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Table 8. Soil, Slope, and Erosion Grouping for Land-use Capability 

 Classes in Essex County, Mass. 



Land Type* Sloie Erosion 



or Classes* * 



C 1 



E 3 



Soil (iroup None to Very 



Sliiil't Moderate Severe Severe 



7 A I u ~ .... 



] B II II III 



A 1 < BB III III IV IV 



C IV IV Vg Vg 



'^ D Vg Vg Vw Vw 



(A I II 



B II II III 



A 2 < BE III III IV IV 



C IV IV Vg Vg 



V D Vg Vg Vw Vg 



r A IV IV 



J B IV rv Vg 



A 3 i BB IV Vg Vg Vw 



C Vg Vw Vw Vw 



^ D Vw Vw Vw Vw 



(A I II III 



B II II III III 



B 1 < BB III III IV IV 



C IV IV Vg Vg 



'^ D Vg Vg Vg Vw 



(A I II II 



B 2 i B II II III III 



I BB III III III IV 



( BK II II III 



B 3 J BBK III III IV Vw 



\ CK IV IV Vw Vw 



I DK Vw Vw Vw Vw 



) A I II 



^ B II II III 



(A I II 



C 2 < B II II III 



( BB III III IV 



D 1 ^ A IV IV 



D 2 A IV 



r A Vw Vw , Vw Vw 



I B Vw Vw Vw Vw 



E 1 ^ BB Vw Vw Vw Vw 



C Vw Vw Vw Vw 



I D Vw Vw Vw Vw 



^ A Vg Vg 



B Vg Vg Vw 



E2 J BB Vw Vw Vw Vw 



J C Vw Vw Vw Vw 



L D Vw Vw Vw Vw 



; A I TI 



^ B II III III 



*The land types indicated by the letters and figures belo\\' are described in table 7. 

 **For percentage range of slope classes, see table 1. K=very uneven, usually hummocky, 

 land. 



