Texture
Does not ribbon, nor compact under any circumstances
What is Coarse?
Easily countable grains, comes away easily
What is Single Grained?
No discoloration, all healthy brown soil to the bottom
What is Well Drained?
Less than two percent slope and concave.
what is an Upland Swell?
Most common feature that is everywhere
What is Bedrock?
Ribbons exceptionally well, but needs much water to be malleable, sticky
What is Fine?
Large, conglomerated and extremely compacted, there are no visible breaks or room for water
What is Massive?
Discoloration begins less than 8 inched from the top surface.
Less than two percent slope and concave with river nearby
What is a Floodplain?
Highly dense and compact materials that would usually not be the cause of issue in soils
What is Coarse Sand or Gravel?
Gritty and can make a slight ribbon, but doesn't make very far before breaking.
What is Moderately Coarse
What is Platy?
Discoloration begins at 12 inches under the topsoil
What is Somewhat Poorly Drained?
2-6 percent slope and uphill
What is an Uphill Hillslope?
What is Dense Clay Deposits?
Not gritty, ribbons pretty well, sticky, not shiny
What is Moderately Fine?
What is Blocky?
Discoloration begins at 25 inches below the surface
What is Moderately Well Drained?
2-6 percent slope and concave
What is and Upland Depression
unsorted, and mixed amounts of sediments that were compacted and created a massive soil structure
What is Dense Glacial Till?
Gritty, ribbons somewhat well and sometimes soft, relatively uncountable grain size.
What is Medium?
Loosely packed grains with room for water to run through.
What is Granular
Discoloration begins at 41 inches under the surface.
What is Well Drained?
Caused by glacial till, unclear demarcation in the soils
What is an Outwash?
Dense soils that restrict the movement of water and roots through the soil
What is Fragipan?