Downer (soil) explained

Downer is the New Jersey state soil. The Downer has four soil horizons:

• Surface layer: dark grayish brown loamy sand
• Subsurface layer: grayish brown sandy loam
• Subsoil - upper: yellowish brown gravelly sandy loam
• Subsoil - lower: yellowish brown sand and coarse sand

The Downer Series was established in 1960 in Gloucester County. Downer soils are formed in fluviomarine deposits in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plains.^[1]

See also

• Pedology (soil study)
• List of U.S. state soils

References

• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soils New Jersey (PDF)

Notes and References

1. Web site: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services. New Jersey State Soil - Downer. live. April 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083804/http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/nj/soils/?cid=nrcs141p2_018866 . 2014-08-19 .