Carmel River Watershed: Map of Soil Type
Soil Types
Meta Data
Data Source:
Original Soils Data Obtained from SSURGO Website: http://soils.usda.gov/survey/geography/ssurgo/[1]
This data can be obtained from USDA interactive map: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx[2]
Coordinate System
Horizontal Coordinate System Name: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_10
Geographic Coordinate System Name: GCS_North_American_1983
Most Prevalent Soils Adjacent to Streams:
From: http://soildatamart.nrcs.usda.gov/manuscripts/CA053/0/monterey.pdf[3]
AaE: Alo, silty clay, 15 to 30% slopes Ar: Arnold/ Santa Ynez, variable soil
AvB: Arroyo Seco, Gravelly Loam
CcG Cieneba, Gravelly Sandy Loam on 30-75% slopes
Cd: Cieneba/ Rock Outcorp, Variable
Cg: Clear Lake, Clay
Ga: Gambo/ Sur/ Junipero, Variable
GkB: Gorgonio Sandy Loam, 0 to 5 % slopes
JbG: Junipero sandy loam, 30 to 75% slopes
Jc: Junipero Sur complex
MaF: McCoy clay loam, 15 t0 30% slope
MhG: Millsholm loam, 30-50% slopes
Pf: Pico fine sandy loam
ScG: San Andreas fine sandy loam, 50 to 75% slopes
SfE: Santa Lucia shaly clay loam, 2 to 15% slopes
SfF: Santa Lucia shaly clay loam, 30-50% slopes
Sg: Santa Lucia-Reliz association
SoE: Sheridan course sandy loam, 15-30% slopes
SoG: Sheridan course sandy loam, 30 – 75% slopes
TbB: Tujunga fine sand 0-5% slope
VaD: Vista course sandy loam, 5-15% slopes
W: not defined
Processing Steps:
1) Added Soil Layer to Carmel River Watershed map from SURGO file.
2) Added the acreage for each soil type and displayed only the prevalent ones to reduce number of soil types from 160 to about 20.
3) Reviewed which soils displayed and modified the list in order to insure those soils nearest the rivers and streams were shown.
3) Created the legend for the soils layer.
5) Modified the colors to better distinguish between soil types.