24b. Soil Summary (by community type) CT-A 



Soil series: Ponzer, Dorovan and Dare Series. 



Soil classification: Ponzer: Terric Medisaprist 



Dorovan: Typic Medisaprist 

 Dare: Typic Medisaprist 



Soil association: 



Ponzer-Dorovan-Dare 

 pH class: Very strongly acid to slightly acid. 



Source of information: Soil Conservation Service (1972) 

 Tentative General Soil Map of Gates County. Kaplan et al.(1978) 



Other notes: 



24c. Hydrology Summary (by community type) 

 Hydrologic system: Riverine. 

 Hydrologic subsystem: Tidal. 



Water chemistry: Acid within the interior of the swamp to 



circumneutral in the Chowan River. Following values obtained 



31 August 1979: pH 6.7, Chloride 11 mg/L, Conductivity 70 micromhos/cm. 

 Water regime: Semipermanently flooded. Hard to apply any of the 



standard modifiers on this case where wind tides flood the area at 



highly irregular intervals, sometimes twice a day or twice a week. 



Drainage class: very poorly drained. 



Drainage basin: Chowan River. 



Hydrology characterization: Avery poorly drained, semi- 

 permanently flooded tidal riverine system, wetted by fresh rains, 

 tributary streams and wind tides. 



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