--The zone from 0 to 33 centimeters (Oese and Aseg horizons) +Peraquic conditions--The zone from the soil surface to a depth of 200 centimeters is continuously saturated (endosaturation) +High n-value--The zone from the surface to 200 centimeters has a slightly fluid to very fluid manner of failure. +Hypersulfidic materials--The zone from 0 to 33 centimeters (Oese and Aseg horizons) -SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- -DE0010 0- 6 MPT PEAT 0- 0 - 0- 0 250-420 -DE0010 0- 6 MK-SIL 0- 0 100-100 14-18 250-420 -DE0010 0- 6 SICL MK-SICL SIC 0- 0 100-100 30-40 250-580 -DE0010 6-38 SIL SICL 0- 0 100-100 25-35 130-260 -DE0010 38-72 SR SICL S 0- 0 75-100 5-30 20-200 +Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) -SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll -DE0010 0- 6 6.1- 7.8 20-40 16-32 2.0- 20 LOW -DE0010 0- 6 6.1- 7.8 5.-15 16-32 0.6- 2.0 LOW -DE0010 0- 6 6.1- 7.8 3.-18 16-32 0.2- 2.0 MODERATE -DE0010 6-38 6.1- 7.8 2.-10 16-32 0.2- 2.0 MODERATE -DE0010 38-72 6.1- 7.8 .5-20 16-32 0.2- 20 LOW +ADDITIONAL DATA: +Some morphological and laboratory data used in this OSD were obtained from: Kim, J.D. 2022. M.S. Thesis. Distribution And Variability of Carbon Stocks in Mid-Atlantic Tidal Marsh Soils. University of Maryland, College Park, MD. +NASIS User Pedon ID-- 2007DE005003 +________________________________________ National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/B/BUTTONWOOD.txt b/OSD/B/BUTTONWOOD.txt index f255f77c..2dc88c3f 100644 --- a/OSD/B/BUTTONWOOD.txt +++ b/OSD/B/BUTTONWOOD.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION BUTTONWOOD FL -Tentative Series -RBT -02/2024 +Established Series +RBT-ARW +10/2024 BUTTONWOOD SERIES @@ -10,30 +10,32 @@ MLRA(s)--155 Depth class--Very deep Drainage class--Subaqueous Water depth range--50 to 100 centimeters -Parent material--Coarse-loamy lagoonal deposits over fluviomarine deposits +Parent material--Sandy lagoonal deposits over fluviomarine deposits Geomorphic location--Barrier coves +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--8.0 kg m-2 Slope range for Series--0 to 1 percent Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (71.6 degrees F) Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51.1 inches) Mean annual water temperature--24.7 degrees C (76.6 degrees F) -TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, subactive, nonacid, hyperthermic Typic Fluviwassents +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, siliceous, hyperthermic Typic Fluviwassents -TYPICAL PEDON: Buttonwood fine sandy loam on a west facing, 0.5 percent linear slope bare barrier cove platform under 0.89 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 cm. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). +TYPICAL PEDON: Buttonwood fine sand on a west facing, 0.5 percent linear slope bare barrier cove platform under 0.89 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 cm. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - Cseg1--0 to 25 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 10 percent shell fragments; strong sulfurous odor; positive (3%) peroxide color change and slight reaction with 30 percent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); clear boundary. + Cseg1--0 to 25 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 10 percent shell fragments; strong sulfurous odor; positive (3%) peroxide color change and slight reaction with 30 percent; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); strongly alkaline (pH 8.6) oxidized pH; 1.4 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. - Cseg2--25 to 40 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) sandy loam; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 5 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); clear boundary. (23 to 70 centimeters thick) + Cseg2--25 to 40 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 5 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); strongly alkaline (pH 8.5) oxidized pH; 2.3 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (23 to 70 centimeters thick) - 2Asegb--40 to 87 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); clear boundary. (20 to 80 centimeters thick) + 2Asegb--40 to 87 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) loamy fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); strongly alkaline (pH 8.6) oxidized pH; 1.8 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (20 to 80 centimeters thick) - 2Bhsseb--87 to 127 centimeters; black (2.5Y 2.5/1) fine sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); clear boundary. + 2Bhsseb--87 to 127 centimeters; black (2.5Y 2.5/1) fine sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); moderately alkaline (pH 7.9) oxidized pH; 1.5 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. - 2Bsseb--127 to 145 centimeters; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) fine sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no sulfurous odor; moderate reaction 30 percent peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); clear boundary. (16 to 117 centimeters thick) + 2Bsseb--127 to 145 centimeters; light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) fine sand; weak subangular blocky structure; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no sulfurous odor; moderate reaction 30 percent peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); moderately acid (pH 6.0) oxidized pH; 0.8 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (16 to 117 centimeters thick) - 2Cseg--145 to 200 centimeters; greenish gray (10Y 6/1) very fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0). + 2Cseg--145 to 200 centimeters; greenish gray (10Y 6/1) fine sand; structureless single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no sulfurous odor; slight reaction 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); slightly alkaline (pH 7.7) oxidized pH; 0.1 kg m-3 soil organic carbon. + +TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 1.71 kilometers (1.06 miles) southwest of the intersections of Saturn Causeway and Cape Road and approximately 1,505 meters (4,937 feet) south-southwest of the center of Launch Pad 39A for SpaceX; USGS topographic quadrangle: False Cape, Florida. -TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 1.06 miles southwest of the intersections of Saturn Causeway and Cape Road and approximately 4,937 feet south-southwest of the center of Launch Pad 39A for SpaceX; USGS topographic quadrangle: False Cape, Florida. Latitude--28.5947930 Longitude-- -80.6053020 Datum--WGS84 @@ -45,52 +47,58 @@ Depth to lithologic discontinuity--23 to 70 centimeters (commonly occurs within Particle--size control section--Coarse-loamy with common sandy textured horizons Soil moisture--Continuously inundated Reaction throughout--Slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline (pH 7.4 to 9.0) -Oxidized reaction--????????????? +Oxidized reaction--Moderately acid to strongly alkaline (pH 5.6 to 9.0) Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water) throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater -Depth to sulfidic materials (oxidized pH 4.0)--??????????????? Manner of failure--Nonfluid to slightly fluid Shell fragments throughout--0 to 30 percent throughout +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--3.6 to 15.6 kg m-2 Cseg horizon- Hue--5Y, 10Y, 5G, 5GY, 10GY, or is neutral Value--4 to 8 Chroma--1 or less Texture--fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or fine sand with shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--0.7 to 3.7 kg m-3 2Asegb horizon- Hue--10YR, 5Y, 10Y, 5B, or is neutral Value--2.5 to 5 Chroma--1 or less Texture--Fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or silty clay loam with shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--0.9 to 3.5 kg m-3 2Esegb horizon (where present)- Hue--10YR, 5Y, 10Y or is neutral Value--4 to 7 Chroma--2 or less Texture--Fine sand or loamy fine sand +Organic carbon density--0.7 to 3.7 kg m-3 2Bhsseb horizon- Hue--10YR, 2.5Y or 10Y Value--2.5 to 3 Chroma--1 to 3 Texture--Fine sandy loam, silty clay or clay +Organic carbon density--0.8 to 3.1 kg m-3 2Bsseb horizon- Hue--2.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or is neutral Value--4 to 5 Chroma--less than 1 to 3 Texture--Fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, fine sand, or sandy clay loam with shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--0.4 to 1.5 kg m-3 2Cseg horizon- Hue--2.5Y, 10Y, 5GY, 10GY, 5B, 10G, or is neutral Value--5 to 8 Chroma--2 or less Texture--sand, fine sand, very fine sand, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, silt loam, or clay with shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--0 to 1.2 kg m-3 COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: -Parent material--Coarse-loamy lagoonal deposits over fluviomarine deposits +Parent material--Sandy lagoonal deposits over fluviomarine deposits Landscape--Coastal lagoons Landform--Barrier coves Slope--0 to 1 percent @@ -115,7 +123,7 @@ Soil is continuously inundated by saline and brackish water. USE AND VEGETATION: Major uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming, marinas, mooring fields, and commercial shellfish harvesting; benthic species include tubeworms, clams, crabs, scallops and juvenile finfish -Native vegetation--Rooted and floating algae (Dasya), seaweed (Caulerpa) which usually indicates degraded / poor water quality; vegetative seaweed cover ranges from 0 through 20 percent +Native vegetation--Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. Under excellent water quality these soils support seagrass species including but not limited to shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme), and star grass (Halophila engelmannii). Shallower areas may support widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima). Under degraded / poor water quality seagrass may be replaced by rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families. Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) is often dominant. Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 20 percent. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: General area--Located along the coasts of Indian River Lagoon, Florida @@ -123,7 +131,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--U - Florida Subtropical Fruit, Truck Crop, and Range Regi MLRA(s)--155 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brevard County, Florida, 2024 @@ -133,8 +141,6 @@ Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- -Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 cm (0 to 40 inches). -Lithologic Discontinuity--40 to 200 centimeters (2Asegb, 2Bhsseb, 2Bsseb, and 2Cseg horizons). -Preserved spodic horizon (Humilluvic Material)--87 to 145 centimeters (2Bhsseb and 2Bsseb horizons). --Sulfidic materials--???????????????. --Thapto-Humic subgroup--40 to 87 centimeters, buried A horizon 47 centimeters thick with color value of 3 or less within 200 centimeters of the soil surface with 1 percent or more Holocene-age carbon (2Asegb horizon). -Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) ADDITIONAL DATA: diff --git a/OSD/C/CALVES.txt b/OSD/C/CALVES.txt index 09b7c5e8..b19e7a65 100644 --- a/OSD/C/CALVES.txt +++ b/OSD/C/CALVES.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION CALVES CT -Tentative Series +Established Series BEF-CEP-DCP -12/2023 +10/2024 CALVES SERIES @@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Histic Sulfaqu TYPICAL PEDON: Calves mucky peat on a linear, zero percent slope in a tidal marsh. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - Oese--0 to 34 centimeters; dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3) mucky peat; 50 percent fibers, 35 percent rubbed; many very fine, many fine, and common medium roots throughout; 15 percent mineral soil material; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. (20 to 40 centimeters thick.) + Oese--0 to 34 centimeters; dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3) mucky peat; 50 percent fibers, 35 percent rubbed; many very fine, many fine, and common medium roots throughout; 15 percent mineral soil material; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; strongly acid (pH 5.4), extremely acid (pH 3.6) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. (20 to 40 centimeters thick.) - Cseg1--34 to 78 centimeters; dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3) mucky silt loam; massive; slightly fluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine, many medium, and common fine roots throughout; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 20 percent plant fibers; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + Cseg1--34 to 78 centimeters; dark olive brown (2.5Y 3/3) mucky silt loam; massive; slightly fluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine, many medium, and common fine roots throughout; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 20 percent plant fibers; extremely acid (pH 4.2), extremely acid (pH 3.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. - Cseg2--78 to 131 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) silt loam; massive; very fluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; few fine and common very fine roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; moderate reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 15 percent plant fibers; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. (Combined thickness of Cseg horizons is 0 to 200 centimeters) + Cseg2--78 to 131 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) silt loam; massive; very fluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; few fine and common very fine roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; moderate reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 15 percent plant fibers; extremely acid (pH 3.6), ultra acid (pH 3.0) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. (Combined thickness of Cseg horizons is 0 to 200 centimeters) - 2Cseg3--131 to 147 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly fluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 3 percent plant fibers; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. + 2Cseg3--131 to 147 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) very fine sandy loam; massive; slightly fluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 3 percent plant fibers; ultra acid (pH 3.4), ultra acid (pH 3.2) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. - 2Cseg4--147 to 200 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) loamy very fine sand; massive; nonfluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; strong reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 10 percent plant fibers; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH. + 2Cseg4--147 to 200 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) loamy very fine sand; massive; nonfluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; strong reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 10 percent plant fibers; ultra acid (pH 3.2), ultra acid (pH 3.0) oxidized pH. TYPE LOCATION: Middlesex County, Town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut; Ferry Point Marsh on the Connecticut River, about 2,310 feet Southeast of intersection of Ayers Point Road and Otter Cove Drive and approximately 1,310 feet north of the intersections of 4th Avenue and Sunset Avenue. USGS topographic quadrangle: Old Lyme, CT @@ -40,19 +40,20 @@ Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters Soil moisture--Saturated; Peraquic moisture regime -Reaction throughout-slightly acid to moderately alkaline -Oxidized reaction-ultra acid or extremely acid +Reaction throughout--ultra acid to neutral (pH <3.5 to 7.3) +Oxidized reaction-ultra acid or slightly alkaline (pH <3.5 to 7.8) Electrical conductivity (EC1:5 water), throughout- Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0 or less)--0 to 50 centimeters Wood fragments--0 to 5 percent, by volume Coarse fragments--0 to 50 percent fine and medium gravels, by volume in individual horizons +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock--10 to 64 kg m-2 Oa, Oase, Oe, Oese, Oi, or Oise horizon Hue-2.5Y, 5Y, or 10YR Value-2.5 to 4 Chroma-1 to 3 Texture-muck, mucky peat, or peat -Organic matter content-20 percent or more +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--23 to 46 kg m-3 Aseg or Asegb horizon (where present) Hue--2.5Y, 5Y or N @@ -60,14 +61,14 @@ Value-2.5 to 3 Chrome-0 to 1 Texture--mucky fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, mucky silt loam Manner of failure/fluidity class--slightly fluid to moderately fluid -Organic matter content-less than 20 percent +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--31 to 59 kg m-3 Cseg horizon Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N Value-2.5 to 5 Chroma--0 to 3 Texture-silt loam, very fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy fine sand, ; range includes through very fine sandy loam and their mucky analogs, some pedons contain thin sandy horizons. -Organic matter content-less than 20 percent +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--8 to 54 kg m-3 Clay content-5 to 25 percent Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to very fluid Coarse fragments--0 to 50 percent fine and medium gravels, by volume @@ -105,12 +106,12 @@ Major uses--Most areas are in salt marsh and provide food and habitat for fish, Vegetation--Phragmites australis, Spartina alterniflora, Spartina patens, and Salicornia spp. may occur on these soils. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: -General area--These soils are located along Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island coasts. +General area--These soils are located along Connecticut coast. Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region MLRA(s)--144A, 145 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Middlesex County, Connecticut, 2024. diff --git a/OSD/C/CIPRE.txt b/OSD/C/CIPRE.txt index c8197424..73e6eb6e 100644 --- a/OSD/C/CIPRE.txt +++ b/OSD/C/CIPRE.txt @@ -1,13 +1,12 @@ LOCATION CIPRE NC -Tentative Series +Established Series ARW -01/2024 +10/2024 CIPRE SERIES MLRA--153B -Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Raleigh, North Carolina Depth Class--Very deep Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed / continuously ponded) Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high @@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA(s)--153B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Hyde County, North Carolina, 2024 diff --git a/OSD/C/COREE.txt b/OSD/C/COREE.txt index 9a4324e7..2e4ae631 100644 --- a/OSD/C/COREE.txt +++ b/OSD/C/COREE.txt @@ -1,13 +1,12 @@ LOCATION COREE NC -Tentative Series +Established Series ARW -01/2024 +10/2024 COREE SERIES MLRA--153B -Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Raleigh, North Carolina Depth Class--Very deep Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed / continuously ponded) Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high @@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA(s)--153B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Hyde County, North Carolina, 2024 diff --git a/OSD/C/CRAMERHILL.txt b/OSD/C/CRAMERHILL.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d0c9468d --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/C/CRAMERHILL.txt @@ -0,0 +1,150 @@ +LOCATION CRAMERHILL NJ + +Established Series +DCS/ATD/EIB +08/2024 + +CRAMERHILL SERIES + +MLRA--149A +Depth Class--very deep +Drainage Class--well drained +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Class--moderately high to high in the human-transported materials; high to very high in the underlying fluviomarine deposits +Parent Material--coarse-loamy human-transported materials over loamy glauconitic bearing or non-glauconitic fluviomarine deposits +Geomorphic location: fills on fluviomarine terraces +Slope--0 to 5 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--13 degrees C (56 degrees F) +Mean Annual Precipitation--1160 mm (46 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, spolic, mixed, active, mesic Typic Dystrudepts + +TYPICAL PEDON: Cramerhill sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes on an area of fill at a cemetery under grass cover (Colors are for moist soils unless otherwise stated.) + + ^A--0 to 20 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), sandy loam; weak granular structure; friable; common medium roots throughout and many fine roots throughout; 2 percent quartzite gravels; slightly acid (pH 6.5); abrupt smooth boundary. (0 to 25 cm thick) + + ^Bw--20 to 36 centimeters; brown (10YR 4/3) sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few medium roots throughout and common fine roots throughout; neutral (pH 6.9); clear wavy boundary. (15 to 50 cm thick) + + ^C--36 to 68 centimeters; pale brown (10YR 6/3) sandy loam; massive; friable; 5 percent rounded quartzite gravel fragments; neutral (pH 6.6) clear wavy boundary. + + 2BEb--68 to 85 centimeters; yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) loamy fine sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; moderately acid (pH 5.8); gradual smooth boundary. + + 2Btb--85 to 135 centimeters; strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) fine sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; few faint clay films and bridging between sand grains; 5 percent glauconite pellets; moderately acid (pH 5.7); clear wavy boundary. + + 2BCb--135 to 182 centimeters; yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) loamy sand; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 2 percent glauconite pellets; 5 percent rounded quartzite fragments; strongly acid (pH 5.4). + +TYPE LOCATION: Camden County, New Jersey; on the southwestern side of Evergreen Cemetery at approximately 1350 feet north west of intersection of Ferry Avenue and Mount Ephraim Avenue and approximately 1170 feet south of a high school. + +Latitude: 39.9198499 +Longitude: -75.1062462 +Datum: WGS84 +U.S.G.S. Quad: Camden, NJ. + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Thickness of human-transported materials--greater than 50 centimeters. +Depth to seasonal high-water table--greater than 100 centimeters. +Rock fragment content--0 to 10 percent, by volume within the human-transported materials; 0 to 12 percent, by volume, in the underlying fluviomarine deposits. +Artifact content--0 to 10 percent, by volume. +Combined rock fragment and artifact content-- less than 15 percent by volume. +Soil reaction-neutral to slightly acid in the human transported materials, slightly acid to strongly acid in the underlying fluviomarine deposits. +Glauconite pellets--0 to 5 percent by volume in the human transported material; 0 to 12 percent by volume in the underlying fluviomarine deposits. +Fine-Earth Fraction--averages less than 18 percent clay and greater than 40 percent sand in the particle size control section. + +^A or ^Au horizons: +Hue--7.5YR or 10YR +Value--3 or 4 +Chroma--2 or 3 +Texture--loamy sand, loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam, or sandy loam, in the fine earth fraction +Human-Artifacts--0 to 10 percent +Rock fragments-0 to 5 percent + +^Bw horizons: +Hue--7.5YR or 10YR +Value--4 to 6 +Chroma--3 or 4 +Texture--fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or loamy sand in the fine earth fraction +Human Artifacts--0 to 10 percent +Rock Fragments-0 to 10 percent + +^C horizons +Hue--10YR +Value--5 to 7 +Chroma--3 or 4 +Texture--sandy loam, fine sand, or loamy fine sand, in the fine earth fraction +Human Artifacts--0 to 10 percent +Rock fragments-0 to 10 percent + +2Btb horizons, if present: +Hue--7.5YR or 10YR +Value--5 or 6 +Chroma-4 or 6 +Texture--sandy loam or fine sandy loam, in the fine earth fraction +Rock fragments--0 to 5 percent + +2BCb horizons, if present: +Hue--10YR +Value--5 or 6 +Chroma--4, 6, or 8 +Texture--loamy fine sand or loamy sand in the fine earth fraction +Rock fragments--0 to 8 percent + +2C horizons: +Hue--10YR +Value--5 or 6 +Chroma--3 or 4 +Texture--fine sand, loamy sand, or loamy coarse sand, in the fine earth fraction. +Rock fragments--0 to 12 percent + +COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Landscape--North Atlantic coastal plain +Landform--filled, raised land, or other anthropogenic landforms on fluviomarine terraces or flats. +Parent Material--coarse-loamy human-transported materials over loamy fluviomarine deposits +Slope--0 to 5 percent +Elevation--1 to 48 meters +Frost-free period--190 to 250 days +Mean Annual Air Temperature--11 to 14 degrees C +Mean Annual Precipitation--1145 to 1225 millimeters + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +Buddtown soils--have a seasonal high water table between 50 and 100 cm, have less than than 50 cm of human-transported materials, and are on slightly lower non-anthropogenic landforms. +Freehold soils--have 18 to 35 percent clay in the control section, have less than 50 cm of human transported materials, and are on non-anthropogenic landforms. +Greenbelt soils-have greater than 100 cm of human-transported materials in glaciated areas that do not originate from fluviomarine deposits, and are on otherwise similar anthropogenic landforms. +Northmont soils--have a seasonal high-water table between 50 and 100 cm and are on slightly lower anthropogenic landforms. +Sauken soils--have a seasonal high-water table between 50 and 100 cm and have greater than 35 percent human artifacts throughout the control section, on slightly lower anthropogenic landforms. +Swedesboro soils--have less than 50 cm of human-transported materials, on non-anthropogenic landforms. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--well drained +Surface Runoff--low +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Class--moderately high to high in the human- transported materials; high to very high in the underlying fluviomarine materials; lower in areas where compacted mechanically (vibratory) or static (heavy traffic). + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major Uses--These soils are used for residential, commercial, and recreational development in an urban or suburban setting. +Vegetation--Vegetation may include a mix of managed and unmanaged plant communities with a mix of native and non-native species. Many areas are vegetated with non-native ornamental landscaping and/or turfgrass associated with developed land uses. Some areas may exhibit weedy, invasive, and/or primary succession vegetation communities (e.g., abandoned lots and other unmanaged areas). Some small patches of mixed native hardwood forest may be present in undisturbed areas. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General Area--Urban corridors of the Northern Coastal Plain with anthropogenic landscapes. +Land Resource Regions--S - North Atlantic Slope Diversified Farming Region MLRA--149A +Extent--small extent. + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina (Special Projects Region) + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Camden County, New Jersey, 2024. + +REMARKS: +Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: +Ochric epipedon--the zone from a depth of 0 to 20 centimeters (^A horizon) +Cambic horizons--the zone from a depth of 20 to 36 centimeters (^Bw horizon) +Argillic horizons-the zone from a depth of 85 to 135 centimeters (2Btb horizon) +Lithologic discontinuity--change of parent material from human transported to fluviomarine deposits at a depth of 68 centimeters +Human-transported materials--the zone from a depth of 0 to 68 centimeters. (^A, ^Bw, and ^C horizons) + +The taxonomic classification will be revised to reflect the Thirteenth Edition Keys to Taxonomy (2022) when available in the National Soils Information System. Coarse-loamy, spolic, mixed, semiactive, mesic Anthroportic Dystrudepts. + +ADDITIONAL DATA: +NASIS User Pedon ID: 2012NJ007024 +Classified using the Twelfth Edition Keys to Soil Taxonomy (2014) +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/D/DANACOVE.txt b/OSD/D/DANACOVE.txt index ba4045b2..ae1fe668 100644 --- a/OSD/D/DANACOVE.txt +++ b/OSD/D/DANACOVE.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION DANACOVE TX -Tentative Series +Established Series SAK-GWH-RBT -03/2023 +10/2024 DANACOVE SERIES @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Land Resource Region--T- Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA--150B - Gulf Coast Saline Prairies Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES PROPOSED: Brazoria County, Texas, 2021. The name is coined from Dana Cove, a barrier cove in West Galveston Bay. diff --git a/OSD/E/ENDEAVOR.txt b/OSD/E/ENDEAVOR.txt index 79b0541d..675cc6d2 100644 --- a/OSD/E/ENDEAVOR.txt +++ b/OSD/E/ENDEAVOR.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION ENDEAVOR FL -Tentative Series -RBT -02/2024 +Established Series +RBT-ARW +10/2024 ENDEAVOR SERIES @@ -12,28 +12,30 @@ Drainage class--Subaqueous Water depth range--50 to 200 centimeters Parent material--Sandy lagoonal deposits Geomorphic location--Relict flood-tidal delta flats and slopes +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--21.4 kg m-2 Slope range for Series--0 to 1 percent -Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (71.6 degrees F) -Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51.1 inches) -Mean annual water temperature--24.7 degrees C (76.6 degrees F) +Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (72 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51 inches) +Mean annual water temperature--25 degrees C (77 degrees F) TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, mixed, hyperthermic Typic Fluviwassents TYPICAL PEDON: Endeavor loamy fine sand on a west facing, 0.5 percent linear slope bare sand relict flood-tidal delta flat under 1.19 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 cm. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - Aseg--0 to 17 centimeters; black (5Y 2.5/1) loamy fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 3 percent shell fragments; strong sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); clear boundary. (0 to 37 centimeters thick) + Aseg--0 to 17 centimeters; black (5Y 2.5/1) loamy fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 3 percent shell fragments; strong sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); strongly alkaline (pH 8.6) oxidized pH; 1.1 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (0 to 37 centimeters thick) - Cseg1--17 to 27 centimeters; gray (5Y 5/1) fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 5 percent shell fragments; strong sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); abrupt boundary. + Cseg1--17 to 27 centimeters; gray (5Y 5/1) fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 5 percent shell fragments; strong sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); strongly alkaline (pH 8.6) oxidized pH; 1.2 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; abrupt boundary. - Cseg2--27 to 41 centimeters; light gray (5Y 7/2) shells; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 91 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); abrupt boundary. + Cseg2--27 to 41 centimeters; light gray (5Y 7/2) shells; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 91 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); strongly alkaline (pH 8.7) oxidized pH; 0.2 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; abrupt boundary. - Cseg3--41 to 73 centimeters; gray (5Y 5/1) fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); gradual boundary. + Cseg3--41 to 73 centimeters; gray (5Y 5/1) fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); strongly alkaline (pH 8.7) oxidized pH; 5.7 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; gradual boundary. - Cseg4--73 to 144 centimeters; light olive gray (5Y 6/2) fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, (pH 8.0); clear boundary. + Cseg4--73 to 144 centimeters; light olive gray (5Y 6/2) fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, (pH 8.0); strongly alkaline (pH 8.8) oxidized pH; 13.2 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. - Cseg5--144 to 170 centimeters; gray (5Y 6/1) extremely shelly fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 65 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, (pH 8.0). + Cseg5--144 to 170 centimeters; gray (5Y 6/1) extremely shelly fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 65 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, (pH 8.0); strongly alkaline (pH 8.6) oxidized pH; 13.2 kg m-3 soil organic carbon. + +TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 1,624 meters (5,328 feet) west of the cul-de-sac at the end of St. Croix Avenue and approximately 1,158 meters (3,800 feet) west-southwest of Shell Point on one of the Thousand Islands. USGS topographic quadrangle: Cocoa, Florida. -TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 5,328 feet west of the cul-de-sac at the end of St. Croix Avenue and approximately 3,800 feet west-southwest of Shell Point on one of the Thousand Islands. USGS topographic quadrangle: Cocoa, Florida. Latitude--28.3442479 Longitude-- -80.6359924 Datum--WGS84 @@ -44,23 +46,25 @@ Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters Particle--size control section--Sandy with some horizons with considerable shell fragments Soil moisture--Continuously inundated Reaction throughout--Slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline (pH 7.4 to 9.0) -Oxidized reaction--? +Oxidized reaction--Slightly acid to strongly alkaline (pH 6.1 to 9.0) Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water) throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater -Depth to sulfidic materials (oxidized pH4.0)--? Manner of failure--Nonfluid to slightly fluid Shell fragments throughout--0 to 95 percent (higher ranges occur in thin individual horizons) +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--10.0 to 29.0 kg m-2 Aseg- Hue--2.5Y to 10Y or is neutral Value--2.5 to 6 Chroma--2 or less Texture--Fine sand, sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, or fine sandy loam +Organic carbon density--0.6 to 2.2 kg m-3 Cseg horizon- Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 5GY, 5G, 10GY, 10G, or is neutral Value--4 to 7 Chroma--2 or less Textures--Fine sand, sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, silt loam, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, or silty clay with shelly, very shelly, extremely shelly, or shell analogs +Organic carbon density--0.1 to 17.9 kg m-3 Thin strata of finer material are found in some pedons but are thin enough to maintain particle-size class. @@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ Soil is continuously inundated by saline and brackish water. USE AND VEGETATION: Major uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming, marinas, mooring fields, and commercial shellfish harvesting; benthic species include tubeworms, clams, crabs, scallops, and juvenile finfish. -Native vegetation--Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. Under excellent water quality these soils support seagrass species including but not limited to shoalweed (Halodule wrightii), manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme), and Englemann's seagrass (Halophila englemannii). Under degraded / poor water quality seagrass may be replaced by rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families. Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) is often dominant. Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 80 percent. +Native vegetation--Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. Under excellent water quality these soils support seagrass species including but not limited to shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme), and star grass (Halophila engelmannii). Under degraded / poor water quality seagrass may be replaced by rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families. Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) is often dominant. Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 80 percent. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: General area--Located along the coasts of Indian River Lagoon, Florida @@ -100,7 +104,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--U - Florida Subtropical Fruit, Truck Crop, and Range Regi MLRA(s)--155 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brevard County, Florida, 2024 @@ -110,7 +114,6 @@ Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- -Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches). -Fluviwassent as there is a horizon with greater than 35 percent shell fragments. -Ochric epipedon--The zone from 0 to 17 centimeters (Aseg horizon). --Sulfidic materials--?. -n-value >0.7--The zone from 0 to 17 centimeters (Aseg horizon) -Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) diff --git a/OSD/F/FLYWAY.txt b/OSD/F/FLYWAY.txt index 4b856a7d..d1552779 100644 --- a/OSD/F/FLYWAY.txt +++ b/OSD/F/FLYWAY.txt @@ -1,13 +1,12 @@ LOCATION FLYWAY NC -Tentative Series +Established Series ARW -01/2024 +10/2024 FLYWAY SERIES MLRA--153B -Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Raleigh, North Carolina Depth Class--Very deep Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed / continuously ponded) Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high @@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA(s)--153B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Hyde County, North Carolina, 2024 diff --git a/OSD/F/FOLCROFT.txt b/OSD/F/FOLCROFT.txt index a156a9a0..924e846e 100644 --- a/OSD/F/FOLCROFT.txt +++ b/OSD/F/FOLCROFT.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION FOLCROFT PA Established Series BJM-CEP -10/2023 +06/2024 FOLCROFT SERIES @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: These soils are used for residential, commercial, and recrea DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Urban and other areas with human-modified landscapes of the Northern Coastal Plain; Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) 149A. These soils are of small extent. -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 2023. diff --git a/OSD/F/FORT_CASWELL.txt b/OSD/F/FORT_CASWELL.