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St. Lucie County, Florida
. 32—Pineda sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 2x1 nb
Elevation: 0 to 100 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 47 to 58 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 70 to 77 degrees F
Frost -free period: 355 to 365 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of unique importance
Map Unit Composition
Pineda and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 15 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transacts of the mapunit.
Description of Pineda
Setting
Landform: Drainageways on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, dip, talf
Down -slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear, concave
Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 5 inches: sand
E- 5 to 19 inches: sand
Bw - 19 to 35 inches., sand
Stg/E - 35 to 38 inches: sandy loam
Btg - 38 to 60 inches: sandy loam
Cg - 60 to 80 inches., loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 3 to 18 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding. None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 4 percent
Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0
mmhos/cm)
Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 4.0
Available water storage in profile: Low (about 4.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
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Forage suitability group: Sandy over loamy soils on Flats of hydric or mesic
lowlands (GI55XB241 FL)
Other vegetative classification: Slough (R155XY011 FL)
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Minor Components
Malabar
Percent of map unit: 6 percent
Landform: — error in exists on —
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, dip, talf
Down -slope shape: Linear, concave
Across -slope shape: Linear, concave
Ecological site: Slough (R155XY011 FL)
Othervegetativeclassification: Slough(R155XY011FL)
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Wabasso
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, tall
Down -slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Other vegetative classification: South Florida Flatwoods (R155XY003FL)
Hydric soil rating: No
Hallandale
Percent of map unit. 2 percent
Landform: Flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, tall
Down -slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Other vegetative classification: South Florida Flatwoods (R155XY003FL)
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Valkaria
Percent of map unit. 2 percent
Landform: Drainageways on flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, dip, tall
Down -slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Concave, linear
Other vegetative classification: Slough (R155XY011 FL)
Hydric soil rating., Yes
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