NORTH County MELBOURNE DISCUSSED LAKE Washington SOUTH County DISCUSSED JOe Ramos 01 University of...
-
Upload
easter-marshall -
Category
Documents
-
view
214 -
download
0
Transcript of NORTH County MELBOURNE DISCUSSED LAKE Washington SOUTH County DISCUSSED JOe Ramos 01 University of...
NORTH County MELBOURNE DISCUSSED
LAKE Washington SOUTH County DISCUSSED
JOe Ramos
01
University of FloridaSWS 5716 – Pedology
Prof. Willie Harris
Site 01Site 02Site 03Site 04
Brevard County, Florida USA
Short /Non-Audio
http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/orders/spodosols_map.html
Florida, Brevard County.
72 MILES
20 MILES
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Gulf of MEXICO
LAKE WASHINGTON
SAINT JOHNS RIVER
NORTH BOUNDARY
SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian, Indian River County.
SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian River.
SITE 02 Melbourne
SITE 04 South County
SITE 01 North County
SITE 03 Lake Washington
Map Study..
02
Orlando
8.5(28ft)meters - Elevation Delta
Mile : 000
Mile : 305
03
72 MILES
LAKE WASHINGTON
SAINT JOHNS RIVER
NORTH BOUNDARY
SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian River.
SITE 02 Melbourne
SITE 04 South County
• INLET
• LOCKS
ATLANTIC OCEAN
http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/aqumap.gif
Map Study..
Brevard County, Florida
Mosquito County 1834
http://fcit.usf.edu/Florida/maps/pages/3600/f3698/f3698.htm
• approx 15 ft elevation
•approx 10 ft elevation
•approx 25 ft elevation
Map Study ..
04Saint Johns River Watershed Management, Florida
• Total Precipitation = 53 inch/48 years (Upper basin).
Map Study ..
05Saint Johns River Watershed Management, Florida
A
B
B
A
• @ 75 ft (bellow sea level) NW - county
•@ 300 ft (bellow sea level) SE - county
Floridian Aquifer
•Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 (6.7ft) in
SITE 02 (Melbourne), NRCS – Web Soils.
06
NRCS 07—Basinger Sand (Melbourne) per USAD soil report & NRCS Web Soil = Spodosol
Map Unit Setting Setting • Landform: Flats on marine terraces • Parent material: Sandy marine deposits
Properties and qualities • Slope: 0 to 2 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Drainage class: Poorly (human modified - moderate) drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water• (Ksat): Very high (19.98 to 39.96 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 (0 (wet season) – 60 (dry season) inches
• Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.8 inches)
• Discrepancy due to; Mapping Resolution or other factors ?
NRCS – WEB SOIL SURVEY 07
MelbourneAlfisol
SITE 02 http://maps.google.com/
Horizon
^ A
^ AE
^ C&Btg
^ C
Drainage toSt. Johns River
(< 1.5 mile)
1) Three retention ponds and culverts drain south to Lake Washington road 2) Ponding at SITE 02 during excessive precipitation conditions.
SITE 02 - Melbourne
14SITE 02 – Melbourne 20 inch
30 inch
60 inch
Depth Horizon (s)
00-11 Ap
11-24 A1 - Dark gray
24-26 A2 - Black
26-34 A1 - Dark gray
34-39 AE
39-64 C&Bts
64-78 C
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
20 inch
30 inch
60 inch
80 inch
Depth Horizon (s)
00-11 ^ Ap
11-24 ^ A1 - Dark gray
24-26 ^ A2 – Black
26-34 ^ A3 - Dark gray
34-39 ^ AE
39-64 ^ C&Btg (92 cm)
64-78 ^ C
( ^ = Fill (Human Transported material(s))
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
08
SITE 02 – Melbourne
• 39-64 inch ( approx 100 – 160 cm) C&Btg• redox features (Fe masses, reduced matrices)• few white rock deposits (limestone ?).
09
00 11 26 34 39 64 78 inch 200 cm
24
SITE 02 - Melbourne00 – 11
11 – 24
24 – 26
26 – 34
34 – 39
39 – 64
64 – 78 inch
Column: Infiltration Rate (moderate) Lowland - Flatwoods Surface Horizon (Ochric)
Hydraulic Conductivity (moderate) Marine deposits Subsurface Horizon (Argillic)
Available H2O (moderate) Slope (0-2%) Order (Alfisol)
Seasonal High Water (50 to 100 cm) Surface runoff (slow)
Erosion Potential (low) Dwelling / Basement / Septic / Absorption fields (server) Roads & streets (moderate)
^ Ap (10YR 3/1 very dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly texture; very friable; roots (many-fine and thin; common – thick ).
^ A1 (10YK 4/1 dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; very friable; roots (common – thick and thin).
