Forest Soils of Coös County, New Hampshire
Based on the Coös County Soil Survey by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Published to the Web by Sam Stoddard, UNH Cooperative Extension, March 21, 1999.


Soil Map Unit Name

58C WAUMBEK

Texture: SANDY LOAM

Slope Percent: 8 TO 15

Important Forest Soil Group: IB Ordination Code: 8A

Parent Material: Glacial Till Loose (no hardpan)

Drainage: Moderately Well Drained

Depth to Hardpan:

Limitation: Only slight limitations for woodland use.

Typical timber productivity on this soil type is 1.4
cords or 114.4
cubic feet per acre per year.

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MANAGEMENT CONCERNS

Erosion Hazard Slight

Equipment Limitations Slight

Seedling Mortality Slight

Windthrow Hazard Moderate

Plant Competition Moderate

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PRODUCTIVITY

SiteIndex ProdClass Species

65 8 white pine

55 9 white spruce

50 7 balsam fir

45 7 red spruce

45 3 paper birch

55 2 sugar maple

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TREES TO PLANT

white pine

white spruce

balsam fir

Contacts: (for forestry) UNH Cooperative Extension, 629A Main St, Lancaster, NH 03584

phone: (603)788-4961

(for soils) USDA-NRCS, 4 Mayberry Lane, Lancaster, NH 03584

phone: (603)788-3818

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