Essex County Soil Survey Report - Northern Part - Non-technical Map Unit Descriptions

  Map Unit:  105D  -  ROCK OUTCROP-HOLLIS COMPLEX, 3 TO 25 PERCENT SLOPES

      Text Kind/Category:  Nontechnical description/AGR
            ROCK OUTCROP An on-site investigation is necessary to determine suitability and limitations.

      Text Kind/Category:  Nontechnical description/AGR
            The HOLLIS component is in capability subclass 7E which has very severe limitations that make the soil unsuited to cultivation and that
            restricts its use to grazing. Erosion is the main limitation.

      Text Kind/Category:  Nontechnical description/SOI
            ROCK OUTCROP can consist of up to 90 percent exposed bedrock. Most outcrops are too hard to be broken and mixed by tillage.

      Text Kind/Category:  Nontechnical description/SOI
            The HOLLIS component is well drained; water is removed readily, but not rapidly. Agronomic capability class is 7E. Depth to bedrock is
            between 10 and 20 inches. The water table is normally more than 6.0 feet below the surface.

      Text Kind/Category:  Nontechnical description/URB
            HOLLIS has severe limitation for use as a septic tank absorbtion field because of shallow depth to bedrock and slope. There is severe
            limitation for local roads and streets due to shallow depth to bedrock and slope. For dwellings with basement, there is severe limitation
            because of shallow depth to bedrock and slope and for small commercial buildings, there is severe limitation due to slope and shallow
            depth to bedrock.