Soil Name Table (SNT)

Filename

soil_name_REGION_v1

The Soil Name Table (SNT) contains general information for all soils in the NSDB.

**Contents of dataset: soil_name_REGION_v1**
Field	Name	Type	Width	Description
1	PROVINCE	string	2	Province Code
2	SOILNAME	string	24	Soil Name
3	SOIL_CODE	string	3	Soil Code
4	MODIFIER	string	3	Soil Code Modifier
5	LU	string	1	Land Use flag
6	KIND	string	1	Kind of Surface Material
7	WATERTBL	string	2	Water Table Characteristics
8	ROOTRESTRI	string	1	Soil layer that restricts root growth
9	RESTR_TYPE	string	2	Type of root restricting layer
10	DRAINAGE	string	2	Soil Drainage Class
11	PMTEX1	string	2	Parent material texture - first (uppermost)
12	PMTEX2	string	2	Parent material texture - second
13	PMTEX3	string	2	Parent material texture - third
14	PMCALC1	string	2	Parent material chemical property - first (uppermost)
15	PMCALC2	string	2	Parent material chemical property - second
16	PMCALC3	string	2	Parent material chemical property - third
17	MDEP1	string	4	Mode of deposition - first (uppermost)
18	MDEP2	string	4	Mode of deposition - second
19	MDEP3	string	4	Mode of deposition - third
20	ORDER	string	2	Soil Order (2nd edition)
21	S_GROUP	string	4	Soil Subgroup (2nd edition)
22	G_GROUP	string	3	Soil Great Group (2nd edition)
23	ORDER3	string	2	Soil Order (3rd edition)
24	S_GROUP3	string	5	Soil Subgroup (3rd edition)
25	G_GROUP3	string	3	Soil Great Group (3rd edition)
26	PROFILE	string	25	Linkage key to the Detail II (pedon) File
27	SOILKEY	string	9	Soil Name Identifier