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GMP/Kingdom Community Wind (KCW)  Lowell, Vermont Summary of NRCS Soils ‐ KCW Wind Farm Project Prepared by VHB Pioneer  February 2010

Map Unit  Symbol

101D 112D 112E 12D 12E 16D

Description

Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 15 to 35 percent  slopes, very stony Hogback‐Rawsonville complex, 15 to 35 percent  slopes, very rocky Hogback‐Rawsonville complex, 35 to 60 percent  slopes, very rocky Tunbridge‐Lyman complex, 15 to 35 percent  slopes, very rocky Tunbridge‐Lyman complex, 35 to 60 percent  slopes, very rocky Dixfield sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very  stony

NRCS 

Erodibility 

Hydric 

K Factor 

(Yes/No)

(Kf)

N

0.26

Medium

11

N

0.49

High

19

N

0.49

High

339

N

0.24

Medium

20

N

0.24

Medium

73

N

0.28

Medium

42

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Erodibility

1

Area within Direct  Study Limits (acres)

247B

Colonel‐Cabot complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes

Y

0.26

Medium

0.51

247C

Colonel‐Cabot complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes

Y

0.26

Medium

2.2

26B

Adams loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes

N

0.17

Low

10

26C

Adams loamy fine sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes

N

0.17

Low

24

26E

Adams loamy fine sand, 25 to 60 percent slopes

N

0.17

Low

0.18

31B

Sheepscot gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent  slopes

N

0.17

Low

0.05

59B

Cabot silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony

Y

0.32

Medium

5.8

N

0.28

Medium

7.1

N

0.46

High

0.20

N

0.26

Medium

0.05

Monadnock fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent  slopes, very stony Londonderry‐Stratton complex, 25 to 60 percent  LoE slopes Lyman‐Tunbridge fine sandy loams, very rocky, 25  LyE to 60 percent slopes Note: NRCS soil information provided by VCGI (2008). 1 Erodibility K Factor (Kf) from Vermont Soil Data Sheets (2008). 93D

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Erodibility from Vermont Standards and Specifications For Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control (2006).

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GMP/Kingdom Community Wind (KCW)  Lowell, Westfield, and Jay, Vermont Summary of NRCS Soils ‐ Transmission Component Prepared by VHB Pioneer  February 2010

Map Unit  Symbol

100C 101B 101C 101D 101E 112E 12C 12D 12E

Description

Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 8 to 15 percent  slopes, rocky Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 3 to 8 percent  slopes, very stony Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 8 to 15 percent  slopes, very stony Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 15 to 35 percent  slopes, very stony Tunbridge‐Dixfield complex, 35 to 60 percent  slopes, very stony Hogback‐Rawsonville complex, 35 to 60 percent  slopes, very rocky Tunbridge‐Lyman complex, 8 to 15 percent  slopes, very rocky Tunbridge‐Lyman complex, 15 to 35 percent  slopes, very rocky Tunbridge‐Lyman complex, 35 to 60 percent  slopes, very rocky

NRCS Hydric  (Yes/No)

Erodibility  K Factor  (Kf)

Erodibility

1

No

0.24

Medium

No

0.26

Medium

No

0.26

Medium

No

0.26

Medium

No

0.26

Medium

No

0.49

High

No

0.24

Medium

No

0.24

Medium

No

0.24

Medium

14A

Irasburg loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

14B

Irasburg loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

14C

Irasburg loamy fine sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

14D

Irasburg loamy fine sand, 15 to 25 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

15B

Dixfield sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes

No

0.24

Medium

15C

Dixfield sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes

No

0.24

Medium

No

0.28

Medium

No

0.28

Medium

No

0.28

Medium

No

0.28

Medium

16B 16C 16D 16E

Dixfield sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very  stony Dixfield sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very  stony Dixfield sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very  stony Dixfield sandy loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very  stony

21A

Nasmith loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes

Yes

0.24

Medium

247B

Colonel‐Cabot complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes

Yes

0.26

Medium

247C

Colonel‐Cabot complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes

Yes

0.26

Medium

26A

Adams loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

26B

Adams loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

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26C

Adams loamy fine sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

26D

Adams loamy fine sand, 15 to 25 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

26E

Adams loamy fine sand, 25 to 60 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

27A

Croghan loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

27B

Croghan loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes

No

0.17

Low

No

0.17

Low

No

0.17

Low

Yes

0.24

Medium

31A 31B 33A

Sheepscot gravelly fine sandy loam, 0 to 3  percent slopes Sheepscot gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8  percent slopes Moosilauke very fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent  slopes

38B

Colton‐Duxbury complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes

No

0.26

Medium

38C

Colton‐Duxbury complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes

No

0.26

Medium

38D

Colton‐Duxbury complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes

No

0.26

Medium

38E

Colton‐Duxbury complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes

No

0.26

Medium

47B

Cabot silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes

Yes

0.32

Medium

47C

Cabot silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes

Yes

0.32

Medium

58C

Lamoine silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes

No

0.32

Medium

59B

Cabot silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony

Yes

0.32

Medium

Yes

0.32

Medium

No

0.49

High

No

0.49

High

Yes

0.32

Medium

No

0.24

Medium

Yes

0.28

Medium

Yes

0.49

High

No

0.24

Medium

Yes

0.43

High

59C 5B 5C 72A 76A 79A 83A 88F 8A

Cabot silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very  stony Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent  slopes Nicholville very fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent  slopes Charles silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes,  frequently flooded Podunk fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes,  occasionally flooded Medomak mucky silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes,  frequently flooded Wonsqueak and Pondicherry mucks, 0 to 2  percent slopes Lyman‐Rock outcrop complex, 60 to 90 percent  slopes, very stony Roundabout silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

Monadnock fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent  No 0.28 slopes Monadnock fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent  No 0.28 92D slopes Monadnock fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent  No 0.28 93D slopes, very stony w ‐ W Water Note: NRCS soil information provided by VCGI (2008). 1 Erodibility K Factor (Kf) from Vermont Soil Data Sheets (2008). 2 Erodibility from Vermont Standards and Specifications For Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control (2006). 92B

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