LOCATION DANIA FL
Established Series
Rev. RFP/JFH/CAP-AMS
12/2019
DANIA SERIES
MLRA(s): 155, 156A, and 156B
Soil Survey Regional Office (SSRO) Responsible: Auburn, Alabama
Depth Class: Shallow
Drainage Class: Very poorly drained
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: High to very high
Index Surface Runoff: Negligible
Parent Material: Submerged organic materials over marine sandy sediments over limestone bedrock.
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Elevation: 0 to 10 meters (0 to 35 feet)
Mean Annual Air Temperature: 24 degrees C. (74 degrees F.)
Mean Annual Precipitation: 155 centimeters (61 inches)
TAXONOMIC CLASS: Euic, hyperthermic, shallow Lithic Haplosaprists
TYPICAL PEDON: Dania muck in a concave undrained freshwater marsh. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated).
Oa1--0 to 15 centimeters (0 to 6 inches); black (N 2/0) muck; moderate medium granular structure; friable; about 7 percent fiber unrubbed and about 2 percent rubbed; approximately 65 percent organic material; many fine and medium roots; sodium pyrophosphate extract is pale brown (10YR 6/3); slightly acid; gradual smooth boundary.
Oa2--15 to 36 centimeters (6 to 14 inches); dark reddish brown (5YR 2/2) muck; moderate medium granular structure; friable; about 8 percent fiber unrubbed and about 5 percent rubbed; approximately 64 percent organic material; few fine and coarse roots; sodium pyrophosphate extract is light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4); slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. [Combined thickness of the Oa horizons range from 20 to 51 centimeters (8 to 20 inches) thick]
Cg--36 to 41 centimeters (14 to 16 inches); brown (10YR 5/3) fine sand; single grain; loose; neutral; abrupt irregular boundary. [0 to 23 centimeters (0 to 9 inches) thick]
2Cg--41 to 46 centimeters (16 to 18 inches); light gray (10YR 7/1) very gravelly sand; single grain; loose; about 50 percent, by volume, limestone fragments; moderately alkaline; abrupt irregular boundary. [0 to 23 centimeters (0 to 9 inches) thick]
2R--46 to 71 centimeters (18 to 28 inches); hard limestone bedrock.
TYPE LOCATION: Broward County, Florida; approximately 10 miles west of University Drive in Davie; about 1.5 miles east of intersection of Griffin Road and U.S. Highway 27; and about 0.3 miles north of Griffin Road. NE 1/4, NE 1/4, SE 1/4; Sec. 26, T. 50 S.; R. 39 E.; latitude 26 degrees, 3 minutes, 56.96 seconds N and longitude 80 degrees, 25 minutes, 3.6 seconds W; WSG84.
RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:
Solum thickness: 20 to 51 centimeters (8 to 20 inches)
Depth to seasonally high water table: 0 to 15 centimeters (0 to 6 inches)
Soil reaction: Moderately acid to moderately alkaline
Depth of the organic material: 20 to 51 centimeters (8 to 20 inches)
Depth to bedrock: 51 to 102 centimeters (20 to 40 inches)
Depth to aquic conditions: 0 to 30 centimeters (0 to 12 inches)
Fiber content: Un-Rubbed 5 to 75 percent and rubbed 1 to 16 percent
RANGE IN INDIVIDUAL HORIZONS:
Oa horizon:
Color--hue of 5YR, 7.5YR, 10YR, or neutral, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 3
Texture--muck
EC (mmhos/cm)--0 to 4
Exchangeable Sodium--0 to 2
Sodium Absorption Ratio--0 to 4 percent
Reaction-moderately acid to neutral
Sodium pyrophosphate extract color-hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 3 to 6,
And chroma of 2 to 4
Cg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 2 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--(fine earth fraction) fine sand, sand, loamy fine sand, loamy sand or their mucky analogs
Reaction--slightly acid to moderately alkaline
EC (mmhos/cm)--0 to 4
Sodium Absorption Ratio--0 to 4
2Cg horizon:
Color--hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 5 to 7, and chroma of 1 or 2
Texture--(fine earth fraction) fine sand, sand, loamy fine sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam
Reaction--slightly acid to moderately alkaline
EC (mmhos/cm)--0 to 4
Sodium Absorption Ratio--0 to 4
Rock fragments: 0 to 64 percent, by volume
2R horizon:
Weakly to strongly cemented limestone bedrock, with solution holes filled with sandy and/or marly materials. Solution holes can be up to 76 centimeters (30 inches) or more.
COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series.
GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:
Landscape: Florida Everglades, flatwoods and lowlands
Landform(s): Talfs, rises, and/or dips in fresh water marshes and swamps
Parent material: organic materials formed from remains of hydrophytic herbaceous plant over sandy marine sediments 0 to 23 centimeters (0 to 9 inches) overlying limestone bedrock.
Mean annual air temperature: 21 to 26 degrees C (70 to 78 degrees F)
Mean annual precipitation: 107 to 178 centimeters (42 to 70 inches)
GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:
Clewiston soils--have bedrock at depths of 51 to 102 centimeters (20 to 40 inches) and occur on similar landform positions.
Lauderhill soils--have bedrock at depths of 51 to 91 centimeters (20 to 36 inches) and occur on similar landform positions.
Pahokee soils--have bedrock at depths of 91 to 130 centimeters (36 to 51 inches) and occur on similar landform positions.
Terra Ceia soils--are very deep, but can have limestone substratum within 130 centimeters (51 inches) and occur on similar landform positions.
DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY:
Drainage class: Very poorly drained.
Saturated hydraulic conductivity (KSAT): Very high to high
Permeability: Rapid
Surface Runoff: Negligible
Ponding: 0 to 91 centimeters (0 to 36 inches) from 9 to 12 months in most years.
USE AND VEGETATION:
Major Uses: Water quality, water storage, and wildlife habitat. Some small areas are cleared and are used for sod and improved pasture.
Dominant vegetation: sawgrass, sedges, lilies, spikerush, willow, elderberry, pond apple, and cypress.
SOIL SURVEY REGIONAL OFFICE (SSRO) RESPONSIBLE: Auburn, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Florida Everglades and associated areas, Southern Florida Lowlands, and Southern Florida Flatwoods. This soil is of moderate extent
SERIES ESTABLISHED:
Broward County, Florida; l972.
REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon:
1. Particle sized control section: 20 to 76 centimeters (8 to 30 inches)
2. Histic epipedon: 0 to 36 centimeters (0 to 14 inches) (Oa1 and Oa2 horizons).
3. Lithic contact: 46 to 71 centimeters (18 to 28 inches) (2R horizon).
4. Aquic Conditions: Endosaturation ranges from 0 to 51 centimeters (0 to 20 inches) during the wet season.
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: S1971FL011006
OSD Pedon Site ID: S1971FL011006
National Cooperative Soil Survey
U.S.A.