Soil maps are broken down ...
Published by Chris Koslin M.A, CEO at Koslin Sustainability Consulting LLC
Soil maps are broken down into zones and colors. You need to find the area on the map that corresponds to your project area. Then match that to the legend that shows what color on that map corresponds to what soil type. This will allow you to know the hydrologic, erodability, permeability, and other features of that stop.