Soil Survey of Pinellas County, Florida - USDA

[Pages:199]United States Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

In cooperation with the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Experiment Stations, and Soil and Water Science Department; the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services; and the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners

Soil Survey of Pinellas County, Florida

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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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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.

Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 2002. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 2003. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2003. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Experiment Stations, and Soil and Water Science Department; the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services; and the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners.

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.

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Cover: The skyline of downtown St. Petersburg across the North Yacht Basin. The downtown area is mapped as Urban land on the detailed soil maps.

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 ................................................................. v General Nature of the County .................................. 1

How This Survey Was Made ................................ 2 Detailed Soil Map Units ......................................... 5

2--Adamsville soils and Urban land, 0 to 5 percent slopes ............................................... 6

3--Anclote fine sand, depressional ...................... 6 4--Astatula soils and Urban land, 0 to 5

percent slopes ............................................... 8 5--Astatula soils and Urban land, 5 to 12

percent slopes ............................................... 8 6--Basinger soils and Urban land ........................ 9 7--Basinger fine sand, depressional ................. 10 8--Beaches ....................................................... 10 9--Dumps .......................................................... 11 10--EauGallie soils and Urban land .................. 12 11--Felda soils and Urban land ......................... 12 12--Felda fine sand, depressional ..................... 13 13--Immokalee soils and Urban land ................ 14 14--Kesson fine sand, very frequently

flooded ......................................................... 14 15--Manatee loamy fine sand ........................... 16 16--Matlacha and St. Augustine soils and

Urban land ................................................... 17 17--Myakka soils and Urban land ..................... 18 18--Okeechobee muck ...................................... 18 19--Palm Beach fine sand, 0 to 8 percent

slopes .......................................................... 19 20--Paola and St. Lucie soils and Urban land,

0 to 5 percent slopes ................................... 19 21--Paola and St. Lucie soils and Urban land,

5 to 12 percent slopes ................................. 20 22--Pineda soils and Urban land ....................... 21 23--Pinellas soils and Urban land ..................... 22 24--Pits ............................................................. 22 25--Placid fine sand, depressional .................... 23 26--Pomello soils and Urban land, 0 to 5

percent slopes ............................................. 23 27--Samsula muck ............................................ 24 28--Seffner soils and Urban land ...................... 25 29--Tavares soils and Urban land,

0 to 5 percent slopes ................................... 26 30--Urban land .................................................. 27 31--Wabasso soils and Urban land ................... 27

32--Wulfert muck, very frequently flooded ........ 28 Use and Management of the Soils ...................... 29

Interpretive Ratings ............................................ 29 Rating Class Terms ........................................ 29 Numerical Ratings ......................................... 29

Crops and Pasture ............................................. 29 Land Capability Classification ........................ 29 Prime Farmland ............................................. 30

Ecological Communities ..................................... 31 Woodland Productivity and Management ........... 33

Woodland Productivity ................................... 33 Woodland Management ................................. 34 Recreation .......................................................... 37 Wildlife Habitat ................................................... 40 Hydric Soils ........................................................ 41 Engineering ........................................................ 42 Building Site Development ............................. 43 Sanitary Facilities ........................................... 44 Construction Materials ................................... 47 Water Management ....................................... 48 Soil Properties ...................................................... 49 Engineering Index Properties ............................. 49 Physical Properties ............................................ 50 Chemical Properties .......................................... 51 Soil Features ...................................................... 52 Water Features .................................................. 52 Classification of the Soils ................................... 55 Soil Series and Their Morphology .......................... 55 Adamsville Series .............................................. 55 Anclote Series .................................................... 56 Astatula Series ................................................... 57 Basinger Series .................................................. 57 EauGallie Series ................................................ 58 Felda Series ....................................................... 59 Immokalee Series .............................................. 60 Kesson Series .................................................... 61 Manatee Series .................................................. 61 Matlacha Series ................................................. 62 Myakka Series ................................................... 63 Okeechobee Series ........................................... 64 Palm Beach Series ............................................. 64 Paola Series ....................................................... 65 Pineda Series ..................................................... 65 Pinellas Series ................................................... 66 Placid Series ...................................................... 68

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Pomello Series ................................................... 68 Samsula Series .................................................. 69 Seffner Series .................................................... 69 St. Augustine Series ........................................... 70 St. Lucie Series .................................................. 71 Tavares Series ................................................... 71 Wabasso Series ................................................. 72 Wulfert Series .................................................... 73 Formation of the Soils ......................................... 75 Factors of Soil Formation ................................... 75 Processes of Soil Formation .............................. 76 Geology .............................................................. 76 References ............................................................ 83 Glossary ................................................................ 85 Tables .................................................................... 97 Table 1.--Temperature and Precipitation ........... 98 Table 2.--Acreage and Proportionate Extent

of the Soils ................................................... 99 Table 3.--Land Capability Subclass ................. 100 Table 4.--Forest Productivity ........................... 102 Table 5a.--Woodland Management ................. 106

Table 5b.--Woodland Management ................. 109 Table 5c.--Woodland Management ................. 112 Table 5d.--Woodland Management ................. 115 Table 5e.--Woodland Management ................. 118 Table 6a.--Recreation ...................................... 121 Table 6b.--Recreation ...................................... 125 Table 7.--Wildlife Habitat ................................. 129 Table 8.--Hydric Soils ...................................... 133 Table 9a.--Building Site Development ............. 134 Table 9b.--Building Site Development ............. 138 Table 10a.--Sanitary Facilities ......................... 142 Table 10b.--Sanitary Facilities ......................... 147 Table 11a.--Construction Materials ................. 152 Table 11b.--Construction Materials ................. 156 Table 12.--Water Management ........................ 161 Table 13.--Engineering Index Properties ......... 165 Table 14.--Physical Properties of the Soils ..... 171 Table 15.--Chemical Properties of the Soils .... 176 Table 16.--Soil Features .................................. 180 Table 17.--Water Features .............................. 183 Table 18.--Classification of the Soils ............... 189

Issued 2006

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Foreword

This soil survey contains information that affects land use planning in this survey area. It contains predictions of soil behavior for selected land uses. The survey also highlights soil limitations, improvements needed to overcome the limitations, and the impact of selected land uses on the environment.

This soil survey is designed for many different users. Farmers, ranchers, foresters, and agronomists can use it to evaluate the potential of the soil and the management needed for maximum food and fiber production. Planners, community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers can use the survey to plan land use, select sites for construction, and identify special practices needed to ensure proper performance. Conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, wildlife management, waste disposal, and pollution control can use the survey to help them understand, protect, and enhance the environment.

Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose special restrictions on land use or land treatment. The information in this report is intended to identify soil properties that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. Statements made in this report are intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations.

Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are shallow to bedrock. Some are too unstable to be used as a foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or underground installations.

These and many other soil properties that affect land use are described in this soil survey. The location of each soil is shown on the detailed soil maps. Each soil in the survey area is described. Information on specific uses is given for each soil. Help in using this publication and additional information are available at the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service or the Cooperative Extension Service.

T. Niles Glasgow State Conservationist Natural Resources Conservation Service

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