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Textures: Subsoil Indicator(s)of Saturation: Consistence: <br /> c-clay S1. Distinct gray or red redox features Loose- Intact specimen not avai <br /> sic-silty clay S2. Depleted matrix (value >1=4 and chroma </=2) Friable- Slight force between finl <br /> sc-sandy clay S3. 5Y chroma </= 3 Firm- Moderate force between <br /> S4. 7.5 YR or redder faint redox concentrations or redox depletic Extremely Moderate force between <br /> cl-clay loam firm- foot pressure <br /> sicl-silty clay loam If yes to one of the above indicators then: Rigid- Foot pressure <br /> scl-sandy clay loam Topsoil Indicator(s)of Saturation: Slope Shape: <br /> si-silt Ti. Wetland Vegetation Slope shape is described in two directi <br /> sil-silt loam *Sand Modifiers T2. Depressional Landscape (perpendicular to the contour), and ac <br /> l-loam co-coarse T3. Organic texture or organic modifiers horizontal contour); e.g. Linear, Convl <br /> sl-sandy loam* m-medium T4. N 2.5/ 0 color <br /> is-loamy sand* f-fine T5. Redox features in topsoil - <br /> s-sand` of-very fine T6. Hydraulic indicators <br /> Soil Structure <br /> Grade: t ' <br /> Massive- No observable aggregates, or no orderly arrangement of natural lines of weakness <br /> Weak- Poorly formed, indistinct peds, barely observable in place _ <br /> Moderate- Well formed, distinct peds, moderately durable and evident, but not distinct in undisturbed <br /> Durable peds that are quite evident in un-displaced soil, adhere weakly to one another, <br /> Strong withstand displacement, and become separated when soil is disturbed <br /> Landscape Position: <br /> Loose- No peds, sandy soil <br /> Shooldel' <br /> Soil Structure <br /> Shape: <br /> Granular- The peds are approximately spherical or polyhedral and are commonly found in topsoil. These are the small, rounded <br /> Platy- The peds are flat and plate like. They are oriented horizontally and are usually overlapping. Platy structure is commo <br /> Blocky- The peds are block-like or polyhedral, and are bounded by flat or slightly rounded surface that are casting of the face <br /> Prismatic- Flat or slightly rounded vertical faces bound the individual peds. Peds are distinctly longer vertically, and faces are t <br /> Single Grain-The structure found in a sandy soil. The individual particles are not held together. <br />