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St. Lucie County, Florida
38—Riviera fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol: 2tzw2
Elevation: 0 to 80 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 44 to 59 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 68 to 77 degrees F
Frost -free period. 350 to 365 days
Farmland classification: Farmland of unique importance
Map Unit Composition
Riviera and similar soils: 80 percent
Minor components: 20 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.
Description of Riviera
Setting
Landform: Flats on marine terraces, drainageways on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, talf, dip
Down -slope shape: Linear
Acrossslope shape: Linear, concave
Parent material. Sandy and loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 6 inches: fine sand
E - 6 to 28 inches: fine sand
BUE - 28 to 32 inches: fine sandy loam
Btg - 32 to 42 inches: sandy clay loam
C - 42 to 80 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: Very high
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to
high (0.60 to 6.00 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 3 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: Moderate (about 6.0 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: AID
Forage suitability group: Sandy over loamy soils on flats of hydric or mesic
lowlands (G 1 55XB241 FL)
Other vegetative classification: Slough (R1 55XY01 1 FL)
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Hydric soil rating: Yes
Minor Components
Wabasso '
Percent of map unit: 8 percent
Landform: Flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, tall
Down -slope shape: Convex, linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Other vegetative classification: South Florida Flatwoods (R155XY003FL)
Hydric soil rating: No
Hallandale
Percent of map unit: 4 percent
Landform: Flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, talf
Down -slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Other vegetative classification: South Florida Flatwoods (R155XY003FL)
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Pinellas
Percent of map unit: 4 percent
Landform: Flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, tall
Down -slope shape: Convex, linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Other vegetative classification: Cabbage Palm Flatwoods (R155XYOO5FL)
Hydric soil rating: No
Floridana
Percent of map unit: 2 percent
Landform: Depressions on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, dip
Down -slope shape: Concave, linear
Across -slope shape: Concave, linear
Other vegetative classification: Freshwater Marshes and Ponds (R155XY010FL)
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Oldsmar
Percent of map unit: 2 percent
Landform: Flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Talf
Down -slope shape: Convex, linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Other vegetative classification: South Florida Flatwoods (R155XY003FL)
Hydric soil rating: No
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48—Wabasso sand,-0-to 2 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
National map unit symbol. 2svyr
Elevation: 0 to 70 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 46 to 55 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
Wabasso and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 15 percent
Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transacts of the mapunit.
Description of Wabasso
Setting
Landform: Flatwoods on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, tall
Down -slope shape: Linear
Across -slope shape: Linear
Parent material., Sandy and loamy marine deposits
Typical profile
A - 0 to 6 inches: sand
E - 6 to 25 inches. sand
Bh - 25 to 30 inches: sand
Btg - 30 to 58 inches., sandy clay loam
Cg - 58 to 80 inches: loamy sand
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: 9 to 50 inches to strongly contrasting textural
stratification
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 6 to 18 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding. None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 5 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: Very low (about 1.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
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Land capability classification. (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Forage suitability group: Sandy soils on Flats of mesic or hydric lowlands
(G155XB141FL)
Other vegetative classification: South Florida Flatwoods (R155XY003FL)
Hydric soil rating: No
Minor Components
Hallandale
Percent of map unit. 6 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
Boca
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Drainageways on marine terraces, flats on marine terraces
Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread, dip, tall
Down -slope shape: Linear, convex
Across -slope shape: Linear, concave
Ecological site: South Florida Flatwoods (RI55XY003FL)
Other vegetative classification: South Florida Flatwoods (R155XY003FL)
Hydric soil rating: Yes
Pineda
Percent of map unit: 4 percent.
Landform: Drainageways on marine terraces, flats 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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