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9fda068f --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/F/FORT_CASWELL.txt @@ -0,0 +1,130 @@ +LOCATION FORT CASWELL NC + +Established Series +ARW +10/2024 + +FORT CASWELL SERIES + +MLRA--153A, 153B +Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Special Projects +Depth Class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--High to very high +Parent Material--Sandy estuarine deposits +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--6.0 kg m-2 +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--18 degrees C (64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--21 degrees C (70 degrees F) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Siliceous, thermic Fluventic Psammowassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Fort Caswell fine sand on a submerged wave-cut platform under 1.7 meters of brackish water (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated; electrical conductivity is 1:5 by volume solution mixture unless otherwise stated). + + Cseg1--0 to 32 centimeters (0 to 13 inches); greenish gray (10Y 6/1) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 3 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; slightly saline (1.5 dS m-1); moderately alkaline (pH 8.1), moderately alkaline (pH 8.4) oxidized; 1.4 kg soil organic carbon per m-3; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--32 to 108 centimeters (13 to 43 inches); 70 percent greenish gray (10Y 5/1) and 30 percent dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 5 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline (2.9 dS m-1); moderately alkaline (pH 8.3), strongly alkaline (pH 8.6) oxidized; 2.8 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + Cseg3--108 to 130 centimeters (43 to 51 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent wood fragments; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline (6.0 dS m-1); moderately alkaline (pH 8.2), neutral (pH 6.7) oxidized; 0.8 kg soil organic carbon m-3; gradual boundary. + + Cseg4--130 to 195 centimeters (51 to 77 inches); greenish gray (10Y 5/1) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; no odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline (3.8 dS m-1); moderately alkaline (pH 8.3), slightly acid (pH 6.3) oxidized; 0.8 kg soil organic carbon m-3. + +TYPE LOCATION: Brunswick County, North Carolina; Cape Fear River; approximately 0.7 miles east by northeast of the end of Shepard Road SE, 2.1 miles west by southwest of the end of South Fort Fisher Boulevard, 1.1 miles east by southeast of the end of East Moore Street. USGS topographic quadrangle: Kure Beach + +Latitude--33.9495400 +Longitude-- -77.9752655 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source-from hand-held GPS + +RANGE OF CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to Bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Manner of Failure / Fluidity Class--Nonfluid to slightly fluid +Shell Fragments--0 to 20 percent, by volume +Sulfurous Odor--Slight to moderate throughout profile +Wood Fragments--0 to 5 percent, by volume +Soil Reaction--Slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline throughout profile +Oxidized Reaction--Slightly acid to strongly alkaline (pH 6.1-9.0) throughout profile +Electrical Conductivity--0.6 dS m-1 or higher throughout profile by 1:5 volume solution mixture +Salinity Class--Slightly saline to strongly saline throughout profile +Reaction to 30% Hydrogen Peroxide--None to moderate reaction throughout profile +Horizon Soil Organic Carbon Density--0.1 to 5.2 kg m-3 throughout profile +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock--1.5 to 10.3 kg m-2 + +Aseg horizon (where present): +Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, or 10Y +Value--2 or 2.5 +Chroma--1 or 2 +Texture--sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand + +Cseg horizon: +Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N. +Value--3 to 6 +Chroma--1 or 2 +Texture--sand, fine sand, or loamy fine sand and their shelly analogs + +2Bsseb horizon (where present): +Hue--7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5Y +Value--4 to 5 +Chroma--3 to 6 +Texture--sand or fine sand + +COMPETING SERIES: +There are no competing series in the same family. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent Material--Sandy estuarine deposits +Landscape--Southeast Coastal Plain Estuaries +Landform--High energy submerged wave-cut platforms and shoals +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--16 to 18 degrees C (61 to 64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--18 to 24 degrees C (64 to 75 degrees F) +Water Depth Range--0 to 3 meters (0 to 10 feet) below mean sea level +Water Regime--Tidal; 3 to 5 foot flux +Water Salinity Range--15 to 30 parts per thousand + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are the Bohicket, Carteret, Fort Fisher, Kureb, Molasses Creek, Newhan, Prices Creek, Showboat, Sunny Point, and Wando soils. +Bohicket soils--are on broad level tidal marsh flats bordering the Atlantic Ocean and formed in silty and clayey marine sediments. +Carteret soils--are on back-barrier island tidal marshes of the Atlantic Coast and formed in sandy marine deposits. +Fort Fisher soils--are in barrier coves and submerged wave-cut platforms fluctuating from low to high energy formed from sandy over loamy intermixed estuarine deposits and have lithologic discontinuities within 100 centimeters of the soil surface. +Kureb soils--are on gently sloping to moderately steep soils on Coastal Plain uplands and side slopes along streams and bays and formed in marine, eolian, or fluvial sands with spodic horizon characteristics. +Molasses Creek soils--are in estuarine tidal streams and barrier coves formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits. +Newhan soils--are on gently undulating dunes commonly near beaches and waterways, do not have water at or near the soil surface, and formed in sand and shelly eolian deposits along the Atlantic Coast. +Prices Creek soils--are in estuarine tidal streams and formed in fine-loamy estuarine deposits. +Showboat soils--are in mainland coves and estuarine tidal streams and formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and contain 40 centimeters of buried organic soil material within 200 centimeters of the soil surface. +Sunny Point soils--are on lower energy shoals and mainland coves and formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and contain at least 15 centimeters of sulfidic materials within the top 50 centimeters of the soil. +Wando soils--are on terraces of the Coastal Plain and formed in sandy fluviomarine deposits. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submerged) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--High to very high +Soil Moisture Regime--Peraquic + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major Uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming. Some areas are actively harvested for crabs. +Vegetation--Limited stands of shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima), and Saltwater Eelgrass (Zostera marina) exist in lower energy areas that allow for establishment. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--Coastal plain estuaries in North Carolina +Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brunswick County, North Carolina, 2024 + +REMARKS: +Fort Caswell is derived from Fort Caswell that is on the easternmost point of Oak Island at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. It was built in 1837 to guard the entrance of Southpoint harbor from potential threats from the Atlantic Ocean. The fort served as one of two primary training centers for soldiers before their departure for Europe in World War I. The fort was decommissioned in 1945. + +Diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are (Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Thirteenth Edition, 2022)-- + +Reduced Matrix--0 to 195 centimeters (0 to 77 inches); soil matrix that has low chroma in situ but undergoes a change in color within 30 minutes after the soil material has been exposed to air +Endosaturation--0 to 195 centimeters (0 to 77 inches) +Fluventic subgroup--An organic carbon content of 0.2 percent or more at 125 centimeters or an irregular decrease in organic carbon at a depth of 25 to 125 centimeters. +Peraquic feature--Zero or positive soil water potential at the soil surface. + +Data Map Unit ID: 940074 +NASIS User Site and Pedon ID: S2022NC019116 +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/F/FORT_FISHER.txt b/OSD/F/FORT_FISHER.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..18b0487f --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/F/FORT_FISHER.txt @@ -0,0 +1,134 @@ +LOCATION FORT FISHER NC + +Established Series +ARW +10/2024 + +FORT FISHER SERIES + +MLRA--153A, 153B +Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Special Projects +Depth Class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high +Parent Material--Sandy estuarine deposits over loamy estuarine deposits +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--27.9 kg m-2 +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--18 degrees C (64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--21 degrees C (70 degrees F) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy over loamy, siliceous over mixed, semiactive, nonacid, thermic Typic Fluviwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Fort Fisher fine sand in a barrier cove under 1.7 meters of brackish water (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated; electrical conductivity is 1:5 by volume solution mixture unless otherwise stated). + + Cseg1--0 to 22 centimeters (0 to 9 inches); black (N 2.5/) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; moderately effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline (4.9 dS m-1); slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), moderately alkaline (pH 8.3) oxidized; 2.2 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--22 to 60 centimeters (9 to 24 inches); 60 percent dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) and 40 percent dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; slightly saline (2.3 dS m-1); moderately alkaline (pH 8.3), strongly alkaline (pH 8.6) oxidized; 1.8 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + 2Cseg3--60 to 170 centimeters (24 to 67 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) clay loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slightly fluid; 3 percent shell fragments; color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline (3.3 dS m-1); moderately alkaline (pH 8.1), moderately alkaline (pH 8.4) oxidized; 21.8 kg soil organic carbon m-3; gradual boundary. + + 3Cseg4--170 to 195 centimeters (67 to 77 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) fine sandy loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slightly fluid; 8 percent shell fragments; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline (3.4 dS m-1) moderately alkaline (pH 8.1), moderately alkaline (pH 8.3) oxidized; 2.1 kg soil organic carbon m-3. + +TYPE LOCATION: Brunswick County, North Carolina; Cape Fear River; approximately 2 miles east by southeast of the end of Ferry Road Southeast, 2.75 miles south by southwest of the end of South Fort Fisher Boulevard, 4.13 miles north by northeast of Bald Head Lighthouse. USGS topographic quadrangle: Kure Beach. + +Latitude--33.9233327 +Longitude-- -77.9606425 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source-from hand-held GPS + +RANGE OF CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to Bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Depth to Lithologic Discontinuity--40 to 80 centimeters +Shell Fragments--0 to 20 percent, by volume +Soil Reaction--Slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline throughout profile +Oxidized Soil Reaction--Strongly acid to strongly alkaline (pH 5.5-9.0 from 0 to 100 centimeters; extremely acid to strongly alkaline (pH 3.5-9.0) from 100 to 200 centimeters +Sulfurous Odor--Slight to moderate throughout profile +Depth to hyper-sulfidic materials (where present) (incubated pH 4.0)--Greater than 100 centimeters +Electrical Conductivity--Greater than 0.6 dS m-1 throughout profile by 1:5 by volume solution mixture +Salinity Class--Slightly saline to strongly saline throughout profile +Reaction to 30% Hydrogen Peroxide--None to moderate reaction throughout profile +Horizon Soil Organic Carbon Density--0.5 to 51.1 kg m-3 throughout profile +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock--9.9 to 64.2 kg m-2 + +Cseg horizon: +Hue--5Y, 10Y, 5GY, or N +Value--2.5 to 5 +Chroma--2 or less +Texture--sand, fine sand, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, or their shelly analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid or slightly fluid + +2Cseg horizon: +Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N +Value--2.5 to 6 +Chroma--2 or less +Texture--silt loam, loam, clay loam, silty clay loam, or their shelly analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--slightly fluid or moderately fluid + +3Cseg horizon: +Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or 5GY +Value--2.5 to 4 +Chroma--1 or 2 +Texture--silt loam, silty clay loam, loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam, or their shelly analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--slightly fluid or moderately fluid + +COMPETING SERIES: +There are no competing series in the same family. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent Material--Sandy estuarine deposits over loamy estuarine deposits +Landscape--Southeast Coastal Plain Estuaries +Landform--Barrier coves and submerged wave-cut platforms +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--16 to 18 degrees C (61 to 64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--18 to 24 degrees C (64 to 75 degrees F) +Water Depth Range--0 to 3 meters (0 to 10 feet) below mean sea level +Water Regime--Tidal; 3 to 5 foot flux +Water Salinity Range--15 to 30 parts per thousand + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are the Bohicket, Carteret, Fort Caswell, Kureb, Molasses Creek, Newhan, Prices Creek, Showboat, and Sunny Point soils. +Bohicket soils--are on broad level tidal marsh flats bordering the Atlantic Ocean and formed in silty and clayey marine sediments. +Carteret soils--are on back-barrier island tidal marshes of the Atlantic Coast and formed in sandy marine deposits. +Fort Caswell soils--are on high-energy submerged wave-cut platforms and shoals formed in sandy estuarine deposits throughout. +Kureb soils--are on gently sloping to moderately steep soils on Coastal Plain uplands and side slopes along streams and bay and formed in marine, eolian, or fluvial sands and have spodic horizon characteristics. +Molasses Creek soils--are in estuarine tidal streams and barrier coves formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits. +Newhan soils--are on gently undulating dunes commonly near beaches and waterways, do not have water at or near the soil surface, and formed in sand and shelly eolian deposits along the Atlantic Coast +Prices Creek soils--are in estuarine tidal streams and formed in fine-loamy estuarine deposits. +Showboat soils--are in mainland coves and estuarine tidal streams formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and contain 40 centimeters of buried organic soil material within 200 centimeters of the soil surface. +Sunny Point soils--are on lower energy shoals and mainland coves and formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and contain at least 15 centimeters of sulfidic materials within the top 50 centimeters of the soil. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submerged) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high +Soil Moisture Regime--Peraquic + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major Uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming. Some areas are actively harvested for crabs. +Vegetation--Limited stands of shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima), and Saltwater Eelgrass (Zostera marina) exist in lower energy areas with low turbidity that allow for establishment. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--Coastal plain estuaries in North Carolina +Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brunswick County, North Carolina, 2024 + +REMARKS: +Fort Fisher is derived from the remnants of the fort constructed on the eastern side of the Cape Fear River in 1862 to protect the Port of Wilmington, often referred to as the Gibraltar of the South. The fort was captured by Union forces on January 12, 1865. + +Diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are (Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Thirteenth Edition, 2022)-- + +Reduced Matrix--0 to 195 centimeters (0 to 77 inches); soil matrix that has low chroma in situ but undergoes a change in hue or chroma within 30 minutes after the soil material has been exposed to air +Endosaturation--0 to 195 centimeters (0 to 77 inches) +Fluviwassents Great Group--An organic carbon content of 0.2 percent or more at 125 centimeters or an irregular decrease in organic carbon at a depth of 25 to 125 centimeters. +Peraquic feature--Zero or positive soil water potential at the soil surface. +Lithologic discontinuity--60 to 195 centimeters (24 to 77 inches) +n-value > 0.7--60 to 195 centimeters (24 to 77 inches) + +Data Map Unit ID: 9400479 +NASIS User Site and Pedon ID: S2022NC019109 +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/F/FORT_NECK.txt b/OSD/F/FORT_NECK.txt index 33701540..12e6bae7 100644 --- a/OSD/F/FORT_NECK.txt +++ b/OSD/F/FORT_NECK.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION FORT NECK CT+RI Established Series -Revised MKP-JDT-DCP -09/2023 +Revised MKP-JDT-DCP-BEF +09/2024 FORT NECK SERIES @@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ Oxidized reaction-Ultra acid to very strongly acid (pH <3.5 to 5.5) Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water), throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater Depth to hypersulfidic materials (oxidized pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters Rock fragments--Gravel 0 to 15 percent but could be as high as 25 percent in Aseg, ACseg, and Cseg horizons; 2Cseg horizons 0 to 25 percent but may range to 65 percent in some pedons +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 100 centimeters--7 to 20 kg m-2 +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 200 centimeters--10 to 41 kg m-2 Aseg and ACseg horizons Hue--10YR to 5Y @@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ Value--2 to 3 Chroma--0 to 1 Texture--silt loam to loam Manner of failure--moderately fluid to very fluid +Organic carbon density--8 to 26 kg m-3 Cseg horizons Hue--10YR to 5Y, or neutral to 5GY @@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ Value--2 to 5 Chroma--0 to 2 Texture--silt loam to sandy loam with mucky and gravelly analogs, stratifications of sandy textures can be present Manner of failure--moderately fluid to nonfluid +Organic carbon density--5 to 25 kg m-3 2Cseg horizon and 3C horizon (where present) Hue--7.5YR to 5Y, or neutral through 5GY @@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ Value--2 to 5 Chroma--0 to 2 Texture--fine sandy loam to coarse sand with gravelly analogs Manner of failure--nonfluid +Organic carbon density--2 to 10 kg m-3 COMPETING SERIES: This is the Marshneck soil. @@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ Soil is continuously inundated by saline and brackish water USE AND VEGETATION: Major uses--The area is used for the harvest of crabs. In addition, fishing is commonplace and the species found in the area are smelt, small cod, flounder, scup, menhaden, and white perch. -Native vegetation--This soil supports submerged aquatic vegetation and aquatic habitats. Some areas are vegetated with native rooted and floating algae and eelgrass (Zostera marina). Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 15 percent. +Native vegetation--This soil supports submerged aquatic vegetation and aquatic habitats. Some areas are vegetated with native rooted and floating algae and eelgrass (Zostera marina). Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 15 percent. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: General area--These soils are located along the Connecticut and Rhode Island coast. @@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region and S - Norther MLRA(s)--144A, 145 and 149B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts. +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2010. diff --git a/OSD/G/GALES_FERRY.txt b/OSD/G/GALES_FERRY.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a72892e8 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/G/GALES_FERRY.txt @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +LOCATION GALES FERRY CT + +Established Series +Revised CEP-BEF-DCP +10/2024 + +GALES FERRY SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous +Water Depth Range--2 to 115 centimeters +Parent material--Fine-silty estuarine deposits +Geomorphic location--Tidal creeks, tidal rivers channels, and mainland coves +Slope range for series--0 to 1 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Fluventic Sulfiwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Gales Ferry silt loam on a northwest facing, linear, 1 percent slope in a tidal river under 1.5 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). + + Aseg--0 to 12 centimeters; black (N 2.5/) silt loam; massive; very fluid; 2 percent herbaceous plant fibers; strong sulfurous odor; positive color change with 3 percent hydrogen peroxide; strong effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); neutral (pH 7.3) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. (Total thickness of Aseg horizons is 12 to 59 centimeters). + + Cseg1--12 to 32 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; very fluid; 3 percent herbaceous plant fibers; strong sulfurous odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); extremely acid (pH 3.7) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. + + Cseg2--32 to 124 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; very fluid; 1 percent herbaceous plant fibers; slight sulfurous odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (pH 7.3); ultra acid (pH 3.2) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. + + Cseg3--124 to 247 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; moderately fluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (pH 7.3); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: New Haven County, Connecticut; Branford River, approximately 270 meters (886 feet) southeast from the intersection of Maple Street and Harbor Street and approximately 623 meters (2044 feet) west southwest from the intersection of Indian Neck Avenue and Frank Street; USGS topographic quadrangle: Branford, CT. + +Latitude--41.2707220 +Longitude-- -72.8165390 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated +Reaction throughout--Neutral to slightly alkaline (pH 6.9 to 7.8) +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to neutral (pH 3.1 to 7.0) +Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water), throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0 or less)--0 to 50 centimeters +Manner of failure / fluidity class--slightly fluid to very fluid +Shell fragments--0 to 15 percent, by volume +Coarse fragments--0 to 2 percent wood fragments by volume, throughout; 0 to 2 percent charcoal fragments by volume, throughout +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--39 to 62 kg m-2 + +Aseg or ACseg horizon +Hue--10Y or N +Value--2.5 or 3 +Chroma--0 or 1 +Texture--silt loam or mucky silt loam +Reaction--neutral to slightly alkaline (pH 7.2 to 7.8) +Organic carbon density--4 to 30 kg m-3 + +Cseg or Cg horizon +Hue--10Y, 10GY, or N +Value--2.5 to 4 +Chroma--0 or 1 +Texture--silt loam or silty clay loam +Reaction--neutral to slightly alkaline (pH 6.9 to 7.8) +Organic carbon density--0.4 to 24 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: +These are the Pishagqua soils. +Pishagqua soils--are found on lagoon bottoms and lagoon channels away from tidal rivers and protected areas. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material--Silty estuarine deposits +Landscape--Coastal estuaries +Landform--Low energy tidal creeks, tidal river channels, mainland coves +Slope--0 to 1 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--18 to 30 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are the Anguilla, Fort Neck, Napatree, Southpoint and Wequetequock soils. +Anguilla soils--are on submerged mainland beaches and have sandy textures throughout. +Fort Neck soils--have an n-value of 0.7 or less in some horizon at a depth between 20 and 50 centimeters below the mineral soil surface and do not contain organic soil materials +Napatree soils--are on submerged headlands and submerged mainland beaches, have sandy textures in the upper part and lack hypersulfidic materials +Pishagqua soils--are in low-energy lagoon bottoms, are not in tidal creeks or river channels, and do not have organic horizons +Southpoint soils--have slightly finer silt textures on similar landforms but are in Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain estuaries and lagoons +Wequetequock soils--have slightly coarser textures and do not have organic horizons within 100 cm of the soil surface. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--Moderately high or high +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated with salt or brackish water. + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--Areas of this soil are used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. Wildlife use and benthic fauna associated with this soil includes tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops, and juvenile finfish. +Native vegetation--Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) may occur on these soils. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located along the Connecticut coast. +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Extent-Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: New Haven County, Connecticut, 2024. + +REMARKS: This subaqueous series is mapped in areas previously published as water in Connecticut Soil Survey publications. + +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- +Peraquic feature--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 1.5 meters of salt or brackish water). +Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches) is fine-silty. +Ochric epipedon--The zone from 0 to 12 centimeters (Aseg horizon). +Hypersulfidic materials--The zone from 12 to 247 centimeters (Cseg1, Cseg2, and Cseg3 horizons) have oxidized reactions with pH values less than 4 after 16 weeks. +N-value > 0.7--The zone from 0 to 200 centimeters (Aseg and Cseg horizons) +Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) + +ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from S2022CT009067 in Branford River, CT. +Additional support pedons used to develop this series include S2023CT007001, S2023CT007007, S2023CT007009, S2023CT009008, and S2023CT009011. + +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/G/GILLETTE_CASTLE.txt b/OSD/G/GILLETTE_CASTLE.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..20166746 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/G/GILLETTE_CASTLE.txt @@ -0,0 +1,134 @@ +LOCATION GILLETTE CASTLE CT + +Established Series +BEF-CEP-DCP +10/2024 + +GILLETTE CASTLE SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Water depth range--2 to 273 centimeters +Parent material--Loamy over sandy subaqueous alluvium +Geomorphic location--Tidal river channels and coves +Slope range--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy-skeletal over sandy or sandy-skeletal, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Fluventic Frasiwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Gillette Castle loamy sand on a tidal river channel under 174 centimeters of tidal riverine water. Tidal range is 60 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated). + + Aseg1--0 to 10 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) loamy sand; single grain; moderately fluid; nonsaline; 10 percent wood fragments; common very fine roots throughout; slightly acid (pH 6.1); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + + Aseg2--10 to 40 centimeters; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) mucky woody loam; massive; moderately fluid; nonsaline; 20 percent wood fragments; 10 percent plant and macroalgal fragments; common fine roots throughout; slightly acid (pH 6.4); neutral (pH 6.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Aseg3--40 to 62 centimeters; very dark brown (10YR 2/2) loamy fine sand; single grain; moderately fluid; nonsaline; 2 percent wood fragments; few fine roots throughout; neutral (pH 6.6); extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (Combined thickness of Aseg horizons is 0 to 62 centimeters.) + + Cseg1--62 to 95 centimeters; very dark gray (10YR 3/1) woody sand; single grain; slightly fluid; nonsaline; 25 percent wood fragments; 10 percent fine gravels; slightly acid (pH 6.3); ultra acid (pH 3.3) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--95 to 115 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) sand; single grain; nonfluid; nonsaline; 2 percent wood fragments; slightly acid (pH 6.5); ultra acid (pH 3.2) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg3--115 to 135 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) coarse sand; single grain; nonfluid; nonsaline; 2 percent wood fragments; 2 percent fine gravels; slightly acid (pH 6.3); extremely acid (pH 3.5) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg4--135 to 200 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) coarse sand; single grain; nonfluid; nonsaline; 10 percent wood fragments; 1 percent fine gravels; neutral (pH 6.7); extremely acid (pH 3.7) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: New London County, Connecticut; Town of Old Lyme, Eastern side of the Connecticut River, approximately 549 meters (1,800 feet) southwest of the intersection of Oakland Avenue and Cove Road and 1,128 meters (3,700 feet) north of Elys Ferry Road; USGS topographic quadrangle: Hamburg, CT. + +Latitude--41.3794444 +Longitude-- -72.3581944 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated +Reaction throughout--Slightly acid to neutral (pH 6.1 to 7.1) +Oxidized reaction-- Ultra acid to slightly alkaline (pH 3.3 to 7.4) +Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water, throughout--less than 0.6 dS/m +Manner of failure--nonfluid to moderately fluid for all horizons +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--24 to 40 kg/m2 + +Aseg, Asegb, or Agb horizons (where present) +Hue--10YR to 5Y or neutral +Value--2 to 3 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--silt loam, loam, fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand or coarser sometimes with mucky analogs +Wood fragments--0 to 20 percent +Shell fragments--0 to 2 percent +Rock fragments--0 to 1 percent +Organic carbon density--22 to 45 kg/m3 + +Cseg or Cg horizons (where present) +Hue--2.5Y to 5Y or neutral +Value--3 to 4 +Chroma--2 to 3 +Texture-- silt loam, fine sandy loamy, sandy loam, and loamy fine sand or coarser sometimes with mucky analogs +Wood fragments--0 to 25 percent +Rock fragments--0 to 75 percent +Organic carbon density--0.01 to 73 kg/m3 + +ACseg or A/Cseg horizons (where present) +Hue--2.5Y to 5Y +Value--2.5 to 3 +Chroma--0 to 1 +Texture--fine sandy loam, vfs or coarser sometimes with mucky analogs +Wood fragments--0 to 8 percent +Rock fragments--0 to 4 percent +Organic carbon density--15 to 73 kg/m3 + +COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing soil series. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material--Loamy over sandy subaqueous alluvium +Landscape--Tidal rivers +Landform--Tidal river channels and river coves +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--0 to 18 ppt +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Gales Ferry, Naugatuck, Nott Island, Pishagqua, and Thames soils. +Gales Ferry soils--are on tidal creeks and tidal river channels with silt loam or finer textures and have hypersulfidic soil materials +Naugatuck soils--are sandy soils throughout and found on river channels, shoals, and point bars +Nott Island soils--are sandy soils throughout; found on river channels, shoals, and sand bars; have hypersulfidic soil materials; and have electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water) of greater than 0.6 dS/m in at least one horizon within 100 centimeters from the mineral soil surface. +Pishagqua soils--are on lagoon bottom and mainland cove landforms and have very fine sandy loam textures or finer throughout +Thames soils--are on tidal river channels and shoals with coarse-loamy textures and contain hypersulfidic soil materials + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--Moderately high to very high +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated by fresh or brackish water + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--The area is used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. +Native vegetation--White Water-Lily (Nymphaea odorata), Claspingleaf Pondweed (Potamogeton perfoliatus), Horned Pondweed (Zannichellia palustris). Vegetation cover ranges from 0 through 80 percent on the flat and sloping units of this soil. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located along the Connecticut coast in tidal rivers +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region +MLRA(s)--144A +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Region + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2024. + +REMARKS: This subaqueous series is mapped in areas previously mapped as water in the state of Connecticut. + +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include- +Peraquic feature--The zone from 0 to 200 centimeters has positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface (under 1.74 meters of freshwater). +Particle--size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches) is loamy over sandy or sandy-skeletal. +Frasiwassents- taxonomic great group--electrical conductivity (EC1:5) is less than 0.6 dS/m throughout. +Ochric epipedon--0 to 62 centimeters (Aseg1, Aseg2, and Aseg3 horizons). +Sulfidic soil materials--within 100 centimeters of the mineral soil surface, 0 to 10 centimeters and 40 to 200 centimeters (Aseg1, Aseg3 and Cseg horizons). + +ADDITIONAL DATA: +This pedon was sampled as S2022CT011105 by the University of Rhode Island. Support pedons used to develop this series are S2022CT001015 and S2022CT001017. + +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/G/GREAT_DITCH.txt b/OSD/G/GREAT_DITCH.txt index 3358b7b9..c41e39b1 100644 --- a/OSD/G/GREAT_DITCH.txt +++ b/OSD/G/GREAT_DITCH.txt @@ -1,13 +1,12 @@ LOCATION GREAT DITCH NC -Tentative Series +Established Series ARW -01/2024 +10/2024 GREAT DITCH SERIES MLRA--153B -Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Raleigh, North Carolina Depth Class--Very deep Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed / continuously ponded) Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high @@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA(s)--153B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Hyde County, North Carolina, 2024 diff --git a/OSD/G/GUILFORD.txt b/OSD/G/GUILFORD.