Soil Survey of Barnstable County, Massachusetts
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Manuscript

Status: Published report, SSURGO Certified digital survey.
Publication Scale: Order 2 mapping at 1:25,000 scale with minimum delineations 6-8 acres.
Base Map Imagery: Black and White Orthophotography flown in 1977

PRIME FARMLAND MAP UNIT LIST and acreage (unofficial).
 GEOLOGY OF BARNSTABLE COUNTY
Wildlife Habitat of Barnstable County

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The following is the map unit legend from the "Soil Survey of Barnstable County, Massachusetts" (Fletcher, 1993)

Note: the published alpha legend are the map unit symbols used in the published survey, the State-wide numeric legend are the map units used for the digital soil maps. Click on the Published Map unit Symbol to read the Map Unit Description from the Survey.

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Numeric
State
legend		 Published
Map Unit Symbol		 Map Unit Name Hydric
Soil		 Farmland
Class
258A AmA Amostown sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes No Prime
430B BaB Barnstable sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes No Prime
430C BaC Barnstable sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes No  
431B BbB Barnstable sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony No  
431C BbC Barnstable sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony No  
431D BbD Barnstable sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony No  
485C BcC Barnstable-Plymouth complex, rolling No  
488C BdC Barnstable-Plymouth complex, rolling, bouldery No  
489C BeC Barnstable-Plymouth complex, rolling, very bouldery No  
490C BfC Barnstable-Plymouth-Nantucket complex, rolling No  
494C BgC Barnstable-Plymouth-Nantucket complex, rolling, very bouldery No  
610 Bh Beaches    
225B BlB Belgrade silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes No Prime
11A BmA Berryland mucky loamy coarse sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes Yes  
220A BoA Boxford silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes No Prime
220B BoB Boxford silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes No Prime
259A CcA Carver loamy coarse sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes No  
259B CcB Carver loamy coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes No  
252A CdA Carver coarse sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes No  
252B CdB Carver coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes No  
252C CdC Carver coarse sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes No  
252D CdD Carver coarse sand, 15 to 35 percent slopes No  
263B CoB Carver-Hinesburg loamy coarse sands, undulating No  
263C CoC Carver-Hinesburg loamy coarse sands, rolling No  
263D CoD Carver-Hinesburg loamy coarse sands, hilly No  
256A DeA Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes No  
652 Dm Dumps, landfill No  
611 Dn Dune Land No  
264A EaA Eastchop loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes No  
264B EaB Eastchop loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes No  
264C EaC Eastchop loamy fine sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes No  
265A EnA Enfield silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes No Prime
265B EnB Enfield silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes No Prime
265C EnC Enfield silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes No  
52A Fm Freetown mucky peat, 0 to 1 percent slopes, ponded Yes  
54A Fs Freetown and Swansea mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes Yes  
55A Ft Freetown coarse sand, 0 to 1 percent slopes Yes  
253A HeA Hinckley sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes No  
253B HeB Hinckley sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes No  
242C HkC Hinckley gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes No  
242D HkD Hinckley gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes No  
226A HnA Hinesburg sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes No Prime
226B HnB Hinesburg sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes No Prime
226C HnC Hinesburg sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes No  
612C HoC Hooksan sand, rolling No  
612D HoD Hooksan sand, hilly No  
613C HxC Hooksan-Dune land complex, hilly No  
66A ImA Ipswich, Pawcatuck, and Matunuck peats, 0 to 1 percent slopes Yes  
12A MaA Maybid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes Yes  
13A MbA Maybid Variant silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes Yes  
254A MeA Merrimac sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes No Prime
254B MeB Merrimac sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes No Prime
254C MeC Merrimac sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes No  
254D MeD Merrimac sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes No  
299 Mg Merrimac-Udipsamments-Urban land complex No  
380B NaB Nantucket sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes No Prime
380C NaC Nantucket sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes No  
381B NsB Nantucket sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, stony No  
381C NsC Nantucket sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, stony No  
38A PeA Pipestone loamy coarse sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes Yes  
600 Pg Pits, sand and gravel No  
435A PmA Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes No  
435B PmB Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes No  
435C PmC Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes No  
435D PmD Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 15 to 35 percent slopes No  
436B PsB Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony No  
436C PsC Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony No  
436D PsD Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony No  
483C PvC Plymouth-Barnstable complex, rolling, very bouldery No  
483D PvD Plymouth-Barnstable complex, hilly, very bouldery No  
484C PxC Plymouth-Barnstable complex, rolling, extremely bouldery No  
484D PxD Plymouth-Barnstable complex, hilly, extremely bouldery No  
493D PyD Plymouth-Barnstable-Nantucket complex, hilly, very bouldery No  
14A ScA Scitico silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes Yes  
269A SdA Sudbury fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes No Prime
665 Ud Udipsammments, smoothed No  
602 Ur Urban land No  
21A WvA Walpole sandy loam, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes Yes  
1 W Water Yes  

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