Soil Taxonomy Classification—Gadsden County, FloridaSoil Survey Staff. 1999. Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition

Soil Taxonomy Classification—Gadsden County, Florida(Imperial Nursery)

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Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS840 1000 2000 4000 6000

Feet0 350 700 1400 2100

MetersMap Scale: 1:25,700 if printed on A portrait (8.5" x 11") sheet.

MAP LEGENDArea of Interest (AOI)

Area of Interest (AOI)

SoilsSoil Rating Polygons

Fine, kaolinitic, thermicTypic PaleaquultsFine-loamy, kaolinitic,thermic Typic KandiudultsFine-loamy, siliceous,subactive, thermic AquicPaleudultsLoamy, kaolinitic, thermicArenic KandiudultsLoamy, kaolinitic, thermicArenic PlinthicKandiudultsLoamy, kaolinitic, thermicGrossarenic KandiudultsLoamy, siliceous,subactive, thermic AquicArenic PaleudultsLoamy, siliceous,subactive, thermicGrossarenic PlinthicPaleudultsSandy, siliceous, thermicCumulic Humaquepts

Not rated or not available

Soil Rating LinesFine, kaolinitic, thermicTypic PaleaquultsFine-loamy, kaolinitic,thermic Typic KandiudultsFine-loamy, siliceous,subactive, thermic AquicPaleudultsLoamy, kaolinitic, thermicArenic KandiudultsLoamy, kaolinitic, thermicArenic PlinthicKandiudultsLoamy, kaolinitic, thermicGrossarenic KandiudultsLoamy, siliceous,subactive, thermic AquicArenic PaleudultsLoamy, siliceous,subactive, thermicGrossarenic PlinthicPaleudultsSandy, siliceous, thermicCumulic HumaqueptsNot rated or not available

Soil Rating Points

Fine, kaolinitic, thermicTypic PaleaquultsFine-loamy, kaolinitic,thermic Typic KandiudultsFine-loamy, siliceous,subactive, thermic AquicPaleudultsLoamy, kaolinitic, thermicArenic KandiudultsLoamy, kaolinitic, thermicArenic PlinthicKandiudultsLoamy, kaolinitic, thermicGrossarenic KandiudultsLoamy, siliceous,subactive, thermic AquicArenic PaleudultsLoamy, siliceous,subactive, thermicGrossarenic PlinthicPaleudultsSandy, siliceous, thermicCumulic HumaqueptsNot rated or not available

Water FeaturesStreams and Canals

Transportation

Rails

Interstate Highways

US Routes

Major Roads

Local Roads

BackgroundAerial Photography




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MAP INFORMATION

The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:12,000.

Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for mapmeasurements.

Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation ServiceWeb Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.govCoordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)

Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercatorprojection, which preserves direction and shape but distortsdistance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as theAlbers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accuratecalculations of distance or area are required.

This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as ofthe version date(s) listed below.

Soil Survey Area: Gadsden County, FloridaSurvey Area Data: Version 21, Sep 29, 2015

Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000or larger.

Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Apr 4, 2010—Jan 12,2011

The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines werecompiled and digitized probably differs from the backgroundimagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shiftingof map unit boundaries may be evident.




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Soil Taxonomy Classification

Soil Taxonomy Classification— Summary by Map Unit — Gadsden County, Florida (FL039)

Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI

3 Albany-Ousley-Pelhamcomplex, 0 to 5percent slopes,occasionally flooded

Loamy, siliceous,subactive, thermicAquic ArenicPaleudults

11.7 1.1%

9 Bonifay-Alpin complex, 0to 5 percent slopes

Loamy, siliceous,subactive, thermicGrossarenic PlinthicPaleudults

27.4 2.5%

23 Fuquay-Lucy-Orangeburg complex,0 to 5 percent slopes

Loamy, kaolinitic,thermic Arenic PlinthicKandiudults

218.2 20.2%

28 Goldsboro loamy finesand, 2 to 5 percentslopes

Fine-loamy, siliceous,subactive, thermicAquic Paleudults

6.2 0.6%

29 Grady fine sandy loam,depressional

Fine, kaolinitic, thermicTypic Paleaquults

14.3 1.3%

36 Lucy-Orangeburg-Cowarts complex, 15to 45 percent slopes

Loamy, kaolinitic,thermic ArenicKandiudults

99.1 9.2%

41 Norfolk loamy fine sand,0 to 2 percent slopes

Fine-loamy, kaolinitic,thermic TypicKandiudults

10.4 1.0%

42 Norfolk loamy fine sand,2 to 5 percent slopes


32.3 3.0%

45 Orangeburg loamy sand,0 to 2 percent slopes


62.1 5.7%

46 Orangeburg loamy sand,2 to 5 percent slopes


174.6 16.2%

47 Orangeburg-Norfolk-Tifton complex, 5 to 8percent slopes


55.3 5.1%

59 Troup-Lakeland-Lucycomplex, 2 to 8percent slopes

Loamy, kaolinitic,thermic GrossarenicKandiudults

8.6 0.8%

66 Pickney, Dorovan, andBibb soils, frequentlyflooded

Sandy, siliceous, thermicCumulic Humaquepts

164.8 15.3%

69 Lucy-Bonifay-Orangeburg complex,5 to 8 percent slopes

Loamy, kaolinitic,thermic ArenicKandiudults

146.4 13.6%

77 Bonifay-Fuquaycomplex, 0 to 5percent slopes

Loamy, siliceous,subactive, thermicGrossarenic PlinthicPaleudults

11.6 1.1%

Soil Taxonomy Classification—Gadsden County, Florida Imperial Nursery



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Soil Taxonomy Classification— Summary by Map Unit — Gadsden County, Florida (FL039)

Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI

94 Albany-Garcon-Bibbcomplex, 0 to 5percent slopes,occasionally flooded

Loamy, siliceous,subactive, thermicAquic ArenicPaleudults

5.2 0.5%

99 Water 32.2 3.0%

Totals for Area of Interest 1,080.2 100.0%




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Description

This rating presents the taxonomic classification based on Soil Taxonomy.

The system of soil classification used by the National Cooperative Soil Survey hassix categories (Soil Survey Staff, 1999 and 2003). Beginning with the broadest,these categories are the order, suborder, great group, subgroup, family, and series.Classification is based on soil properties observed in the field or inferred from thoseobservations or from laboratory measurements. This table shows the classificationof the soils in the survey area. The categories are defined in the followingparagraphs.

ORDER. Twelve soil orders are recognized. The differences among orders reflectthe dominant soil-forming processes and the degree of soil formation. Each orderis identified by a word ending in sol. An example is Alfisols.

SUBORDER. Each order is divided into suborders primarily on the basis ofproperties that influence soil genesis and are important to plant growth or propertiesthat reflect the most important variables within the orders. The last syllable in thename of a suborder indicates the order. An example is Udalfs (Ud, meaning humid,plus alfs, from Alfisols).

GREAT GROUP. Each suborder is divided into great groups on the basis of closesimilarities in kind, arrangement, and degree of development of pedogenichorizons; soil moisture and temperature regimes; type of saturation; and basestatus. Each great group is identified by the name of a suborder and by a prefix thatindicates a property of the soil. An example is Hapludalfs (Hapl, meaning minimalhorizonation, plus udalfs, the suborder of the Alfisols that has a udic moistureregime).

SUBGROUP. Each great group has a typic subgroup. Other subgroups areintergrades or extragrades. The typic subgroup is the central concept of the greatgroup; it is not necessarily the most extensive. Intergrades are transitions to otherorders, suborders, or great groups. Extragrades have some properties that are notrepresentative of the great group but do not indicate transitions to any othertaxonomic class. Each subgroup is identified by one or more adjectives precedingthe name of the great group. The adjective Typic identifies the subgroup that typifiesthe great group. An example is Typic Hapludalfs.

FAMILY. Families are established within a subgroup on the basis of physical andchemical properties and other characteristics that affect management. Generally,the properties are those of horizons below plow depth where there is muchbiological activity. Among the properties and characteristics considered areparticle-size class, mineralogy class, cation-exchange activity class, soiltemperature regime, soil depth, and reaction class. A family name consists of thename of a subgroup preceded by terms that indicate soil properties. An example isfine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Typic Hapludalfs.

SERIES. The series consists of soils within a family that have horizons similar incolor, texture, structure, reaction, consistence, mineral and chemical composition,and arrangement in the profile.




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References:

Soil Survey Staff. 1999. Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification formaking and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition. Natural Resources ConservationService. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 436.

Soil Survey Staff. 2006. Keys to soil taxonomy. 10th edition. U.S. Department ofAgriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. (The soils in a given surveyarea may have been classified according to earlier editions of this publication.)

Rating Options

Aggregation Method: Dominant Condition

Component Percent Cutoff: None Specified

Tie-break Rule: Lower




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Documents

Soil Taxonomy Classification—Gadsden County, FloridaSoil Survey Staff. 1999. Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition