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St. Lucie County, Florida
50—Waveland and Immokalee fine sands SCANNED
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Map Unit Setting St Lucie County
National map unit symbol., lipwd
Elevation: 20 to 200 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 49 to 58 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 70 to 77 degrees F
Frost -free period. 350 to 365 days
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Map Unit Composition
Waveland and similar soils. 44 percent
Immokalee and similarsoils: 44 percent
Minor components: 12 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Waveland
Setting
Landform: Flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf
Down -slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 4 inches., fine sand
Eg - 4 to 32 inches: sand
Bhf - 32 to 40 inches., loamy sand
Bh2 - 40 to 53 inches: sand
Cg1- 53 to 66 inches., sand
Cg2 - 66 to 80 inches: sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: 31 to 50 inches to ortstein
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: 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 6 to 18 inches
Frequency of flooding., None
Frequency of ponding: None
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 waterstorage in profile: Very low (about 0.8 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrfgated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
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Forage suitability group: Sandy soils on flats of mesic or hydric lowlands
(G156BC141FL)
Hydric soil rating: No .
Description of Immokalee
Setting
Landform: Flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf
Down -slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Sandy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 6 inches: fine sand
E - 6 to 35 inches: fine sand
Bh - 35 to 54 inches: fine sand.
Cg - 54 to 72 inches: fine sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Runoff class: High
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 6 to 18 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
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 5.3 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirdgated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Forage suitability group: Sandy soils on flats of mesic or hydric lowlands
(G156BC141FL)
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Jonathan
Percent of map unit. 3 percent
Landform: Knolls on marine terraces, ridges on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve
Down -slope shape: Convex
Across -slope shape: Linear
Hydric soil rating: No
Salerno
Percent of map unit. 3 percent
Landform: Flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf
Down -slope shape: Convex
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