24b. Soil Summary (by community type) 



Soil series: Unknown. Simply listed as 'peat' on 1929 

 soil map. 



Soil classifications Histosol. Saprist. 



Soil association: Mapped Ponzer-Dorovan-Dare on tentative 

 general soil map of Gates County; Ponzer-Pamlico-Dorovan on 

 general soil map of North Carolina. 

 pH class: Undetermined. Probably strongly acidic. 



Source of information: Davis et al. 1929; USDA SCS 1972: 

 USDA SCS 1974. 



Other notes: At least two soil series must be included since 

 the site ranges from deep peat to shallow peat over mineral 

 substrate. 



24c « Hydrology Summary (by community type) 

 Hydrologic system: Palustrine. . , 



Hydrologic subsystem: Interaqueous. 

 Water chemistry: Fresh 



Water regime: Saturated. Much of site was probably seasonally 

 flooded in presettlement moisture regime. 



Drainage class: Poorly drained. Was probably very poorly 

 drained before ditch and canal construction. 



Drainage basin: Drainage obscure. Located near the divide 



between the Pasquotank , Little and Perquimans Rivers. Portions 



of this site may have drained into all of these. 



Hydrology characterization: 



A poorly-drained, saturated, interaqueous palustrine system, 



wetted by fresh rains, downslope drainage and a high water table. 



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