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Soil Survey of Berkeley County, West Virginia United States In cooperation with Department of West Virginia Agricultural Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Soil Survey of Station Natural Berkeley County, Resources Conservation Service West Virginia 3 How to Use This Soil Survey General Soil Map The general soil map, which is a color map, shows the survey area divided into groups of associated soils called general soil map units. This map is useful in planning the use and management of large areas. To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the map, identify the name of the map unit in the area on the color-coded map legend, then refer to the section General Soil Map Units for a general description of the soils in your area. Detailed Soil Maps The detailed soil maps can be useful in planning the use and management of small areas. To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the Index to Map Sheets. Note the number of the map sheet and go to that sheet. Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map unit symbols that are in that area. Go to the Contents, which lists the map units by symbol and name and shows the page where each map unit is described. The Contents shows which table has data on a specific land use for each detailed soil map unit. Also see the Contents for sections of this publication that may address your specific needs. 4 This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1994. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 1997. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 1994. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. It is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Eastern Panhandle Soil Conservation District. Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of these maps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Cover: Sleepy Creek Lake, an impoundment of Meadow Branch in Sleepy Creek Public Hunting and Fishing Area. It is an excellent largemouth bass fishery. Calvin channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, and Dekalb channery sandy loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony, are on the adjacent uplands. Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available on the Natural Resources Conservation Service home page on the World Wide Web. The address is http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. 5 Contents Cover ....................................................................... 1 CaB—Calvin channery loam, 3 to How to Use This Soil Survey .................................. 3 8 percent slopes .................................... 43 Contents .................................................................. 5 CaC—Calvin channery loam, 8 to Foreword ................................................................. 9 15 percent slopes .................................. 45 General Nature of the County ................................. 11 CaD—Calvin channery loam, 15 to Settlement and Population .................................. 11 25 percent slopes .................................. 46 Farming .............................................................. 11 CaE—Calvin channery loam, 25 to Transportation and Industry ................................ 12 35 percent slopes .................................. 48 Relief and Drainage ............................................ 12 CaF—Calvin channery loam, 35 to Climate ............................................................... 13 65 percent slopes .................................. 49 Water Supply ...................................................... 13 CbB—Caneyville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent How This Survey Was Made ................................... 13 slopes .................................................... 51 Map Unit Composition ........................................ 15 CcC—Caneyville silty clay loam, 8 to General Soil Map Units ........................................ 17 15 percent slopes .................................. 53 Soil Descriptions ................................................ 17 CcD—Caneyville silty clay loam, 15 to 1. Buchanan-Poorhouse ............................ 17 25 percent slopes .................................. 54 2. Calvin .................................................... 18 CeB—Carbo-Endcav silty clay loams, 3 to 3. Dekalb-Hazleton .................................... 18 8 percent slopes .................................... 56 4. Downsville ............................................. 20 CeC—Carbo-Endcav silty clay loams, 8 to 5. Duffield-Ryder-Nollville .......................... 21 15 percent slopes .................................. 58 6. Hagerstown-Funkstown ......................... 22 CgB—Carbo-Opequon complex, 3 to 7. Monongahela-Pope-Tygart-Philo............ 23 8 percent slopes .................................... 61 8. Pecktonville-Blackthorn-Caneyville ........ 25 CgC—Carbo-Opequon complex, 8 to 9. Swanpond-Carbo-Opequon ................... 26 15 percent slopes .................................. 63 10. Urban Land ............................................ 27 ChC—Carbo-Opequon complex, 3 to 11. Weikert-Berks-Clearbrook ..................... 27 15 percent slopes, very rocky ................ 66 Detailed Soil Map Units ........................................ 29 ChE—Carbo-Opequon complex, 15 to Soil Descriptions ................................................ 29 35 percent slopes, very rocky ................ 69 At—Atkins silt loam ........................................ 29 CkB—Clearbrook silt loam, 0 to 8 percent BkE—Blackthorn very gravelly loam, 15 to slopes .................................................... 71 35 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 31 CmB—Clearbrook channery silt loam, 0 to BpE—Blackthorn-Pecktonville very gravelly 8 percent slopes .................................... 73 loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes, CrB—Clearbrook-Berks channery silt extremely stony ..................................... 32 loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes .................. 74 BpF—Blackthorn-Pecktonville very gravelly Cs—Combs fine sandy loam.......................... 77 loams, 35 to 45 percent slopes, DaC—Dekalb channery loam, 8 to extremely stony ..................................... 34 15 percent slopes .................................. 78 BuB—Buchanan gravelly loam, 3 to DaD—Dekalb channery loam, 15 to 8 percent slopes .................................... 36 25 percent slopes .................................. 79 BuC—Buchanan gravelly loam, 8 to DaE—Dekalb channery loam, 25 to 15 percent slopes .................................. 38 35 percent slopes .................................. 81 BxC—Buchanan loam, 3 to 15 percent DkC—Dekalb channery sandy loam, 3 to slopes, extremely stony ......................... 39 15 percent slopes, extremely stony ....... 83 BxE—Buchanan loam, 15 to 35 percent DrE—Dekalb-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to slopes, extremely stony ......................... 41 25 percent slopes, rubbly ...................... 84 6 DsB—Downsville gravelly loam, 3 to HsE—Hazleton-Dekalb complex, 15 to 8 percent slopes .................................... 85 35 percent slopes, extremely stony ..... 127 DsC—Downsville gravelly loam, 8 to HsF—Hazleton-Dekalb complex, 35 to 15 percent slopes .................................. 88 65 percent slopes, extremely stony ..... 129 DsD—Downsville gravelly loam, 15 to Hu—Huntington silt loam ............................. 130 25 percent slopes .................................. 89 La—Lappans (marl) loam............................. 132 DuB—Duffield silt loam, 3 to 8 percent Ln—Lindside silt loam .................................. 134 slopes .................................................... 90 MhA—Monongahela silt loam, 0 to DuC—Duffield silt loam, 8 to 15 percent 3 percent slopes .................................. 135 slopes .................................................... 92 MhB—Monongahela silt loam, 3 to DyB—Duffield gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes .................................. 137 8 percent slopes .................................... 94 MhC—Monongahela silt loam, 8 to DyC—Duffield gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes ...............................
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