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

 Soil series: Fortescue 



Soil classification: Fine-silty, mixed, acid, thermic Cumulic Humaquepts 

 Soil association: Belhaven-Wasda-Roper association 

 pH class: strongly acid to extremely acid 



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



USDA, 1981 



Other notes: 



24c. Hydrology Summary (by community type) CT 1 

 Hydrologic system: Lacustrine 



Hydrologic subsystem: Limnetic 



Water chemistry: Fresh-acid 



Water regime: Intermittently flooded 



Drainage class: Very poorly drained 



Drainage basin: Lake Phelps drains into the Scuppernong River which 

 drains into Albemarle Sound 



Hydrology characterization: A very poorly drained, intermittently 



flooded, freshwater, limnetic lacustrine 

 system. 



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