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..50550e6f --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/G/GUILFORD.txt @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +LOCATION GUILFORD CT + +Established Series +Rev. CEP-BEF-DCP +10/2024 + +GUILFORD SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Water depth range--2 to 266 centimeters +Parent material--Coarse-silty estuarine deposits +Geomorphic location--Bay bottoms and coves within estuaries, lagoons, and bays +Slope range for series--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Fluventic Sulfiwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Guilford silt loam on an east-facing one percent slope on a cove under 172 centimeters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 156 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). + + Aseg1--0 to 7 centimeters; black (5Y 2.5/1) silt loam; massive; very fluid; moderate sulfurous odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (pH 7.2), ultra acid (pH 3.2) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Aseg2--7 to 27 centimeters; black (5Y 2.5/1) silt loam; massive; very fluid; 1 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (pH 7.3), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. (Combined thickness of Aseg horizons is 12 to 29 centimeters). + + Cseg1--27 to 149 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; moderately fluid; 2 percent shell fragments; 1 percent moderately coherent wood fragments; strong sulfurous odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), ultra acid (pH 3.3) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--149 to 200 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) mucky silt loam; massive; moderately fluid; 1 percent moderately coherent wood fragments; strong sulfurous odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4), extremely acid (pH 3.5) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: New London County, Connecticut; Mystic River, approximately 847 meters (2,780 feet) north from the Mystic River Bridge over I-95 and approximately 463 meters (1,519 feet) southwest from intersections of Riverbend Drive and Whitehall Avenue (Route 27). USGS topographic quadrangle: Old Mystic, CT + +Latitude--41.3807010 +Longitude-- -71.9619390 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source--from handheld GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated (peraquic) +Manner of failure/fluidity class--Nonfluid to very fluid +Reaction throughout--Neutral to moderately alkaline (pH 6.6 to 8.4) +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to extremely acid (pH <3.5 to 4.4) +Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water)--Greater than 0.6 dS/m throughout +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters +Coarse fragments--0 to 65 percent gravels, by volume, in some horizons; 0 to 5 percent wood fragments, by volume +Shell fragments--0 to 70 percent, by volume, in some horizons +Total soil organic carbon stock to 200 centimeters--25 to 68 kg m-2 + +Aseg or Ase horizon +Hue--10YR, 5Y, 5GY, 10BG, or N +Value--2.5 to 4 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, loam, and silt loam +Manner of failure/fluidity class--slightly fluid to very fluid +Coarse fragments--0 to 15 percent gravels, by volume +Organic carbon density--18 to 29 kg m-3 + +Cseg or Cse horizon +Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 5BG, 10BG, or N +Value--2.5 to 5 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--coarse sand through silty clay loam +Shell fragments--0 to 20 percent, by volume +Organic carbon density--21 to 37 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material--Coarse-silty estuarine deposits, sometimes underlain by glacial till within 200 centimeters of the soil surface +Landscape--Estuaries, lagoons, and bays +Landform--Bay bottoms and coves +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--12 to 30 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are Anguilla, Billington, Fort Neck, Noank, Niantic, Pishagqua, and Quaimbog soils. +Anguilla soils--formed in sandy estuarine deposits overlying sandy and gravelly glaciofluvial deposits, are found on mainland coves and submerged mainland beaches in coastal estuaries and lagoons and have lithologic discontinuities +Billington soils--formed in coarse-silty estuarine deposits overlying highly-decomposed herbaceous organic materials and found on mainland coves in estuaries and bays +Fort Neck soils--formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and found on mainland coves and lagoon bottoms in coastal lagoons and bays and may include a lithological discontinuity with glaciofluvial deposits or glacial till +Noank soils--formed in thick sandy estuarine deposits and are found on coves in estuaries and sounds +Niantic soils--formed in thick sandy marine deposits and are found in open water habitats on bay bottoms and submerged mainland beaches in bays and sounds. +Pishagqua soils--have finer textured materials, are often very fluid, and formed in fine-silty estuarine deposits and are found on lagoon bottoms, mainland coves, and bay bottoms in coastal lagoons, sounds, and estuaries. +Quaimbog soils--formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits overlying highly-decomposed herbaceous organic materials and glaciolacustrine deposits or glaciofluvial deposits + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--High or Very High +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated with salt or brackish water. + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--Areas of this soil are used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. Wildlife use and benthic fauna associated with this soil includes tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops, and juvenile finfish. +Native vegetation--Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) may occur on these soils. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located along the Connecticut coast and were previously mapped as Water. +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region +MLRA(s)--144A and 145 +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2024. + +REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include: +Peraquic feature--positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface (under 172 centimeters of water). +Particle-size control section--the zone from 0 to 100 centimeters. +Hyperulfidic materials--the zone from 0 to 200 centimeters (Aseg and Cseg horizons) have oxidized reactions with pH values less than 4.0 after 16 weeks of moist aerobic incubation analysis +Fluventic feature--at a depth of 125 centimeters below the soil surface, an organic carbon content of 0.2 percent or more (Cseg1 horizon). +High n-value--the zone from 0 to 200 centimeters has an n-value greater than 0.7 (moderately fluid to very fluid manner of failure, Aseg and Cseg horizons). +Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) + +ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from pedon S2022CT011007 in Mystic, CT. + +Additional support pedons include 2022CT001022, S2022CT001038, S2022CT011016, S2022CT011046, S2022CT011056, and 2023CT001074. +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/H/HAMMOCK.txt b/OSD/H/HAMMOCK.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0b33b78f --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/H/HAMMOCK.txt @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +LOCATION HAMMOCK CT + +Established Series +Revised CEP-BEF-DCP +10/2024 + +HAMMOCK SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous +Water Depth Range--2 to 261 centimeters +Parent material--Coarse-loamy marine deposits +Geomorphic location--Submerged mainland beaches in sounds and estuaries +Slope range for series--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Haplic Sulfiwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Hammock sandy loam on a west facing, linear, 1 percent slope on a submerged mainland beach under 190 centimeters of brackish water. Tidal range is 280 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). + + Aseg--0 to 15 centimeters; greenish black (10Y 2.5/1) sandy loam; massive; nonfluid; 1 percent gravel; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), ultra acid (pH 2.8) oxidized pH; clear boundary + + Cseg1--15 to 93 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) sandy loam; massive; nonfluid; 1 percent gravel; 2 percent shell fragments; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--93 to 124 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) very gravelly sandy loam; massive; nonfluid; 35 percent gravel; slight sulfurous odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), ultra acid (pH 1.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg3--124 to 164 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) loamy sand; massive; nonfluid; 4 percent herbaceous plant fibers; 4 percent gravel; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), ultra acid (pH 2.1) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg4--164 to 200 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) sandy loam; massive; slightly fluid; 8 percent herbaceous plant fibers; 8 percent wood fragments; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.5), ultra acid (pH 1.8) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: Fairfield County, Connecticut; Cos Cob Harbor, approximately 98 meters (320 feet) southeast from Diving Island and approximately 145 meters (475 feet) north of Bluff Island. USGS topographic quadrangle: Stamford, CT + +Latitude--41.0125833 +Longitude-- -73.5993333 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated +Reaction throughout--Slightly alkaline to moderately alkaline (pH 7.4 to 8.4) +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to moderately alkaline (pH 1.8 to 8.4) +Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water)--Greater than 0.6 dS/m throughout +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters +Shell fragments--0 to 65 percent, by volume +Coarse fragments--0 to 12 percent gravels, by volume +Total soil organic carbon stocks to 200 centimeters--33 to 85 kg m-2 + +Ase, Aseg, or A horizon (where present) +Hue--10Y or N +Value--2.5 or 3 +Chroma--0 or 1 +Texture--Sand; range includes sand through very fine sandy loam +Manner of failure / fluidity class--Nonfluid to slightly fluid +Organic carbon density--6 to 19 kg m-3 + +Cseg or C horizon +Hue--2.5Y, 10Y, or N +Value--2.5 to 4 +Chroma--0 to 1 +Texture--sand; range includes coarse sand through silt loam +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid +Organic carbon density--1 to 35 kg m-3 + +2ACgb, 2Aseb, 2ACseg horizon (where present) +Hue--5Y +Value--2.5 +Chroma--1 +Texture--silt loam +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to slightly fluid +Organic carbon density--24 to 34 kg m-3 + +2Cg or 2Cseg horizon (where present) +Hue--10Y or N +Value--2.5 to 4 +Chroma--0 to 1 +Texture--silt loam; range includes sandy loam through silty clay loam +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to slightly fluid +Organic carbon density--2 to 19 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: +These are Cottman, Fort Neck, Marshneck, and Thames soils. +Cottman soils--formed in heterogenous lagoonal deposits; found on lagoon bottom barrier side landforms in estuaries in the Northern Tidewater Area (MLRA 153D) +Fort Neck soils--formed in estuarine deposits and are found on mainland coves and lagoon bottoms in coastal lagoons and bays. +Marshneck soils--formed in sandy estuarine deposits and are found on flood-tidal deltas and shoals in coastal lagoons, estuaries, and sounds. +Thames soils--formed in mixed sandy and loamy subaqueous alluvium or estuarine deposits and are found on river channels and shoals in tidal rivers. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material--Coarse-loamy marine deposits; sometimes underlain by fine-silty estuarine deposits +Landscape--Sounds and estuaries +Landform--Submerged mainland beaches +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--18 to 30 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are Anguilla, Billington, Guilford, Niantic, Pishagqua, and Quaimbog soils. +Anguilla soils--formed in sandy estuarine deposits overlying sandy and gravelly glaciofluvial deposits and are found on mainland coves and submerged mainland beaches in estuaries and sounds +Billington soils--formed in coarse-silty estuarine deposits overlying herbaceous organic horizons and are found on mainland coves in estuaries and bays. +Guilford soils--formed in estuarine deposits and are found on bay bottoms and coves in estuaries, lagoons, and bays; and have an irregular decrease in carbon with depth. +Niantic soils--formed in sandy marine deposits, have coarser textures and are found on bay bottoms and submerged mainland beaches in bays and sounds. +Pishagqua soils--formed in fine-silty estuarine deposits and are found on lagoon bottoms, mainland coves, and bay bottoms in coastal lagoons, estuaries, and sounds; and have an irregular decrease in carbon with depth. +Quaimbog soils--formed in estuarine deposits overlying buried former buried O or dark colored A horizons and glaciofluvial deposits and are found in mainland coves and bay bottoms of estuaries, bays, and lagoons. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--High or very High +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated with salt or brackish water. + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--Areas of this soil are used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. Wildlife use and benthic fauna associated with this soil includes tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops, and juvenile finfish. +Native vegetation--Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) may occur on these soils. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located along Connecticut coast. +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Fairfield County, Connecticut, 2024. + +REMARKS: This subaqueous series is mapped in areas previously published as water in Connecticut soil survey publications. + +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- +Peraquic feature--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 2 meters of salt water). +Haplic feature--Have an n-value of 0.7 or less (or a nonfluid class) or less than 8 percent clay in some horizon at a depth between 20 and 50 centimeters. +Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches). +Hypersulfidic materials--The zone from 0 to 200 centimeters (Aseg and Cseg horizons) have oxidized reactions with pH values less than 4 after 16 weeks. +Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) + +ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from S2023CT001045 in Cos Cob Harbor, CT + +Additional support pedons used to develop this series include 2022CT007018, 2022CT007020, S2022CT009008, S2022CT009010, 2022CT009050, S2022CT011004, and S2023CT001063. +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/H/HAMMONASSET.txt b/OSD/H/HAMMONASSET.txt index 821e498c..0b213e8b 100644 --- a/OSD/H/HAMMONASSET.txt +++ b/OSD/H/HAMMONASSET.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION HAMMONASSET CT -Tentative Series +Established Series Revised DCP-BEF-CEP -03/2024 +10/2024 HAMMONASSET SERIES @@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ TAXONOMIC CLASS: Euic, mesic Typic Sulfisaprists TYPICAL PEDON: Hammonasset mucky peat on a linear, zero percent slope in a tidal marsh. Tidal range is 194 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated). - Oese--0 to 33 centimeters (0 to 13 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) mucky peat, very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) rubbed; 50 percent unrubbed fibers, 30 percent rubbed fibers; H3 von Post humification; many very fine, fine, and medium, few coarse roots throughout; 10 percent mineral soil material; negative color change with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slight effervescence with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (0 to 56 centimeters thick.) + Oese--0 to 33 centimeters (0 to 13 inches); very dark brown (10YR 2/2) mucky peat, very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) rubbed; 50 percent unrubbed fibers, 30 percent rubbed fibers; H3 von Post humification; many very fine, fine, and medium, few coarse roots throughout; 10 percent mineral soil material; negative color change with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slight effervescence with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; extremely acid (pH 3.8), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (0 to 56 centimeters thick.) - Oase1--33 to 108 centimeters (13 to 43 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) muck, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed; 25 percent unrubbed fibers, 12 percent rubbed fibers; H8 von Post humification; common very fine and fine roots throughout; 5 percent mineral soil material; slight sulfurous odor; negative color change with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slight effervescence with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. + Oase1--33 to 108 centimeters (13 to 43 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) muck, black (10YR 2/1) rubbed; 25 percent unrubbed fibers, 12 percent rubbed fibers; H8 von Post humification; common very fine and fine roots throughout; 5 percent mineral soil material; slight sulfurous odor; negative color change with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slight effervescence with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly acid (pH 6.2), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. - Oase2--108 to 200 centimeters (43 to 79 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) muck; 10 percent unrubbed fibers, 3 percent rubbed fibers; H9 von Post humification; few fine roots throughout; 40 percent mineral soil material; slight sulfurous odor; negative color change with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slight effervescence with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH. (Combined thickness of Oase horizons is 132 to 200 centimeters thick.). + Oase2--108 to 200 centimeters (43 to 79 inches); very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) muck; 10 percent unrubbed fibers, 3 percent rubbed fibers; H9 von Post humification; few fine roots throughout; 40 percent mineral soil material; slight sulfurous odor; negative color change with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slight effervescence with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; ultra acid (pH 3.0), ultra acid (pH 3.0) oxidized pH. (Combined thickness of Oase horizons is 132 to 200 centimeters thick.). TYPE LOCATION: Middlesex County, Connecticut; Hammock River Marsh Wildlife Area, approximately 540 feet northeast (73 degree bearing) of intersection of E Main Street and Meadow Road in Clinton, CT. USGS topographic quadrangle: Clinton, CT. @@ -36,18 +36,18 @@ Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters Soil moisture--Saturated; peraquic moisture regime -Reaction throughout--Slightly acid to moderately alkaline -Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid or extremely acid +Reaction throughout--Ultra acid to neutral (pH <3.5 to 7.3) +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to slightly acid (pH <3.5 to 6.5) Electrical Conductivity (EC 1:5 water)--Greater than 0.6 dS/m throughout Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0 or less)--0 to 100 centimeters -Coastal Blue Carbon density range--from XXXX in the organic horizons to XXXX in the mineral substrate, if present. Hammonasset soils can often average XXXX mega grams of coastal blue carbon per hectare to a 2-meter depth. +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock--65 to 106 kg m-2 Oase horizon Hue--2.5YR, 5YR, 7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5Y Value--2 to 3 Chroma--1 or 2 Texture--Muck -Organic matter content--30 to 100 percent +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--28 to 74 kg m-3 Rubbed fiber content--1 to 15 percent Von Post humification--H7to H10 Mineral soil content--0 to 70 percent @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y Value--2 to 3 Chroma--1 or 2 Texture--Mucky peat -Organic matter content--50 to 92 percent +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--28 to 74 kg m-3 Rubbed fiber content--18 to 38 percent Von Post humification scale-H4 to H6 Mineral soil content--8 to 50 percent @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Hue--7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or 10Y Value--2 to 3 Chroma--1 to 3 Texture--Peat -Organic matter content--90 to 95 percent +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--28 to 74 kg m-3 Rubbed fiber content--40 to 75 percent Von Post humification scale--H1 to H3 Mineral soil content--5 to 10 percent @@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ Hue--N Value--2.5 Chroma--0 Texture--mucky silt loam -Clay content-- Manner of failure / fluidity class--moderately fluid +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--26 to 55 kg m-3 2Cseg or 2Cse (where present) Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 5GY, or 10BG @@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ Value--2 to 4 Chroma--1 to 3 Texture--fine sand, loamy fine sand, sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, silt loam, or silty clay loam and their mucky analogs Unrubbed fiber content--0 to 35 percent -Clay content-- Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to moderately fluid +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--26 to 55 kg m-3 Coarse fragments--0 to 12 percent, by volume, fine and medium gravels COMPETING SERIES: @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region MLRA(s)--144A, 145 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Middlesex County, Connecticut, 2024. diff --git a/OSD/H/HOECKERS.txt b/OSD/H/HOECKERS.txt index ae50caba..e3609795 100644 --- a/OSD/H/HOECKERS.txt +++ b/OSD/H/HOECKERS.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION HOECKERS TX -Tentative Series +Established Series SAK-GWH-RBT -03/2023 +10/2024 HOECKERS SERIES @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ Land Resource Region--T- Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA--150B - Gulf Coast Saline Prairies Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES PROPOSED: Galveston County, Texas, 2022. The name is from a geographic location (Hoeckers Point) on Galveston Island. diff --git a/OSD/H/HONGA.txt b/OSD/H/HONGA.txt index 09acf1f6..e0078fc9 100644 --- a/OSD/H/HONGA.txt +++ b/OSD/H/HONGA.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION HONGA MD+DE VA Established Series SYD-RBT/Rev. MDJ -10/2021 +06/2024 HONGA SERIES @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Distribution: Coastal Plain of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Extent: Moderate -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Dorchester County, Maryland, 1992 diff --git a/OSD/H/HOOKSAN.txt b/OSD/H/HOOKSAN.txt index beb9f510..d12e99b2 100644 --- a/OSD/H/HOOKSAN.txt +++ b/OSD/H/HOOKSAN.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION HOOKSAN NJ+CT MA ME NY RI Established Series MKP/DAS/MDJ/DTA -02/2017 +05/2024 HOOKSAN SERIES @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Distribution: Mainly bordering the North Atlantic Coast in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine. Extent: Moderate -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Monmouth County, New Jersey; 1983 diff --git a/OSD/I/IPSWICH.txt b/OSD/I/IPSWICH.txt index be1bfda7..c82cd185 100644 --- a/OSD/I/IPSWICH.txt +++ b/OSD/I/IPSWICH.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION IPSWICH MA+CT MD NH NY RI Established Series Rev. DGG-WHT-MT -06/2018 +05/2024 IPSWICH SERIES @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are in salt marsh and provide food or habitat fo DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Coastal areas and tidal zones in Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Rhode Island (MLRAs 144A, 144B, 149A, and 149B). The series is of moderate extent. -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts. +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Essex County, Massachusetts, 1977. diff --git a/OSD/I/ITTSANAPPER.txt b/OSD/I/ITTSANAPPER.txt index 224a930d..ed8beb89 100644 --- a/OSD/I/ITTSANAPPER.txt +++ b/OSD/I/ITTSANAPPER.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION ITTSANAPPER FL -Tentative Series -RBT -02/2024 +Established Series +RBT-ARW +10/2024 ITTSANAPPER SERIES @@ -10,28 +10,30 @@ MLRA(s)--155 Depth class--Very deep Drainage class--Subaqueous Water depth range--0.65 to 3.50 meters -Parent material--Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits +Parent material--Coarse-loamy over clayey estuarine deposits Geomorphic location--Lagoon bottom and lagoon channels +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--42.8 kg m-2 Slope range for Series--0 to 1 percent -Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (71.6 degrees F) -Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51.1 inches) -Mean annual water temperature--24.7 degrees C (76.6 degrees F) +Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (72 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51 inches) +Mean annual water temperature--25 degrees C (77 degrees F) -TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, subactive, nonacid, hyperthermic Grossic Hydrowassents +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy over clayey, mixed, semiactive, nonacid, hyperthermic Grossic Hydrowassents -TYPICAL PEDON: Ittsanapper sandy loam on a east facing, 0.1 percent linear slope bare mud lagoon bottom under 3.35 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). +TYPICAL PEDON: Ittsanapper shelly loamy coarse sand on a east facing, 0.1 percent linear slope bare mud lagoon bottom under 3.35 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - Cseg1--0 to 22 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) shelly sandy loam; massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 17 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); clear boundary. + Cseg1--0 to 22 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) shelly loamy coarse sand; massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 17 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); moderately alkaline (pH 8.4) oxidized pH; 5.4 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. - Cseg2--22 to 61 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5G 4/1) loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 15 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); clear boundary. (25 to 187 centimeters thick) + Cseg2--22 to 61 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5G 4/1) shelly coarse sandy loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 15 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); strongly alkaline (pH 8.5) oxidized pH; 15.7 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (25 to 187 centimeters thick) - 2Cseg3--61 to 116 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5G 4/1) silty clay loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately fluid; 4 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline (pH 8.6); gradual boundary. + 2Cseg3--61 to 116 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5G 4/1) clay; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately fluid; 4 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline (pH 8.6); moderately alkaline (pH 8.2) oxidized pH; 7.3 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; gradual boundary. - 2Cseg4--116 to 149 centimeters; 70 percent greenish gray (10GY 5/1) and 30 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) silty clay loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately fluid; 3 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); clear boundary. + 2Cseg4--116 to 149 centimeters; 70 percent greenish gray (10GY 5/1) and 30 percent greenish gray (5GY 6/1) mucky clay; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately fluid; 3 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); moderately alkaline (pH 8.3) oxidized pH; 7.8 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. - 2Cseg5--149 to 232 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5G 4/1) silty clay loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; very fluid; 7 percent shell fragments; slight petrochemical odor; strongly alkaline (pH 8.6). + 2Cseg5--149 to 232 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5G 4/1) clay; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; very fluid; 7 percent shell fragments; slight petrochemical odor; strongly alkaline (pH 8.6); moderately alkaline (pH 8.2) oxidized pH; 6.6 kg m-3 soil organic carbon. + +TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) east of Greater Byrd Island and 1.5 kilometers (0.93 miles) southeast of Lesser Byrd Island; USGS topographic quadrangle: Cocoa, Florida. -TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 1 mile east of Greater Byrd Island and 0.93 miles southeast of Lesser Byrd Island; USGS topographic quadrangle: Cocoa, Florida. Latitude--28.2728830 Longitude-- -80.6388080 Datum--WGS84 @@ -43,29 +45,32 @@ Depth to lithologic discontinuity (where present)--35 to 150 centimeters and is Particle--size control section--Less than 18 percent clay Soil moisture--Continuously inundated Reaction throughout--Slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline (pH 7.4 to 9.0) -Oxidized reaction--? +Oxidized reaction--Slightly acid to strongly alkaline (pH 6.1 to 9.0) Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water) throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater -Depth to sulfidic materials (oxidized pH4.0)--? Manner of failure--Slightly fluid to very fluid Shell fragments throughout--0 to 90 percent (higher ranges occur in thin individual horizons) +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--20.5 to 61.9 kg m-2 Aseg (where present)- Hue--2.5Y to 10Y or is neutral Value--2.5 to 5 Chroma--1 or less -Texture--Sandy loam, fine sandy loam or loamy fine sand +Texture--Sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand or loamy coarse sand +Organic carbon density--0.6 to 7.1 kg m-3 Cseg horizon- Hue--5Y, 10Y, 5GY, 10GY, 5B, 5G, 5BG, or is neutral Value--3 to 7 Chroma--1 or less -Texture--Fine sandy loam, sandy loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, silty clay or loamy fine sand with shelly, very shelly or extremely shelly analogs +Texture--Fine sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, sandy loam, silt loam, silty clay loam, silty clay or loamy fine sand with shelly, very shelly or extremely shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--2.6 to 19.5 kg m-3 2Cseg horizon- Hue--10Y, 5GY, 5G, 10GY, 10B, 10G, or is neutral Value--3 to 7 Chroma--1 or less -Texture--Loamy fine sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, silt loam, silt, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, or silty clay +Texture--Loamy fine sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, silt loam, silt, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, silty clay, or clay +Organic carbon density--2.4 to 14.4 kg m-3 Thin strata of sandy and / or finer materials are found in some pedons but are thin enough to maintain particle-size class. @@ -74,7 +79,7 @@ Some areas are underlain at a depth greater than 100 centimeters by buried fluvi COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: -Parent material--Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits +Parent material--Coarse-loamy over clayey estuarine deposits Landscape--Coastal lagoons Landform--Lagoon bottoms and lagoon channels Slope--0 to 1 percent @@ -98,7 +103,7 @@ Soil is continuously inundated by saline and brackish water. USE AND VEGETATION: Major uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming, marinas, mooring fields, and commercial shellfish harvesting; benthic species include tubeworms, clams, crabs, scallops and juvenile finfish -Native vegetation--Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. Under excellent water quality these soils support seagrass species including but not limited to shoalweed (Halodule wrightii), manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme), and Englemann's seagrass (Halophila englemannii). Under degraded / poor water quality seagrass may be replaced by rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families. Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) is often dominant. Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 80 percent. +Native vegetation--Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. Under excellent water quality these soils support seagrass species including but not limited to shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme), and star grass (Halophila engelmannii). Under degraded / poor water quality seagrass may be replaced by rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families. Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) is often dominant. Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 80 percent. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: General area--Located along the coasts of Indian River Lagoon, Florida @@ -106,7 +111,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--U - Florida Subtropical Fruit, Truck Crop, and Range Regi MLRA(s)--155 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brevard County, Florida, 2024 @@ -115,7 +120,6 @@ Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- -Peraquic soil moisture regime--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 3.35 meters of salt water). -Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches). -Lithologic discontinuity--61 to 232 centimeters (2Cseg3, 2Cseg4, and 2Cseg5 horizons) --Sulfidic materials--?. -n-value >0.7--The zone from 0 to 232 cm (all soil horizons) -Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) diff --git a/OSD/J/JONESBAY.txt b/OSD/J/JONESBAY.txt index a7207835..daf421b1 100644 --- a/OSD/J/JONESBAY.txt +++ b/OSD/J/JONESBAY.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION JONESBAY TX -Tentative Series +Established Series SAK-GWH-AKS -03/2023 +10/2024 JONESBAY SERIES @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Land Resource Region--T- Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA--150B - Gulf Coast Saline Prairies Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES PROPOSED: Brazoria County, Texas, 2022. The name is derived from Jones Bay near Tiki Island, Texas. Jonesbay soils can be found within this area. diff --git a/OSD/M/MACHAPUNGA.txt b/OSD/M/MACHAPUNGA.txt index 758459fd..e7db2a2c 100644 --- a/OSD/M/MACHAPUNGA.txt +++ b/OSD/M/MACHAPUNGA.txt @@ -1,13 +1,12 @@ LOCATION MACHAPUNGA NC -Tentative Series +Established Series ARW -01/2024 +10/2024 MACHAPUNGA SERIES MLRA--153B -Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Raleigh, North Carolina Depth Class--Very deep Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed / continuously ponded) Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high @@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA(s)--153B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Hyde County, North Carolina, 2024 diff --git a/OSD/M/MAGGIES.txt b/OSD/M/MAGGIES.txt index ab767bcd..33208676 100644 --- a/OSD/M/MAGGIES.txt +++ b/OSD/M/MAGGIES.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION MAGGIES TX -Tentative Series +Established Series SAK-GWH-RBT -03/2023 +10/2024 MAGGIES SERIES @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Land Resource Region--T- Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA--150B - Gulf Coast Saline Prairies Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES PROPOSED: Brazoria County, Texas, 2022. The name is from a geographic location on Galveston Island (Maggies Cove). diff --git a/OSD/M/MARSHNECK.txt b/OSD/M/MARSHNECK.txt index cd1e7079..f7b11a22 100644 --- a/OSD/M/MARSHNECK.txt +++ b/OSD/M/MARSHNECK.txt @@ -1,78 +1,133 @@ -LOCATION MARSHNECK RI+CT +LOCATION MARSHNECK RI CT MA NH NY Established Series Rev. MKP-JDT-DCP -07/2018 +09/2024 MARSHNECK SERIES -The Marshneck series consists of very deep, subaqueous soils permanently submerged beneath up to 250 cm of tidal estuarine water on flood tidal delta slopes and shoals in coastal lagoons and bays. Marshneck soils are formed in coarse loamy marine and estuarine sediments transported by flood tidal currents and estuarine silts settling in low energy areas. Slope ranges from 2 through 5 percent, mean annual air temperature is about 10 degrees C, and mean annual precipitation is about 1295 mm. +MLRA(s)--144A, 145, 149B +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Water depth range--2 to 252 centimeters +Parent materials--Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits +Geomorphic location-Flood-tidal deltas within coastal lagoons and estuaries +Slope range for series--0 to 2 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Haplic Sulfiwassents -TYPICAL PEDON: Marshneck very fine sandy loam on a north facing, 2 percent slope on a flood tidal delta slope under 2.0 meters of tidal estuarine water. Tidal range is 100 cm. (Colors are for moist soil). - - Ase--0 to 19 cm; black (N 2.5/) very fine sandy loam, gray (N 5/) dry; massive; moderately fluid; few fine shell fragments; strongly saline; coarse tubular pores; color change with addition of hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.5); strongly acid (pH 5.1) after 8 weeks; abrupt boundary. (8 to 26 cm thick.) - - CAse--19 to 41 cm; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) loamy fine sand, massive; nonfluid; strongly saline; few macroalgal fragments; neutral (pH 7.2); ultra acid (pH 3.3) after 8 weeks; clear boundary. (11 to 36 cm thick.) - - Cse--41 to 56 cm; dark gray (5Y 4/1) fine sand, massive; nonfluid; moderately saline; neutral (pH 6.7); ultra acid (pH 3.3) after 8 weeks; clear boundary. (15 to 180 cm thick.) - - CA'se--56 to 81 cm; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) very fine sandy loam, massive; nonfluid; moderately saline; few fine and medium shell fragments; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7); ultra acid (pH 3.2) after 8 weeks; clear boundary. (0 to 25 cm thick.) - - C'se--81 to 97 cm; dark gray (5Y 4/1) loamy fine sand, massive; nonfluid; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); ultra acid (pH 3.0) after 8 weeks; clear boundary. - - Cg--97 to 152 cm; gray (2.5Y 5/1) fine sand, massive; nonfluid; moderately saline; few fine and medium shell fragments; common fine macroalgal fragments throughout; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); neutral (pH 7.3) after 8 weeks; clear boundary. - - C1--152 to 223 cm; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) loamy fine sand, massive; nonfluid; moderately saline; few fine shell fragments; moderately alkaline (pH 8.1); neutral (pH 7.1) after 8 weeks; clear boundary. (Combined thickness of C'g horizons is 0 to 60 cm.) - - 2C2--223 to 276 cm; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) very fine sandy loam, massive; nonfluid; moderately saline; few fine shell fragments; strongly alkaline (pH 8.5); slightly alkaline (pH 7.4) after 8 weeks; clear boundary. - - 2C3--276 to 303 cm; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) very fine sandy loam, massive; slightly fluid; moderately saline; few fine shell fragments; strongly alkaline (pH 8.5); extremely acid (pH 4.3) after 8 weeks. - -TYPE LOCATION: Washington County, Rhode Island; located in Point Judith Pond, Bluff Hill Cove about 1100 feet southeast of intersection of East Shore Road and Goose Island Road, and about 850 feet southwest of end of Knowlesway Ext. USGS Narragansett Pier, RI topographic quadrangle, Latitude 41 degrees, 23 minutes, 19 seconds N. and Longitude 71 degrees, 29 minutes, 49 seconds W., NAD 1983. - -RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The soils are permanently submerged. Reaction is neutral through strongly alkaline throughout the profile. One or more horizons within 50 cm of the soil surface has an oxidized pH of 4.0 or less. Soil has a 5:1 salinity greater than 0.6 dS/m throughout the profile. Structure is massive or single grain throughout. Gravel content is 0 through 5 percent throughout the profile. The weighted average for shell content is 0 through 34 percent within the particle size control section. Individual horizons may contain up to 50 percent shells. - -The A or Ase horizon has a hue of 5Y, or is neutral, value of 2.5 through 4, and chroma of 0 through 2. Texture is loam, silt loam, or fine sandy loam, sandy loam, fine sand and their mucky analogs. Oxidized pH is extremely acid through slightly alkaline. - -The CAse or ACse horizons where present have a hue of 5Y or 2.5Y, value of 2.5 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. Texture is silt loam, very fine sandy loam through loamy fine sand. Oxidized pH is ultra acid through very strongly acid. - -The C or Cse horizons have hue of 2.5Y, 5Y, or is neutral, value of 3 through 5, and chroma of 0 or 1. Texture is loam, very fine sandy loam, loamy very fine sand through fine sand. Consistence is nonfluid or slightly fluid. Oxidized pH is ultra acid through moderately alkaline. - -The 2C or 2Cse horizons, where present, has hue of 5Y, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 1. Texture is silt loam, very fine sandy loam, loamy very fine sand, or sand. Oxidized pH is extremely acid through slightly alkaline. - -Some pedons contain one or multiple buried A or Ase horizons. - -COMPETING SERIES: This is the Fort Neck series. Fort Neck soils are found on lagoon bottoms and contain a lithologic discontinuity with a submerged and buried subaerial soil. - -The Saltpond series are in closely related families. Saltpond soils are on coastal plains and barrier islands and do not have a positive water potential at the soil surface for 90 percent of each day. - -GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Marshneck soils are permanently submerged with up to 2.5 meters of salt or brackish water on flood tidal delta slopes and shoals in coastal lagoons and bays. The soils formed in loamy and fine sandy estuarine and marine sediments. Slope ranges from 2 through 5 percent. - -GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Anguilla, Massapog, Pishagqua, Nagunt, and Napatree soils. Massapog soils are found on flood tidal delta flats in coastal lagoons and have a sandy particle size control section. Pishagqua soils are found on low energy lagoon bottoms and have greater than 100 cm of highly fluid, sulfidic, silt loam at the soil surface. Nagunt soils are found on washover fan flats and slopes in coastal lagoons and contain sulfidic materials within 100 cm of the soil surface. Napatree and Anguilla soils are on submerged headlands and submerged mainland beaches and have a lithologic discontinuity within 100 cm of the soil surface. - -DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Subaqueous, peraquic moisture regime, moderately high or high saturated hydraulic conductivity. Soil is permanently submerged with salt or brackish water. - -USE AND VEGETATION: This soil supports submerged aquatic vegetation and aquatic habitats. The area is important habitat for with native rooted eelgrass (Zostera marina). Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 90 percent. - -DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: New London County, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. MLRA 144A and 149B. The soils of this series are not extensive (total extent is about 100 acres (40 hectares)). - -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts. - -SERIES ESTABLISHED: Washington County, Rhode Island, 2010. - -REMARKS: This subaqueous series is being proposed in areas previously mapped as water in the Rhode Island and Connecticut Soil Surveys. - -Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include: -1. Peraquic feature - positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface (under 0.6 m of water at the time of coring). -2. Ochric epipedon - the zone from 0 to 19 cm (A horizon). -3. Sulfidic materials - the zone from 19 to 97 cm (CAse, Cse, CA'se, and C'se horizons). -4. High n-value - the zone from 0 to 19 cm (A horizon) has an n-value greater than 0.7, as surmised by the moderately fluid manner of failure. -5. Haplic Feature - the zone from 19 to 303 has an n-value of 0.7 or less. -6. Particle size control section - the zone from 25 to 100 cm (part of the CAse, Cse, CA'se, C'se, and part of the Cg horizons). - -ADDITIONAL DATA: Pedon sample RI009-2007-014-PJ in Washington County, Rhode Island, by University of Rhode Island. Additional pedons used to determine ranges include RI009-2000-002-NP, RI009-2007-012-PJ, RI009-2007-005-PJ, and RI009-2006-015-QP (Sampled by the University of Rhode Island). - +TYPICAL PEDON: Marshneck very fine sand on a flood-tidal delta, 1 percent slope under 80 centimeters of estuarine water. Tidal range is approximately 1 meter. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). + + Cseg1--0 to 5 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) very fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky; nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; neutral (pH 7.2); slightly acid (pH 6.4) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--5 to 27 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) very fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky; nonplastic; nonfluid; 1 percent shell fragments; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.5); neutral (pH 6.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg3--27 to 69 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) very fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky; nonplastic; nonfluid; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; neutral (pH 7.2); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg4--69 to 103 centimeters; 80 percent very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) and 20 percent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) loamy very fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky; nonplastic; nonfluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; neutral (pH 7.1); extremely acid (pH 3.5) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg5--103 to 144 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; nonsticky; nonplastic; nonfluid; slight sulfurous odor; neutral (pH 7.3); extremely acid (pH 3.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg6--144 to 161 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) loamy sand; structureless massive; nonsticky; nonplastic; nonfluid; 10 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; slightly alkaline (pH 7.5); extremely acid (pH 3.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg7--161 to 200 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) loamy very fine sand; structureless massive; nonsticky; nonplastic; nonfluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.5); strongly acid (pH 5.4) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: New London County, Connecticut; Pattagansett River Estuary, about 101 meters (330 feet) west-northwest of Watts Island, approximately 331 meters (1,087 feet) southeast of the intersection of S. Bridebrook Road and Ridgewood Road, and approximately 744 meters (2,440 feet) northeast of Seal Rock, in the town of East Lyme; USGS topographic quadrangle: New London, CT + +Latitude--41.2992611 +Longitude-- -72.2243306 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--Continuously inundated +Reaction throughout--Neutral to strongly alkaline (6.6 to 9.0) +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to extremely acid (pH 4.0) in one or combined horizons of at least 15 centimeters within 50 centimeters of the soil surface +Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water) throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0 or less)--0 to 50 centimeters +Shell fragments--0 to 50 percent, by volume in individual horizons (the weighted average in the particle-size control section would be 34 percent or less). +Rock fragments--0 to 70 percent gravels, by volume in individual horizons (the weighted average in the particle-size control section would be 34 percent or less). +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stocks 0 to 100 centimeters--3 to 17 kg m-2 +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stocks 0 to 200 centimeters--10 to 30 kg m-2 + +Aseg or ACseg horizon (where present) +Hue--5GY, 10GY, 10Y, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or N +Value--2 to 6 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--very fine sand, fine sand, loamy fine sand, very fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or silt loam +Organic matter content--0.5 to 6.0 percent +Clay content--0 to 8 percent +Manner of failure / fluidity--nonfluid to very fluid +Rock fragments (gravel)--0 to 10 percent, by volume +Organic carbon density--2 to 19 kg m-3 + +Cseg, Cg, C'seg, or C''seg horizon (where present) +Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 5GY, 10GY, 10Y, 10YR, or N +Value--2.5 to 6 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--very fine sand, loamy very fine sand, very fine sandy loam, silt loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, sand, or coarse sand +Organic matter content--0.5 to 4.0 percent +Clay content--0 to 8 percent +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid, slightly fluid, or moderately fluid +Rock fragments (gravel)--0 to 70 percent gravels, by volume +Some pedons contain one or multiple buried Ag or Aseg horizons +Organic carbon density--2 to 17 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: Fort Neck, Hammock, and Thames are competing series. +Fort Neck soils--in shallow mainland coves or lagoon bottoms and may include glacial parent materials below estuarine deposits +Hammock soils--on submerged mainland beaches and bay bottoms within sounds, and developed in marine deposits +Thames soils--are within river channels and on shoals in tidal rivers, and formed in subaqueous alluvium + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material-Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits +Landscape--Estuaries and lagoons +Landform-Flood-tidal delta flats +Slope--0 to 2 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--18 to 30 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are Alewife Cove, Massapog, and Pishagqua soils. +Alewife Cove soils--occur on flood-tidal deltas with higher water velocity and have coarser soil textures with higher amounts of gravel +Massapog soils--occur on sandy flood-tidal deltas and lack hypersulfidic materials +Pishagqua soils--in low-energy lagoon bottom and mainland cove landforms with higher amounts of clay. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--High or very high +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated with saline or brackish water. + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--Areas of this soil are used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. Wildlife use and benthic fauna associated with this soil includes tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops, and juvenile finfish. +Native vegetation--This soil supports submerged aquatic vegetation and aquatic habitats. Some areas are vegetated with eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located along Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island coasts. +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region, S - Northern Atlantic Slope Diversified Farming Region +MLRA(s)--144A, 145, and 149B +Extent-Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Washington County, Rhode Island, 2010. + +REMARKS: This subaqueous soil series was mapped previously as water in the states listed above. + +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- +Peraquic feature--Positive soil water potential (continuous inundation) at the soil surface (under 80 centimeters of brackish water). +Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches) is coarse- loamy. +Hypersulfidic materials--The zone from 27 to 161 centimeters (Cseg3, Cseg4, Cseg5, and Cseg6 horizons) have oxidized reactions with pH values less than 4 after 16 weeks. +Haplic feature--The zone from 20 and 50 centimeters (Cseg2 and Cseg3 horizons) has a fluidity class of nonfluid. +Type location was moved to Connecticut as part of the Long Island Sound Coastal Zone Soil Survey in 2024, based on supporting laboratory analysis conducted at the University of Connecticut. +Taxonomic Version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) + +ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from S2022CT011091 in Pattagansett River Estuary, East Lyme, CT. Additional pedons used to determine ranges include S2000RI009002-NP, S2007RI009012-PJ, S2007RI009005-PJ, and S2006RI009015-QP (Sampled by the University of Rhode Island). + +________________________________________ National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/M/MASSAPOG.txt b/OSD/M/MASSAPOG.txt index f67b2aee..a6a8adfa 100644 --- a/OSD/M/MASSAPOG.txt +++ b/OSD/M/MASSAPOG.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION MASSAPOG RI+CT Established Series Rev. MKP-JDT -12/2010 +05/2024 MASSAPOG SERIES @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: This soil supports submerged aquatic vegetation and aquatic DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: New London County, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. MLRA 144A. The soils of this series are not extensive (total extent is about 500 acres (200 hectares)). -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts. +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Washington County, Rhode Island, 2010. diff --git a/OSD/M/MATUNUCK.txt b/OSD/M/MATUNUCK.txt index 4a104880..c90a6136 100644 --- a/OSD/M/MATUNUCK.txt +++ b/OSD/M/MATUNUCK.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION MATUNUCK RI+MA NY Established Series Rev. RAS-EHS-MT -01/2017 +05/2024 MATUNUCK SERIES @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are in salt marsh and provide food and habitat fo DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York. MLRAs 144A and 149B. The series is of small extent. -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Washington County, Rhode Island, 1977. diff --git a/OSD/M/MISPILLION.txt b/OSD/M/MISPILLION.txt index e959f79f..8b890452 100644 --- a/OSD/M/MISPILLION.txt +++ b/OSD/M/MISPILLION.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION MISPILLION DE+MD NJ Established Series CDP/Rev. JAK -09/2021 +06/2024 MISPILLION SERIES @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Index Surface Runoff: Negligible or low Internal Free Water Occurance: Very shallow, Permanent Permeability: Moderately rapid to rapid in the organic layers and slow in the Index -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE Major Uses: Wetland wildlife, shellfish, and small crustacean habitat. Large areas of these soils in Delaware have been ditched to provide better drainage for mosquito control. Vegetation: Salt-tolerant wetland herbaceous species, predominantly salt marsh cordgrass, salt hay, salt wort and spike grass. diff --git a/OSD/M/MOLASSES_CREEK.txt b/OSD/M/MOLASSES_CREEK.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b296f8cb --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/M/MOLASSES_CREEK.txt @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +LOCATION MOLASSES CREEK NC + +Established Series +ARW +10/2024 + +MOLASSES CREEK SERIES + +MLRA--153A, 153B +Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Special Projects +Depth Class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high +Parent Material--Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--21.7 kg m-2 +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--18 degrees C (64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--21 degrees C (70 degrees F) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, nonacid, thermic Grossic Hydrowassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Molasses Creek fine sandy loam on a submerged wave-cut platform under 2.2 meters of brackish water (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated; electrical conductivity is 1:5 by volume solution mixture unless otherwise stated). + + Cseg1--0 to 58 centimeters (0 to 23 inches); 70 percent greenish black (10Y 2.5/1) and 30 percent dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) fine sandy loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline (4.7 dS m-1); moderately alkaline (pH 8.0), neutral (pH 7.3) oxidized; 3.5 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--58 to 170 centimeters (23 to 67 inches); 70 percent greenish black (10Y 2.5/1) and 30 percent dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) fine sandy loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 2 percent shell fragments; 2 percent wood fragments; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline (3.0 dS m-1); slightly alkaline (pH 7.7), neutral (pH 7.3) oxidized; 14.8 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + Cseg3--170 to 197 centimeters (67 to 78 inches); 60 percent dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) and 40 percent greenish black (10Y 2.5/1) loamy fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; slight sulfurous odor; color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; slightly saline (2.2 dS m-1); slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), neutral (pH 7.0) oxidized; 3.5 kg of soil organic carbon m-3. + +TYPE LOCATION: Brunswick County, North Carolina; Cape Fear River, approximately 1.2 miles west of the intersection of River Road and Royal Fern Road, 1.11 miles east by southeast of the intersection of Chapel Trail Southeast and Maggie Lane Southeast, and 4,921 feet north by northeast of the mouth of Lilliput Creek. USGS topographic quadrangle: Carolina Beach. + +Latitude--34.0827464 +Longitude-- -77.9418635 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source-from hand-held GPS + +RANGE OF CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to Bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Shell Fragments--0 to 20 percent, by volume +Wood Fragments--0 to 5 percent, by volume +Soil Reaction--Neutral to moderately alkaline throughout profile +Oxidized Soil Reaction--Strongly acid to moderately alkaline (pH 5.1-8.4) from 0 to 100 centimeters; ultra acid to strongly alkaline (pH < 3.5 to 9.0) greater than 100 centimeters +Sulfurous Odor--Slight to moderate throughout profile +Electrical Conductivity--Greater than 2.2 dS m-1 throughout profile by 1:5 by volume solution mixture +Salinity Class--Slightly saline to strongly saline throughout profile +Reaction to 30% Hydrogen Peroxide--None to moderate reaction throughout profile +Horizon Soil Organic Carbon Density--1.0 to 39.1 kg m-3 throughout profile +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock--5 to 50 kg m-2 + +Aseg (where present) horizon: +Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N +Value--2.5 to 4 +Chroma--2 or less +Texture--fine sandy loam, silt loam, or their mucky analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--slightly to moderately fluid + +Cseg horizon: +Hue--10Y, 5GY, 10GY, or N +Value-2.5 to 4 +Chroma--1 or less +Texture--loamy fine sand, fine sandy loam, silt loam, loam, silty clay loam, or their shelly analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--slightly fluid to very fluid + +COMPETING SERIES: +There are no competing series in the same family. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent Material--Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits +Landscape--Southeast Coastal Plain Estuaries +Landform--Estuarine tidal streams and barrier coves +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--16 to 18 degrees C (61 to 64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--18 to 24 degrees C (64 to 75 degrees F) +Water Depth Range--0 to 2 meters (0 to 7 feet) below mean sea level +Water Regime--Tidal; 3 to 5 foot flux +Water Salinity Range--15 to 30 parts per thousand + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are the Bohicket, Carteret, Fort Caswell, Fort Fisher, Newhan, Prices Creek, Showboat, Sunny Point, and Yaupon soils. +Bohicket soils--are on broad level tidal marsh flats bordering the Atlantic Ocean and formed in silty and clayey marine sediments. +Carteret soils--are on back-barrier island tidal marshes of the Atlantic Coast and formed in sandy marine deposits. +Fort Caswell soils--are on high-energy submerged wave-cut platforms and shoals formed in sandy estuarine deposits throughout. +Fort Fisher soils--are in barrier coves and submerged wave-cut platforms fluctuating from low to high energy formed from sandy over loamy intermixed estuarine deposits and have lithologic discontinuities within 100 centimeters of the soil surface. +Newhan soils--are on gently undulating dunes commonly near beaches and waterways, do not have water at or near the soil surface, and formed in sand and shelly eolian deposits along the Atlantic Coast. +Prices Creek soils--are in lower energy estuarine tidal streams and formed in fine-loamy estuarine deposits. +Showboat soils--are in mainland coves and estuarine tidal streams formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and contain 40 centimeters of buried organic soil material within 200 centimeters of the soil surface. +Sunny Point soils--are on lower energy shoals and mainland coves and formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and contain at least 15 centimeters of sulfidic materials within the top 50 centimeters of the soil. +Yaupon soils--are constructed from dredge-deposit spoil on the Lower Coastal Plain and consist of fine textured soil material. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submerged) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high +Soil Moisture Regime--Peraquic + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major Uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming. Some areas are actively harvested for crabs. +Vegetation--Extremely limited and isolated stands of shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima), and Saltwater Eelgrass (Zostera marina) exist in lower energy areas with low turbidity that allow for establishment. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--Coastal plain estuaries in North Carolina +Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brunswick County, North Carolina, 2024 + +REMARKS: +Molasses Creek is derived from the creek adjacent to where this soil was first observed on the landward side of Oak Island, west by northwest of Oak Island Lighthouse + +Diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are (Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Thirteenth Edition, 2022)-- + +n-value > 0.7--0 to 197 centimeters (0 to 78 inches), placing these soils taxonomically into the Grossic Hydrowassents subgroup. +Reduced Matrix--0 to 197 centimeters (0 to 78 inches); soil matrix that has low chroma in situ but undergoes a change in hue or chroma within 30 minutes after the soil material has been exposed to air. +Endosaturation--0 to 197 centimeters (0 to 78 inches) +Peraquic feature-Zero or positive soil water potential at the soil surface. + +Data Map Unit ID: 940077 +NASIS User Site and Pedon ID: S2022NC019121 +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/M/MULLET.txt b/OSD/M/MULLET.txt index abd88675..13e48dcb 100644 --- a/OSD/M/MULLET.txt +++ b/OSD/M/MULLET.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION MULLET FL -Tentative Series -RBT -02/2024 +Established Series +RBT-ARW +10/2024 MULLET SERIES @@ -12,32 +12,34 @@ Drainage class--Subaqueous Water depth range--70 to 150 centimeters (a few sites have deeper water over the soil surface up to 300 centimeters) Parent material--Sandy lagoonal deposits Geomorphic location--Washover-fan flats and slopes +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--39.3 kg m-2 Slope range for Series--0 to 1 percent -Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (71.6 degrees F) -Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51.1 inches) -Mean annual water temperature--24.7 degrees C (76.6 degrees F) +Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (72 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51 inches) +Mean annual water temperature--25 degrees C (77 degrees F) TAXONOMIC CLASS: Siliceous, hyperthermic Fluventic Psammowassents TYPICAL PEDON: Mullet sand on an east facing, 0 percent linear slope bare sand washover-fan flat under 0.91 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 cm. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - Aseg--0 to 9 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) shelly loamy fine sand; single grain; slightly sticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; few fine roots at the top of the horizon; 20 percent shell fragments; strong sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); clear boundary. (0 to 17 centimeters thick) + Aseg--0 to 9 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) shelly loamy fine sand; single grain; slightly sticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; few fine roots at the top of the horizon; 20 percent shell fragments; strong sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); moderately alkaline (pH 8.3) oxidized pH; 0.4 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (0 to 17 centimeters thick) - Cseg1--9 to 54 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) shelly loamy fine sand; single grain; slightly sticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 30 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, (pH 8.4); abrupt boundary. + Cseg1--9 to 54 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) shelly loamy fine sand; single grain; slightly sticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 30 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, (pH 8.4); moderately alkaline, (pH 8.4) oxidized pH; 7.3 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; abrupt boundary. - Cseg2--54 to 93 centimeters; greenish gray (5GY 6/1) loamy fine sand; single grain; slightly sticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 1 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, (pH 8.4); gradual boundary. + Cseg2--54 to 93 centimeters; greenish gray (5GY 6/1) loamy fine sand; single grain; slightly sticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 1 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, (pH 8.4); moderately alkaline, (pH 8.4) oxidized pH; 8.9 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; gradual boundary. - Cseg3--93 to 102 centimeters; greenish gray (10Y 5/1) loamy fine sand; single grain; slightly sticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; moderate sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline, (pH 8.5); clear boundary. + Cseg3--93 to 102 centimeters; greenish gray (10Y 5/1) loamy fine sand; single grain; slightly sticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; moderate sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline, (pH 8.5); moderately alkaline, (pH 8.2) oxidized pH; 2.1 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. Cseg4--102 to 152 centimeters; greenish gray (10GY 5/1) loamy fine sand; single grain; slightly sticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 3 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline, (pH 8.6); clear boundary. - Cseg5--152 to 159 centimeters; greenish gray (5GY 5/1) silt loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 3 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline, (pH 8.5); clear boundary. + Cseg5--152 to 159 centimeters; greenish gray (5GY 5/1) silt loam; massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 3 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline, (pH 8.5); 11.1 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. - Cseg6--159 to 175 centimeters; greenish gray (5GY 5/1) fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 3 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline, (pH 8.5); clear boundary. + Cseg6--159 to 175 centimeters; greenish gray (5GY 5/1) fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 3 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; strongly alkaline, (pH 8.5); moderately alkaline, (pH 8.4) oxidized pH; 1.6 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. - Cseg7--175 to 193 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10GY 4/1) fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; no sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, (pH 8.3). + Cseg7--175 to 193 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10GY 4/1) fine sand; single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 2 percent shell fragments; no sulfurous odor; moderately alkaline, (pH 8.3); moderately alkaline, (pH 8.4) oxidized pH; 3.6 kg m-3 soil organic carbon. + +TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 1,226 meters (4,021 feet) northwest of the Delta Operations Center at the Kennedy Space Center facility and approximately 169 meters (553 feet) west of Titan III Road on the back side of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station; USGS topographic quadrangle: False Cape, Florida. -TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 4,021 feet northwest of the Delta Operations Center at the Kennedy Space Center facility and approximately 553 feet west of Titan III Road on the back side of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station; USGS topographic quadrangle: False Cape, Florida. Latitude--28.5115440 Longitude-- -80.5853876 Datum--WGS84 @@ -48,29 +50,32 @@ Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters Particle--size control section--Sandy with some C horizons with considerable shell fragments Soil moisture--Continuously inundated Reaction throughout--Slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline (pH 7.4 to 9.0) -Oxidized reaction--? +Oxidized reaction--Slightly acid to strongly alkaline (pH 6.1 to 9.0) Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water) throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater -Depth to sulfidic materials (oxidized pH4.0)--? Manner of failure--Nonfluid throughout Shell fragments throughout--0 to 75 percent (few horizons have 0 percent shell fragments) +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--19.1 to 47.7 kg m-2 -Aseg horizon, where present- +Aseg horizon (where present)- Hue--10Y, 5GY or is neutral Value--3 to 4 Chroma--1 or less Texture--Sand, loamy fine sand, or fine sandy loam (fine sandy loam pedons require the soil to be a taxadjunct) with shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--0.3 to 1.1 kg m-3 Cseg horizon- Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 5GY, 5G, 10GY, or is neutral Value--3 to 8 Chroma--2 or less Textures--Fine sand, sand, coarse sand, loamy sand, or loamy fine sand with shelly, very shelly, or extremely shelly analogs (very shelly and extremely shelly occurrences require the soil to be a taxadjunct) +Organic carbon density--0.7 to 13.2 kg m-3 -Asegb horizon, where present- +Asegb horizon (where present)- Hue--2.5Y to 10Y Value--2.5 to 3 Chroma--1 or 2 Texture--Sand or loamy sand +Organic carbon density--0.3 to 5.0 kg m-3 Thin strata of finer material are found in some pedons which put some sites into a different taxonomic great group. @@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ Soil is continuously inundated by saline and brackish water. USE AND VEGETATION: Major uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming, marinas, mooring fields, and commercial shellfish harvesting; benthic species include tubeworms, clams, crabs, scallops and juvenile finfish -Native vegetation-- Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. Under excellent water quality these soils support seagrass species including but not limited to shoalweed (Halodule wrightii), manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme), and Englemann's seagrass (Halophila englemannii). Shallower areas may support widgeongrass (Ruppia maritima). Under degraded / poor water quality seagrass may be replaced by rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families. Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) is often dominant. Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 80 percent. +Native vegetation-- Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. Under excellent water quality these soils support seagrass species including but not limited to shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme), and star grass (Halophila engelmannii). Shallower areas may support widgeongrass (Ruppia maritima). Under degraded / poor water quality seagrass may be replaced by rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families. Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) is often dominant. Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 80 percent. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: General area--Located along the coasts of Indian River Lagoon, Florida @@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--U - Florida Subtropical Fruit, Truck Crop, and Range Regi MLRA(s)--155 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brevard County, Florida, 2024 @@ -118,8 +123,7 @@ Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- -Peraquic soil moisture regime--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 0.98 meters of salt water). -Ochric epipedon--the zone from 0 to 9 centimeters (Aseg horizon). -Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches). --Sulfidic materials--?. --Irregular decrease in organic carbon or organic carbon content of 0.2 percent or more at 125 centimeters--? +-Irregular decrease in organic carbon or organic carbon content of 0.2 percent or more at 125 centimeters--The zone from 102 to 152 centimeters (Cseg4 horizon). -Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) ADDITIONAL DATA: diff --git a/OSD/N/NAGUNT.txt b/OSD/N/NAGUNT.txt index c6b93b67..e7e83dd1 100644 --- a/OSD/N/NAGUNT.txt +++ b/OSD/N/NAGUNT.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION NAGUNT RI+CT MA NY Established Series Revised JDT-MPB-MS-MKP-DCP -06/2023 +09/2024 NAGUNT SERIES @@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ TYPICAL PEDON: Nagunt sand on a north facing, 1 percent convex slope on a washov Cg2--33 to 41 centimeters; 50 percent gray (5Y 5/1) and 50 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) fine sand; single grain; nonfluid; strongly saline; 1 percent fine shell fragments; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); slightly alkaline (pH 7.4) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. (Combined thickness of Cg horizons is 27 to 138 centimeters.) - Aseb--41 to 54 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) fine sand; single grain; nonfluid; strongly saline; 1 percent fine shell fragments; 2 percent medium plant fragments throughout; moderately alkaline (pH 8.1); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (0 to 34 centimeters thick.) + Asegb--41 to 54 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) fine sand; single grain; nonfluid; strongly saline; 1 percent fine shell fragments; 2 percent medium plant fragments throughout; moderately alkaline (pH 8.1); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (0 to 34 centimeters thick.) C'g--54 to 69 centimeters; gray (5Y 6/1) sand; single grain; strongly saline; nonfluid; 1 percent fine shell fragments; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); neutral (pH 6.6) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (0 to 69 centimeters thick.) - A'seb--69 to 74 centimeters; dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) sand; massive; very friable; nonfluid; strongly saline; 1 percent fine shell fragments; moderately alkaline (pH 7.9); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. (0 to 18 centimeters thick.) + A'segb--69 to 74 centimeters; dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) sand; massive; very friable; nonfluid; strongly saline; 1 percent fine shell fragments; moderately alkaline (pH 7.9); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. (0 to 18 centimeters thick.) C''g1--74 to 106 centimeters; gray (5Y 6/1) sand; single grain; nonfluid; strongly saline; 1 percent fine and medium shell fragments; moderately alkaline (pH 7.9); strongly acid (pH 5.1) oxidized pH; clear boundary. @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ TYPICAL PEDON: Nagunt sand on a north facing, 1 percent convex slope on a washov C''g3--123 to 200 centimeters; gray (5Y 5/1) fine sand; single grain; nonfluid; strongly saline; 1 percent fine and medium shell fragments; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); very strongly acid (pH 4.8) oxidized pH; clear boundary. -TYPE LOCATION: Washington County, Rhode Island; Town of Charlestown, West Basin of Ninigret Pond, about 590 feet north of East Beach Barrier, 4,200 feet southeast of Reed Point, 3,300 feet south of entrance to Foster Cove; . USGS topographic quadrangle: Quonochontaug, RI. +TYPE LOCATION: Washington County, Rhode Island; Town of Charlestown, West Basin of Ninigret Pond, about 590 feet north of East Beach Barrier, 4,200 feet southeast of Reed Point, 3,300 feet south of entrance to Foster Cove; USGS topographic quadrangle: Quonochontaug, RI. Latitude--41.3497238 Longitude-- -71.6788864 @@ -54,24 +54,29 @@ Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water, throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater Depth to hypersulfidic / sulfidic materials (oxidized pH 4.0)--0 to 100 centimeters (must have a combined thickness of 15 centimeters or more) Manner of failure throughout--nonfluid Gravel and / or shell fragments throughout--0 to less than 35 percent +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 100 centimeters--3 to 12 kg m-2 +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 200 centimeters--4 to 40 kg m-2 A horizon- Hue--2.5Y to 10Y or is neutral Value--2.5 to 5 Chroma--0 to 3 Texture--Loamy fine sand or coarser sometimes with mucky analogs +Organic carbon density--4 to 21 kg m-3 Cg or Cseg (where present) horizon- Hue--2.5Y to 5Y or neutral Value--3 to 6 Chroma--0 to 1 Texture--Loamy fine sand or coarser +Organic carbon density--2 to 21 kg m-3 -Aseb horizon- +Asegb horizon- Hue--2.5Y to 5Y Value--3 to 6 Chroma--0 to 2 Texture--Loamy fine sand or coarser sometimes with mucky analogs +Organic carbon density--2 to 29 kg m-3 COMPETING SERIES: Duvall Creek soils--occur in sub-estuaries in the Chesapeake Bay region on wave-built terrace landforms and have thicker hypersulfidic soil materials throughout. @@ -86,7 +91,6 @@ Water salinity range--18 to 30 parts per thousand Frost-free period--350 to 365 days GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Anguilla, Marshneck, Massapog, Napatree, Pishagqua, and Rhodesfolly soils. - Anguilla soils--are on mainland cove landforms and often have rock fragments greater than 35 percent in substratum horizons Marshneck soils--are on flood-tidal delta slope landforms and have finer textured horizons Massapog soils--are found on flood-tidal delta flats and do not have sulfidic materials within 100 centimeters of the soil surface. @@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ Drainage class--Subaqueous Saturated hydraulic conductivity--Moderately high to very high Soil moisture regime--Peraquic Soil is continuously inundated by saline and brackish water + USE AND VEGETATION: Major uses--The area is used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. Native vegetation--Native vegetation includes eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritma). Vegetation cover ranges from 0 in shallow and intertidal flats through 80 percent on the flat and sloping units of this soil. This soil supports benthic fauna such as tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops and juvenile finfish. @@ -109,7 +114,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region and S - Norther MLRA(s)--144A and 149B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Washington County, Rhode Island, 2010. diff --git a/OSD/N/NAPATREE.txt b/OSD/N/NAPATREE.txt index ed8c8cd5..abaddc93 100644 --- a/OSD/N/NAPATREE.txt +++ b/OSD/N/NAPATREE.