Soil Survey of Padre Island National Seashore, Texas Special Report
Brezina DN, United States Department of Agriculture,, Natural Resources Conservation Service,, United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service.. 2007. Soil Survey of Padre Island National Seashore, Texas Special Report
This soil survey contains information that affects land use planning in the Padre Island National Seashore. It contains predictions of soil behavior for selected land uses. The survey also highlights soil limitations, improvements needed to overcome the limitations, and the impact of selected land uses on the environment. This soil survey is designed for many different users. Planners can use the report to plan land use, select sites for construction, and identify special practices needed to ensure proper performance. Conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, wildlife management, waste disposal, and pollution control can use the survey to help them understand, protect, and modify or improve the environment. The information in this report is intended to identify soil properties that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. Statements made in this report are intended to help users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on various land uses. The user is responsible for identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations. Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or underground installations. These and many other soil properties that affect land use are described in this report. Broad areas of soils are shown on the general soil map. The location of each soil is shown on the detailed soil maps. Each soil in the report is described. Information on specific uses is given for each soil. Help in using this publication and additional information are available at the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service or Texas Cooperative Extension.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Brezina, Dennis; United States Department of Agriculture,; Natural Resources Conservation Service,; United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
- Date of Issue
- 2007-05
- Units
- PAIS
- Keywords
- Barrier Flat, Barrier Island, Beach, Classification of the Soils, foredune, Lagoon Bottom, Padre Island National Seashore, PAIS, Soil Geomorphology, Soil Map Units, Soil Properties, Soil Survey, Spoil Island, Wind-Tidal Flat