LOCATION CYPRESS LAKE AL FL

Tentative Series
Rev. GRB/MFV/AMS/CAP
11/2020

CYPRESS LAKE SERIES

MLRA(s): 155, 154, 156B
Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible: Auburn, Alabama
Depth Class: Moderately deep
Drainage Class: Very poorly and poorly drained
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: High to very high and negligible in the rock material
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible
Parent Material: Sandy marine sediments over a limestone
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Elevation: 0 to 65 feet above mean sea level.
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 23 degrees C (73 degrees F.)
Mean Annual Precipitation: 1295 centimeters (51 inches)

The Cypress Lake series consists of moderately deep, poorly and very poorly drained soils that formed in sandy and loamy marine sediments over limestone bedrock. Cypress Lake soils are on low broad flats, flatwoods, low rises and/or knolls, drainageways, and depressions on marine terraces. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent. Near the type location, the mean annual precipitation is about 1270 millimeters (50 inches), and the mean annual temperature is about 23 degrees C (73 degrees F.).

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, siliceous, superactive, hyperthermic Arenic Endoaqualfs

TYPICAL PEDON: Cypress Lake fine sand is on a low broad flat in urban land. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.)

A--0 to 8 centimeters (0 to 3 inches); dark gray (10YR 4/1) fine sand, gray (10YR 6/1), dry; weak fine granular; very friable, soft; nonsticky, nonplastic; many fine and few medium roots throughout; moderately acid (pH 5.6); clear smooth boundary. [5 to 23 centimeters (2 to 9 inches) thick]

E1--8 to 23 centimeters (3 to 9 inches); gray (10YR 6/1) fine sand; single grain; loose; nonsticky, nonplastic; about 5 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic streaking throughout; about 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) stripped matrix throughout; moderately acid (pH 5.6); clear wavy boundary.

E2--23 to 36 centimeters (9 to 14 inches); light gray (10YR 7/2) fine sand; single grain; loose; nonsticky, nonplastic; about 5 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic streaking throughout; about 3 percent white (10YR 8/1) stripped matrix throughout; moderately acid (pH 5.9); abrupt smooth boundary. [Combine thickness of the E horizon is 18 to 79 centimeters (7 to 27 inches)]

Bw--36 to 64 centimeters (14 to 25 inches); light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sand; single grain; loose; nonsticky, nonplastic; about 3 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) organic streaking throughout; neutral (pH 6.8); abrupt smooth boundary. [0 to 38 centimeters (0 to 15 inches)]

Btkg--64 to 76 centimeters (25 to 30 inches); grayish brown (10YR 5/2) sandy clay loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable, soft; slightly sticky, slightly plastic; common medium prominent yellowish brown (10YR 5/8) masses of oxidized iron; common distinct dark gray (5Y 4/1) clay bridges between sand grains; slightly effervescent; slightly alkaline (pH 7.8); abrupt irregular boundary. [10 to 61 centimeters (4 to 24 inches) thick]

2R--76 to 102 centimeters (30 to 40 inches); weakly to indurated cemented limestone bedrock; solution holes up to 102 centimeters (40 inches) or more deep can be filled with sandy and/or loamy material.

TYPE LOCATION: Lee County, Florida; about 0.3 miles south of the intersection of Daniels Parkway and US 41 and about 300 feet east; about 1,055 feet north and 300 feet east of the southwest corner of Sec. 24, T. 45 S., R. 24 E.; Latitude 26 degrees 32 minutes 30.51 seconds, N Longitude 81 degrees 52 minutes 14.31, W; WGS84; USGS Fort Myers SE, Florida quadrangle.

RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Solum thickness range: 51 to 102 centimeters (20 to 40 inches)
Ochric epipedon thickness: 25 to 91 centimeters (10 to 36 inches)
Depth to the argillic horizon: 25 to 91 centimeters (10 to 36 inches)
Depth to endosaturation: 0 to 46 centimeters (6 to 18 inches)
Aquic conditions: 0 to 46 centimeters (0 to 18 inches)
Rock and/or shell fragments: 0 to 14 percent throughout

A or Ap horizons:
Hue: 10YR, 2.5Y, or Neutral
Value: 2 to 5
Chroma: 2 or less
Texture: fine sand or sand
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly alkaline (pH 5.1 to 7.8)

E horizons:
Hue: 10YR, 2.5Y, or Neutral
Value: 5 to 8
Chroma: 4 or less
Texture: fine sand or sand
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly alkaline (pH 5.1 to 7.8)
Redoximorphic features: depletions and/or concentration, 1 to 20 percent, and fine or medium in size
Some pedons have an BE or EB horizon with characteristics similar to the E or B horizons.

