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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication Files_82693_pg0503 Map Unit Description(Brie"tate of Connecticut CT Studios,Ellington Road&Chapel Road,South Windsor,CT Windsor Loamy Sand,0 To 3 Percent Slopes This map unit is in the New England ' and Eastern New York Upland,Southern Part Connecticut Valley Major Land Resource Area.The mean annual precipitation is 38 to 50 inches(965 to 1270 millimeters)and the average annual air temperature is 37 to 50 degrees F.(3 to 10 ' degrees C.)This map unit is 80 percent Windsor soils.20 percent minor. components:Windsor soils This component occurs on valley outwash plain, terrace,and kame landforms.The parent material consists of eolian sands over sandy glaciofluvial deposits derived from schist, granite,and gneiss.The slope ranges from 0 to 3 percent and the runoff class is very low.The depth to a restrictive feature is greater than 60 inches.The drainage class is excessively drained.The slowest permeability within 60 inches is about 5.95 in/hr(rapid),with about 3.1 ' inches(low)available water capacity.The weighted average shrink-swell potential in 10 to 60 inches is about 1.5 LEP(low).The flooding frequency for this component is none.The ponding hazard is none.The minimum depth to a seasonal water table, when present, is greater than 6 feet. The maximum calcium carbonate within 40 ' inches is none.The maximum amount of salinity in any layer is about 0 mmhos/cm (nonsaline). The Nonirrigated Land Capability Class is 2s Typical Profile: 0 toll inches; moderately decomposed plant material 1 to 3 inches; loamy sand 3 to 9 ' inches; loamy sand 9 to 21 inches; loamy sand 21 to 25 inches; sand.25 to 65 inches; sand ' Map Unit: 36B—Windsor loamy sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes Windsor Loamy Sand,3 To 8.Percent Slopes This map unit is in the Connecticut Valley New England and Eastern New York Upland,Southern Part Major Land Resource Area.The mean annual precipitation is 38 to 50 inches(965 to 1270 millimeters)and the average annual air temperature is 37 to 50 degrees F. (3 to 10 ' degrees C.)This map unit is 80 percent Windsor soils.20 percent minor components.Windsor soils This component occurs on valley outwash plain, terrace,'and kame landforms.The parent material consists of eolian sands over sandy glaciofluvial deposits derived from schist,granite,and gneiss.The slope ranges from 3 to 8 percent and the runoff class is low.The depth to a restrictive feature is greater than 60 inches.The drainage class is excessively drained. The ' slowest permeability within 60 inches is about 5.95 in/hr(rapid), with about 3.1 inches(low)available water capacity.The weighted average shrink-swell potential in 10 to 60 inches is about 1.5 LEP(low).The flooding frequency for this component is none.The ponding hazard is none.The minimum depth to a seasonal water table, ' when present, is greater than 6 feet.The maximum calcium carbonate within 40 inches is none.The maximum amount of salinity in any layer is about 0 mmhos/cm (nonsaline).The Nonirrigated Land Capability Class is 2s Typical Profile: 0 to l ' inches; moderately decomposed plant material 1 to 3 inches; loamy sand 3 to 9 inches; loamy sand 9 to 21 inches; loamy sand 21 to 25 inches; sand 25 to 65 inches; sand Map Unit: 37E—Manchester gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 11/17/2009 '� Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 5 of 10