Soil Survey Components
Typical information in a published county soil survey includes the following:
- a brief overview of the county's geography
- a general soil map with a brief description of each of the major soil types found in the county along with their characteristics
- detailed aerial photographs with specific soil types outlined and indexed
- photographs of some of the typical soils found in the area
- tables containing general information about the various soils such as total area, comparisons of production of typical crops and common range plants. They also include extensive interpretations for Land use planning such as limitations for dwellings with and without basements, shallow excavations, small commercial buildings, septic tank adsorptions, suitability for development, construction, and water management.
- tables containing specific physical, chemical, and engineering properties such as soil depth, soil texture, particle size and distribution, plasticity, permeability, available water capacity, shrink-swell potential, corrosion properties, and erodibility.
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