24b. Soil Summary (by community type) CT 1 



Soil series: Belhaven muck 



Soil classification: Loamy, mixed, dysic, thermic 



Terric Medisaprists 



Soil association: Belhaven-Wasda-Roper 

 pH class: Extremely acid 



Source of information: Soil Survey of Washington County, N.C., 



USDA, 1981 



Other notes: 



24c. Hydrology Summary (by community type) 

 Hydrologic system: Palustrine 



Hydrologic subsystem: InterAqueous 



Water chemistry: Fresh-acid 



Water regime: Saturated to intermittently exposed 



Drainage class: Very poorly drained 



Drainage basin: Via canals into Kendrick Creek which drains into 

 Albemarle Sound 



Hydrology characterization: A very poorly drained, saturated to 



intermittently exposed, freshwater 

 palustrine system. 



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