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION NAPATREE CT+RI Established Series Rev. MKP-JDT-DCP -06/2018 +05/2024 NAPATREE SERIES @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: These soils are used for recreation and aquatic habitat. She DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: New London County, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. MLRA 144A and 149B. The soils of this series are not extensive (total extent is about 1300 acres). -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts. +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2010. diff --git a/OSD/N/NAUGATUCK.txt b/OSD/N/NAUGATUCK.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4d60a676 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/N/NAUGATUCK.txt @@ -0,0 +1,132 @@ +LOCATION NAUGATUCK CT + +Established Series +Revised CEP-BEF-DCP +10/2024 + +NAUGATUCK SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous +Water Depth Range--2 to 170 centimeters +Parent material--Sandy subaqueous alluvium +Geomorphic location--River channels, shoals, and sand bars in tidal rivers +Slope range for series--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed, mesic Psammentic Frasiwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Naugatuck sand on a south facing, linear, 1 percent slope on a river channel under 68 centimeters of brackish water. Tidal range is 260 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). + + Aseg--0 to 32 centimeters; black (N 2.5/) sand; single grain; nonfluid; 3 percent herbaceous plant fibers; 1 percent moderately coherent wood fragments; 1 percent charcoal fragments; slight petrochemical odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (pH 7.2), extremely acid (pH 4.3) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg1--32 to 62 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) coarse sand; single grain; nonfluid; 2 percent gravels; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4), extremely acid (pH 4.0) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + + Cseg2--62 to 69 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) woody coarse sand; single grain; nonfluid; 60 percent moderately coherent wood fragments; 1 percent charcoal fragments; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (pH 7.3), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + + Cseg3--69 to 85 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) sand; single grain; nonfluid; 1 percent gravels; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg4--85 to 99 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) coarse sand; single grain; nonfluid; 1 percent gravels; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4), extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg5--99 to 118 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) woody sand; single grain; nonfluid; 55 percent moderately coherent wood fragments; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (pH 7.3), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + + Cseg6--118 to 200 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) sand; single grain; nonfluid; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; neutral (pH 7.0), extremely acid (pH 3.7) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: New Haven County, Connecticut; Housatonic River, on the east side of the mid-channel island (Great Flat) at Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Area, near Turkey Hill Brook; approximately 533 meters (1,750 feet) northeast from the helicopter pad of the Sikorsky Aircraft Manufacturing facility and approximately 638 meters (2,092 feet) west-northwest of the intersection of Herbert Street and Wheelers Farm Road. USGS topographic quadrangle: Ansonia, CT + +Latitude--41.2590306 +Longitude-- -73.0853389 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated +Reaction throughout--Neutral to slightly alkaline (pH 6.6 to 7.8) +Oxidized reaction--Extremely acid to moderately acid (pH 3.5 to 6.0) +Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water)--Less than 0.6 dS/m throughout +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters +Coarse fragments--0 to 20 percent gravels, by volume; 0 to 60 percent wood fragments, by volume +Total soil organic carbon stock to 200 centimeters--0.06 to 41 kg m-2 + +Aseg or ACseg horizon +Hue--2.5Y or N +Value--2.5 to 3 +Chroma--0 to 1 +Texture--coarse sand or sand +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid +Organic carbon density--0.5 to 7 kg m-3 + +Cseg, Cg, or C horizon +Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or N +Value--3 to 6 +Chroma--0 to 3 +Texture--coarse sand, sand, or loamy sand with woody analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to slightly fluid +Organic carbon density--0.03 to 21 kg m-3 + +Aseb or Ab horizon (where present) +Hue--N +Value--2.5 +Chroma--0 +Texture--mucky sand +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to slightly fluid +Organic carbon density--30 to 37 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: +These are Aquapaug soils. +Aquapaug soils--are formed in sandy outwash material and are found on submerged outwash landscapes of freshwater ponds, lakes, and reservoirs in Rhode Island. Aquapaug soils also do not have hypersulfidic soil materials. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material--Sandy subaqueous alluvium +Landscape--Tidal rivers +Landform--River channels, shoals, and sand bars +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--0 to 18 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are Gillette Castle, Nott Island, and Thames soils. +Gillette Castle soils--formed in loamy and sandy subaqueous alluvium and are found on river channels and coves in tidal rivers; they are typically in high-energy, freshwater-dominant riverine settings and include an irregular decrease in carbon with depth and have finer textures in the upper part. +Nott Island soils--formed in sulfide-enriched sandy subaqueous alluvium, have electrical conductivity values above 0.6 dS/m, and are found on river channels, shoals, and bars in tidal rivers; typically found near the lower extent of tidal rivers where saltwater influence is greater +Thames soils--are formed in sulfide-enriched mixed coarse-loamy subaqueous alluvium or estuarine deposits, have finer textures, and found on river channels and shoals in tidal rivers + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--High or Very High +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated with brackish or fresh water. + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--Areas of this soil are used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. Wildlife use and benthic fauna associated with this soil includes tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops, and juvenile finfish. +Native vegetation--Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) may occur on these soils. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located in tidal rivers along the Connecticut coast. +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: New Haven County, Connecticut, 2024. + +REMARKS: This subaqueous series is mapped in areas previously published as water in Connecticut Soil Survey publications. + +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- +Peraquic feature--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 2 meters of salt water). +Frasi- taxonomic great group--Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5) is less than 0.6 dS/m throughout +Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches). +Hypersulfidic materials--The zone from 32 to 128 centimeters (Cseg horizons) have oxidized reactions with pH values less than 4 after 16 weeks. +Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) + +ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from S2022CT009103 in Housatonic River, CT. + +Additional support pedons used to develop this series include 2022CT001013, S2022CT009099, 2022CT009101, 2022CT009102, and S2022CT011114. +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/N/NIANTIC.txt b/OSD/N/NIANTIC.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ee72b62a --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/N/NIANTIC.txt @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +LOCATION NIANTIC CT + +Established Series +Revised CEP-BEF-DCP +10/2024 + +NIANTIC SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous +Water Depth Range--2 to 252 centimeters +Parent material--Sandy marine deposits +Geomorphic location--Submerged mainland beaches, bay bottoms, and shore faces within bays and sounds +Slope range for series--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed, mesic Sulfic Psammowassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Niantic sand on a west facing, linear, 1 percent slope on a bay bottom under 2 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 280 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). + + Cseg1--0 to 12 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) sand; single grain; nonfluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), ultra acid (pH 3.3) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--12 to 37 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) sand; single grain; nonfluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), ultra acid (pH 3.0) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. + + Cseg3--37 to 98 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) sand; single grain; nonfluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4), ultra acid (pH 3.3) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg4--98 to 120 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) coarse sand; single grain; nonfluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; neutral (pH 7.3), ultra acid (pH 3.0) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg5--120 to 158 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) loamy very fine sand; single grain; nonfluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; 3 percent medium wood fragments; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4), extremely acid (pH 4.4) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + + Cseg6--158 to 176 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) coarse sand; single grain; nonfluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.5), extremely acid (pH 3.7) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + + Cseg7--176 to 200 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) loamy fine sand; single grain; nonfluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; neutral (pH 7.1), very strongly acid (pH 4.8) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: Fairfield County, Connecticut; Black Rock Harbor, about 215 meters (705 feet) south-southwest from the Barnum Boulevard boat ramp and 430 meters (1,411 feet) southeast from the intersections of Seaview Terrace and Seabright Avenue. USGS topographic quadrangle: Bridgeport, CT + +Latitude--41.1504444 +Longitude-- -73.2174167 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated +Reaction throughout--Neutral to strongly alkaline (pH 6.6 to 9.0) +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to moderately alkaline (pH <3.5 to 8.4) +Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water)--Greater than 0.6 dS/m throughout +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters +Shell fragments--0 to 50 percent, by volume +Coarse fragments--0 to 70 percent gravels, by volume +Total soil organic carbon stocks to 200 centimeters--1 to 31 kg m-2 + +Aseg or ACseg horizon (where present) +Hue--10YR, 5Y, or N +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--0 or 1 +Texture--sand; range includes coarse sand through loamy sand +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid +Shell fragments--0 to 25 percent, by volume +Coarse fragments--0 to 20 percent, by volume +Organic carbon density--3 to 26 kg m-3 + +Cseg, Cg, C'seg, or C'g horizon +Hue-2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N +Value-2.5 to 5 +Chroma-0 to 4 +Texture--sand; range includes coarse sand through loamy very fine sand +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid +Organic carbon density--0.2 to 33 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: +These are Nagunt, Noank, and Nott Island. +Nagunt soils--are found on washover-fan flats and washover-fan slopes behind barrier beaches and islands in coastal lagoons and estuaries +Noank soils--are found in protected coves in coastal estuaries, bays, and lagoons +Nott Island soils--are found on river channels, shoals, and sand bars in tidal rivers + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material--Sandy marine deposits +Landscape--Bays and sounds +Landform--Submerged mainland beaches, bay bottoms, and shore faces +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--12 to 30 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are Anguilla, Fort Neck, Napatree, Pishagqua, Southpoint, and Wequetequock soils. +Anguilla soils--are on submerged mainland beaches and mainland coves and can have finer textured materials +Fort Neck soils--have an n-value of 0.7 or less in some horizon at a depth between 20 and 50 cm below the mineral soil surface, have finer textured soil materials and do not contain organic soil materials +Napatree soils--are on submerged headlands and submerged mainland beaches, have sandy textures in the upper part, finer textured materials in the lower part, and lack hypersulfidic materials +Pishagqua soils--are in low-energy lagoon bottoms and often have silt loam or silty clay loam textures throughout +Wequetequock soils--have slightly finer textures and have organic horizons within 200 centimeters of the soil surface. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--High or very high +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated with salt or brackish water. + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--Areas of this soil are used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. Wildlife use and benthic fauna associated with this soil includes tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops, and juvenile finfish. +Native vegetation--Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) may occur on these soils. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located along the Connecticut coast of Long Island Sound. +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region +MLRA(s)--144A and 145 +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Fairfield County, Connecticut, 2024. + +REMARKS: This subaqueous series is mapped in areas previously published as water in the soil survey publications of Connecticut. + +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- +Peraquic feature--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 2 meters of salt water). +Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches). +Hypersulfidic materials--The zone from 0 to 200 centimeters (Cseg horizons) have oxidized reactions with pH values less than 4 after 16 weeks. +Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) + +ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from S2023CT001082 in Black Rock Harbor, CT. +Additional support pedons used to develop this series include S2022CT001001, S2022CT001005, S2022CT011029, S2023CT001008, S2023CT001010, 2023CT001016. +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/N/NOANK.txt b/OSD/N/NOANK.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d0162ef3 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/N/NOANK.txt @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +LOCATION NOANK CT + +Established Series +BEF-CEP-DCP +10/2024 + +NOANK SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Water depth range--2 to 273 centimeters +Parent material--Sandy estuarine deposits +Geomorphic location--Mainland coves +Slope range--0 to 2percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed, mesic Sulfic Psammowassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Noank sand in a cove under 120 centimeters of tidal estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated). + + Cseg1--0 to 44 centimeters; very dark gray (N 3/) fine sand; single grain; loose; very fluid; strongly saline; 1 percent fine shell fragments; slight hydrogen sulfide odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; neutral (pH 7.3); very strongly acid (pH 4.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--44 to 64 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) sand; single grain; loose; slightly fluid; strongly saline; 2 percent fine shell fragments; 10 percent fine gravels; slight hydrogen sulfide odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); slightly acid (pH 6.1) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + + Cseg3--64 to 78 centimeters; dark gray (N 4/ ) coarse sand; single grain; loose; nonfluid; strongly saline; moderate hydrogen sulfide odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 7.9); extremely acid (pH 4.2) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg4--78 to 89 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) coarse sand; single grain; loose; nonfluid; strongly saline; 1 percent wood fragments; moderate hydrogen sulfide odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + + Cseg5--89 to 103 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loamy sand; single grain; loose; nonfluid; strongly saline; 1 percent fine gravels; slight hydrogen sulfide odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); extremely acid (pH 4.0) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + + Cseg6--103 to 118 centimeters; 75 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 25 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loamy coarse sand; single grain; loose; nonfluid; strongly saline; 2 percent fine gravels; 5 percent wood fragments; slight hydrogen sulfide odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + + Cseg7--118 to 200 centimeters; black (2.5Y 2.5/1) sand; single grain; loose; nonfluid; strongly saline; 1 percent fine gravels; slight hydrogen sulfide odor; slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7) extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: New London County, Connecticut; Town of Niantic, approximately 530 meters (1,739 feet) north-northwest of North Brother Island, 250 meters (820 feet) south-southeast of the entrance to Four Mile River, and 209 meters southwest of The Pavilion at Rocky Neck; USGS topographic quadrangle: Niantic, CT. + +Latitude--41.2975320 +Longitude-- -72.2474530 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated or exposed only during spring low tides. +Reaction throughout--Neutral to strongly alkaline (pH 6.6 to 9.0) +Oxidized reaction--Extremely acid to moderately alkaline (pH <3.5 to 8.4) +Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water)--Greater than 0.6 dS/m throughout +Depth to hypersulfidic / sulfidic materials (oxidized pH 4.0)--0 to 100 centimeters (must have a combined thickness of 15 centimeters or more) +Manner of failure--Can have n-value of 0.7 or greater at the surface or be nonfluid throughout +Gravel and / or shell fragments throughout--0 to less than 35 percent +Total soil organic carbon stocks to 200 centimeters--5 to 31 kg m-2 + +Aseg or A (where present) horizon +Hue--2.5Y to 5GY or neutral +Value--2.5 to 3 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--Loamy fine sand or coarser sometimes with mucky analogs +Soil organic carbon--3 to 33 kg m-3 + +Cseg or Cg (where present) horizon +Hue--2.5Y to 5GY or neutral +Value--2.5 to 6 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--Loamy fine sand or coarser +Soil organic carbon--3 to 26 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: +Duvall Creek soils--occur in sub-estuaries in the Chesapeake Bay region on wave-built terrace landforms and have thicker hypersulfidic soil materials throughout. +Nagunt soils--occur on washover-fan flats and washover-fan slopes behind barrier beaches and islands in coastal lagoons +Niantic soils--occur on bay bottoms, shore faces, and submerged beaches or headlands and can have horizons with prime designations. +Nott Island soils--occur on river channels, shoals, and sand bars in tidal rivers. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material--Sandy estuarine deposits +Landscape--Coastal estuaries and lagoons +Landform--Mainland coves +Slope--0 to 2percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--18 to 30 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +Anguilla soils--are on mainland cove landforms and often have rock fragments greater than 35 percent in substratum horizons keeping them out of Psammowassents. +Fort Neck soils--formed in finer textured estuarine deposits and are found on mainland coves and lagoon bottoms in coastal lagoons and bays. +Marshneck soils--are on flood-tidal delta slope landforms and have finer textured horizons. +Napatree soils--are found on mainland cove areas, have finer soil textures, and lack hypersulfidic soil materials. +Pishagqua soils--are on lagoon bottom landforms and have finer soil textures throughout. +Rhodesfolly soils--are on washover-fan flats, are slightly coarser textured, and do not have hypersulfidic soil materials within 100 centimeters of the soil surface. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--Moderately high to very high +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated by salt or brackish water. + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--The area is used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. +Native vegetation--Native vegetation includes eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritma). Vegetation cover ranges from 0 percent coverage in shallow and intertidal flats through 80 percent coverage on the flat and sloping units of this soil. This soil supports benthic fauna such as tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops and juvenile finfish. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located along the Connecticut coast. +Land Resource Region(s)--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2024. + +REMARKS: This subaqueous series is mapped in areas previously mapped as water in the soil survey publications of Connecticut. + +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include- +Peraquic feature--The zone from 0 to 200 centimeters has positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface (under 2 meters of salt water). +Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches) +Sulfidic soil materials--Within 100 centimeters of the mineral soil surface, 78 to 200 centimeters (Cseg4, Cseg5, Cseg6, and Cseg7 horizons). + +ADDITIONAL DATA: +This pedon was sampled as S2022CT011095 by the University of Rhode Island. Support pedons used to develop this series S2022CT011036, S2022CT011068, S2022CT011090, S2022CT011094, S2023CT001077, and S2023CT001037. +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/N/NORTHMONT.txt b/OSD/N/NORTHMONT.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..15e7b570 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/N/NORTHMONT.txt @@ -0,0 +1,149 @@ +LOCATION NORTHMONT NJ + +Established Series +DCS/ATD/EIB +08/2024 + +NORTHMONT SERIES + +MLRA--149A +Depth Class--very deep +Drainage Class--moderately well drained +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Class--moderately high to high in the human- transported materials; high to very high in the fluviomarine deposits +Parent Material--loamy human-transported materials over coarse-loamy glauconitic bearing fluviomarine deposits +Geomorphic Location--filled, raised land, or other locally anthropogenic landforms on low fluviomarine terraces and areas of wet soils. +Slope--0 to 5 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--13 degrees C (56 degrees F) +Mean Annual Precipitation--1160 mm (46 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, spolic, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Hapludults + +TYPICAL PEDON: Northmont sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes on an area that has been cut and filled under turfgrass cover of a baseball field. (Colors are for moist soils, unless otherwise noted.) + + ^Au--0 to 17 centimeters; very dark brown (7.5YR 2.5/2), sandy loam; weak fine subangular blocky parts to medium granular structure; friable; many fine roots throughout and many very fine roots throughout; 5 percent nonrounded mixed imported artifacts; slightly acid (pH 6.5); clear smooth boundary. (0 to 25 cm thick) + + ^Bwu--17 to 28 centimeters; 90 percent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) and 10 percent very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) coarse sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic parts to moderate coarse subangular blocky structure; firm; common fine roots throughout and common very fine roots throughout 5 percent medium distinct grayish brown (10YR 5/2) iron depletions throughout; 2 percent glauconite pellets; 2 percent quartz gravel fragments and 5 percent imported crushed gravel artifacts; neutral (pH 6.9); gradual wavy boundary. + + ^Bw--28 to 56 centimeters; yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 1 percent fine prominent light yellowish brown (2.5Y 6/3) iron depletions; 2 percent glauconite pellets; 8 percent rounded quartz gravel fragments; neutral (pH 7.0); clear wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of ^Bw is 17 to 70 centimeters thick) + + 2Btb1--56 to 65 centimeters; brown (10YR 4/3) fine sandy loam; moderately medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 1 percent fine distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron; 4 percent glauconite pellets; moderately acid (pH 6.0); clear wavy boundary. + + 2Btb2--65 to 88 centimeters; brown (10YR 5/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; 10 percent medium distinct strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 10 percent medium distinct light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) iron depletions; 5 percent glauconite pellets; moderately acid (pH 5.8).(Combined thickness of 2Btb is 32 to 60 centimeters thick) + + 2BCb--88 to 116 centimeters (35 to 46 inches); light olive brown (2.5Y 5/3) sandy loam; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; friable; 5 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) masses of oxidized iron and 15 percent medium faint grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) iron depletions; 10 percent glauconite fragments; moderately acid (pH 5.8). + + 2C--116 to 203 centimeters (46 to 80 inches); dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) loamy sand; single grain; friable; 5 percent medium distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) masses of oxidized iron and 5 percent medium distinct brown (10YR 5/3) iron depletions; 10 percent glauconite pellets; moderately acid (pH 5.6). + +TYPE LOCATION: Camden County, New Jersey; at a baseball field at the eastern dead end of A Road approximately 75 feet north of A Road in Audubon Park, NJ. + +Latitude: 39.8960400 +Longitude: -75.0844830 +Datum: WGS84 +U.S.G.S. Quad: Camden, NJ + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Thickness of human-transported materials--typically 50 to 100 centimeters. +Depth to seasonal high-water table--50 and 100 centimeters. +Depth to argillic horizon--50 to 100 centimeters. +Rock fragment content--0 to 10 percent, by volume throughout. +Artifact content--0 to 10 percent, by volume, within the human transported materials. +Combined rock fragment and artifact content--less than 15 percent by volume. +Soil reaction--neutral to slightly acid in the human transported materials; slightly acid to strongly acid in the underlying fluviomarine deposits. +Glauconite pellets--0 to 5 percent by volume in the human transported material; 2 to 8 percent by volume in the underlying fluviomarine deposits +Fine-Earth Fraction--averages less than 18 percent clay and greater than 40 percent sand in the particle size control section + +^A or ^Au horizons: +Hue--7.5YR or 10YR +Value--2.5 to 4 +Chroma--2 to 4 +Texture--loam or sandy loam, in the fine earth fraction +Human-Artifacts--0 to 10 percent +Rock Fragments-0 to 5 percent + +^Bw or ^Bwu horizons: +Hue--7.5YR or 10YR +Value--3 to 5 +Chroma--2 to 6 +Texture--fine sandy loam, loam, sandy loam, or coarse sandy loam in the fine earth fraction +Human Artifacts--0 to 10 percent +Rock Fragments-0 to 10 percent + +2Btb horizons: +Hue--7.5YR or 10YR +Value--4 or 5 +Chroma--3 to 6 +Texture--sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or loam in the fine earth fraction +Rock fragments--0 to 5 percent + +2BCb horizons, if present: +Hue--2.5Y or 10YR +Value--5 or 6 +Chroma--3 or 4 +Texture--sandy loam or loamy sand in the fine earth fraction +Rock fragments--0 to 5 percent + +2C horizons: +Hue--7.5YR or 10YR +Value--4 to 6 +Chroma--4 to 8 +Texture--sand, loamy sand, loamy coarse sand, or coarse sandy loam in the fine earth fraction. +Rock fragments--0 to 8 percent + +COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Landscape--North Atlantic coastal plain +Landform-- filled, raised land, or other anthropogenic landforms on low fluviomarine terraces and areas of wet soils. +Parent Material--loamy human-transported material over coarse-loamy glauconitic bearing fluviomarine deposits +Slope--0 to 5 percent +Elevation--1 to 25 meters +Frost-free period--190 to 250 days +Mean Annual Air Temperature--11 to 14 degrees C +Mean Annual Precipitation--1145 to 1225 millimeters + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +Buddtown soils--have less than 50 centimeters of human-transported materials, on similar non-anthropogenic landforms. +Cramerhill--well drained, do not have aquic conditions within 100 cm, on slightly higher anthropogenic landforms. +Freehold soils- well drained, do not have aquic conditions within 100 cm, have less than 50 cm of human-transported materials, on higher non-anthropogenic landforms. +Mannington soils- very poorly drained with tidal inundation, on lower positions of tidal marshes. +Nanticoke soils- very poorly drained with tidal inundation, on lower positions of tidal marshes. +Sauken soils--have greater than 35 percent human artifacts throughout the control section, on similar anthropogenic landforms. +Swedesboro soils- well drained, do not have aquic conditions within 100 cm, have less than 50 cm of human-transported materials, on higher non-anthropogenic landforms. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--moderately well drained +Surface Runoff--low +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Class--moderately high to high in the human-transported materials; high to very high in the fluviomarine deposits higher in areas where compacted mechanically (vibratory) or static (heavy traffic). + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major Uses--These soils are used for residential, commercial, and recreational development in an urban or suburban setting. +Vegetation--Vegetation may include a mix of managed and unmanaged plant communities with a mix of native and non-native species. Many areas are vegetated with non-native ornamental landscaping and/or turfgrass associated with developed land uses. Some areas may exhibit weedy, invasive, and/or primary succession vegetation communities (e.g., abandoned lots and other unmanaged areas). Some small patches of mixed native hardwood forest may be present in undisturbed areas. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General Area--Urban corridors of the Northern Coastal Plain with anthropogenic landscapes +Land Resource Regions--S - North Atlantic Slope Diversified Farming Region MLRA--149A +Extent--small extent. + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina (Special Projects Region) + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Camden County, New Jersey, 2024. + +REMARKS: +Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: +Ochric epipedon--the zone from a depth of 0 to 17 centimeters (^A horizon) +Cambic horizons--the zone from a depth of 17 to 56 centimeters (^Bw horizons) +Argillic horizons-the zone from a depth of 56 to 88 centimeters (2Btb horizons) +Aquic conditions-the zone from a depth of 65 to 203 centimeters. (2Btb2, 2BCb, and 2C horizons) +Lithologic discontinuity-- change of parent material from human-transported materials to fluviomarine deposits at a depth of 56 centimeters +Human-transported materials--the zone from a depth of 0 to 56 centimeters. (^A and ^Bw horizons) + +This soil series classifies as an Ultisol due to diagnostic horizons that typically occur at the base of the human-transported materials and the whole soil profile is considered for classification. Some pedons have an argillic horizons in a buried soil and are included in this concept at this time. + +Some pedons have redoximorphic features in the human transported materials, these are thought to be relict features not indicative of a water table. + +ADDITIONAL DATA: +NASIS User Pedon ID: 2024NJ007009 +Classified using the Thirteenth Edition Keys to Soil Taxonomy (2022) +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/N/NOTT_ISLAND.txt b/OSD/N/NOTT_ISLAND.