General Soil Map; Soil Survey of Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County, ME

573 Pages·2003·73.5 MB·English

by  USDA–NRCS

United States In cooperation with Soil Survey of
Department of Maine Agricultural and
Agriculture Forest Experiment Station
Franklin County
and Maine Soil and Water
Natural Conservation Commission
Resources
Area and Part of
Conservation
Service
Somerset County,
Maine

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How To Use This Soil Survey
General Soil Map
The general soil map, which is a color map, shows the survey area divided into groups of associated soils called
general soil map units. This map is useful in planning the use and management of large areas.
To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the map, identify the name of the map unit in the
area on the color-coded map legend, then refer to the section General Soil Map Units for a general description of
the soils in your area.
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 and Forest 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 1990. Soil names and
descriptions were approved in 1992. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this
publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 1990. This survey was made
cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Maine
Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station and the Maine Soil and Water Conservation
Commission. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Franklin
County Soil and Water Conservation District.
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: A view of the Sandy River valley with glacial till soils in the foreground and in the distance
and terrace soils on the lower elevations.
Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available on the
Natural Resources Conservation Service homepage on the World Wide Web. The
address is http://www.nrcs.usda.gov.
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Contents
How To Use This Soil Survey ................................3 Ca—Charles silt loam.........................................52
Contents..................................................................5 CG—Charles-Medomak-Cornish association.....53
Foreword.................................................................9 ChB—Chesuncook silt loam, 3 to 8 percent
General Nature of the Survey Area.........................11 slopes..........................................................54
How This Survey Was Made ..................................13 ChC—Chesuncook silt loam, 8 to 15 percent
General Soil Map Units.........................................17 slopes..........................................................56
Detailed Soil Map Units........................................29 ChD—Chesuncook silt loam, 15 to 25 percent
AdB—Adams loamy sand, 0 to 8 percent slopes..........................................................57
slopes..........................................................30 CkB—Chesuncook silt loam, 3 to 8 percent
AdC—Adams loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony ........................................58
slopes..........................................................31 CkC—Chesuncook silt loam, 8 to 15 percent
AdD—Adams loamy sand, l5 to 25 percent slopes, very stony ........................................59
slopes..........................................................32 CkD—Chesuncook silt loam, 15 to 25 percent
AED—Adams-Colton association, steep............33 slopes, very stony ........................................60
AFC—Adams-Croghan association, strongly CLD—Chesuncook-Telos association,
sloping .........................................................34 moderately steep, very stony .......................62
AgA—Allagash fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 CnB—Colonel fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent
percent slopes .............................................36 slopes..........................................................63
AgB—Allagash fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 CnC—Colonel fine sandy loam, 8 to 15
percent slopes .............................................37 percent slopes .............................................65
AgC—Allagash fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 CoB—Colonel fine sandy loam, 3 to 8
percent slopes .............................................38 percent slopes, very stony ...........................66
BeB—Berkshire fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 CoC—Colonel fine sandy loam, 8 to 15
percent slopes .............................................39 percent slopes, very stony ...........................67
BeC—Berkshire fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 CPC—Colonel-Dixfield association, strongly
percent slopes .............................................40 sloping, very stony .......................................69
BkC—Berkshire fine sandy loam, 8 to l5 percent CsB—Colton gravelly fine sandy loam, 0 to 8
slopes, very stony ........................................41 percent slopes .............................................70
BkD—Berkshire fine sandy loam, l5 to 25 CsC—Colton gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to l5
percent slopes, very stony ...........................42 percent slopes .............................................71
BoB—Boothbay silt loam, 3 to 8 percent CsD—Colton gravelly fine sandy loam,
slopes..........................................................43 15 to 45 percent slopes................................72
BoC—Boothbay silt loam, 8 to l5 percent CTC—Colton-Sheepscot association, rolling......73
slopes..........................................................44 CuB—Croghan loamy sand, 0 to 8 percent
BpB—Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes..........................................................75
slopes..........................................................45 DfB—Dixfield fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent
BrB—Brayton fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes..........................................................76
slopes, very stony ........................................46 DfC—Dixfield fine sandy loam, 8 to l5 percent
BrC—Brayton fine sandy loam, 8 to l5 percent slopes..........................................................77
slopes, very stony ........................................47 DfD—Dixfield fine sandy loam, 15 to 25
BSB—Brayton-Colonel association, gently percent slopes .............................................78
sloping, very stony .......................................48 DgB—Dixfield fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent
BTB—Brayton-Peacham-Markey association, slopes, very stony ........................................80
gently sloping, very stony.............................50 DgC—Dixfield fine sandy loam, 8 to 15
BW—Bucksport and Markey soils......................51 percent slopes, very stony ...........................81
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DgD—Dixfield fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 MDB—Madawaska-Allagash association,
percent slopes, very stony ...........................82 gently sloping............................................. 111
DMC—Dixfield-Marlow association, strongly MeB—Marlow fine sandy loam, 3 to 8
sloping, very stony .......................................83 percent slopes ...........................................112
DTC—Dixfield-Colonel association, strongly MeC—Marlow fine sandy loam, 8 to 15
sloping .........................................................85 percent slopes ...........................................113
DUD—Dixfield-Colonel association, moderately MeD—Marlow fine sandy loam, 15 to 25
steep, very stony..........................................86 percent slopes ...........................................114
ECC—Elliottsville-Chesuncook-Telos MfB—Marlow fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent
association, strongly sloping, very stony ......88 slopes, very stony......................................115
EMC—Elliottsville-Monson complex, rolling, MfC—Marlow fine sandy loam, 8 to 15
very stony ....................................................90 percent slopes, very stony .........................117
EME—Elliottsville-Monson complex, steep, MfD—Marlow fine sandy loam, l5 to 25
