BIRCHWOOD SERIES
CT0023 SOIL INTERPRETATIONS
RECORD
MLRA(S): 144A, 145
REV. RAS,EHS, 8-93
AQUIC UDORTHENTS, SANDY OVER LOAMY, MIXED, NONACID, MESIC
The Birchwood series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils on uplands. They formed in sandy eolian and/or fluvial sediments overlying dense glacial till. Typically, these soils have a dark brown fine sandy loam surface layer 10 inches thick. The subsoil from 10 to 30 inches is strong brown and brownish yellow loamy fine sand and loamy sand with mottles below 18 inches. The mottled substratum from 30 to 60 inches is dark reddish brown, very firm and brittle gravelly loam. Slopes range from 0 to 15 percent.
LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE PROPERTIES
| FROST FREE DAYS | ANNUAL PRECIPITATION |
ELEVATION (FT) |
DRAINAGE CLASS |
SLOPE (PCT) |
| Moderately Well Drained | 0-15 |
ESTIMATED SOIL PROPERTIES (A)
|
DEPTH (IN.) |
USDA TEXTURE | UNIFIED | AASHTO |
FRACTION .3-10 IN (PCT) |
CLAY (PCT) |
| 0-10 | FSL,SL | SM | A-2,A-4 | 0-5 | 1-5 |
| 0-10 | LFS,LS | SM | A-2 | 0-5 | 1-3 |
| 10-30 | LS,LFS,GR-LS | SM,SP-SM | A-2,A-1 | 0-5 | 1-3 |
| 30-60 | GR-FSL,GR-L,SIL | SM,ML,GM | A-2,A-4 | 0-15 | 3-15 |
|
DEPTH (IN.) |
LIQUID LIMIT |
PLAS- TICITY INDEX |
MOIST BULK DENSITY (G/CM3) |
PERMEA- BILITY (IN/HR) |
AVAILABLE WATER CAPACITY (IN/IN) |
SOIL REACTION (PH) |
| 0-10 | 0-14 | NP | 1.00-1.25 | 2.0-20 | 0.12-0.20 | 4.5-6.5 |
| 0-10 | 0-14 | NP | 1.00-1.25 | 2.0-20 | 0.07-0.16 | 4.5-6.5 |
| 10-30 | 0-14 | NP | 1.30-1.55 | 6.0-20 | 0.06-0.14 | 4.5-6.5 |
| 30-60 | 0-25 | NP-5 | 1.70-2.00 | 0.0-0.2 | 0.08-0.12 | 4.5-6.5 |
|
DEPTH (IN.) |
ORGANIC MATTER (PCT) |
SHRINK- SWELL POTENTIAL |
CORROSIVITY | |
| STEEL | CONCRETE | |||
| 0-10 | 2-5 | LOW | LOW | HIGH |
| 0-10 | 2-5 | LOW | ||
| 10-30 | LOW | |||
| 30-60 | LOW | |||
|
FLOODING FREQ- UENCY |
HIGH WATER TABLE | BEDROCK |
HYD GRP |
POTENTIAL FROST ACTION |
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| DEPTH(FT) | KIND | MONTHS | DEPTH | HARDNESS | |||
| NONE | 1.5-3.5 | PERCHED | NOV-APR | > 60" | C | MODERATE | |
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