Soil Survey of Arlington County, Virginia

United States Department of Agriculture

In cooperation with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Soil Survey of Arlington County, Virginia

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How To Use This Soil Survey

Detailed Soil Maps The detailed soil maps can be useful in planning the use and management of small

areas. To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the Index to Map

Sheets. Note the number of the map sheet and turn to that sheet. Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map unit symbols that are in

that area. Turn to the Contents, which lists the map units by symbol and name and shows the page where each map unit is described.

The Contents shows which table has data on a specific land use for each detailed soil map unit. Also see the Contents for sections of this publication that may address your specific needs.

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National Cooperative Soil Survey

This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Financial assistance was provided by the Arlington County Board.

Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1998. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 2002. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2003. The most current official data are available at .

Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of these maps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale.

Nondiscrimination Statement

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Cover Caption

Arlington National Cemetery with Arlington, Virginia, in the background.

Additional information about the Nation's natural resources is available online from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at .

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Contents

How To Use This Soil Survey ....................................................................................... i Foreword .................................................................................................................... vii General Nature of the Survey Area .............................................................................. 1

History ...................................................................................................................... 2 Industry .................................................................................................................... 3 Climate ..................................................................................................................... 3 How This Survey Was Made ........................................................................................ 3 Detailed Soil Map Units ............................................................................................. 7 1A--Hatboro sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded ....................... 8 2A--Codorus-Hatboro complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded ............. 9 3A--Urban land-Codorus complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes ..................................... 11 4A--Sassafras-Urban land-Neabsco complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes ................... 13 4B--Urban land-Sassafras-Neabsco complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes ................... 15 4C--Urban land-Sassafras-Neabsco complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes ................. 17 5--Arlington National Cemetery ............................................................................ 18 6B--Glenelg loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes ............................................................... 19 6C--Glenelg loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes ............................................................ 20 6D--Glenelg-Manor complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes .......................................... 21 7A--Glenelg-Urban land complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes ...................................... 23 7B--Glenelg-Urban land complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes ...................................... 25 7C--Glenelg-Urban land complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes .................................... 26 7D--Glenelg-Urban land complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes .................................. 27 9B--Sassafras gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes ................................... 29 9C--Sassafras gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes ................................. 30 9D--Sassafras gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes ............................... 32 10B--Urban land-Glenelg complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes .................................... 33 10C--Urban land-Glenelg complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes .................................. 35 10D--Urban land-Glenelg complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes ................................ 36 11B--Urban land-Sassafras complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes ................................. 38 11C--Urban land-Sassafras complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes ............................... 39 11D--Urban land-Sassafras complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes ............................. 41 12--Urban land-Udorthents complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes ............................... 42 13--Udorthents, loamy .......................................................................................... 43 15A--Sassafras-Urban land complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes ................................. 43 15C--Sassafras-Urban land complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes ............................... 45 15D--Sassafras-Urban land complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes ............................. 46 16B--Urban land-Woodstown complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes .............................. 47 W--Water ............................................................................................................... 49 Use and Management of the Soils .......................................................................... 51 Interpretive Ratings ................................................................................................ 51

Rating Class Terms ............................................................................................ 51 Numerical Ratings ............................................................................................. 51 Pasture ................................................................................................................... 52 Yields per Acre .................................................................................................. 52 Land Capability Classification ............................................................................ 52

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