^ A2 (10YR 2/1 black) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; friable; roots (few-thin).
^ A3 (10YK 4/1 dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; friable.
^ AE (10YR 3/2 very dark grayish brown) Sandy clay loam; clear; gravelly; friable.
^ C&Btg (10YR 6/4 light yellowish brown) Sandy clay loam; clear; very gravelly; friable; roots (few – thick and thin); redoximorphic features (Fe masses, reduced matrices); few white rock deposits (limestone).
^ C (10YR 6/2 light brownish gray) Sandy clay loam; very gravelly; very friable.
(END site 02)
10
Presently: Wetlands heavy-metals retention Area (SJWMD Construction Area)
Historically: Citrus Agriculture.
NRCS 17—EauGallie sand
Map Unit Composition
• Eau-gallie and similar soils: 85 percent
Description of Eaugallie Setting
• Landform: Flats on marine terraces
• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine deposits
Properties and qualities
• Slope: 0 to 2 percent
• Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 (200cm) inches
• Drainage class: Poorly drained
• Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water
(Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.60 to 5.95 in/hr)
• Depth to water table: About 6 to 18 inches
• Available water capacity: Low (about 3.3 inches)
SITE 04 (South County), NRCS – Web Soils.
NRCS – WEB SOIL SURVEY
11
SITE 04
South - CountySpodosol
1
2
Horizon
O
A
E
Bh
Drainage to Sebastian River
• Site visited in February (dry season), drainage canal water elevation at significant delta from SITE locations A and B (yellow dot).• Shown drainage canal is primary drainage for southern Brevard county. • Soil analyzed at pit 1 was utilized for this report.• Soil pit 2 pit similar in horizon definition, except O horizon has been removed for construction by SJWMD.
.
SITE 04 – South County
12
TEXTURE & COLOR DESIGNATION & Available Water Content
1) Horizon Ap1: SAND. 00 – 02 inch
(10YR 4/2 Dark-grayish-brown)
2) Horizon Ap2: SAND.
02 – 06 inch
(10YR 6/1 Gray)
• Horizon E: SAND.
06 – 45 inch (10YR 7/2 Light-gray)
AWC (Root boundary @ 40 inch) = 05.715 cm/cm
Approx02 inchdepth
Approx05 inchdepth
Approx28 inchdepth
Sample
SITE 04 – South County
13
TEXTURE & COLOR DESIGNATION & Available Water Content
Root restriction layer
4) Horizon Bh1 : LOAM SAND.
40 – 45 inch
(10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray)
Root restriction level.
NOTE: hard Bh1 horizon, possibly due unnaturally dry conditions (W.H.)
5) Horizon Bh2: SANDY CLAY LOAM
45 – 60 inch
(10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray),
6) Horizon Bh3: SANDY CLAY LOAM
45 – 60 inch h.
(10YR 4/3 Brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray),
Approx45 inchdepth
Approx48 inchdepth
Approx58 inch depth
Sample
4
3
2
1
00 Sample Inches
1 00 – 02
2 02 – 06
3 06 – 40
4 40 - 45
5,6 45-60 inch 150 cm
Horizon
Ap1 (10YR 4/2 Dark-grayish-brown) Sand; fine, granular structure; few fine and medium roots; non-plastic; moderate stickiness; smooth boundary.
Ap2 (10YR 6/1 Gray) Sand; fine, granular structure; very few fine and medium roots; non-plastic; moderate stickiness; smooth boundary.
E (10YR 7/2 Light-gray) Sand; fine, granular structure; non-plastic; slight stickiness; wavy boundary.
Bh1 (10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray) Loamy sand; moderate, platy structure; strongly cemented; slight plastic; moderate stickiness; irregular boundary; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations).
Bh2 (10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray) Sandy Clay Loam; moderate, platy structure; strongly cemented; slight plastic; moderate stickiness; irregular boundary; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations).
Bh3 (10YR 4/3 Brown, 10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray), Sandy Clay Loam; moderate, subangular–blocky structure; moderate cemented; moderate plastic; moderate–very stickiness ; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations).
6
5
60
14
SITE 04 – South County
Column:
Infiltration Rate (high)Available H2O (very low) 5 cm h20/ cm soil (root restriction) Hydraulic Conductivity (moderate - high)Seasonal High Water (100 to < 150 cm)Ponding (none)
Lowland (Flatwoods)Alluvium (Marine) depositSlope (@ 0-2% (nearly level)Surface runoff (very slow)Erosion Potential (very low)
Depth to soft rock (>100)Depth to hard rock (>150)
Dwelling & basement (slight)Septic tank absorption field (slight) Roads & streets (slight)
Surface Horizon (Ochric)Subsurface Horizon (Spodic)Order (Spodosol)
SITE 04 – South County
15(END site 04, END Presentation)