Jug Bay - Chesapeake Bay, MD

Soil Types

The predominant soils in the core area of the Jug Bay component are classified as tidal marsh. Soil materials range from sand to clay and in some areas are mucky or peaty. There are numerous soil types in the upland portion of Jug Bay in Anne Arundel County. Bibb silt loam soils, usually level areas occurring on flood plain, are poorly drained, silty and floury when dry. Evesboro and Galestown loamy sands are made up of sandy Evesboro soils, Gavestown soils or both.

In Prince George's County, soils classified as swamp lie inland of the tidal marsh areas and at the mouth of Black Walnut Creek. These areas, covered by fresh water a large part of the time, may contain a mixture of sand, silt, clay, gravel, mud, muck or peat. Fringing upland areas included in the reserve component are primarily Collington fine sandy loam. Surrounding are areas primarily soils in the Donlonton series, which consists of moderately well-drained, nearly level to gently sloping soils on uplands. These developed in old deposits of greenish clay containing greensand.

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