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San Juan, PR, Highly Erodible Soils List (HEL)

Map Symbol Soil Name R value K value T value Slope % Slope Length Highly Erodible Class
Min. Max. Min. Max.
AaB Aceitunas 400 0.02 5 2 5 100 500 3
AaC Aceitunas 400 0.02 5 5 12 100 800 2
AbD Aibonito 500 0.02 5 12 20 400 800 2
AbE Aibonito 500 0.02 5 20 40 400 1000 1
AmB Almirante 300 0.10 5 2 5 400 700 2
AmC Almirante 300 0.10 5 5 12 200 600 2
Ba Bajura 300 0.24 5 0 2 300 1000 3
BmB Bayamon 400 0.02 5 2 5 200 1500 3
CaE Caguabo 400 0.24 3 20 40 500 1000 1
CaF Caguabo 400 0.24 3 40 60 200 400 1
CbF Caguabo 400 0.24 3 40 60 200 400 1
Ce Candelero 400 0.24 5 2 12 100 800 2
ClC Catalina 500 0.02 5 4 12 300 400 3
Cn Cataño 200 0.10 5 0 5 100 500 3
Co Cayagua 400 0.24 5 5 12 200 800 1
CrD2 Colinas 300 0.17 3 12 20 200 500 1
CrE2 Colinas 300 0.17 3 20 40 100 300 1
CrF2 Colinas 300 0.17 3 40 60 100 400 1
Cs Coloso 400 0.24 5 0 2 100 800 3
CuE Consumo 500 0.10 5 20 40 200 1000 1
CuF Consumo 500 0.10 5 40 60 200 1000 1
CzC Corozal 400 0.17 5 5 12 200 400 1
DaC Daguey 500 0.02 5 2 12 200 800 2
DaD Daguey 500 0.02 5 12 20 100 500 2
DeF Descalabrado 300 0.24 3 40 60 200 1000 1
DgF Descalabrado 300 0.24 3 40 60 100 400 1
Dm Dique 300 0.10 5 0 2 50 1000 3
Dr Durados 300 0.17 2 0 2 100 600 2
Es Estacion 300 0.17 4 0 2 100 400 3
GuF Guayama 200 0.24 3 20 60 100 800 1
Hm Humacao 400 0.10 5 2 5 100 1000 2
HtE Humatas 500 0.02 5 20 40 100 500 1
HtF Humatas 500 0.02 5 40 60 200 1200 1
HUF Humatas 500 0.02 5 20 60 200 1200 1
JaE2 Jagueyes 400 0.10 5 20 40 100 500 1
JnD2 Juncal 300 0.17 4 5 20 100 500 2
JuC Juncos 400 0.10 4 5 12 100 500 2
JuD Juncos 400 0.10 4 12 20 100 300 1
LaB Lares 300 0.10 5 2 5 200 800 2
LaC2 Lares 300 0.10 5 5 12 200 800 2
LmE Limones 400 0.02 4 20 40 100 500 1
LmF Limones 400 0.02 4 40 60 100 500 1
LoF2 Lirios 400 0.10 5 20 60 100 300 1
LsE Los Guineos 600 0.10 5 20 40 100 1000 1
LsF Los Guineos 600 0.10 5 40 60 100 800 1
MaA Mabi 300 0.17 5 0 2 100 300 3
MaB Mabi 300 0.17 5 2 5 100 300 2
MaC Mabi 300 0.17 5 5 12 100 200 2
MlF Malaya 300 0.24 3 40 60 100 300 1
MoF Maricao 600 0.10 5 20 60 200 800 1
Mp Martin Peña 300 0.10 5 0 2 100 800 3
MsB Matanzas 300 0.02 5 2 5 200 1000 3
MtB Montegrande 300 0.10 3 2 5 100 300 2
MtC Montegrande 300 0.10 3 5 12 100 200 2
MuF2 Morado 300 0.10 3 40 60 200 1000 1
MxD Mucara 300 0.10 3 12 20 300 800 1
MxE Mucara 300 0.10 3 20 40 200 1000 1
MxF Mucara 300 0.10 3 40 60 100 800 1
NaD2 Naranjito 400 0.10 3 12 20 100 500 1
NaE2 Naranjito 400 0.10 3 20 40 100 400 1
NaF2 Naranjito 400 0.10 3 40 60 200 800 1
PaD Pandura 400 0.17 3 12 20 100 300 1
PaE2 Pandura 400 0.17 3 20 40 100 400 1
PaF Pandura 400 0.17 3 40 60 200 800 1
PeF Pellejas 600 0.17 3 40 60 200 1000 1
Re Reilly 300 0.10 3 0 2 200 800 3
RoB Rio Arriba 400 0.17 5 2 5 100 500 2
RoC2 Rio Arriba 400 0.17 5 5 12 100 500 2
RpD2 Rio Piedras 400 0.10 5 12 20 100 300 1
RpE2 Rio Piedras 400 0.10 5 20 40 100 200 1
RpF2 Rio Piedras 400 0.10 5 40 60 100 200 1
SaF Sabana 400 0.24 3 40 60 100 800 1
ScB Sabana Seca 300 0.17 3 2 8 100 800 2
Sm Saladar 300 0.10 3 0 2 400 1000 3
SoE Soller 400 0.17 3 20 40 100 800 1
SoF Soller 400 0.17 3 40 60 100 500 1
TaF Tanama 300 0.24 2 20 60 100 1200 1
To Toa 300 0.17 5 0 2 100 900 3
TrB Torres 300 0.02 5 2 5 150 300 3
Ud Durados 300 0.17 2 0 2 100 600 2
Um Mucara 300 0.10 3 20 40 100 500 1
Us Sabana Seca 300 0.17 3 2 8 100 500 2
Uv Vega Alta 300 0.10 5 2 5 50 200 3
VaB Vega Alta 300 0.10 5 2 5 50 200 3
VaC2 Vega Alta 300 0.10 5 5 12 50 300 2
Vg Vega Baja 300 0.24 5 0 2 100 500 3
VkC2 Via 300 0.17 4 5 12 100 600 2
Vv Vivi 300 0.10 5 0 2 100 1000 3
YeE Yunes 300 0.10 3 20 40 100 300 1
YeF Yunes 300 0.10 3 40 60 100 300 1

HEL Class Legend: 1 - HEL 2 - PHEL 3 - NHEL

For additional information on Caribbean Area Soils, please contact Manuel Matos at 787-766-6051 or 787-405-7600.

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