United States In cooperation with Department of the University of Florida, Agriculture Institute of Food and Soil Survey of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Agricultural Experiment Pinellas County, Resources Stations, and Soil and Conservation Water Science Service Department; the Florida Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services; and the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners i How To Use This Soil Survey 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 turn to that sheet. Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map unit symbols that are in that area. Turn 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. ii 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 2002. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 2003. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 2003. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Experiment Stations, and Soil and Water Science Department; the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services; and the Pinellas County Board of Commissioners. 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 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Additional information about the Nation’s natural resources is available online from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. iii Contents How To Use This Soil Survey .................................. i 32—Wulfert muck, very frequently flooded ........ 28 Foreword ................................................................. v Use and Management of the Soils ...................... 29 General Nature of the County .................................. 1 Interpretive Ratings ............................................ 29 How This Survey Was Made ................................ 2 Rating Class Terms........................................ 29 Detailed Soil Map Units ......................................... 5 Numerical Ratings ......................................... 29 2—Adamsville soils and Urban land, 0 to 5 Crops and Pasture ............................................. 29 percent slopes ............................................... 6 Land Capability Classification ........................ 29 3—Anclote fine sand, depressional...................... 6 Prime Farmland ............................................. 30 4—Astatula soils and Urban land, 0 to 5 Ecological Communities ..................................... 31 percent slopes ............................................... 8 Woodland Productivity and Management........... 33 5—Astatula soils and Urban land, 5 to 12 Woodland Productivity ................................... 33 percent slopes ............................................... 8 Woodland Management ................................. 34 6—Basinger soils and Urban land........................ 9 Recreation.......................................................... 37 7—Basinger fine sand, depressional ................. 10 Wildlife Habitat ................................................... 40 8—Beaches ....................................................... 10 Hydric Soils ........................................................ 41 9—Dumps .......................................................... 11 Engineering ........................................................ 42 10—EauGallie soils and Urban land .................. 12 Building Site Development ............................. 43 11—Felda soils and Urban land ......................... 12 Sanitary Facilities........................................... 44 12—Felda fine sand, depressional ..................... 13 Construction Materials ................................... 47 13—Immokalee soils and Urban land ................ 14 Water Management ....................................... 48 14—Kesson fine sand, very frequently Soil Properties ...................................................... 49 flooded ......................................................... 14 Engineering Index Properties ............................. 49 15—Manatee loamy fine sand ........................... 16 Physical Properties ............................................ 50 16—Matlacha and St. Augustine soils and Chemical Properties .......................................... 51 Urban land ................................................... 17 Soil Features ...................................................... 52 17—Myakka soils and Urban land ..................... 18 Water Features .................................................. 52 18—Okeechobee muck...................................... 18 Classification of the Soils ................................... 55 19—Palm Beach fine sand, 0 to 8 percent Soil Series and Their Morphology .......................... 55 slopes .......................................................... 19 Adamsville Series .............................................. 55 20—Paola and St. Lucie soils and Urban land, Anclote Series .................................................... 56 0 to 5 percent slopes ................................... 19 Astatula Series ................................................... 57 21—Paola and St. Lucie soils and Urban land, Basinger Series.................................................. 57 5 to 12 percent slopes ................................. 20 EauGallie Series ................................................ 58 22—Pineda soils and Urban land....................... 21 Felda Series ....................................................... 59 23—Pinellas soils and Urban land ..................... 22 Immokalee Series .............................................. 60 24—Pits ............................................................. 22 Kesson Series .................................................... 61 25—Placid fine sand, depressional .................... 23 Manatee Series .................................................. 61 26—Pomello soils and Urban land, 0 to 5 Matlacha Series ................................................. 62 percent slopes ............................................. 23 Myakka Series ................................................... 63 27—Samsula muck ............................................ 24 Okeechobee Series ........................................... 64 28—Seffner soils and Urban land ...................... 25 Palm Beach Series............................................. 64 29—Tavares soils and Urban land, Paola Series ....................................................... 65 0 to 5 percent slopes ................................... 26 Pineda Series..................................................... 65 30—Urban land .................................................. 27 Pinellas Series ................................................... 66 31—Wabasso soils and Urban land ................... 27 Placid Series ...................................................... 68 iv Pomello Series ................................................... 68 Table 5b.—Woodland Management ................. 109 Samsula Series .................................................. 69 Table 5c.—Woodland Management ................. 112 Seffner Series .................................................... 69 Table 5d.—Woodland Management ................. 115 St. Augustine Series ........................................... 70 Table 5e.—Woodland Management ................. 118 St. Lucie Series .................................................. 71 Table 6a.—Recreation...................................... 121 Tavares