NORTH County MELBOURNE DISCUSSED

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LAKE Washington SOUTH County DISCUSSED

JOe Ramos

University of FloridaSWS 5716 – Pedology

Prof. Willie Harris

Site 01Site 02Site 03Site 04

Brevard County, Florida USA

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http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/orders/spodosols_map.html

Florida, Brevard County.

72 MILES

20 MILES

ATLANTIC OCEAN

Gulf of MEXICO

LAKE WASHINGTON

SAINT JOHNS RIVER

NORTH BOUNDARY

SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian, Indian River County.

SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian River.

SITE 02 Melbourne

SITE 04 South County

SITE 01 North County

SITE 03 Lake Washington

Map Study..

Orlando

8.5(28ft)meters - Elevation Delta

Mile : 000

Mile : 305

72 MILES

LAKE WASHINGTON

SAINT JOHNS RIVER

NORTH BOUNDARY

SOUTH BOUNDARY - Sebastian River.

SITE 02 Melbourne

SITE 04 South County

• INLET

• LOCKS

ATLANTIC OCEAN

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Map Study..

Brevard County, Florida

Mosquito County 1834

http://fcit.usf.edu/Florida/maps/pages/3600/f3698/f3698.htm

• approx 15 ft elevation

•approx 10 ft elevation

•approx 25 ft elevation

Map Study ..

04Saint Johns River Watershed Management, Florida

• Total Precipitation = 53 inch/48 years (Upper basin).

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05Saint Johns River Watershed Management, Florida

• @ 75 ft (bellow sea level) NW - county

•@ 300 ft (bellow sea level) SE - county

Floridian Aquifer

•Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 (6.7ft) in

SITE 02 (Melbourne), NRCS – Web Soils.

NRCS 07—Basinger Sand (Melbourne) per USAD soil report & NRCS Web Soil = Spodosol

Map Unit Setting Setting • Landform: Flats on marine terraces • Parent material: Sandy marine deposits

Properties and qualities • Slope: 0 to 2 percent • Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches • Drainage class: Poorly (human modified - moderate) drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water• (Ksat): Very high (19.98 to 39.96 in/hr) • Depth to water table: About 0 to 12 (0 (wet season) – 60 (dry season) inches

• Available water capacity: Very low (about 2.8 inches)

• Discrepancy due to; Mapping Resolution or other factors ?

NRCS – WEB SOIL SURVEY 07Melbourne

Alfisol

SITE 02 http://maps.google.com/

Horizon

^ C&Btg

Drainage toSt. Johns River

(< 1.5 mile)

1) Three retention ponds and culverts drain south to Lake Washington road 2) Ponding at SITE 02 during excessive precipitation conditions.

SITE 02 - Melbourne

14SITE 02 – Melbourne 20 inch

30 inch

60 inch

Depth Horizon (s)

00-11 Ap

11-24 A1 - Dark gray

24-26 A2 - Black

26-34 A1 - Dark gray

34-39 AE

39-64 C&Bts

64-78 C

20 inch

30 inch

60 inch

80 inch

Depth Horizon (s)

00-11 ^ Ap

11-24 ^ A1 - Dark gray

24-26 ^ A2 – Black

26-34 ^ A3 - Dark gray

34-39 ^ AE

39-64 ^ C&Btg (92 cm)

64-78 ^ C

( ^ = Fill (Human Transported material(s))

SITE 02 – Melbourne

• 39-64 inch ( approx 100 – 160 cm) C&Btg• redox features (Fe masses, reduced matrices)• few white rock deposits (limestone ?).

00 11 26 34 39 64 78 inch 200 cm

SITE 02 - Melbourne00 – 11

11 – 24

24 – 26

26 – 34

34 – 39

39 – 64

64 – 78 inch

Column: Infiltration Rate (moderate) Lowland - Flatwoods Surface Horizon (Ochric) Hydraulic Conductivity (moderate) Marine deposits Subsurface Horizon (Argillic) Available H2O (moderate) Slope (0-2%) Order (Alfisol)

Seasonal High Water (50 to 100 cm) Surface runoff (slow)

Erosion Potential (low) Dwelling / Basement / Septic / Absorption fields (server) Roads & streets (moderate)

^ Ap (10YR 3/1 very dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly texture; very friable; roots (many-fine and thin; common – thick ).

^ A1 (10YK 4/1 dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; very friable; roots (common – thick and thin).

^ A2 (10YR 2/1 black) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; friable; roots (few-thin).

^ A3 (10YK 4/1 dark gray) Sandy loam; abrupt; gravelly; friable.