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c1ad4f14 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/N/NOTT_ISLAND.txt @@ -0,0 +1,142 @@ +LOCATION NOTT ISLAND CT + +Established Series +BEF-CEP-DCP +10/2024 + +NOTT ISLAND SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Water depth range--2 to 273 centimeters +Parent material--Sandy subaqueous alluvium +Geomorphic location--Tidal river channels, shoals, and sand bars +Slope range--0 to 5 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Mixed, mesic Sulfic Psammowassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Nott Island sand on a tidal river channel under 76 centimeters of tidal estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated). + + Aseg--0 to 22 centimeters; black (10YR 2/1) loamy fine sand; single grain; nonfluid; strong reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; neutral (pH 6.8); extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (0 to 22 centimeters thick.) + + ACseg--22 to 43 centimeters; 80 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) and 20 percent black (10YR 2/1) sand; single grain; nonfluid; strong reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.5); very strongly acid (pH 5.0) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (0 to 69 centimeters thick) + + Cseg1--43 to 71 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) sand; single grain; nonfluid; strong reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); strongly acid (pH 5.4) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--71 to 84 centimeters; black (10YR 2/1) sand; single grain; nonfluid; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); very strongly acid (pH 4.6) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg3--84 to 101 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) fine sand; single grain; nonfluid; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7); strongly acid (pH 5.5) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg4--101 to 128 centimeters; 80 percent black (10YR 2/1) and 20 percent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) fine sand; massive; slightly fluid; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); moderately acid (pH 6.0) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg5--128 to 156 centimeters; 85 percent black (10YR 2/1) and 15 percent very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) fine sand; single grain; nonfluid; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7); strongly acid (pH 5.4) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg6--156 to 171 centimeters; 70 percent very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) and 30 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine sand; single grain; nonfluid; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.5); strongly acid (pH 5.3) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg7--171 to 195 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) fine sand; single grain; nonfluid; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4); strongly acid (pH 5.2) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg8--195 to 219 centimeters; 60 percent very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) and 40 percent black (10YR 2/1) fine sand; single grain; nonfluid; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6); extremely acid (pH 4.3) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: New London County, Connecticut; Town of Lyme, Eastern bank of the Connecticut River, about 310 meters (1,017 feet) Northeast of Nott Island, 1,550 meters (5,085 feet) Southwest of the end of Tinker Lane, 1,400 meters (4,593 feet) East of Thatchbed Island. USGS topographic quadrangle: Old Lyme, CT. + +Latitude--41.350770 +Longitude-- -72.368420 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated or exposed only during spring low tides. +Reaction throughout--Neutral to strongly alkaline (pH 6.6 to 9.0) +Oxidized reaction--Extremely acid to moderately alkaline (pH 3.5 to 8.4) +Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water)--at least one horizon within 100 centimeters must be 0.6 dS/m or greater +Depth to hypersulfidic / sulfidic materials (oxidized pH 4.0)--0 to 100 centimeters (must have a combined thickness of 15 centimeters or more) +Manner of failure throughout--Nonfluid +Gravel and / or shell fragments throughout--0 to less than 35 percent +Total soil organic carbon stock to 200 centimeters--5 to 23 kg m-2 + +A, Aseg, or Asegb horizon +Hue--2.5Y to 10Y or neutral +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--Loamy fine sand or coarser sometimes with mucky analogs +Organic carbon density--3 to 15 kg m-3 + +ACseg horizon (where present) +Hue--5Y to 10YR or neutral +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--Loamy fine sand or coarser +Organic carbon density--3 to 15 kg m-3 + +Cg or Cseg horizon (where present) +Hue--5Y to 7.5YR or neutral +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--Loamy fine sand or coarser +Organic carbon density--1 to 21 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: +These are the Duvall Creek, Nagunt, Niantic, and Noank soils. +Duvall Creek soils--occur in sub-estuaries of the Chesapeake Bay region on wave-built terrace landforms and have thicker hypersulfidic soil materials throughout. +Nagunt soils--occur on washover-fan flats and slopes behind barrier beaches and islands and often have buried former surface horizons. +Niantic soils--occur on bay bottoms and submerged beaches or headlands and are often not near or in rivers or river channels. +Noank soils--occur on coves in coastal estuaries and lagoons and have hypersulfidic materials deeper in their soil profiles. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material--Sandy subaqueous alluvium +Landscape--Tidal rivers +Landform--River channels, shoals, sand bars +Slope--0 to 5 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--12 to 30 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are the Anguilla, Gillette Castle, Marshneck, Massapog, Napatree, Pishagqua, Rhodesfolly, and Thames soils. +Anguilla soils--are on mainland cove landforms and often contain rock fragments greater than 35 percent in substratum horizons. +Gillette Castle soils--are in tidal rivers on river channels and coves and have horizons with finer textures. +Marshneck soils--are on flood-tidal delta slope landforms and have finer textured horizons. +Massapog soils--are found on flood-tidal delta flats and do not have sulfidic materials within 100 centimeters of the soil surface. +Napatree soils--are found on mainland cove areas and have finer soil textures. +Pishagqua soils--are on lagoon bottom landforms and also have finer soil textures throughout +Rhodesfolly soils--are on washover-fan flats and are slightly coarser textured and do not have sulfidic soil materials within 100 centimeters of the soil surface. +Thames soils--are formed in finer textured subaqueous alluvium and estuarine deposits and found on river channels and shoals in tidal rivers/ + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--Moderately high to very high +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated by nonsaline and brackish water + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--The area is used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. +Native vegetation--Native vegetation includes eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritma). Vegetation cover ranges from 0 in shallow and intertidal flats through 80 percent on the flat and sloping units of this soil. This soil supports benthic fauna such as tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops and juvenile finfish. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located in tidal rivers along the Connecticut coast. +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2024. + +REMARKS: This subaqueous series is mapped in areas previously mapped as water in the Connecticut Soil Surveys. + +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include- +Peraquic feature--The zone from 0 to 200 centimeters has positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface (under 76 centimeters of salt water). +Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches). +Ochric epipedon--0 to 22 centimeters (Aseg horizon). +Sulfidic soil materials--within 100 centimeters of the mineral soil surface, 0 to 22 centimeters (Aseg horizon). + +ADDITIONAL DATA: +This pedon was sampled as S2022CT011111 by the University of Rhode Island. Support pedons used to develop this series S2022CT001011, S2022CT007012, S2022CT009095, S2022CT009097, S2022CT009104, S2022CT011085, S2022CT011117. +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/O/OYSTER_RIVER.txt b/OSD/O/OYSTER_RIVER.txt index d1537e91..dff00a2a 100644 --- a/OSD/O/OYSTER_RIVER.txt +++ b/OSD/O/OYSTER_RIVER.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION OYSTER RIVER CT -Tentative Series +Established Series BEF-CEP-DCP -03/2024 +10/2024 OYSTER RIVER SERIES @@ -15,21 +15,21 @@ Slope range for series--0 to 2 percent Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) -TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Thapto-Histic Sulfaquents +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Thapto-histic Sulfaquents TYPICAL PEDON: Oyster River mucky fine sandy loam on a linear, zero percent slope in a tidal marsh. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated). - Aseg--0 to 10 centimeters; greenish black (10Y 2.5/1) mucky fine sandy loam; massive; nonfluid; many very fine, fine, and medium roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (Combined thickness of Aseg horizons is 0 to 48 centimeters) + Aseg--0 to 10 centimeters; greenish black (10Y 2.5/1) mucky fine sandy loam; massive; nonfluid; many very fine, fine, and medium roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; ultra acid (pH 3.1), ultra acid (pH 3.0) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (Combined thickness of Aseg horizons is 0 to 48 centimeters) - Cseg1--10 to 44 centimeters; dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) mucky fine sandy loam; massive; slightly fluid; many very fine, fine, and medium roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 40 percent plant fibers; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + Cseg1--10 to 44 centimeters; dark olive gray (5Y 3/2) mucky fine sandy loam; massive; slightly fluid; many very fine, fine, and medium roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 40 percent plant fibers; ultra acid (pH 3.0), ultra acid (pH 2.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. - Cseg2--44 to 52 centimeters; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) mucky silt loam; massive; moderately fluid; many very fine and fine, few medium roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 40 percent plant fibers; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. (Combined thickness of Cseg horizons is 39 to 103 centimeters) + Cseg2--44 to 52 centimeters; dark grayish brown (2.5Y 4/2) mucky silt loam; massive; moderately fluid; many very fine and fine, few medium roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 40 percent plant fibers; very strongly acid (pH 4.8), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. (Combined thickness of Cseg horizons is 39 to 103 centimeters) - Oaseb--52 to 174 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) and black (2.5Y 2.5/1) rubbed, muck; 40 percent fibers; 10 percent rubbed fibers; H7 von Post humification scale; many very fine and fine, common medium roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. (Combined thickness of Oase horizons is 40 to 136 centimeters) + Oaseb--52 to 174 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) and black (2.5Y 2.5/1) rubbed, muck; 40 percent fibers; 10 percent rubbed fibers; H7 von Post humification scale; many very fine and fine, common medium roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; very strongly acid (pH 4.8), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. (Combined thickness of Oase horizons is 40 to 136 centimeters) - C'seg1--174 to 191 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) mucky silt loam; massive; very fluid; common very fine and fine roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 10 percent plant fibers; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + C'seg1--174 to 191 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) mucky silt loam; massive; very fluid; common very fine and fine roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; 10 percent plant fibers; extremely acid (pH 3.5), ultra acid (pH 2.9) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. - C'seg2--191 to 202 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) mucky silt loam; massive; moderately fluid; common very fine and fine roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; 20 percent plant fibers; neutral (xxx), xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH. (Combined thickness of C'seg horizons is 0 to 28 centimeters) + C'seg2--191 to 202 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) mucky silt loam; massive; moderately fluid; common very fine and fine roots throughout; moderate sulfurous odor; 20 percent plant fibers; ultra acid (pH 3.1), ultra acid (pH 3.1) oxidized pH. (Combined thickness of C'seg horizons is 0 to 28 centimeters) TYPE LOCATION: Middlesex County, Town of Old Saybrook, Connecticut; Along the Oyster River, approximately 1,560 feet Northeast (31 degree bearing) of intersection of Boston Post Road and Old Boston Post Road and approximately 1,325 feet west of the intersection of King Street and Boston Post Road. USGS topographic quadrangle: Essex, CT @@ -41,13 +41,12 @@ Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters Soil moisture--Saturated; peraquic moisture regime -Reaction throughout--slightly acid to moderately alkaline -Oxidized reaction--ultra acid or extremely acid +Reaction throughout--Ultra acid to moderately acid (pH <3.5 to 6.0) +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid or extremely acid (pH <3.5 to 4.4) Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water)--Greater than 0.6 dS/m Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0 or less)--0 to 50 centimeters Wood fragments--0 to 20 percent, by volume Coarse fragments--0 to 50 percent fine and medium gravels, by volume in individual horizons -Coastal Blue Carbon density range--from XXXX in the mineral horizons to XXXX in the buried organic materials. Oyster River soils can often average XXXX mega grams of coastal blue carbon per hectare to a 2 meter depth. Aseg horizons (where present) Hue--2.5Y, 10Y @@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region MLRA(s)--144A, 145 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Middlesex County, Connecticut, 2024. diff --git a/OSD/P/PAWCATUCK.txt b/OSD/P/PAWCATUCK.txt index d1788d70..8974f13c 100644 --- a/OSD/P/PAWCATUCK.txt +++ b/OSD/P/PAWCATUCK.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION PAWCATUCK CT+MA NH NY Established Series Rev MFF-MT -12/2023 +05/2024 PAWCATUCK SERIES @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are in salt marsh and provide food and habitat fo DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Coastal areas and tidally influenced rivers of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York; MLRAs 144A, 144B, 145, 149A, and 149B. The series is of moderate extent. -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 1977. diff --git a/OSD/P/PISHAGQUA.txt b/OSD/P/PISHAGQUA.txt index 8827abc0..d9121455 100644 --- a/OSD/P/PISHAGQUA.txt +++ b/OSD/P/PISHAGQUA.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ -LOCATION PISHAGQUA RI+CT+MA+NH+NY +LOCATION PISHAGQUA RI+CT MA NH NY Established Series Revised MKP-JDT-DCP -09/2023 +09/2024 PISHAGQUA SERIES @@ -45,18 +45,22 @@ Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water) throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater Depth to sulfidic materials (oxidized pH4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters Manner of failure--Moderately fluid to very fluid Shell fragments throughout--0 to 15 percent +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 100 centimeters--11 to 28 kg m-2 +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 200 centimeters--18 to 59 kg m-2 Aseg or ACseg (where present)- Hue--2.5Y to 10Y or is neutral Value--2.5 or 3, moist, 5 to 7, dry Chroma--2 or less, moist or dry Texture--Silt loam or silty clay loam with mucky analogs +Organic carbon density--13 to 33 kg m-3 Cseg horizon- Hue--5Y, 10Y or is neutral Value 2.5 to 4, moist, 5 to 7 dry Chroma--2 or less Textures--Very fine sandy loam, silt loam, or silty clay loam with mucky analogs +Organic carbon density--9 to 32 kg m-3 Thin strata of sandy material are found in some pedons. @@ -99,7 +103,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--R - Northern Forage and Forest Region and S - Northern At MLRA(s)--144A, 145, 149B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Washington County, Rhode Island, 2010 diff --git a/OSD/P/PRESTO.txt b/OSD/P/PRESTO.txt index d298dd1f..3f3621b2 100644 --- a/OSD/P/PRESTO.txt +++ b/OSD/P/PRESTO.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION PRESTO ID Established Series Rev. RAS/JOH/BAG -03/2023 +11/2024 PRESTO SERIES @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: Presto soils are primarily used for irrigated cropland. The DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Southeast Idaho. The series is not extensive. -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Portland, Oregon +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Bozeman, Montana SERIES ESTABLISHED: Bingham County, Idaho diff --git a/OSD/P/PRICES_CREEK.txt b/OSD/P/PRICES_CREEK.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3ae48c76 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/P/PRICES_CREEK.txt @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ +LOCATION PRICES CREEK NC + +Established Series +ARW +10/2024 + +PRICES CREEK SERIES + +MLRA--153A, 153B +Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Special Projects +Depth Class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately low to moderately high +Parent Material--Fine-loamy estuarine deposits +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--33.8 kg m-2 +Slope--0 to 2 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--18 degrees C (64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--21 degrees C (70 degrees F) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, mixed, active, nonacid, thermic Grossic Hydrowassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Prices Creek loam in an estuarine tidal stream under 1.2 meters of brackish water (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated; electrical conductivity is 1:5 by volume solution mixture unless otherwise stated). + + Cseg1--0 to 54 centimeters (0 to 21 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) loam; structureless, massive; moderately sticky, nonplastic; moderately fluid; 4 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; positive color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; moderately effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline (6.5 dS m-1); moderately alkaline (pH 8.0), moderately alkaline (pH 8.2) oxidized; 9.9 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--54 to 147 centimeters (21 to 58 inches); black (N 2.5/) loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately fluid; slight sulfurous odor; positive color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; moderately effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline (4.9 dS m-1); moderately alkaline (pH 8.1), slightly alkaline (pH 7.8) oxidized; 17.1 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + Cseg3--147 to 195 centimeters (58 to 77 inches); black (N 2.5/) sandy clay loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately fluid; slight sulfurous odor; positive color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; moderately effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline (4.9 dS m-1); slightly alkaline (pH 7.8), moderately alkaline (pH 8.0) oxidized; 6.9 kg soil organic carbon m-3. + +TYPE LOCATION: Brunswick County, North Carolina; Cape Fear River; 1.24 miles west of the end of South Fort Fisher Boulevard, 1.61 miles northeast of the end of Shepard Road Southeast, and 2.18 miles east by southeast of the end of Bethel Road Southeast. USGS topographic quadrangle: Kure Beach. + +Latitude--33.9605099 +Longitude-- -77.9633332 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source-from hand-held GPS + +RANGE OF CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to Bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Manner of Failure / Fluidity Class--Slightly fluid to moderately fluid +Shell Fragments--0 to 5 percent, by volume +Soil Reaction--Slightly alkaline to moderately alkaline throughout profile +Oxidized Soil Reaction--Moderately acid to moderately alkaline (pH 5.6-8.4) throughout soil profile +Sulfurous Odor--Slight throughout profile +Electrical Conductivity--Greater than 0.6 dS m-1 throughout profile by 1:5 by volume solution mixture +Salinity Class--Slightly saline to strongly saline throughout profile +Reaction to 30% Hydrogen Peroxide--Slight to moderate reaction throughout profile +Horizon Soil Organic Carbon Density--1.7 to 39.8 kg m-3 throughout profile +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock--10.7 to 86.6 kg m-2 + +Aseg or ACseg horizon (where present) +Hue--5Y, 10Y, 5GY, or N +Value--2.5 or 3 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--silt loam, sandy clay loam, loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam including their mucky analogs + +Cseg horizon +Hue--5Y, 10Y, or N +Value--2.5 or 3 +Chroma--0 or 1 +Texture--loam, sandy clay loam, clay loam, or silty clay loam + +COMPETING SERIES: +There are no competing series in the same family. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent Material--Fine-loamy estuarine deposits +Landscape--Southeast Coastal Plain Estuaries +Landform--Estuarine tidal streams +Slope--0 to 2 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--16 to 18 degrees C (61 to 64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--18 to 23 degrees C (64 to 75 degrees F) +Water Depth Range--0 to 2 meters (0 to 7 feet) below mean sea level +Water Regime--Tidal; 3 to 5 foot flux +Water Salinity Range--15 to 30 parts per thousand + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are the Bohicket, Carteret, Fort Caswell, Fort Fisher, Molasses Creek, Newhan, Showboat, Sunny Point, and Yaupon soils. +Bohicket soils--are on broad level tidal marsh flats bordering the Atlantic Ocean and formed in silty and clayey marine sediments. +Carteret soils--are on back-barrier island tidal marshes of the Atlantic Coast and formed in sandy marine deposits. +Fort Caswell soils--are on high-energy submerged wave-cut platforms and shoals formed in sandy estuarine deposits throughout. +Fort Fisher soils--are in barrier coves and submerged wave-cut platforms fluctuating from low to high energy formed from sandy over loamy intermixed estuarine deposits and have lithologic discontinuities within 100 centimeters of the soil surface. +Molasses Creek soils-- are in lower energy estuarine tidal streams and barrier coves formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits. +Newhan soils--are on gently undulating dunes commonly near beaches and waterways, do not have water at or near the soil surface, and formed in sand and shelly eolian deposits along the Atlantic Coast. +Showboat soils--are in mainland coves and estuarine tidal streams formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and contain 40 centimeters of buried organic soil material within 200 centimeters of the soil surface. +Sunny Point soils--are on lower energy shoals and mainland coves and formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and contain at least 15 centimeters of sulfidic materials within the top 50 centimeters of the soil. +Yaupon soils--are constructed from dredge-deposit spoil on the Lower Coastal Plain and consist of fine textured soil material. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submerged) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately low to moderately high +Soil Moisture Regime--Peraquic + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major Uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming. Some areas are actively harvested for crabs. +Vegetation-- Extremely limited and isolated stands of shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima), and Saltwater Eelgrass (Zostera marina) exist in low turbidity areas that allow for establishment. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--Coastal plain estuaries in North Carolina +Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brunswick County, North Carolina, 2024 + +REMARKS: +Prices Creek is derived from Prices Creek Range Light that was constructed in 1849 and was used to mark a safe channel to the Port of Wilmington whilst navigating up the Cape Fear River. Prices Creek was deactivated in 1861. + +Diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are (Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Thirteenth Edition, 2022)-- +n-value > 0.7--0 to 195 centimeters (0 to 77 inches), placing these soils taxonomically into the Grossic Hydrowassents subgroup. +Reduced Matrix--0 to 195 centimeters (0 to 77 inches); soil matrix that has low chroma in situ but undergoes a change in hue or chroma within 30 minutes after the soil material has been exposed to air +Endosaturation--0 to 195 centimeters (0 to 77 inches) +Peraquic feature-Zero or positive soil water potential at the soil surface. + +Data Map Unit ID: 940078 +NASIS User Site and Pedon ID: S2022NC019119 +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/P/PURNELL.txt b/OSD/P/PURNELL.txt index c478f758..be3862f2 100644 --- a/OSD/P/PURNELL.txt +++ b/OSD/P/PURNELL.txt @@ -1,80 +1,135 @@ -LOCATION PURNELL MD +LOCATION PURNELL MD+DE NJ Established Series -JLB -01/2016 +JLB/Rev. JDK +08/2024 PURNELL SERIES -The Purnell series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils located on estuarine and coastal tidal marshes of the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain. They formed in aeolian and marine sediments that are flooded twice daily by tidal waters. Slopes range from 0 to 1 percent. Mean annual temperature is 57 degrees F., and mean annual precipitation is 44 inches. - -TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, mixed, mesic Histic Sulfaquents - -TYPICAL PEDON: Purnell peat on a smooth 0 percent slope in a coastal tidal marsh. (Colors are for a moist soil). - - Oi--0 to 3 inches; dark brown (10YR 3/3) peat; fiber content is three-fourths soil volume after rubbing; 20 percent by weight mineral soil material; many very fine and fine, and common coarse live roots; neutral (pH 6.7); strongly saline (26 mmhos/cm); abrupt smooth boundary. (0 to 5 inches thick) - - Oe--3 to 13 inches; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) mucky peat; fiber content is one-half soil volume after rubbing; many very fine and fine, and few coarse live roots; neutral (pH 7.2); strongly saline (19 mmhos/cm); abrupt smooth boundary. (3 to 16 inches thick) - - Cg1--13 to 18 inches; dark gray (5Y 4/1) sand; single grain loose; common fine live roots; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4); strongly saline (26 mmhos/cm); clear wavy boundary. (5 to 10 inches thick) - - Cg2--18 to 40 inches; gray (5Y 6/1) sand; single grain; loose; common, medium, faint gray (2.5Y 5/1) areas of iron depletion; neutral (pH 7.2); strongly saline (22 mmhos/cm); gradual wavy boundary. (20 to 30 inches thick) - - Cg3--40 to 72 inches; gray (5Y 5/1) sand; single grain loose; neutral (pH 7.3); strongly saline (22 Mmhos/cm). - -TYPE LOCATION: Worcester County Maryland, one-quarter mile east of the Verrazano Bridge on Assateague Island, 500 feet south of the road in a tidal marsh. 38 degrees 14 minutes 00 N latitude, 75 degrees 8 minutes 30 seconds W longitude. - -RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Thickness of the organic surface layer and depth to the sandy materials range from 8 to 16 inches. Reaction is neutral to slightly alkaline in undisturbed profiles but ranges from ultra acid to extremely acid upon drying. Electrical conductivity is greater than 8 mmhos/cm (5.6 ppt). - -The Oi horizon, where present, has hue of 7.5YR through 2.5YR, value of 2 through 4, and a chroma of 1 or 3. It is peat. The fiber content after rubbing is greater than three-fourths of the soil volume. Mineral material content, by weight, ranges from 20 to 60 percent. - -The Oe horizon has hue of 10YR through 5Y, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 through 3. It is mucky peat.. The fiber content after rubbing ranges from one-sixth to three-fourths of the volume. Mineral content, by weight, ranges from 25 to 70 percent. - -The Cg horizon has hue of 10YR through 5GY, value of 4 through 6, and chroma of 0 through 2. It is sand, coarse sand or loamy sand. - -COMPETING SERIES: There are no known competing series in the same family. Competing series in similar families are the Carteret, Matunuck, and Pawcatuck soils. Pawcatuck soils have organic soil materials ranging from 16 to 51 inches in depth. Carteret soils do not have a histic epipedon and are thermic. Matunuck soils have a mean annual temperature of 49 degrees F., and are in a significantly different MLRA. - -GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Purnell soils are located in coastal and estuarine tidal marshes of the mid-Atlantic coastal plain. Typically, they occur on the bayside marshes of barrier islands and near ocean coastal inlets. They formed in sandy marine and aeolian sediments that are flooded twice daily by tidal waters. Slopes range from 0 to 1 percent. Mean annual temperature ranges from 52 to 58 degrees F., and mean annual precipitation ranges from 38 to 48 inches. - -GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Pawcatuck, Westbrook, and Transquaking soils. Pawcatuck and Westbrook soils have 16 to 51 inches of organic soil materials and are commonly intermingled with Purnell soils. Transquaking has greater than 51 inches of organic soil materials and occur at slightly lower elevations in the marsh. - -DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Very poorly drained. Runoff is very slow. Permeability is moderately rapid to rapid in the organic deposits and very rapid in the sandy substratum. These soils are flooded by tidal waters twice daily and during storm events. - -USE AND VEGETATION: Purnell soils are used mainly as wetland wildlife habitat. Natural vegetation is mainly saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), saltmeadow cordgrass (Spartina patens), saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), glasswort (Salicornia bigelovii), sea lavender (Limonium carolinianum). - -DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Tidal marshes of mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey. This series is of small extent. - -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - -SERIES ESTABLISHED: Worcester County, Maryland, 1995. - -REMARKS: These soils were formerly included in the Tidal Marsh miscellaneous areas. They become extremely to ultra acid when drained. +MLRA(s)--153C, 153D +Depth Class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Very poorly drained +Parent Material--Sandy eolian and marine deposits +Geomorphic location--Back-barrier tidal marshes +Slope--0 to 1 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--14 degrees C (57 degrees F) +Mean Annual Precipitation--1118 millimeters (44 inches). + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, mixed, mesic Histic-haplic Sulfaquents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Purnell peat on a smooth 0 percent slope in a back-barrier salt marsh. (Colors are for a moist soil). + + Oise--0 to 8 centimeters; dark brown (10YR 3/3) peat; fiber content is three-fourths soil volume after rubbing; 20 percent by weight mineral soil material; von Post value H3; many very fine and fine, and common coarse roots; neutral (pH 6.7), ultra acid (pH 3.1) oxidized pH; strongly saline (26 dS/m); abrupt smooth boundary. (0 to 32 centimeters thick) + + Oese--8 to 33 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) mucky peat; fiber content is one-half soil volume after rubbing; von Post value H5; many very fine and fine, and few coarse roots; neutral (pH 7.2), strongly acid (pH 5.4) oxidized pH; strongly saline (19 dS/m); abrupt smooth boundary. (8 to 40 centimeters thick) + + Cseg1--33 to 46 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) sand; single grain; loose; non-fluid; common fine roots; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4), extremely acid (pH 3.5) oxidized pH; strongly saline (26 dS/m); clear wavy boundary. (13 to 76 centimeters thick) + + Cseg2--46 to 102 centimeters; gray (5Y 6/1) sand; single grain; loose; non-fluid; common, medium, faint gray (2.5Y 5/1) areas of iron depletion; neutral (pH 7.2), extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; strongly saline (22 dS/m); gradual wavy boundary. (51 to 76 centimeters thick) + + Cseg3--102 to 200 centimeters; gray (5Y 5/1) sand; non-fluid; single grain; loose; non-fluid; neutral (pH 7.3), extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; strongly saline (22 dS/m). + +TYPE LOCATION: Worcester County Maryland in Assateague State Park. Approximately 385 meters (1263 feet) west of the intersection of Campground Road and the northern entrance to Loop B and approximately 736 meters (2,415 feet) southwest of the road intersections of Route 611 and Stephen Decatur Memorial Road in a tidal marsh. USGS topographic quadrangle: Tingles Island, MD. + +Latitude--38.2333333 +Longitude-- -75.1444444 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source--Unknown + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Thickness of organic surface layer--20 to less than 40 centimeters +Electrical Conductivity--Greater than 8 dS/m (5.6 ppt) +Soil Reaction--Neutral to slightly alkaline (pH 6.6 to 7.8) +Oxidized Reaction--Ultra-acid to extremely acid (pH <3.5 to 4.4) +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (oxidized pH 4.0 or less)--0 to 50 centimeters +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 100 centimeters--13 to 21 kg m-2 +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock 0 to 200 centimeters--17 to 25 kg m-2 +Manner of failure / fluidity class--Nonfluid throughout the mineral horizons +Other Features--Some pedons may contain sapric soil materials depending on the degree of decomposition. Buried surface horizons may exist in areas closer to the dunes and areas of known storm washover events. + +Oise horizons, where present: +Hue--7.5YR to 2.5Y +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--1 to 3 +Texture--Peat +Von Post humification scale--Typically H3 +Organic carbon density--20 to 54 kg m-3 + +Oese horizons: +Hue--10YR to 5Y +Value--2 or 3 +Chroma--1 to 3 +Texture--Mucky peat +Von Post humification scale--H4 to H6 +Organic carbon density--24 to 122 kg m-3 + +Aseg horizon, where present: +Hue--10YR to 10Y +Value--2.5 to 4 +Chroma--1 or 2 +Texture--Sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, loam, or silt loam +Organic carbon density--12 to 47 kg m-3 + +Cseg horizons: +Hue--10YR to 5GY and neutral +Value--4 to 6 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--Sand, coarse sand, or loamy sand +Organic carbon density--12 to 47 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: There are no known competing series in the same family. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent Material--Sandy eolian and marine deposits +Landscape--Barrier islands +Landform--Back-barrier tidal salt marshes and marshes near ocean coastal inlets. +Elevation--0 to 1 meters +Mean Annual Air Temperature--11 to 14 degrees C (52 to 57 degrees F) +Mean Annual Precipitation--965 to 1219 millimeters (38 to 48 inches) +Frost Free Period--175 to 200 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are the Brockatonorton, Fox Hill, Pawcatuck, Saltpond, and Transquaking soils. +Brockatonorton soils--do not have a histic epipedon, are moderately well drained, and formed on back dunes of barrier islands. +Fox Hill soils--do not have a histic epipedon, are poorly drained, and are slightly higher on the landscape on interdune swales of barrier islands. +Pawcatuck soils--Have 40 to 130 centimeters of organic soil materials underlain by sandy mineral material, and often occur closer to the marsh-lagoon interface. +Saltpond soils--Have less than 20 centimeters of organic soil materials (and therefore do not have histic epipedons), are underlain by sandy mineral material, and are commonly intermingled with Purnell soils. +Transquaking soils--Have greater than 130 centimeters of organic soil materials and occur at slightly lower elevations in the marsh. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--Very poorly drained +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--High to very high in the organic deposits and very high in the sandy substratum +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Flooding-very frequent, very brief (Flooded by tidal waters twice daily and during significant coastal storm events) + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major Uses--Purnell soils are used mainly as wetland wildlife habitat. Areas of this soil act as a protective barrier to residential communities on the barrier islands. This soil sequesters relatively less amounts of carbon compared to other local tidal salt marsh geographically associated soils. +Natural Vegetation--Saltmarsh cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), saltmeadow cordgrass (Spartina patens), saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), glasswort (Salicornia bigelovii), sea lavender (Limonium carolinianum), and black needlerush (Juncus roemerianus). + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--Barrier-island tidal salt marshes in the Coastal Plain of Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey +Land Resource Regions--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region +MLRA(s)--153C, 153D +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Region + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Worcester County, Maryland, 1995. + +REMARKS: These soils were formerly included in the Tidal Marsh miscellaneous areas. They become extremely to ultra-acid when drained. Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: -a. Histic epipedon: the zone between 0 and 13 inches. -b. Fibric soil material: the zone between 0 and 3 inches has a fiber content after rubbing that is three-fourths of the soil volume. -c. Hemic soil material: the zone between 3 and 13 inches has a fiber content after rubbing that is one-half of the soil volume. -d. Moist incubation study indicates these soils have sulfidic materials. - -ADDITIONAL DATA: Sample Number S93MD047-066-001. - -TABULAR SERIES DATA: - -SOI-5 Soil Name Slope Airtemp FrFr/Seas Precip Elevation -MD0171 PURNELL 0- 1 52- 58 170-210 38- 48 0- 3 - -SOI-5 FloodL FloodH Watertable Kind Months Bedrock Hardness -MD0171 FREQ 0- 0 APPARENT JAN-DEC 60-60 +Histic epipedon--the zone between 0 and 33 centimeters (Oise and Oese horizons) +Fibric soil material--the zone between 0 and 8 centimeters (Oise horizon) +Hemic soil material--the zone between 8 and 33 (Oese horizon) +Sulfidic materials--the zone from 0 to 8 centimeters and 33 to 50 centimeters (Oise, Cseg1, and Cseg2 horizons). -SOI-5 Depth Texture 3-Inch No-10 Clay% -CEC- -MD0171 0-13 MPT PEAT 0- 0 - - 80-100 -MD0171 13-18 S LS 0- 0 85-100 1-10 1- 4 -MD0171 18-72 S LS COS 0- 0 85-100 0- 5 0- 2 +ADDITIONAL DATA: +Some morphological and laboratory data used in this OSD were obtained from: Kim, J.D. 2022. M.S. Thesis. Distribution And Variability of Carbon Stocks in Mid-Atlantic Tidal Marsh Soils. University of Maryland, College Park, MD. -SOI-5 Depth -pH- O.M. Salin Permeab Shnk-Swll -MD0171 0-13 6.6- 7.8 25-70 8-16 2.0- 20 LOW -MD0171 13-18 6.6- 7.8 .5-1. 8-16 6.0- 20 LOW -MD0171 18-72 6.6- 7.8 .5-1. 8-16 6.0- 20 LOW +Incubated pH values were obtained from S2016DE005001, which has very similar characteristics as the typical pedon. +NASIS User Pedon ID--2012MD047043 +________________________________________ National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/Q/QUAIMBOG.txt b/OSD/Q/QUAIMBOG.