very stony ....................................................91 percent slopes, very stony .........................118
EtB—Elliottsville-Thorndike complex, 3 to 8 MGD—Marlow-Dixfield association,
percent slopes .............................................92 moderately steep, very stony .....................119
EtC—Elliottsville-Thorndike complex, 8 to 15 MhB—Masardis fine sandy loam, 0 to 8
percent slopes .............................................93 percent slopes ...........................................121
EtD—Elliottsville-Thorndike complex, 15 to 25 MhC—Masardis fine sandy loam, 8 to 15
percent slopes .............................................95 percent slopes ...........................................122
Fr—Fryeburg silt loam........................................96 MhD—Masardis fine sandy loam, 15 to 45
HeC—Hermon fine sandy loam, 3 to l5 percent slopes ...........................................123
percent slopes, very stony ...........................97 MKE—Masardis-Adams association, steep .....124
HeD—Hermon fine sandy loam, l5 to 25 MLC—Masardis-Sheepscot association,
percent slopes, very stony ...........................98 strongly sloping..........................................125
HMC—Hermon-Monadnock association, Mm—Medomak silt loam..................................127
rolling, very stony.........................................99 MNC—Monadnock-Berkshire complex,
HME—Hermon-Monadnock association, rolling, very stony.......................................128
steep, very stony........................................100 MNE—Monadnock-Berkshire complex,
Lc—Lovewell-Cornish complex, occasionally steep, very stony........................................129
flooded.......................................................102 MrB—Monarda silt loam, 0 to 8 percent
Ld—Lovewell-Cornish complex, frequently slopes........................................................130
flooded.......................................................103 MsB—Monarda extremely flaggy silt loam,
LmE—Lyman-Rock outcrop-Tunbridge 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony................131
complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, very MTB—Monarda-Burnham-Bucksport
stony..........................................................104 association, gently sloping, very stony .......132
LNC—Lyman-Tunbridge-Abram complex, MUB—Monarda-Telos association, gently
rolling, very stony.......................................105 sloping, very stony .....................................134
LNE—Lyman-Tunbridge-Abram complex, MVC—Monson-Elliottsville-Telos complex,
steep, very stony........................................107 rolling, very stony.......................................135
LyC—Lyman-Tunbridge-Rock outcrop complex, Nb—Naumburg loamy sand.............................137
3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony..............108 NS—Naumburg-Searsport association ............138
MaB—Madawaska fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 NvB—Nicholville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent
percent slopes ...........................................110 slopes........................................................139
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NvC—Nicholville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent TuB—Tunbridge-Lyman complex, 3 to 8
slopes........................................................140 percent slopes ...........................................169
PeB—Peacham-Brayton complex, 0 to 8 TuC—Tunbridge-Lyman complex, 8 to l5
percent slopes, very stony .........................141 percent slopes ...........................................171
Pr—Pits, quarry................................................143 Ud—Udorthents-Urban land complex...............172
Ps—Pits, sand and gravel................................143 Use and Management of the Soils ....................173
RRE—Ricker-Rock outcrop complex, Crops and Pasture ...........................................173
very steep..................................................143 Prime Farmland................................................176
RSE—Ricker-Saddleback association, Woodland Management and Productivity.........177
very steep..................................................144 Recreation........................................................179
RYE—Rock outcrop-Abram-Lyman complex, Wildlife Habitat.................................................179
very steep, very stony ................................145 Engineering......................................................181
SAE—Saddleback-Mahoosuc-Sisk Soil Properties....................................................187
association, very steep, very stony.............146 Engineering Index Properties ...........................187
SKD—Sisk-Surplus association, moderately Physical Properties...........................................188
steep, very stony........................................147 Chemical Properties.........................................189
Sn—Sunday loamy fine sand ...........................148 Water Features ................................................190
SRC—Surplus-Bemis association, strongly Soil Features....................................................191
sloping, very stony .....................................149 Classification of the Soils..................................193
SSC—Surplus-Saddleback-Ricker Soil Series and Their Morphology.........................193
association, strongly sloping, very stony ....150 Abram Series ...................................................194
SVC—Surplus-Sisk association, strongly Adams Series...................................................194
sloping, very stony .....................................152 Allagash Series ................................................195
Sw—Swanville silt loam....................................153 Bemis Series....................................................196
SYB—Swanville-Boothbay association, Berkshire Series...............................................196
gently sloping.............................................154 Boothbay Series...............................................197
TeB—Telos silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes......156 Brayton Series..................................................198
TeC—Telos silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes....157 Bucksport Series..............................................199
TfB—Telos silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, Burnham Series ...............................................199
very stony ..................................................158 Charles Series..................................................200
TfC—Telos silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, Chesuncook Series..........................................201
very stony ..................................................159 Colonel Series..................................................202
THC—Telos-Chesuncook association, Colton Series....................................................203
strongly sloping, very stony........................160 Cornish Series..................................................204
TLB—Telos-Monarda association, gently Croghan series.................................................204
sloping, rubbly............................................162 Dixfield Series..................................................205
TMB—Telos-Monarda-Monson association, Elliottsville Series .............................................206
undulating, very stony................................163 Fryeburg Series................................................207
TOC—Thorndike-Elliottsville complex, rolling, Hermon Series.................................................207
very stony ..................................................165 Lovewell Series................................................208
TOE—Thorndike-Elliottsville complex, steep, Lyman Series ...................................................209
very stony ..................................................166 Madawaska Series...........................................210
TRC—Tunbridge-Berkshire-Dixfield Mahoosuc Series .............................................210
association, rolling, very stony ...................168 Markey Series..................................................211