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Norfolk Soil

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A picture of Norfolk soil.MLRA(s): 133A, 153A, 153B
MLRA Office Responsible: Raleigh, North Carolina
Depth Class: very deep
Drainage Class (Agricultural): well drained
Internal Free Water Occurrence: deep, transitory
Index Surface Runoff: negligible to medium
Permeability: moderate
Landscape: middle and upper coastal plain
Landform: upland
Hillslope Profile Position: summit, shoulder, backslope
Geomorphic Component: interfluve, side slope
Parent Material: marine sediments
Slope: 0 to 10 percent
Elevation (type location): 30 to 450 feet
Mean Annual Air Temperature (type location): 62 degrees F.
Mean Annual Precipitation (type location): 49 inches

TAXONOMIC CLASS: Fine-loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults

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