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8234a087 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/Q/QUAIMBOG.txt @@ -0,0 +1,150 @@ +LOCATION QUAIMBOG CT + +Established Series +Revised BEF-CEP-DCP +10/2024 + +QUAIMBOG SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous +Water Depth Range--2 to 225 centimeters +Parent material-Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits over organic deposits over glaciolacustrine or glaciofluvial deposits +Geomorphic location--Mainland coves and bay bottoms within estuaries, bays, and coastal lagoons +Slope range for series--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Fluventic Sulfiwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Quaimbog silt loam in a bay under 2 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 280 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). + + Aseg--0 to 14 centimeters; black (5Y 2.5/1) silt loam; massive; very fluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight petrochemical odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8), extremely acid (pH 4.1) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (0 to 40 centimeters thick.) + + Cseg1--14 to 50 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; moderately fluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline; moderately alkaline (pH 7.9), extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; diffuse boundary. + + Cseg2--50 to 79 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; moderately fluid; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7), extremely acid (pH 3.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (Combined thickness of Cseg horizons is 50 to 100 centimeters thick.) + + Oaseb--79 to 102 centimeters; 90 percent black (10YR 2/1) and 10 percent very dark gray (5Y 3/1) muck broken face and rubbed sapric material; 10 percent herbaceous fibers, 0 percent rubbed; 10 percent bands of silt; H9 von Post humification; strong sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4), extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. (20 to 39 centimeters thick.) + + 2Cseg1--102 to 110 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) silt loam; massive; nonfluid; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7), extremely acid (pH 3.6) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + 2Cseg2--110 to 122 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; nonfluid; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7), extremely acid (pH 3.7) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + 2Cseg3--122 to 200 centimeters; dark gray (5Y 4/1) silt loam; massive; nonfluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction to 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; strongly saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.7), extremely acid (pH 3.6) oxidized pH. (Combined thickness of 2Cseg horizons is 0 to 98 centimeters.) + +TYPE LOCATION: New London County, Connecticut; East of Mason's Island, approximately 266 meters (873 feet) east of intersection of Chippechaug Trail and Plover Lane and approximately 448 meters (1469 feet) west-northwest of the northernmost point of Andrews Island. +USGS topographic quadrangle: Mystic, CT + +Latitude--41.3352130 +Longitude-- -71.9610560 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated +Reaction throughout--Slightly alkaline to moderately alkaline (7.4 to 8.4) in mineral materials and slightly alkaline (7.4 to 7.8) in organic materials +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to extremely acid (pH <3.5 to 4.4) in the mineral materials and ultra acid to moderately acid (3.1 to 5.8) in the organic materials +Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water), throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters +Depth to buried organic surface--30 to 100 centimeters (other lithological discontinuities may exist below the organic surface including glacial materials) +Shell fragments--0 to 20 percent, by volume, in the estuarine or marine deposits +Coarse fragments--0 to 15 percent gravels, by volume, in the estuarine or marine deposits; 0 to 50 percent gravels, by volume, in the glaciofluvial or glaciolacustrine deposits +Wood fragments--0 to 10 percent, by volume, in the estuarine or marine deposits; 0 to 20 percent, by volume, in the organic materials +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--22 to 89 kg m-2 + +Aseg or Asegb horizons +Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or 10Y +Value--2 to 3 +Chroma--1 to 2 +Texture--silt loam; very fine sandy loam, and sand; ranges include their mucky analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to very fluid +Organic carbon density--2 to 28 kg m-3 + +Cseg or Cse horizon +Hue-10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N +Value--2.5 to 4 +Chroma--0 to 3 +Texture--silt loam, very fine sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, sand, coarse sand; and their mucky analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to moderately fluid +Organic carbon density--1 to 47 kg m-3 + +Oaseb, Oeseb, or Oab horizons +Hue--7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or N +Value--2 to 3 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--muck; range includes mucky peat +Von Post humification scale--primarily H7 to H10 but can include H4 to H6 +Organic carbon density--28 to 57 kg m-3 + +2Cg, 2Cseg, or 3Cseg horizon (if present) +Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N +Value--2.5 to 4 +Chroma--0 or 2 +Texture-silt loam, sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, loamy fine sand, loamy coarse sand, and sand +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to slightly fluid +Organic carbon density--8 to 39 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: +There are no competing series in the same family . + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material--Silty estuarine deposits over buried woody and herbaceous organic material +Landscape--Coastal estuaries and lagoons +Landform--Mainland coves and bay bottoms +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39.2 to 55.4 degrees F) +Water salinity range--18 to 30 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are the Anguilla, Billington, Fort Neck, Napatree, Pishagqua, and Wequetequock. +Anguilla soils--are on submerged mainland beaches and have sandy textures throughout +Billington soils--have a coarse-silty particle size and 40 centimeters or more of buried organic materials +Fort Neck soils--have an n-value of 0.7 or less in some horizon at a depth between 20 and 50 centimeters below the mineral soil surface and do not contain organic soil materials +Guilford soils--are in low-energy bay bottoms and coves, have a particle size of coarse-loamy, and do not have an organic horizon +Napatree soils--are on submerged headlands and submerged mainland beaches, have sandy textures in the upper part and lack hypersulfidic materials +Noank soils--are found in coves and consist of hypersulfidic sandy materials +Pishagqua soils--are in low-energy lagoon bottoms and do not have organic horizons +Wequetequock soils--have slightly finer textures and do not have organic horizons within 100 centimeters of the soil surface. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--Moderately high or high +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated with salt or brackish water. + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--Areas of this soil are used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. Wildlife use and benthic fauna associated with this soil includes tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops, and juvenile finfish. +Native vegetation--Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) may occur on these soils. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located along the Connecticut coast in the Long Island Sound +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2024 + +REMARKS: This subaqueous series is mapped in areas previously published as water in Connecticut Soil Surveys. + +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- +Peraquic feature--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 2 meters of salt water). +Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches). +Ochric epipedon--The zone from 0 to 14 centimeters (Aseg horizon). +Hypersulfidic materials--The zone from 14 to 200 centimeters (Cseg1, Cseg2, Oaseb, and 2Cseg horizons) have oxidized reactions with pH values less than or equal to 4 after 16 weeks. +N-value > 0.7--The zone from 0 to 79 centimeters (Aseg, Cseg1, and Cseg2 horizons) +Sapric soil materials--The zone from 79 to 102 centimeters (Oaseb horizon) +Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) + +ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from S2022CT011017 near Mystic Harbor, CT. +Additional support pedons used to develop this series include S2022CT011106 (sampled by the University of Rhode Island), and S2022CT011034. + +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/Q/QUINNIPIAC.txt b/OSD/Q/QUINNIPIAC.txt index cdbc5974..83a70650 100644 --- a/OSD/Q/QUINNIPIAC.txt +++ b/OSD/Q/QUINNIPIAC.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION QUINNIPIAC CT -Tentative Series +Established Series CEP-BEF-DCP -12/2023 +10/2024 QUINNIPIAC SERIES @@ -20,17 +20,17 @@ TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Typic Sulfaque TYPICAL PEDON: Quinnipiac mucky silt loam on a linear, zero percent slope in a tidal marsh. Tidal range is 220 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - Aseg--0 to 19 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) mucky silt loam; massive; very fluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine, many fine, and common medium roots throughout; strong sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (0 to 27 centimeters thick.) + Aseg--0 to 19 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) mucky silt loam; massive; very fluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; many very fine, many fine, and common medium roots throughout; strong sulfurous odor; very strongly acid (pH 4.9), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH; clear boundary. (0 to 27 centimeters thick.) - Cseg1--19 to 49 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) mucky silt loam; massive; very fluid, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common very fine, common fine, and few medium roots throughout; strong sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + Cseg1--19 to 49 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) mucky silt loam; massive; very fluid, slightly sticky, nonplastic; common very fine, common fine, and few medium roots throughout; strong sulfurous odor; neutral (pH 7.2), slightly alkaline (pH 7.4) oxidized pH; clear boundary. - Cseg2--49 to 74 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) silt loam; massive; very fluid, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout; 35 percent herbaceous plant fibers; strong sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. + Cseg2--49 to 74 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) silt loam; massive; very fluid, slightly sticky, nonplastic; few very fine roots throughout; 35 percent herbaceous plant fibers; strong sulfurous odor; extremely acid (pH 4.0), ultra acid (pH 3.2) oxidized pH; abrupt boundary. - Cseg3--74 to 95 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) very fine sandy loam; massive; very fluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; 35 percent herbaceous plant fibers; moderate sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + Cseg3--74 to 95 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (2.5Y 3/2) very fine sandy loam; massive; very fluid, nonsticky, nonplastic; 35 percent herbaceous plant fibers; moderate sulfurous odor; extremely acid (pH 4.0), ultra acid (pH 3.3) oxidized pH; clear boundary. - Cseg4--95 to 140 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) silty clay loam; massive; moderately fluid, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 8 percent herbaceous plant fibers; moderate sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. + Cseg4--95 to 140 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) silty clay loam; massive; moderately fluid, slightly sticky, nonplastic; 8 percent herbaceous plant fibers; moderate sulfurous odor; extremely acid (pH 4.1), ultra acid (pH 3.2) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. - Cseg5--140 to 200 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) silty clay loam; massive; moderately fluid, moderately sticky, nonplastic; 5 percent shell fragments; 5 percent herbaceous plant fibers; 1 centimeter band of coarse sand with 2 percent shell fragments at a depth of 186 centimeters; moderate sulfurous odor; neutral (xxx); xxx acid (xxx) oxidized pH; (Combined thickness of Cseg horizons is 123 to 200 centimeters thick.) + Cseg5--140 to 200 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) silty clay loam; massive; moderately fluid, moderately sticky, nonplastic; 5 percent shell fragments; 5 percent herbaceous plant fibers; 1 centimeter band of coarse sand with 2 percent shell fragments at a depth of 186 centimeters; moderate sulfurous odor; ultra acid (pH 3.4), ultra acid (pH 3.2) oxidized pH; (Combined thickness of Cseg horizons is 123 to 200 centimeters thick.) TYPE LOCATION: New Haven County, Connecticut; Tidal marsh at Sachem head, about 1,280 feet northwest of intersection of Trolley Rd. and Bayberry Lane and approximately 2,620 feet east of the road intersections of Corncrib Hill Road and Pump Lane. USGS topographic quadrangle: Guilford, CT @@ -43,19 +43,20 @@ Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters Soil moisture--Wet; Peraquic moisture regime -Reaction throughout-slightly acid to moderately alkaline -Oxidized reaction-ultra acid or extremely acid +Reaction throughout--Ultra acid to neutral (pH <3.5 to 7.3) +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to slightly alkaline (pH <3.5 to 7.8) Electrical conductivity (EC 1:5 water), throughout-more than 0.6 dS/m Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0 or less)--0 to 50 centimeters Shell fragments--0 to 5 percent, by volume Coarse fragments--0 to 60 percent fine and medium gravels, by volume in individual horizons +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock--50 to 60 kg m-2 Aseg or A/Cseg horizon Hue-2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or 10YR Value-2.5 or 3 Chroma-1 or 2 Texture--mucky silt loam, silt loam, loam, or sandy loam -Organic matter content-- +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--17 to 24 kg m-3 Clay content-5 to 18 percent Manner of failure / fluidity class--slightly fluid to very fluid @@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 10YR, or 5GY Value--3 or 4 Chroma--1 to 2 Texture--silt loam; range includes silty clay through very fine sandy loam and their mucky analogs, some pedons contain thin sandy horizons. -Organic matter content-- +Horizon Organic Carbon Density--16 to 34 kg m-3 Clay content-5 to 45 percent Manner of failure / fluidity class--moderately fluid to very fluid Shell fragments--0 to 5 percent, by volume @@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region MLRA(s)--144A, 145 Extent-Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: New Haven County, Connecticut, 2024. diff --git a/OSD/R/RHODESFOLLY.txt b/OSD/R/RHODESFOLLY.txt index cf8107e9..ec8f7031 100644 --- a/OSD/R/RHODESFOLLY.txt +++ b/OSD/R/RHODESFOLLY.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION RHODESFOLLY CT+NY RI Established Series Revised DAS-SJM-DCP -06/2023 +05/2024 RHODESFOLLY SERIES @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region; S - Northern A MLRA(s)--MLRA 144A, 149B Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2010 diff --git a/OSD/S/SANDFLY.txt b/OSD/S/SANDFLY.txt index 29081639..273905d4 100644 --- a/OSD/S/SANDFLY.txt +++ b/OSD/S/SANDFLY.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION SANDFLY FL -Tentative Series -RBT -02/2024 +Established Series +RBT-ARW +10/2024 SANDFLY SERIES @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Drainage class--Subaqueous Water depth range--71 to 211 centimeters Parent material--Coarse-loamy lagoonal deposits over fluviomarine deposits Geomorphic location--Estuarine tidal streams +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--13.8 kg m-2 Slope range for Series--0 to 1 percent Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (71.6 degrees F) Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51.1 inches) @@ -19,69 +20,71 @@ Mean annual water temperature--24.7 degrees C (76.6 degrees F) TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, subactive, nonacid, hyperthermic Typic Fluviwassents -TYPICAL PEDON: Sandfly fine sandy loam on a west facing, 0.5 percent linear slope bare estuarine tidal stream under 2.11 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 cm. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). +TYPICAL PEDON: Sandfly fine sand on a west facing, 0.5 percent linear slope bare estuarine tidal stream under 122 centimeters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 cm. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - Cseg--0 to 18 centimeters; gray (5Y 5/1) fine sandy loam; structureless, massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); clear boundary. (13 to 46 centimeters thick) + Cseg--0 to 23 centimeters; gray (5Y 5/1) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 9 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); moderately alkaline (pH 8.4) oxidized pH; 0.8 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (13 to 46 centimeters thick) - 2Asegb--18 to 34 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) shelly fine sandy loam; structureless, massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 16 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0); clear boundary. (20 to 71 centimeters thick) + Aseg1--23 to 62 centimeters; black (5Y 2.5/1) fine sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slightly fluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); strongly alkaline (pH 8.9) oxidized pH; 1.6 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. - 2Esegb--34 to 73 centimeters; white (N 8/) sandy clay loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slightly fluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); gradual boundary. (3 to 39 centimeters thick) + Aseg2--62 to 94 centimeters; black (2.5Y 2.5/1) fine sandy loam; weak subangular blocky structure; moderately sticky, moderately plastic; slightly fluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); strongly alkaline (pH 9.0) oxidized pH; 4.7 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (20 to 71 centimeters thick) - 2Bsseb--73 to 107 centimeters; gray (5Y 6/1) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); clear boundary. (3 to 34 centimeters thick) + C'seg--94 to 149 centimeters; 60 percent dark gray (5Y 4/1) and 40 percent greenish gray (10Y 5/1) fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 3 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); strongly alkaline (pH 8.7) oxidized pH; 2.4 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; gradual boundary. - 2Cseg--107 to 151 centimeters; gray (5Y 6/1) shelly loamy fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 20 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); clear boundary. (44 to 98 centimeters thick) + A'seg--149 to 200 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) shelly fine sand; weak subagular blocky structure; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 25 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; strong reaction with 30 percent peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); strongly alkaline (pH 8.5) oxidized pH; 4.3 kg m-3 soil organic carbon. - 3Asegb--151 to 175 centimeters; dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) shelly loamy fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 21 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); clear boundary. (20 to 30 centimeters thick) +TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 483 meters (1,584 feet) east of the intersections of New Hampton Way and Bacardi Drive and 273 meters (895 feet) northeast of the cul-de-sac for Sundoro Court in the Sykes View Estates community; USGS topographic quadrangle: Courtenay, Florida. - 3Cseg--175 to 200 centimeters; gray (5Y 5/1) loamy fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 10 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; moderate reaction with 30 percent peroxide; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8). - -TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 1,193 feet southeast of the intersections of Artemis Boulevard and Sykes Creek Drive in Diana Shores community and 1,306 feet east-northeast of the cul-de-sac for Jacala Drive in the Sykes View Estates community; USGS topographic quadrangle: Courtenay, Florida. -Latitude--28.3800040 -Longitude-- -80.6885010 +Latitude--28.3740006 +Longitude-- -80.6867001 Datum--WGS84 Coordinate source--Manually entered from GPS RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters -Depth to lithologic discontinuity--18 to 123 centimeters (commonly occurs within 1 meter of the soil surface) +Depth to lithologic discontinuity--18 to 123 centimeters (where present) Particle--size control section--Coarse-loamy with common sandy textured horizons Soil moisture--Continuously inundated Reaction throughout--Slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline (pH 7.4 to 9.0) -Oxidized reaction--????????????? +Oxidized reaction--Slightly acid to strongly alkaline (6.1 to 9.0) Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water) throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater -Depth to sulfidic materials (oxidized pH 4.0)--??????????????? Manner of failure--Nonfluid to slightly fluid Shell fragments throughout--0 to 30 percent throughout +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--6.2 to 24.2 kg m-2 Cseg horizon- Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, or 10Y Value--4 to 8 Chroma--1 to 2, chroma of 1 is predominant Texture--fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, fine sand, or sand with shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--0.3 to 1.7 kg m-3 -2Asegb horizon (where present)- +Aseg horizon Hue--2.5Y, 10Y or is neutral Value--2.5 to 4 Chroma--1 or less Texture--Fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, or loamy sand with shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--0.8 to 9.6 kg m-3 2Esegb horizon (where present)- Hue--N Value--8 Chroma--1 or less Texture--Fine sandy loam or sandy clay loam +Organic carbon density--0.3 to 3.2 kg m-3 2Bsseb horizon (where present)- Hue--5Y Value--6 Chroma--1 Texture--Fine sand +Organic carbon density--0.3 to 4.9 kg m-3 -2Cseg horizon- +C'seg horizon- Hue--2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, 5G, 5GY, or is neutral Value--4 to 7 Chroma--1 or less Texture--Silty clay, silty clay loam, sandy clay loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loamy sand, loamy fine sand, or fine sand with shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--1.1 to 3.9 kg m-3 Where present the 3Cseg horizon has similar colors and textures as the 2Cseg horizon. @@ -90,6 +93,7 @@ Hue--2.5Y or 10Y Value--3 to 4 Chroma--1 Texture--fine sandy loam or loamy fine sand with shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--1.8 to 5.8 kg m-3 COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series. @@ -120,7 +124,7 @@ Soil is continuously inundated by saline and brackish water. USE AND VEGETATION: Major uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming, marinas, mooring fields, and commercial shellfish harvesting; benthic species include tubeworms, clams, crabs, scallops and juvenile finfish -Native vegetation--Rooted and floating algae (Dasya), seaweed (Caulerpa) which usually indicates degraded / poor water quality; vegetative seaweed cover ranges from 0 through 20 percent +Native vegetation--Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. Under excellent water quality these soils support seagrass species including but not limited to widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) and shoal grass (Halodule wrightii) due to their tolerances of low salinity and shallow water depths. Under degraded / poor water quality seagrass may be replaced by rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families. Caulerpa prolifera (Chlorophyta) is often dominant. Vegetative cover ranges from 0 through 20 percent. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: General area--Located along the coasts of Indian River Lagoon, Florida @@ -128,22 +132,19 @@ Land Resource Regions--U - Florida Subtropical Fruit, Truck Crop, and Range Regi MLRA(s)--155 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Auburn, Alabama SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brevard County, Florida, 2024 REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- --Peraquic soil moisture regime--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 2.11 meters of salt water). --Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 cm (0 to 40 inches). --Lithologic Discontinuity--18 to 151 centimeters (2Asegb, 2Esegb, 2Bsseb, and 2Cseg horizons). --Lithologic Discontinuity--151 to 200 centimeters (3Asegb and 3Cseg horizons) --Preserved spodic horizon (Humilluvic Material)--73 to 107 centimeters (2Bsseb horizon). --Sulfidic materials--???????????????. --Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) +-Peraquic soil moisture regime--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 1.2 meters of salt water). +-Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches). +-N-value > 0.7--The zone from 23 to 94 centimeters (Aseg1 and Aseg2 horizons). +-Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022). The correct taxonomic subgroup will need to be assigned in NASIS and OSD of Thapto-Humic Fluviwassents when available. ADDITIONAL DATA: -Typical pedon S2023FL009013 +Typical pedon S2023FL009012. Additional supporting pedon used to develop this series include S2023FL009013. ________________________________________ National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/S/SANDYHOOK.txt b/OSD/S/SANDYHOOK.txt index f5472e5c..1bbb86c0 100644 --- a/OSD/S/SANDYHOOK.txt +++ b/OSD/S/SANDYHOOK.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION SANDYHOOK RI+NJ NY Established Series Rev. LAH-RBT-MKP-MT-DCP -05/2018 +05/2024 SANDYHOOK SERIES @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: Most of these soils are used for wildlife habitat and recrea DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: These soils occur in and near shorelines along the Atlantic coast, MLRAs 149A, 149B, and 144A. The soils of this series are of small extent. -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts. +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Washington County, Rhode Island, 2010. diff --git a/OSD/S/SAUKEN.txt b/OSD/S/SAUKEN.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5aabd8b7 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/S/SAUKEN.txt @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +LOCATION SAUKEN NJ + +Established Series +DCS/ATD/EIB +08/2024 + +SAUKEN SERIES + +MLRA--149A +Depth Class--very deep +Drainage Class--moderately well drained +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--moderately low to high +Parent Material-loamy-skeletal human-transported materials with a high content of construction debris and other human artifacts +Geomorphic Location--filled marshlands and drainageways +Slope--0 to 5 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--13 degrees C (56 degrees F) +Mean Annual Precipitation--1160 mm (46 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy-skeletal, artifactic, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Anthroportic Udorthents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Sauken gravelly-artifactual sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes in a grassed area of a park with a 2 percent slope. (Colors are for moist soils, unless otherwise noted.) + + ^Au--0 to 21 centimeters; very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2), gravelly-artifactual sandy loam; massive; friable; many fine roots throughout and many very fine roots throughout; 2 percent gravel sized quartzite fragments; 5 percent gravel size concrete, 5 percent coal combustion products, 5 percent gravel sized brick artifacts; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); clear wavy boundary. (0 to 25 centimeters thick) + + ^Cu1--21 to 50 centimeters; strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) gravelly-artifactual sandy loam; massive; friable; few fine roots throughout; 2 percent glauconite pellets; 5 percent gravel sized quartzite fragments; 2 percent metal, 3 percent plastic, 10 percent gravel sized brick artifacts, 10 percent coal combustion products, 10 percent particulate fly ash artifacts; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); clear wavy boundary. + + ^Cu2--50 to 150 centimeters; dark brown (10YR 3/3) very artifactual sandy loam; massive: friable; 2 percent glauconite pellets; 5 percent asphalt, 5 percent glass, 10 percent concrete, 25 percent brick artifacts; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0). + +TYPE LOCATION: Camden County, New Jersey; in a grassed field in a park off Pine Street approximately 1,200 feet northeast of a high school approximately 500 feet south of the Cooper River in Camden, NJ. + +Latitude: 39.938611 +Longitude: -75.0994444 +Datum: WGS84 +U.S.G.S. Quad: Camden, NJ + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Thickness of human-transported materials--greater than 50 cm, typically greater than 100cm +Depth to seasonal high-water table--between 50 and 100 centimeters. +Rock fragment content--0 to 15 percent, by volume throughout. +Artifact content--15 to 60 percent, by volume throughout. Some pedons have particulate size artifacts such as fly ash mixed in the soil matrix. +Glauconite pellets--0 to 8 percent by volume throughout. +Fine-Earth Fraction--averages less than 18 percent clay and greater than 40 percent sand in the particle size control section. + +^Au or ^A horizons, (if present): +Hue--10YR +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--2 to 4 +Texture--loamy sand or sandy loam, in the fine earth fraction +Human-Artifacts--0 to 15 percent +Rock Fragments-0 to 8 percent + +^Cu or ^C horizons: +Hue--7.5YR or 10YR +Value--3 to 6 +Chroma--2 to 8 +Texture--coarse sand, loamy sand, loamy coarse sand, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, loam in the fine earth fraction +Human Artifacts-typically 25 to 60 percent, some pedons have individual horizons with less than 25 percent artifacts. +Rock Fragments--0 to 15 percent + +COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Landscape--North Atlantic coastal plain +Landform--filled, raised land, dumps, or other anthropogenic alterations on areas of drainageways, alluvial soils, marshes, or wet soils. +Parent Material--loamy-skeletal human transported materials consisting of construction debris and other artifacts +Slope--0 to 5 percent +Elevation--1 to 20 meters +Frost-free period--190 to 250 days +Mean Annual Air Temperature--11 to 14 degrees C. +Mean Annual Precipitation--1145 to 1225 millimeters + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +Buddtown soils--have less than 50 centimeters of human-transported materials, on slightly higher non-anthropogenic landforms. +Cramerhill soils--well drained and less than 35 percent human artifacts, on slightly higher adjacent anthropogenic landforms. +Freehold soils--well drained, have less than 50 cm of human-transported materials, on higher non-anthropogenic landforms. +Mannington soils--very poorly drained tidally inundated, on tidal marshes. +Nanticoke soils--very poorly drained tidally inundated, on tidal marshes. +Northmont soils--have less than 35 percent human artifacts throughout and have an argillic horizon below the human-transported material, on similar anthropogenic landforms. +Secaucus soils-are derived from parent materials associated with a glaciated landscape such as glacial till or outwash, on similar anthropogenic landforms. +Swedesboro soils--well drained, have less than 50 cm of human-transported materials, on higher non-anthropogenic landforms. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--moderately well drained +Surface Runoff--low, moderate to high in areas that have been compacted. +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Class--moderately high except where compacted mechanically (vibratory) or static (heavy traffic). + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major Uses--These soils are used for residential, commercial, and recreational development in an urban or suburban setting. +Vegetation--Vegetation may include a mix of managed and unmanaged plant communities with a mix of native and non-native species. Many areas are vegetated with non-native ornamental landscaping and/or turfgrass associated with developed land uses. Some areas may exhibit weedy, invasive, and/or primary succession vegetation communities (e.g., abandoned lots and other unmanaged areas). Some small patches of mixed native hardwood forest may be present in undisturbed areas. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General Area--Urban corridors with human-modified landscapes +Land Resource Regions--S - North Atlantic Slope Diversified Farming Region MLRA--149A +Extent--small extent. + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina (Special Projects Region) + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Camden County, New Jersey, 2024. + +REMARKS: +Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: +Ochric epipedon--the zone from a depth of 0 to 21 centimeters (^Au horizon) +Aquic conditions-the zone from a depth of 50 to 150 centimeters (^Cu2 horizon) +Artifacts-the zone from a depth of 0 to 150 centimeters (^Au and ^Cu horizons) +Human-transported materials--the zone from a depth of 0 to 150 centimeters. (^Au and ^Cu horizons) + +Redoximorphic features may be absent in the human-transported materials in some pedons with other hydrology indicators. + +ADDITIONAL DATA: + +NASIS User Pedon ID: 2012NJ007016 +Classified using the Thirteenth Edition Keys to Soil Taxonomy (2022) +____________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/S/SHOWBOAT.txt b/OSD/S/SHOWBOAT.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..11c3d37e --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/S/SHOWBOAT.txt @@ -0,0 +1,133 @@ +LOCATION SHOWBOAT NC + +Established Series +ARW +10/2024 + +SHOWBOAT SERIES + +MLRA--153A, 153B +Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Special Projects +Depth Class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately low to moderately high +Parent Material--Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits over woody organic material +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--122.2 kg m-2 +Slope--0 to 2 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--18 degrees C (64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--21 degrees C (70 degrees F) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, nonacid, thermic Thapto-histic Sulfiwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Showboat silt loam in a mainland cove under 2.0 meters of brackish water (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated; electrical conductivity is 1:5 by volume solution mixture unless otherwise stated). + + Cseg1--0 to 19 centimeters (0 to 8 inches); 70 percent dark gray (10YR 4/1) and 30 percent olive gray (5Y 4/2) silt loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; very fluid; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; slightly saline (2.0 dS m-1); neutral (pH 7.3), slightly alkaline (pH 7.6) oxidized; 2.7 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + Cseg2--19 to 95 centimeters (8 to 37 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) silt loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; very fluid; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; slightly saline (1.5 dS m-1); neutral (pH 6.7), extremely acid (pH 4.0) oxidized; 10.4 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + 2Oaseb1--95 to 160 centimeters (37 to 63 inches); black (7.5YR 2.5/1) muck; 15 percent fibers, 7 percent rubbed; 23 percent wood fragments; von Post H9; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; nonsaline (0.4 dS m-1); slightly acid (pH 6.3), extremely acid (pH 4.0) oxidized; 56.2 kg soil organic carbon m-3; gradual boundary. + + 2Oaseb2--160 to 198 centimeters (63 to 78 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1) muck; 10 percent fibers, 8 percent rubbed; von Post H7; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; nonsaline (0.4 dS m-1); neutral (pH 6.7), extremely acid (pH 4.0) oxidized; 52.9 kg soil organic carbon m-3. + +TYPE LOCATION: Brunswick County, North Carolina; Cape Fear River; approximately 1.44 miles northeast of the intersection of Mellaney Lane Southeast and River Road Southeast and 1.54 miles due west of the intersection of Coleman Drive and River Road. USGS topographic quadrangle: Wilmington, North Carolina. + +Latitude--34.1665704 +Longitude-- -77.9667391 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source-from hand-held GPS + +RANGE OF CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to Bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Depth to hyper-sulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters +Depth to Lithologic Discontinuity--41 to 160 centimeters +Manner of Failure / Fluidity Class--slightly fluid to very fluid +Wood Fragments--0 to 20 percent, by volume +Charcoal Fragments (where present)--0 to 10 percent, by volume +Shell Fragments (where present)--0 to 5 percent, by volume +Soil Reaction--Strongly acid to slightly alkaline throughout profile +Oxidized Soil Reaction--Ultra acid to extremely acid (pH < 3.5 to 4.4) throughout profile +Sulfurous Odor--Slight to moderate throughout profile +Electrical Conductivity--At least one horizon within 100 centimeters of the soil surface greater than 0.6 dS m-1 by 1:5 volume solution mixture. +Salinity Class--Nonsaline to moderately saline throughout profile +Reaction to 30% Hydrogen Peroxide--Slight to moderate reaction throughout profile +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock--70 to 190 kg m-2 + +Cseg horizon: +Hue--7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y or N +Value--2 to 4 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--fine sandy loam, sandy loam, silt loam, or loam and their mucky analogs +Organic carbon density--5 to 30 kg m-3 + +2Oaseb horizon: +Hue--5YR, 7.5YR, 10YR, or 2.5Y +Value--2 to 3 +Chroma--1 or 2 +Texture--muck +Von post--H7 to H10 +Organic carbon density--30 to 70 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: +There are no competing series in the same family. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent Material--Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits over woody organic material +Landscape--Southeast Coastal Plain Estuaries +Landform--Estuarine Tidal Streams and Mainland Coves +Slope--0 to 2 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--16 to 18 degrees C (61 to 64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--18 to 23 degrees C (64 to 75 degrees F) +Water Depth Range--0 to 2 meters (0 to 7 feet) below mean sea level +Water Regime--Tidal; 3 to 5 foot flux +Water Salinity Range--10 to 30 parts per thousand + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are the Bohicket, Chowan, Dorovan, Fort Caswell, Fort Fisher, Kureb, Molasses Creek, Newhan, Prices Creek, Sunny Point, Yaupon soils. +Bohicket soils--are on broad level tidal marsh flats bordering the Atlantic Ocean and formed in silty and clayey marine sediments. +Chowan soils--are on riverine floodplains and formed in loamy marine sediments over highly decomposed organic material. +Dorovan soils--on densely forested flood plains, hardwood swamps, and depressions and formed in highly decomposed acid organic materials. +Fort Caswell soils--are on high-energy submerged wave-cut platforms and shoals formed in sandy estuarine deposits throughout, and do not have hypersulfidic soil materials. +Fort Fisher soils-- are in barrier coves and submerged wave-cut platforms fluctuating from low to high energy formed from sandy over loamy intermixed estuarine deposits and do not have hypersulfidic soil materials. +Kureb soils--are on gently sloping to moderately steep soils on Coastal Plain uplands and side slopes along streams and bays and formed in marine, eolian, or fluvial sands throughout. +Molasses Creek soils--are in estuarine tidal streams and barrier coves and do not have hypersulfidic soil materials. +Newhan soils--are on gently undulating dunes commonly near beaches and waterways formed in sand and shelly eolian deposits along the Atlantic Coast. +Prices Creek soils--are in estuarine tidal streams and mainland coves, formed in fine-loamy estuarine deposits, and do not have hypersulfidic soil materials. +Sunny Point soils-- are on lower energy shoals and mainland coves and formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and lack buried organic soil materials. +Yaupon soils--are constructed from dredge-deposit spoils on the Lower Coastal Plain and consist of fine textured soil material. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submerged) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately low to moderately high +Soil Moisture Regime--Peraquic + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major Uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming. Some areas are actively harvested for crabs. +Vegetation-- Extremely limited and isolated stands of shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima), and Saltwater Eelgrass (Zostera marina) exist in lower energy areas with low turbidity that allow for establishment. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--Coastal plain estuaries in North Carolina +Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brunswick County, North Carolina, 2024 + +REMARKS: +Showboat is derived from the nickname for the USS North Carolina (BB-55). The ship serves as the North Carolina State memorial for World War II and is the most decorated American battleship of World War II. It is anchored as a museum in the Cape Fear River near Wilmington, NC. + +Diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are (Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Thirteenth Edition, 2022)-- + +n-value > 0.7--0 to 95 centimeters (0 to 37 inches, Cseg1 and Cseg2 horizons) +Reduced Matrix--0 to 95 centimeters (0 to 37 inches); soil matrix that has low chroma in situ but undergoes a change in hue or chroma within 30 minutes after the soil material has been exposed to air (Cseg1 and Cseg2 horizons) +Sulfidic materials--19 to 198 centimeters (8 to 78 inches; Cseg2, 2Oaseb1, and 2Oaseb2 horizons) +Lithologic discontinuity--95 to 198 centimeters (37 to 78 inches, 2Oaseb1 and 2Oaseb2 horizons) +Sapric soil materials--95 to 198 centimeters (37 to 78 inches, 2Oaseb1 and 2Oaseb2 horizons) +Endosaturation--0 to 198 centimeters (0 to 78 inches) +Peraquic feature-Zero or positive soil water potential at the soil surface. + +Data Map Unit ID: 940075 +NASIS User Site and Pedon ID: 2022NC019125 +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/S/SUCCOTASH.txt b/OSD/S/SUCCOTASH.txt index 41263c3e..8337c8ec 100644 --- a/OSD/S/SUCCOTASH.txt +++ b/OSD/S/SUCCOTASH.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION SUCCOTASH RI Established Series MKP-JDT-DCP -01/2017 +05/2024 SUCCOTASH SERIES @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are used for wildlife areas or recreation. Some DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Southern Rhode Island. MLRA 144A. The soils of this series are not extensive (approximately 290 acres (117 hectares)). -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts. +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Washington County, Rhode Island. diff --git a/OSD/S/SUNKEN.txt b/OSD/S/SUNKEN.txt index c70ed1f1..357f5e70 100644 --- a/OSD/S/SUNKEN.txt +++ b/OSD/S/SUNKEN.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION SUNKEN MD+DE Established Series SYD-RBT/Rev. MDJ -12/2012 +06/2024 SUNKEN SERIES @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Distribution: Maryland and Delaware Extent: Moderate -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Dorchester County, Maryland, 1992. The name is coined. diff --git a/OSD/S/SUNNY_POINT.txt b/OSD/S/SUNNY_POINT.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2df8ad34 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/S/SUNNY_POINT.txt @@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ +LOCATION SUNNY POINT NC + +Established Series +ARW +10/2024 + +SUNNY POINT SERIES + +MLRA--153A, 153B +Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible--Special Projects +Depth Class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submersed) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high +Parent Material--Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--46.7 kg m-2 +Slope--0 to 2 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--18 degrees C (64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--21 degrees C (70 degrees F) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, semiactive, nonacid, thermic Fluventic Sulfiwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Sunny Point silt loam on a submerged wave-cut platform under 1.3 meters of brackish water (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated; electrical conductivity is 1:5 by volume solution mixture unless otherwise stated). + + Cseg1--0 to 22 centimeters (0 to 9 inches); black (N 2.5/) silt loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; positive color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; moderately effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline (3.3 dS m-1); neutral (pH 7.3), moderately acid (pH 5.6) oxidized; 2.7 kg soil organic carbon m-3; gradual boundary. + + Cseg2--22 to 110 centimeters (9 to 43 inches); greenish black (10Y 2.5/1) silt loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately fluid; 4 percent shell fragments; 4 percent wood fragments; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; moderately effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline (3.2 dS m-1); neutral (pH 7.3), extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized; 16.2 kg soil organic carbon m-3; gradual boundary. + + Cseg3--110 to 130 centimeters (43 to 51 inches); dark greenish gray (10Y 3/1) sandy loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; slightly fluid; 2 percent shell fragments; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; slightly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; slightly saline (1.7 dS m-1); neutral (pH 7.2), ultra acid (pH 3.4) oxidized; 1.4 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + Cseg4--130 to 186 centimeters (51 to 73 inches); 80 percent greenish black (10Y 2.5/1) and 20 percent dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) silty clay loam; structureless, massive; moderately sticky, nonplastic; moderately fluid; slight sulfurous odor; no color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; moderately effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; slightly saline (1.2 dS m-1); neutral (pH 7.1), strongly acid (pH 5.4) oxidized; 20.0 kg soil organic carbon m-3; clear boundary. + + Cseg5--186 to 202 centimeters (73 to 80 inches); greenish black (5GY 2.5/1) silty clay loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; moderately fluid; slight sulfurous odor; positive color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; strongly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; slightly saline (0.8 dS m-1); neutral (pH 7.0), moderately acid (pH 5.9) oxidized; 3.8 kg soil organic carbon m-3; gradual boundary. + + Cseg6--202 to 221 centimeters (80 to 87 inches); greenish black (10Y 2.5/1) silt loam; structureless, massive; slightly sticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; slight sulfurous odor; positive color reaction with 3% hydrogen peroxide; strongly effervescent with 30% hydrogen peroxide; slightly saline (0.8 dS m-1); neutral (pH 6.9), very strongly acid (pH 4.7) oxidized; 2.6 kg soil organic carbon m-3. + +TYPE LOCATION: New Hanover County, North Carolina; Cape Fear River; approximately 2,602 feet west of the intersection of River Road and Watauga Road and 1.8 miles east of the end of Doras Way Southeast. USGS topographic quadrangle: Carolina Beach, North Carolina. + +Latitude--34.0931535 +Longitude-- -77.9299127 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinate source-from hand-held GPS + +RANGE OF CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to Bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Depth to hyper-sulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters +Manner of Failure / Fluidity Class--slightly fluid to very fluid +Shell Fragments--0 to 14 percent, by volume +Soil Reaction--Slightly acid to slightly alkaline throughout profile +Oxidized Soil Reaction--Ultra acid to moderately acid (pH < 3.5 to 6.0) throughout profile +Sulfurous Odor--Slight to moderate throughout profile +Electrical Conductivity--Greater than 0.6 dS m-1 throughout profile by 1:5 by volume solution mixture +Salinity Class--Slightly saline to moderately saline throughout profile +Reaction to 30% Hydrogen Peroxide--Slight to strong reaction throughout profile +Horizon Soil Organic Carbon Density--0.7 to 35.4 kg m-3 throughout profile +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock--10 to 88.6 kg m-2 + +Cseg horizon: +Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or 5GY +Value--2 to 5 +Chroma--1 or 2 +Texture--loamy sand, sandy loam, silt loam, loam, and silty clay loam + +COMPETING SERIES: +There are no competing series in the same family. + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent Material--Coarse-loamy estuarine deposits +Landscape--Southeast Coastal Plain Estuaries +Landform--Low-energy shoals and mainland coves +Slope--0 to 2 percent +Mean Annual Air Temperature--16 to 18 degrees C (61 to 64 degrees F) +Mean Annual Water Temperature--18 to 24 degrees C (64 to 75 degrees F) +Water Depth Range--0 to 2 meters (0 to 7 feet) below mean sea level +Water Regime--Tidal; 3 to 5 foot flux +Water Salinity Range--10 to 35 parts per thousand + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +These are the Bohicket, Carteret, Chowan, Fort Caswell, Fort Fisher, Kureb, Molasses Creek, Newhan, Prices Creek, and Showboat soils. +Bohicket soils--are on broad level tidal marsh flats bordering the Atlantic Ocean and formed in silty and clayey marine sediments. +Carteret soils--are on back-barrier island tidal marshes of the Atlantic Coast and formed in sandy marine deposits. +Chowan soils--are on riverine floodplains and formed in loamy marine sediments over highly decomposed organic material. +Fort Caswell soils--are on high-energy submerged wave-cut platforms and shoals formed in sandy estuarine deposits throughout and do not have hypersulfidic soil materials. +Fort Fisher soils-- are in barrier coves and submerged wave-cut platforms fluctuating from low to high energy formed from sandy over loamy intermixed estuarine deposits and do not have hypersulfidic soil materials. +Kureb soils--are on gently sloping to moderately steep soils on Coastal Plain uplands and side slopes along streams and bay and formed in marine, aeolian, or fluvial sands throughout. +Molasses Creek soils-- are in estuarine tidal streams and barrier coves and formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and also do not contain hypersulfidic soil materials. +Newhan soils--are on gently undulating dunes commonly near beaches and waterways, do not have water at or near the soil surface, and formed in sand and shelly eolian deposits along the Atlantic Coast. +Prices Creek soils-- are in estuarine tidal streams and formed in fine-loamy estuarine deposits. +Showboat soils--are in mainland coves and estuarine tidal streams formed in coarse-loamy estuarine deposits and contain 40 centimeters of buried organic soil material within 200 centimeters of the soil surface. + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage Class--Subaqueous (permanently submerged) +Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity--Moderately high to high +Soil Moisture Regime--Peraquic + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major Uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming. Some areas are actively harvested for crabs. +Vegetation-- Limited stands of shoal grass (Halodule wrightii), widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima), and Saltwater Eelgrass (Zostera marina) exist in lower energy areas with low turbidity that allow for establishment. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--Coastal plain estuaries in North Carolina. +Region--T - Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: New Hanover County, North Carolina, 2024 + +REMARKS: +Sunny Point is derived from Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, one of the largest military terminals in the world. The facility is situated on an Army-owned 8,500-acre site on the banks of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick and New Hanover counties of North Carolina. + +Diagnostic horizons and other diagnostic soil characteristics recognized in this pedon are (Keys to Soil Taxonomy, Thirteenth Edition, 2022)-- + +Sulfidic materials--22 to 130 centimeters (9 to 51 inches, Cseg2 and Cseg3 horizons) +n-value > 0.7--0 to 221 centimeters (0 to 87 inches). +Reduced Matrix--0 to 221 centimeters (0 to 87 inches); soil matrix that has low chroma in situ but undergoes a change in hue or chroma within 30 minutes after the soil material has been exposed to air. +Endosaturation--0 to 221 centimeters (0 to 87 inches). +Peraquic feature-Zero or positive soil water potential at the soil surface. + +Data Map Unit ID: 940076 +NASIS User Site and Pedon ID: 2022NC129110 +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/T/TANGIER.txt b/OSD/T/TANGIER.txt index 6c155720..490830f8 100644 --- a/OSD/T/TANGIER.txt +++ b/OSD/T/TANGIER.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION TANGIER MD Established Series SYD/Rev. SYD-PSK-DTA -06/2013 +06/2024 TANGIER SERIES @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Distribution: Maryland and possibly Delaware and New Jersey Extent: Small -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Raleigh, North Carolina +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Somerset County, Maryland, 2006. diff --git a/OSD/T/TEA_HAMMOCK.txt b/OSD/T/TEA_HAMMOCK.txt index 8d750761..ce88e6d0 100644 --- a/OSD/T/TEA_HAMMOCK.txt +++ b/OSD/T/TEA_HAMMOCK.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION TEA HAMMOCK FL -Tentative Series -RBT -02/2024 +Established Series +RBT-ARW +10/2024 TEA HAMMOCK SERIES @@ -10,26 +10,28 @@ MLRA(s)--155 Depth class--Very deep Drainage class--Subaqueous Water depth range--100 to 125 centimeters -Parent material--Coarse-loamy anthropogenic dredgic deposits over fluviomarine deposits +Parent material--Sandy anthropogenic dredgic deposits over fluviomarine deposits Geomorphic location--Dredge-deposit shoals +Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--24.1 kg m-2 Slope range for Series--0 to 1 percent -Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (71.6 degrees F) -Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51.1 inches) -Mean annual water temperature--24.7 degrees C (76.6 degrees F) +Mean annual air temperature--22 degrees C (72 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1300 millimeters (51 inches) +Mean annual water temperature--25 degrees C (77 degrees F) -TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, dredgic, mixed, subactive, nonacid, hyperthermic Typic Haplowassents +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Sandy, dredgic, siliceous, hyperthermic Typic Fluviwassents -TYPICAL PEDON: Tea Hammock sandy loam on a southeast facing, 0.5 percent linear slope bare dredge-deposit shoal under 1.01 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 cm. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). +TYPICAL PEDON: Tea Hammock very shelly coarse sand on a southeast facing, 0.5 percent linear slope bare dredge-deposit shoal under 1 meter of estuarine water. Tidal range is 24 cm. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). - ^Cseg1--0 to 19 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) very shelly sandy loam; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 40 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; moderate reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); clear boundary. + ^Cseg1--0 to 19 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) very shelly coarse sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 40 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; moderate reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); strongly alkaline (pH 8.7) oxidized pH; 0.8 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. - ^Cseg2--19 to 133 centimeters; greenish gray (5GY 5/1) shelly sandy loam; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 16 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; moderate reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); clear boundary. (78 to 133 centimeters thick) + ^Cseg2--19 to 133 centimeters; greenish gray (5GY 5/1) shelly sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 16 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; moderate reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.2); strongly alkaline (pH 8.8) oxidized pH; 7.5 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; clear boundary. (78 to 133 centimeters thick) - 2Cseg3--133 to 152 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) fine sandy loam; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 8 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); abrupt boundary. + 2Cseg3--133 to 152 centimeters; dark greenish gray (5GY 4/1) loamy fine sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; nonfluid; 8 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); strongly alkaline (pH 8.6) oxidized pH; 3.1 kg m-3 soil organic carbon; abrupt boundary. - 2Cseg4--152 to 200 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) shelly silt loam; structureless massive; nonsticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 30 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; positive color change with 3 percent peroxide and slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4). + 2Cseg4--152 to 200 centimeters; dark greenish gray (10Y 4/1) shelly loamy coarse sand; structureless, single grain; nonsticky, nonplastic; slightly fluid; 30 percent shell fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; positive color change with 3 percent peroxide and slight reaction with 30 percent peroxide; moderately alkaline (pH 8.4); strongly alkaline (pH 8.6) oxidized pH; 12.8 kg m-3 soil organic carbon. + +TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 2.23 kilometers (1.39 miles) northwest of the intersections of Route 401 and Grouper Road on north side of Port Canaveral and approximately 2.54 kilometers (1.58 miles) due north of Route A1A on a dredge spoil island; USGS topographic quadrangle: Courtenay, Florida. -TYPE LOCATION: Brevard County, Florida; approximately 1.39 miles northwest of the intersections of Route 401 and Grouper Road on north side of Port Canaveral and approximately 1.58 miles due north of Route A1A on a dredge spoil island; USGS topographic quadrangle: Courtenay, Florida. Latitude--28.4281080 Longitude-- -80.6401990 Datum--WGS84 @@ -41,28 +43,30 @@ Depth to lithologic discontinuity--78 to 133 centimeters (original soil material Particle--size control section--Coarse-loamy Soil moisture--Continuously inundated Reaction throughout--Slightly alkaline to strongly alkaline (pH 7.4 to 9.0) -Oxidized reaction--????????????? +Oxidized reaction--Slightly acid to strongly alkaline (pH 6.1 to 9.0) Electrical conductivity (1:5 soil-water) throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater -Depth to sulfidic materials (oxidized pH 4.0)--??????????????? Manner of failure--Nonfluid to slightly fluid Shell fragments throughout--0 to 90 percent throughout (horizons with considerable shell fragments are thin enough to keep the soil out of the skeletal or fragmental families) +Total Soil Organic Carbon Stock to 200 centimeters--7.1 to 35.0 kg m-2 ^Cseg horizon- Hue--5GY, 10Y or is neutral Value--2.5 to 7 Chroma--1 or less Texture--sandy loam, loamy sand, loamy coarse sand, sand, or shell with shelly or very shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--0.2 to 12.0 kg m-3 2Cseg horizon- Hue--10Y or 5GY Value--4 to 7 Chroma--1 Texture--Silt loam, fine sandy loam, or fine sand with shelly, very shelly or extremely shelly analogs +Organic carbon density--1.1 to 16.3 kg m-3 COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: -Parent material--Coarse-loamy anthropogenic dredgic deposits over fluviomarine deposits +Parent material--Sandy anthropogenic dredgic deposits over fluviomarine deposits Landscape--Coastal lagoons Landform--Dredge-deposit shoals Slope--0 to 1 percent @@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ Soil is continuously inundated by saline and brackish water. USE AND VEGETATION: Major uses--Used for recreational boating, fishing, and swimming, marinas, mooring fields, and commercial shellfish harvesting; benthic species include tubeworms, clams, crabs, scallops and juvenile finfish -Native vegetation--Rooted and floating algae (Dasya), seaweed (Caulerpa) which usually indicates degraded / poor water quality; vegetative seaweed cover ranges from 0 through 20 percent +Native vegetation--Dominant vegetation is driven by water quality and quantity within subaqueous systems. In most areas, the natural vegetation has been removed and the existing vegetation consists of seagrass species under good to excellent water quality conditions or rooted eukaryotic macroalgae in the green (Chlorophyta), red (Rhodophyta), and brown (Phaeophyta) algae families under degraded or poor water quality conditions. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: General area--Located along the coasts of Indian River Lagoon, Florida @@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ Land Resource Regions--U - Florida Subtropical Fruit, Truck Crop, and Range Regi MLRA(s)--155 Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: Brevard County, Florida, 2024 @@ -106,10 +110,10 @@ Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- -Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 cm (0 to 40 inches). -Lithologic Discontinuity--133 to 200 centimeters (2Cseg3 and 2Cseg4 horizons). -Human-transported materials--The zone from 0 to 133 centimeters (^Cseg1 and ^Cseg2 horizons). --Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) +-Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022). ADDITIONAL DATA: -Typical pedon S2023FL009019 +Typical pedon S2023FL009019. Additional supporting pedon used to develop this series include S2023FL009018. ________________________________________ National Cooperative Soil Survey U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/T/THAMES.txt b/OSD/T/THAMES.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000..63cbcbc2 --- /dev/null +++ b/OSD/T/THAMES.txt @@ -0,0 +1,142 @@ +LOCATION THAMES CT + +Established Series +Revised CEP-BEF-DCP +10/2024 + +THAMES SERIES + +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Depth class--Very deep +Drainage Class--Subaqueous +Water Depth Range--2 to 252 centimeters +Parent material--Coarse-loamy subaqueous alluvium +Geomorphic location--River channels and shoals in tidal rivers +Slope range for series--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual air temperature--10 degrees C (50 degrees F) +Mean annual precipitation--1295 millimeters (51 inches) + +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, mesic Haplic Sulfiwassents + +TYPICAL PEDON: Thames fine sandy loam on a west facing, linear, 1 percent slope on a river channel under 1.5 meters of estuarine water. Tidal range is 280 centimeters. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise noted). + + Aseg--0 to 12 centimeters; black (10YR 2/1) fine sandy loam; massive; moderately fluid; 5 percent shell fragments; strong effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4), extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg1--12 to 28 centimeters; black (5Y 2.5/1) silt loam; massive; slightly fluid; slight sulfurous odor; slight effervescence with 30% hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), extremely acid (pH 4.0) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. + + Cseg2--28 to 96 centimeters; very dark gray (2.5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; slightly fluid; 1 percent medium wood fragments; slight sulfurous odor; very slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; moderately alkaline (pH 8.0), extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; gradual boundary. + + Cseg3--96 to 190 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; slightly fluid; 1 percent medium wood fragments; moderate sulfurous odor; very slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8), extremely acid (pH 3.9) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg4--190 to 227 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; slightly fluid; very slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.4), extremely acid (pH 4.0) oxidized pH; clear boundary. + + Cseg5--227 to 248 centimeters; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silt loam; massive; slightly fluid; very slight effervescence with 30 percent hydrogen peroxide; moderately saline; slightly alkaline (pH 7.6), extremely acid (pH 3.8) oxidized pH. + +TYPE LOCATION: New London County, Connecticut; Black Hall River, approximately 482 meters (1,580 feet) south-southeast from the Smiths Neck Road boat ramp and approximately 701 meters (2,300 feet) southwest from the intersection of Shore Road and Homestead Circle (southern circle intersection closest to Black Hall River). USGS topographic quadrangle: Old Lyme, CT + +Latitude--41.2858028 +Longitude-- -72.3185389 +Datum--WGS84 +Coordinates source--from hand-held GPS + +RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: +Depth to bedrock--Greater than 200 centimeters +Soil moisture--These soils are continuously inundated +Reaction throughout--Neutral to moderately alkaline throughout (pH 6.6 to 8.4) +Oxidized reaction--Ultra acid to neutral throughout (pH <3.5 to 7.3) +Electrical conductivity (EC1:5 water) throughout--0.6 dS/m or greater +Depth to hypersulfidic materials (incubated pH 4.0)--0 to 50 centimeters +Shell fragments--0 to 70 percent, by volume +Coarse fragments--0 to 50 percent gravels, by volume +Total soil organic carbon stocks to 200 centimeters--22 to 49 kg m-2 + +Aseg, or Auseg horizon +Hue--7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N +Value--2 to 3 +Chroma--0 to 2 +Texture--fine sandy loam; range includes coarse sand through silt loam, and their mucky analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to very fluid +Human artifacts--0 to 20 percent, by volume; artifacts such as charcoal, brick, and glass +Organic carbon density--9 to 69 kg m-3 + +Cseg, Cuseg, or C horizon +Hue--7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, 10Y, or N +Value--2 to 6 +Chroma--0 to 3 +Texture--coarse sand; range includes coarse sand through silt loam, and their mucky analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to moderately fluid +Human artifacts--0 to 20 percent, by volume; artifacts such as charcoal, brick, and glass +Organic carbon density--7 to 39 kg m-3 + +Asegb horizon (where present) +Hue--10YR, 2.5Y, or 5Y +Value--2 to 5 +Chroma--1 to 3 +Texture--fine sandy loam or coarse sandy loam, and their mucky analogs +Manner of failure / fluidity class--nonfluid to moderately fluid +Organic carbon density--9 to 69 kg m-3 + +2Cseg or 2C horizon (where present) +Hue--7.5YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or 10Y +Value--2.5 to 5 +Chroma--1 or 2 +Texture--loamy coarse sand; range includes loamy coarse sand to silty clay loam, and their mucky analogs +Manner of failure/fluidity class--nonfluid to moderately fluid +Organic carbon density--10 to 21 kg m-3 + +COMPETING SERIES: +Cottman soils--formed in heterogenous lagoonal deposits; found on barrier side lagoon bottoms in estuaries in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain and Northern Tidewater Area +Fort Neck soils--formed in estuarine deposits and found on mainland coves and lagoon bottoms in coastal lagoons and bays +Hammock soils--formed in marine deposits overlying estuarine deposits and found on submerged mainland beaches in estuaries and sounds +Marshneck soils--formed in sandy estuarine deposits and are on flood-tidal deltas and shoals in coastal lagoons, estuaries, and sounds + +GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: +Parent material--Coarse-loamy subaqueous alluvium; may be underlain by marine deposits or till +Landscape--Tidal rivers +Landform--River channels and shoals +Slope--0 to 3 percent +Mean annual precipitation--1023 to 1320 millimeters (40 to 52 inches) +Mean annual air temperature--4 to 13 degrees C (39 to 55 degrees F) +Water salinity range--18 to 30 parts per thousand +Frost-free period--350 to 365 days + +GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: +Gillette Castle soils--formed in sandy subaqueous alluvium and are on river channels and coves in tidal rivers; have EC 1:5 < 0.6 dS/m throughout, do not have sulfidic soil materials and have an irregular decrease in carbon with depth +Naugatuck soils--are in sandy subaqueous alluvium, do not have sulfidic soil materials, and are on river channels, shoals, and point bars in tidal rivers; have EC 1:5 < 0.6 dS/m throughout +Nott Island soils--formed in sandy subaqueous alluvium, have coarser textured materials, are on river channels, shoals, and sand bars in tidal rivers and contain hypersulfidic materials below 50 centimeters + +DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: +Drainage class--Subaqueous +Saturated hydraulic conductivity--High or Very High +Soil moisture regime--Peraquic +Soil is continuously inundated with salt or brackish water. + +USE AND VEGETATION: +Major uses--Areas of this soil are used for recreational fishing and swimming. Commercial uses include shell fishing and aquaculture. Wildlife use and benthic fauna associated with this soil includes tubeworms, clams, juvenile blue crabs, scallops, and juvenile finfish. +Native vegetation--Eelgrass (Zostera marina) and widgeon grass (Ruppia maritima) may occur on these soils. + +DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: +General area--These soils are located along the Connecticut coast. +Land Resource Regions--R - Northeastern Forage and Forest Region +MLRA(s)--144A, 145 +Extent--Small + +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Special Projects Office + +SERIES ESTABLISHED: New London County, Connecticut, 2024. + +REMARKS: This subaqueous series is mapped in areas previously published as water in Connecticut. + +Diagnostic horizons and features in this pedon include-- +Peraquic feature--Positive soil water potential (permanently submerged) at the soil surface. (under 1.5 meters of salt water). +Haplic feature--have an n-value of 0.7 or less (or a nonfluid class) or less than 8 percent clay in some horizon at a depth between 20 and 50 centimeters +Particle-size control section--The zone from 0 to 100 centimeters (0 to 40 inches). +Hypersulfidic materials--The zone from 0 to 248 centimeters (Aseg and Cseg horizons) have oxidized reactions with pH values less than 4 after 16 weeks. +Taxonomic version--Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 13th edition (2022) + +ADDITIONAL DATA: Type location taken from S2022CT011099 in Black Hall River, CT. + +Additional support pedons used to develop this series include S2022CT001030, S2022CT001032, S2022CT007015, S2022CT009053, S2022CT009056, S2022CT009071, S2022CT009079, S2022CT011054, S2022CT011075, S2022CT011082, S2022CT011107, S2022CT011115, S2023CT001085, S2023CT007004, and S2023CT009010. +________________________________________ +National Cooperative Soil Survey +U.S.A. diff --git a/OSD/T/TRANSQUAKING.txt b/OSD/T/TRANSQUAKING.txt index 5ed26cd6..0183e4d1 100644 --- a/OSD/T/TRANSQUAKING.txt +++ b/OSD/T/TRANSQUAKING.txt @@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ LOCATION TRANSQUAKING MD+DE NJ Established Series JEB-WDC/Rev. JAK -11/2002 +06/2024 TRANSQUAKING SERIES -MLRA(S): 149A, 153C, 153D -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Morgantown, West Virginia +TAXONOMIC CLASS: Euic, mesic Typic Sulfihemists DEPTH CLASS: Very deep DRAINAGE CLASS: Very poorly drained, and flooded by tidal waters PERMEABILITY: Rapid in the organic deposits and slow in the mineral material @@ -31,8 +30,6 @@ TYPICAL PEDON: Transquaking peat, on a smooth 0 percent slope, in an estuarine t Cg--65 to 80 inches; very dark gray (5Y 3/1) silty clay; massive; friable; sticky, plastic; n value greater than 1.0, material flows easily between the fingers when squeezed; 10 percent organic matter; neutral. -TYPE LOCATION: Dorchester County, Maryland; about 1.5 miles east of Bucktown, 2,000 feet south of De Coursey Bridge Road, 800 feet east of the confluence of the Transquaking River and Scotland Creek; Latitude 38 degrees 27 minutes 37 seconds N. and Longitude 76 degrees 00 minutes 06 seconds W. - RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Thickness of the Organic Deposits: 52 to 80 inches or more Depth to Bedrock: Greater than 60 inches @@ -86,6 +83,8 @@ VEGETATION: Dominant vegetation is olney threesquare (Scirpus americanus), saltm DISTRIBUTION: Coastal Plain of Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE + EXTENT: Moderate SERIES ESTABLISHED: Dorchester County, Maryland, 1992 diff --git a/OSD/W/WESTBAY.txt b/OSD/W/WESTBAY.txt index e24e5c0c..11b994ef 100644 --- a/OSD/W/WESTBAY.txt +++ b/OSD/W/WESTBAY.txt @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ LOCATION WESTBAY TX -Tentative Series +Established Series SAK-GWH-RBT -03/2023 +10/2024 WESTBAY SERIES @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Land Resource Region--T- Atlantic and Gulf Coast Lowland Forest and Crop Region MLRA--150B - Gulf Coast Saline Prairies Extent--Small -SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Temple, Texas +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES PROPOSED: Galveston County, Texas, 2022. The name is coined from West Galveston Bay (West Bay). diff --git a/OSD/W/WESTBROOK.txt b/OSD/W/WESTBROOK.txt index 90fb620a..5029f901 100644 --- a/OSD/W/WESTBROOK.txt +++ b/OSD/W/WESTBROOK.txt @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ LOCATION WESTBROOK CT+MA MD NH Established Series Rev. MFF -06/2014 +05/2024 WESTBROOK SERIES @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ USE AND VEGETATION: Most areas are in salt marsh and provide food and habitat f DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Coastal areas and along tidally influenced rivers of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware; MLRAs 144A, mesic areas within 144B, 145, 149A, 149B, and 153C. The series is of moderate extent. -MLRA SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (MO) RESPONSIBLE: Amherst, Massachusetts +SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICE SERIES ESTABLISHED: New Haven County, Connecticut, 1976.