Bw horizon, where present:
Hue: 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or Neutral
Value: 4 to 7
Chroma: 3 or 4
Texture: fine sand or sand
Reaction: strongly acid to slightly alkaline (pH 5.1 to 7.8)
Redoximorphic features: depletions and/or concentration, 1 to 20 percent, and fine or medium in size

Btkg or Btg horizons:
Hue: 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or Neutral
Value: 4 to 6
Chroma: 4 or less
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam, or sandy clay loam, with pockets or lenses of sand or loamy sand
Reaction: moderately acid to moderately alkaline (pH 5.6 to 8.4)
Redoximorphic features: depletions and/or concentration, 1 to 20 percent, and fine or medium in size

Ck or Ckg horizons, where present:
Hue: 5GY, 10R, 2.5YR, 5YR, 7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y or Neutral
Value: 4 to 7
Chroma: 4 or less
Texture: fine sandy loam, sandy loam or sandy clay loam
Reaction: moderately acid to moderately alkaline (pH 5.6 to 8.4)

2Cr horizons, where present:
Hue: 5GY, 10R, 2.5YR, 5YR, 7.5YR, 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y, or Neutral
Value: 4 to 7
Chroma: 4 or less
Texture: fractured weakly to strongly cemented limestone bedrock with sandy to loamy mineral soil in fractures
Reaction: slightly alkaline to moderately alkaline (pH 7.4 to 8.4)
It is composed of soft limestone that can be dug with a spade.

2R horizons: weakly to strongly cemented limestone bedrock with solution holes. The solution holes contain sandy to loamy mineral soil.

COMPETING SERIES: These are the Felda (FL), Isles (FL), and Pinellas (FL) series.
Felda soils lack bedrock within depths of 102 centimeters (40 inches) and occur on similar landform positions.
Isles soils have bedrock at depths greater than 102 centimeters (40 inches), have sapric muck materials at the surface, and occur in lower landform positions.
Pinellas soils lack bedrock with depths of 203 centimeters (80 inches), have calcium carbonates above the argillic horizon, an occur on slightly lower landform positions.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Parent material: sandy and loamy marine sediments over limestone bedrock
Landscape: Lower Coastal Plain
Landform(s): low broad flats, flatwoods, low rises and/or knolls, drainageways, and depressions on marine terraces
Mean annual temperature: 21 to 25 degrees C (70 to 77 degrees F.)
Mean annual precipitation: 1067 to 1524 millimeters (42 to 60 inches)
Frost-free period: 350 to 365 days

GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Basinger and Pompano soils lack argillic horizons, lack limestone within 203 centimeters (80 inches) and are on similar positions.
Hallandale and Jupiter soils have limestone at depths of 51 centimeters (20 inches) or less and are on similar positions.
Holopaw soils lack limestone within 203 centimeters (80 inches) and are on similar positions.
Margate soils lack argillic horizons and are on similar positions.
Riviera soils have a glossic horizons and are on similar positions.
Felda, Pinellas, Pople, Ft. Drum, and Pineda soils do not have limestone within 203 centimeters (80 inches) of the surface and are on similar positions.
Wabasso soils have a spodic horizon, lack limestone bedrock, and are on similar positions.
Malabar soils have an argillic horizon at a depth of 102 to 178 (40 to 70 inches) and are on similar positions.

DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage class: Very poorly and poorly drained
Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat): high to very high on A, E, and Bw horizons and moderately high in the Btkg
Permeability: rapid on A and E horizons and moderate permeability in the Btkg
Surface runoff: high to very high, negligible in low broad flats and depressions
Depth to seasonal high water table: 0 to 46 centimeters (0 to 18 inches) for 4 to 9 months during most years. Low broad flats and depressions are covered by standing water 3 to 6 months or more each year.
Ponding frequency and duration: Frequently for very long duration (3 to 6 months) in depressions and frequently for brief duration on low broad flats

USE AND VEGETATION:
Major uses: forest land, rangeland, wildlife habitat, recreation, and urban land. With adequate water control, some areas are used for truck crops, citrus, and pasture.
Dominant vegetation: gallberry, sawpalmetto, cabbage palmetto, slash pine, and an understory of pineland threeawn.

DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Southern Florida Flatwoods (MLRA 155), Southern Florida Lowlands (MLRA 156B), and South Central Florida Ridge (MLRA 154)
Extent: Moderate extent

SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Auburn, Alabama.

SERIES ESTABLISHED: Lee County; Florida, 2020

REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon:

1. Particle size control section: 25 to 102 centimeters (10 to 40 inches)
2. Ochric epipedon - 0 to 36 centimeters (0 to 14 inches) (A, E1, E2, horizons)
3. Albic horizon - 8 to 36 centimeters (3 to 14 inches) (E1, E2 horizons)
4. Argillic horizon - 64 to 76 centimeters (25 to 30 inches) (Btg horizon)
5. Lithic contact - 76 to 102 centimeters (30 to 40 inches) (2R horizon)
6. Aquic conditions - Endosaturation 0 to 102 centimeters (0 to 40 inches)

This soil was formerly mapped as Boca. Boca is in the isohyperthermic soil temperature regime.

This pedon was described before urbanization took place and will remain as an Arenic Endoaqualfs. This soil will need to be reviewed in urban land mapping for re-classification. At that time a new pedon will be needed for Cypress Lake that occurs in areas not urbanized.

ADDITIONAL DATA:
Laboratory data is available on the National Soil Survey website at: http://ncsslabdatamart.sc.egov.usda.gov/querypage.aspx

OSD User Site ID: S1978FL071009

OSD User Pedon ID: S1978FL071009

National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.