Major Land Resource Area 144A
New England and Eastern New York Upland, Southern Part
Accessed: 03/23/2023
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils without organic layer ("O" horizon) or organic layer < 16" in thickness
- Parent material alluvium; landform a floodplain
- Soils execessively drained
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils without organic layer ("O" horizon) or organic layer < 16" in thickness
- Parent material alluvium; landform a floodplain
- Soils well, moderately well, somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained
- Soils not hydric; drainage class well, moderately well
- Soils well drained
- Soil texture coarse-loamy
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils without organic layer ("O" horizon) or organic layer < 16" in thickness
- Parent material alluvium; landform a floodplain
- Soils well, moderately well, somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained
- Soils not hydric; drainage class well, moderately well
- Soils moderately well drained
- Soil texture coarse-loamy
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils without organic layer ("O" horizon) or organic layer < 16" in thickness
- Parent material alluvium; landform a floodplain
- Soils well, moderately well, somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained
- Soils hydric; drainage class somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained
- Soils very poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils without organic layer ("O" horizon) or organic layer < 16" in thickness
- Parent material glacial till, glaciofluvial, or glaciolacustrine; landform not a floodplain
- Parent material glaciolacustrine
- Soils well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils without organic layer ("O" horizon) or organic layer < 16" in thickness
- Parent material glacial till, glaciofluvial, or glaciolacustrine; landform not a floodplain
- Parent material glaciolacustrine
- Soils moderately well, somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained.
- Soils moderately well and somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils without organic layer ("O" horizon) or organic layer < 16" in thickness
- Parent material glacial till, glaciofluvial, or glaciolacustrine; landform not a floodplain
- Parent material glaciolacustrine
- Soils moderately well, somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained.
- Soils poorly or very poorly drained
- Soils poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils without organic layer ("O" horizon) or organic layer < 16" in thickness
- Parent material glacial till, glaciofluvial, or glaciolacustrine; landform not a floodplain
- Parent material glaciolacustrine
- Soils moderately well, somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained.
- Soils poorly or very poorly drained
- Soils very poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils without organic layer ("O" horizon) or organic layer < 16" in thickness
- Parent material glacial till, glaciofluvial, or glaciolacustrine; landform not a floodplain
- Parent material glacial till or glaciofluvial
- Soils extremely to moderately acid
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils with organic layer ("O" horizon) ≥ 16" in thickness
- Soils formed in freshwater environments
- Wetland mineralogy nutrient rich; Euic soil reaction class
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils with organic layer ("O" horizon) ≥ 16" in thickness
- Soils formed in freshwater environments
- Wetland mineralogy nutrient poor; Dysic soil reaction class
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils with organic layer ("O" horizon) ≥ 16" in thickness
- Soils formed in salt/brackish environments
- Tidally flooded daily
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Key Characteristics
- Soils not permanently submerged in water
- Soils with organic layer ("O" horizon) ≥ 16" in thickness
- Soils formed in salt/brackish environments
- Tidally flooded twice a month
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Key Characteristics
- Soils permanently (>21hrs/day) submerged in water
- Soils formed in freshwater
- Soils formed in submerged mineral deposits
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Key Characteristics
- Soils permanently (>21hrs/day) submerged in water
- Soils formed in freshwater
- Soils formed in submerged organic deposits
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Key Characteristics
- Soils permanently (>21hrs/day) submerged in water
- Soils formed in salt and/or brackish water
- Soils formed in submerged glacial deposits
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Key Characteristics
- Soils permanently (>21hrs/day) submerged in water
- Soils formed in salt and/or brackish water
- Soils formed in marine or estuarine deposits
- Soils formed in low energy environments (lagoon & bay bottoms, stream valleys, coves)
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Key Characteristics
- Soils permanently (>21hrs/day) submerged in water
- Soils formed in salt and/or brackish water
- Soils formed in marine or estuarine deposits
- Soils formed in high energy environments
- Landform a washover fan slope
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Key Characteristics
- Soils permanently (>21hrs/day) submerged in water
- Soils formed in salt and/or brackish water
- Soils formed in marine or estuarine deposits
- Soils formed in high energy environments
- Landform a washover fan flat or flood tidal delta flat
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MLRA 144A
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Soils permanently (>21hrs/day) submerged in water
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Soils formed in freshwater
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Soils formed in submerged organic deposits
... R144AY046RI – Subaqueous Freshwater Organic Deposits
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Soils formed in submerged mineral deposits
... R144AY045RI – Subaqueous Freshwater Mineral Deposits
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Soils formed in salt and/or brackish water
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Soils formed in marine or estuarine deposits
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Soils formed in low energy environments (lagoon & bay bottoms, stream valleys, coves)
... R144AY048RI – Subaqueous Haline Low Energy Basins
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Soils formed in high energy environments
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Soils not permanently submerged in water
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Soils with organic layer ("O" horizon) ≥ 16" in thickness
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Soils formed in freshwater environments
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Wetland mineralogy nutrient poor; Dysic soil reaction class
... F144AY043MA – Acidic Organic Wetlands
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Wetland mineralogy nutrient rich; Euic soil reaction class
... F144AY042NY – Semi-Rich Organic Wetlands
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Soils formed in salt/brackish environments
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Tidally flooded twice a month
... R144AY002CT – Tidal Salt High Marsh mesic very frequently flooded
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Soils without organic layer ("O" horizon) or organic layer < 16" in thickness
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Parent material alluvium; landform a floodplain
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Soils well, moderately well, somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained
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Soils hydric; drainage class somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained
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Soils somewhat poorly or poorly drained
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Soils not hydric; drainage class well, moderately well
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Soils well drained
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Soil texture coarse-silty
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Soils moderately well drained
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Soil texture coarse-silty
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Parent material glacial till, glaciofluvial, or glaciolacustrine; landform not a floodplain
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Parent material glaciolacustrine
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Soils moderately well, somewhat poorly, poorly or very poorly drained.
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Soils poorly or very poorly drained
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Parent material glacial till or glaciofluvial
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Soil depth < 20" to Bedrock
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Bedrock lithology limestone
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Bedrock lithology granite, gneiss, or schist
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