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Soil Data for Merrimack-Belknap Soil Survey Update

**The soil information for the Merrimack and Belknap Counties Soil Survey (MBSS) Update is preliminary and subject to change.**

The spatial, tabular, and narrative data of the Merrimack and Belknap Counties Soil Survey Update (MBSS) was produced by the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). They are draft products and are being made available as a conditional interim release. The information is subject to change until the survey has undergone final correlation and is SSURGO certified. Data users are responsible for obtaining the most current copy of the data.  For further information, contact the NRCS State Soil Scientist, Steve Hundley at (603)868-7581.

The above disclaimer statement should be included or displayed on all products produced using the Interim MBSS Soils Information.

These documents require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, or WinZip.

Soil Maps (14.5 KB)
MBSS Special Symbols (45.6 KB)
MBSS Index of Map Sheets (131 KB) - Last updated January 4, 2006
Map sheets are available for hard copy distribution by contacting the Merrimack or Belknap County District or the Concord Field Service Center.

Soil Survey Legend (198 KB) - Last Updated June 3, 2005

Soil Data Spreadsheet (132 KB) - Last updated June 6, 2005
Attribute data is the data on soil properties that go with the soil survey maps.  This data includes soil parent material, slope, drainage class water table, flooding frequency, depth to bedrock, permeability, erosion factors, and hydric rating. The mukey and lkey are the unique fields used to link this data to the spatial data.

Data Dictionary (278 KB) - Last Updated June 4, 2002
An explanation of the data codes in the Soil Attribute Data spreadsheet.

Soils Database (zipped Microsoft Access file) (2.5 MB) - Last updated June 2005
The complete soil database for Merrimack and Belknap County.  Use this to generate a soil report for selected soils.  See also the Soil Data Mart.

Non-Technical Soil Descriptions (1.5 MB) - Last updated June 6, 2005

Agricultural Worksheets:
Agriculture Evaluation Worksheet  - Updated April 18, 2006
 Important Farmland Table (49 KB) - Last Updated June 15, 2005
Provides the Farmland Class and the SPI value for each map unit.

Temperature Regimes (Order 2):

 MESIC and FRIGID Line - Updated December 2007

Spatial Soil Data

This data is an advance copy and is subject to change. See the above disclaimer statement that should be included or displayed on all products produced using the Interim MBSS Soils Information.


Other Merrimack-Belknap County Soil Information

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