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Humacao, PR Hydric Soils List

Updated July 01, 2008

Map symbol and map unit name Component Percent of Map Unit Landform Hydric Rating Hydric Criteria
Ad:
Aguadilla loamy sand 		Bajura 2 Depressions Yes 2B3
Ag:
Aguadilla sandy loam, moderately wet 		Bajura 10 Depressions Yes 2B3
Ba:
Bajura silty clay, saline 		Bajura 100 Flood plains Yes 2B3
Bc:
Bajura clay, frequently flooded 		Bajura 100 Flood plains Yes 2B3
CdB:
Candelero loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes 		Cayagua 10 Terraces Yes 2B3
CdC2:
Candelero loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded 		Cayagua 5 Terraces Yes 2B3
Ce:
Cartagena clay 		Aguirre 5 Depressions Yes 2A, 3
Cf:
Catano loamy sand 		Reparada 5 Coastal plains Yes 2B3, 4
CgC2:
Cayagua sandy loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded 		Cayagua 100 Hillslopes Yes 2B3
CgD2:
Cayagua sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded 		Cayagua 100 Hillslopes Yes 2B3
Cm:
Coastal beaches 		Hydraquents 5 Tidal flats Yes 2B3, 3, 4
Cn:
Cobbly alluvial land 		Hydraquents 5 Flood plains Yes 2B3, 3, 4
Co:
Coloso silty clay loam, occasionally flooded 		Bajura 5 Flood plains Yes 2B3
Cr:
Coloso silty clay 		Bajura 5 Flood plains Yes 2B3
Cs:
Corcega sandy loam 		Bajura 5 Flood plains Yes 2B3
FaC:
Fajardo clay, 2 to 10 percent slopes 		Bajura 3 Depressions Yes 2B3
FaC2:
Fajardo clay, 2 to 10 percent slopes, eroded 		Bajura 3 Depressions Yes 2B3
Fo:
Fortuna clay 		Fortuna 100 Flood plains Yes 3
FrA:
Fraternidad clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes 		Aguirre 5 Depressions Yes 2A, 3
FrB:
Fraternidad clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes 		Aguirre 3 Depressions Yes 2A, 3
GuE2:
Guayabota silty clay loam, 20 to 40 slopes, eroded 		Guayabota 90 Mountain slopes Yes 2B3
Ciales 10 Hillslopes Yes 2B3
MaB:
Mabi clay, 0 to 5 percent slopes 		Bajura 3 Flood plains Yes 2B3
McA:
Machete loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes 		Cayagua 3 Terraces Yes 2B3
Me:
Maunabo clay 		Bajura 10 Flood plains Yes 2B3
MrB:
Meros sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes 		Tidal flats 3 Tidal flats Yes 2B3
PlB:
Paso Seco clay, 0 to 5 percent slopes 		Aguirre 2 Depressions Yes 2A, 3
Pn:
Pinones silty clay 		Pinones 100 Flood plains Yes 2B3, 4
Po:
Poncena clay 		Reparada 3 Coastal plains Yes 2B3, 4
Re:
Reilly soils 		Bajura 5 Flood plains Yes 2B3
Rp:
Reparada clay 		Reparada 100 Coastal plains Yes 2B3, 4
Sm:
Salt water marsh 		Salt water marsh 100 Salt marshes Yes 2B3, 3, 4
Ta:
Talante soils 		Fortuna 10 Flood plains Yes 3
Tf:
Tidal flats 		Tidal flats 100 Tidal flats Yes 2B3
Ts:
Tidal swamp 		Tidal swamp 100 Tidal marshes Yes 2B3, 3, 4
Tt:
Toa silty clay loam 		Bajura 5 Flood plains Yes 2B3
Va:
Vayas silty clay loam, occasionally flooded 		Vayas 10 Flood plains Yes 4
Vc:
Vayas silty clay, frequently flooded 		Vayas 100 Flood plains Yes 4
VeB:
Vega Alta silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes 		Bajura 2 Flood plains Yes 2B3
VeC:
Vega Alta silty clay loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes 		Bajura 1 Flood plains Yes 2B3
VgA:
Vega Baja silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes		 Bajura 3 Flood plains Yes 2B3
Vw:
Vivi loam 		Bajura 2 Flood plains Yes 2B3
Wa:
Wet alluvial land 		Wet alluvial land 100 Flood plains Yes 2B3, 3, 4
Explanation of hydric criteria codes:
  1. 1. All Histels except for Folistels, and Histosols except for Folists.
  2. 2. Soils in Aquic suborders, great groups, or subgroups, Albolls suborder, Historthels great group, Histoturbels great group, Pachic subgroups, or Cumulic subgroups that:
A. are somewhat poorly drained and have a water table at the surface (0.0 feet) during the growing season, or during the growing season, or

B. are poorly drained or very poorly drained and have either: 1.) a water table at the surface (0.0 feet) during the growing season if textures are coarse sand, sand, or fine sand in all layers within a depth of 20 inches, or 2.) a water table at a depth of 0.5 foot or less during the growing season if permeability is equal to or greater than 6.0 in/hr in all layers within a depth of 20 inches, or 3.) a water table at a depth of 1.0 foot or less during the growing season if permeability is less than 6.0 in/hr in any layer within a depth of 20 inches.

  1. Soils that are frequently ponded for long or very long duration during the growing season.
  2. Soils that are frequently flooded for long or very long duration during the growing season.

For additional information on Caribbean Area Soils, please contact: Carmen L. Santiago

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