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Kn + Hm Mw H Tk V K Kn + Hm Mw Mw Mh H RIVER Tp Hs Rk Mh (Mh) H Tramway Road Mh Mw H (Hs) H Mw (Tk) W Hs Tk Mh Mh Kk Mw (Tp) Mh H Tk Mh Kk H Tp Tk V Rk K Mh Ha K Hs Hs Tp V W W Mh H Mh H H Ha Ha Hs Tk Mh Mh Tk Tk V Ha H Hs Mh Ha Mh Hs H Tk H Ha H Tk Mh Mh Tp Mw Mh H Ha Mh Kk Mh Hs H Tk Ha Kn H Mh H Mh Kk Tk H Ha H H W Mw W Tk Tk Mh H Mh Kk Kk Ha K K Ha Mh H V Rk Hs H T H Tk Mh Mh Kn H Mh Hs T Mh Tk Tk Rk Tk Kk W Ha Kn W Tk V Mw Tk H T Mh W Mh T Mh Mh T H Ha Rk K H Tk Kk Mh Mh H Mh Ha H H Mw Ha Tk Tk Ha Kn H Mh Tk Ts K W H Ha Tk V Mh Kk Rk H T Mh H Tk T Kk Kk Mh Mh (Tk) (H) Ha H H Tk Tp Tk Ha Ha H T Tk Ha (Mh) H Hs H H Mh H (H) K (Ha) H Kn Tp T Tk Rk Tk H Ha Kk H T T Tk H T Tk Kn H K Tk Kk K Tp Tp H Kn K W T W Tk H H H H H Tkp H Mh Tk Tk Tk H T Proposed E1 Kn Kn + Hm Ts Tk Tk Kk Kk H K V H - to be built Tk Mh Tk H T H W K Kn H Kn Tk H Kk Hsg H Rk Tk Tk K W Kk Kk HsgKn H V H Tk T Kk Hs Hs Kn + Hm Hsg W H-Hb Kn Kn Tk Tk Hsg Hs Tk State Western Corridor Tp Tk H Kk H Tk Highway 26 Kk Hsg Tk Tk H W Rk V H W K Kn + Hm H H Tk Kk H Rk Hsg Hb H H H Tk Tk Kn + Hm Kk H Rk V H Ha Kn + Hm Rk Rk Kn Rk Hs H H H Tk H H Rk K Ha Kk Tk H Tk Ha Tk WAIKATOW RIVER Rk Kk V Tk Ha Rk H Kk K (Hm) H Tk Tk H H Kn H H Rkv Tk Rk T T Rk Rkv Rk W Tk Tk Kn Tk H Rk H H Ha Tk Tk Kn + Hm Rk H Tk Rk H Tk Rkv W Kk Tk H H K K H H Tk H K H H Ha Hm + Kn H Ha Hm + Kn Kn Hsg H Rk Tk Tk Rk Tk Tk T H Rk Rk Rk Tk Rk H W H+Hs H Kk H Tk Tk Rk T H Kk Hb Kn Kn Rk Tk Tk Kn + Hm H-Hb Rk H+Hs Rk H Ha Tk Rkv Tk Tk H H Rk LAKE Kk Hm ROTOROA Kn Kn H Tk Rk Hm + Kn Hsg Hb Rk T K Rk K Tk Rk O Rk H V W H-Hb Rk Kk K Hm + Kn Rk Hs-Hsg Rk W Tk Rk Tk Kk Tk H Kn + Hm Tk H H Tp Rk Tk State Highway 23 K H Hsg Kk Kn Rk (Kn + Hm) W Ha K H Rk K Tk V (H) W Tk Mh Tk Mh R Mh (H) K Kk W W H Kk V Mh R (H) Kk Kk R Mh H Hb W Kk H H H Tk Tk Tk W Mh Tk H Kk W Kn + Hm W K H H W H Tk Kk Mh H H V H Kk Tk W Hm Tk Kk Kk R K Kn + Hm Ha H H H V Kk Kn + Hm Tk K Tk H H Kn H Tk H H Kn H H Tk H Kk Tk Tk Tk Rk K H Kn Kn + Hm H H Hm Tk H R H Tk Kk SOIL LEGEND ARRANGED PEDOLOGICALLY H State Highway 1 Tk Tk Kn + Hm H H H COMPOSITE YELLOW-BROWN EARTHS OVER BROWN GRANDULAR LOAMS K H Rk -from loess over tephra (Hamilton Ash) Rk Kn + Hm Kainui series O Kn Kn + Hm YELLOW-BROWN PUMICE SOILS -from rhyolitic alluvium (Taupo Pumice Alluvium) Waikato series YELLOW-BROWN LOAMS -from rhyolitic alluvium (Hinuera Formation) SOIL LEGEND ARRANGED PHYSIOGRAPHICALLY Horotiu series Cobham Drive -from tephra ('Mairoa ash beds) SOILS OF THE LOW ROLLING HILLS Ohaupo series Kainui silt loam Kn Hamilton clay loam Hm STEEPLAND SOILS RELATED TO YELLOW-BROWN LOAMS Ohaupo silt loam O -from rhyolitic alluvium (Hinuera Formation) mainly clay loam Rk Kirikiriroa series Rotokauri clay loam, very gentle sloping phase Rkv BROWN GRANDULAR LOAMS -from tephra (Hamilton Ash) SOILS OF THE PLAIN Hamilton series Te Kowhai silt loam and clay loam Tk ORGANIC SOILS Te Kowhai peaty clay loam Tkp -from peat State Highway 3 Horotiu sandy loam H Kaipaki series Horotiu mottled sandy loam Ha Ruakuhia series Hb Horotiu sandy clay loam GLEY SOILS Hs Horotiu sand -from tephric colluvium Hsg Horotiu sand with gravels Rotokauri series ACKNOWLEDGMENTS T peaty loam -from pumiceous alluvium and thin peat layers Tp Te Rapa peaty sandy loam Te Rapa series Soil survey by J.G. Bruce, Soil Bureau, Department of Scientific Ts Te Rapa peaty sand -from pumiceous silts and clays and Industrial Research, Hamilton, 1962. K Kaipaki peaty loam and loamy peat Te Kowhia series Includes an earlier survey by C.F. Sutherland, Soil Bureau, Department of R peat RECENT SOILS Scientific and Industrial Research, Hamilton, 1956. Mh gravelly sand (on Horotiu soils) -from alluvium and organic debris Base data from Hamilton City Council and Department of Lands and Survey. Tamahana series Published by the Department of Scientific and Industrial SOILS OF THE LOW RIVER TERRACES MAN-MADE SOILS Research, Wellington, , 1979. W Waikato loamy sand, and sandy loam -from 'transported' alluvium an on pre-existing soils Mw Tamahere gravelly sand (on Waikato soils) Tamahere series Copyright granted to Hamilton City Council for reproduction of "Soil Map for Hamilton City" SOILS OF THE GULLY BOTTOMS by Landcare Research. December 2006. Tamahana soils V

SOILS OF THE TERRACE SCARPS AND GULLY SIDES Kirikiriroa complex Kk Hamilton Soil Map for Road Reserve Planting Hamilton City Council Te kaunihera o Kirikiriroa DESIGN SERVICES path: g/pro/com serv/parks_gardens/street planting & street trees/cbg review/hamilton soil map.dgn