^ AE (10YR 3/2 very dark grayish brown) Sandy clay loam; clear; gravelly; friable.

^ C&Btg (10YR 6/4 light yellowish brown) Sandy clay loam; clear; very gravelly; friable; roots (few – thick and thin); redoximorphic features (Fe masses, reduced matrices); few white rock deposits (limestone).

^ C (10YR 6/2 light brownish gray) Sandy clay loam; very gravelly; very friable.

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Presently: Wetlands heavy-metals retention Area (SJWMD Construction Area)

Historically: Citrus Agriculture.

NRCS 17—EauGallie sand Map Unit Composition

• Eau-gallie and similar soils: 85 percent

Description of Eaugallie Setting

• Landform: Flats on marine terraces

• Parent material: Sandy and loamy marine deposits

Properties and qualities

• Slope: 0 to 2 percent

• Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 (200cm) inches

• Drainage class: Poorly drained • Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water

(Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.60 to 5.95 in/hr)

• Depth to water table: About 6 to 18 inches • Available water capacity: Low (about 3.3 inches)

SITE 04 (South County), NRCS – Web Soils.

NRCS – WEB SOIL SURVEY

SITE 04

South - CountySpodosol

Horizon

Drainage to Sebastian River

• Site visited in February (dry season), drainage canal water elevation at significant delta from SITE locations A and B (yellow dot).• Shown drainage canal is primary drainage for southern Brevard county. • Soil analyzed at pit 1 was utilized for this report.• Soil pit 2 pit similar in horizon definition, except O horizon has been removed for construction by SJWMD.

SITE 04 – South County

TEXTURE & COLOR DESIGNATION & Available Water Content

1) Horizon Ap1: SAND. 00 – 02 inch

(10YR 4/2 Dark-grayish-brown)

2) Horizon Ap2: SAND.

02 – 06 inch

(10YR 6/1 Gray)

• Horizon E: SAND.

06 – 45 inch (10YR 7/2 Light-gray)

AWC (Root boundary @ 40 inch) = 05.715 cm/cm

Approx02 inchdepth

Approx05 inchdepth

Approx28 inchdepth

Sample

TEXTURE & COLOR DESIGNATION & Available Water Content

Root restriction layer

4) Horizon Bh1 : LOAM SAND.

40 – 45 inch

(10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray)

Root restriction level.NOTE: hard Bh1 horizon, possibly due

unnaturally dry conditions (W.H.)

5) Horizon Bh2: SANDY CLAY LOAM

45 – 60 inch

(10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray),

6) Horizon Bh3: SANDY CLAY LOAM

45 – 60 inch h.

(10YR 4/3 Brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray),

Approx45 inchdepth

Approx48 inchdepth

Approx58 inch depth

Sample

00 Sample Inches

1 00 – 02

2 02 – 06

3 06 – 40

4 40 - 45

5,6 45-60 inch 150 cm

Horizon

Ap1 (10YR 4/2 Dark-grayish-brown) Sand; fine, granular structure; few fine and medium roots; non-plastic; moderate stickiness; smooth boundary.

Ap2 (10YR 6/1 Gray) Sand; fine, granular structure; very few fine and medium roots; non-plastic; moderate stickiness; smooth boundary.

E (10YR 7/2 Light-gray) Sand; fine, granular structure; non-plastic; slight stickiness; wavy boundary.

Bh1 (10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray) Loamy sand; moderate, platy structure; strongly cemented; slight plastic; moderate stickiness; irregular boundary; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations).

Bh2 (10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray) Sandy Clay Loam; moderate, platy structure; strongly cemented; slight plastic; moderate stickiness; irregular boundary; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations).

Bh3 (10YR 4/3 Brown, 10YR 4/2 Dark grayish brown, GLEY 3/N Very dark gray), Sandy Clay Loam; moderate, subangular–blocky structure; moderate cemented; moderate plastic; moderate–very stickiness ; redoximorphic features (Mn concentrations).

Column:

Infiltration Rate (high)Available H2O (very low) 5 cm h20/ cm soil (root restriction) Hydraulic Conductivity (moderate - high)Seasonal High Water (100 to < 150 cm)Ponding (none)

Lowland (Flatwoods)Alluvium (Marine) depositSlope (@ 0-2% (nearly level)Surface runoff (very slow)Erosion Potential (very low)

Depth to soft rock (>100)Depth to hard rock (>150)

Dwelling & basement (slight)Septic tank absorption field (slight) Roads & streets (slight)

Surface Horizon (Ochric)Subsurface Horizon (Spodic)Order (Spodosol)

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