Section 62-340.450, F.A.C. Hydric Soils and Hydric Soil Indicators

Question 1

Hydric Soil

Answer 1

a soil that is saturated, flooded, or ponded long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions in the upper part of the soil profile that favor the growth and regeneration of hydrophytic vegetation

Question 2

Inundated Soil

Answer 2

when the water table is at or above the soil surface

Question 3

Flooded Soil

Answer 3

a soil is flooded if the water is moving across the soil surface as in a slough or on a floodplain

Question 4

Ponded Soil

Answer 4

a soil is ponded if the water is sitting on top of the soil with no movement to an outlet, as is the case with some depressions

Question 5

Saturated Soil

Answer 5

when the water table is within 6” of the soil surface for sandy textured soils or within 12” for loamy or clayey textured soils

Question 6

USDA - NRCS Recognized Hydric Soil Indicators

Answer 6

four indicators that are evidence of a water table at or above the soil surface for more than several weeks during the growing season: 1) muck, 2) mucky texture, 3) grey colors, and 4) sulfidic odor

Question 7

Hydric Soil Indicators of Saturation

Answer 7

1) dark surface, 2) organic accretions, 3) oxidized rhizospheres, 4) polychromatic matrix (matrix stripping), stratified layers, 6) iron and manganese concretions (loamy and clayey ONLY), 7) distinct or prominent mottles (loamy and clayey ONLY), and 8) marl (loamy and clayey ONLY)