SOILS

Hydric Soil Definition: A hydric soil is a soil that formed under conditions of saturation, flooding, or ponding long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions in the upper part. Hydric soils along with hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology are used to define wetland boundaries.

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The first two colums in the Munsell Color Chart Chroma #1 and #2 are HYDRIC soil characteristics

Massachusetts Hydric Soil List

Hydric soils of New England

NRCS Soils

Official Series Description - AU_GRES Series

Official Series Description - MASSASOIT Series

NOTE...Au Gres classification may be changed to Massasoit at some point in the future when the USDA Soil Survey is updated for Abington. However as of 9-1-2007 this has not been accomplished.

Official Series Description - SCARBORO Series

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Sites where vegetation is not presumed to be adequate to delineate the boundary or sites that have been disturbed will require more detailed analysis. Certain areas have wide transition zones where the BVW boundary is not obvious. Wetland hydrology at a particular site may vary from season to season and direct observations of wetland hydrology may not always be possible.

For these sites, the presence of hydric soils and/or other indicators of wetland hydrology together with vegetation will need to be evaluated and documented in more detail to establish a BVW boundary. On disturbed sites, soils may be used as the sole criterion for determining a BVW boundary.

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