Lockwoods Folly Watershed Flood Plain and Alluvial Soils

 The Lockwoods Folly Watershed is located in Southeastern, North Carolina. This gives the watershed a unique location for flooding and soil types. Flooding is common throughout the region because of the Atlantic Ocean, vast rivers (Lockwoods Folly and Cape Fear Rivers), elevation to sea level, and the vast number of tributaries. 

This image shows the entire Lockwoods Folly Watershed. The blue area represents flood plains. As shown, there is a large amount of land cover that is at risk for flooding. 

This image shows a zoomed in area of the watershed. The dark blue indicates the highest flooding zones. This image (and the previous image) are provided by the North Carolina Flood Risk Information System (FRIS). 

This image (and below) is provided by the USDA. The Web Soil Survey shows the corresponding soil types with the selected ROI's. This image shows the entire Lockwoods Folly Watershed in satellite view.

This is a smaller selected area in the middle of the Lockwoods Folly Watershed. 

This area shows all of the available soil data for the watershed. 

This data was mapped very recently in April and May of 2022. It states that this area has baymeade fine sand. This soil type is sandy, loamy, and has rapid permeability traits. This is very accurate for the area. 

Baymeade sand is found in coastal plain areas. 

Mapping Links: https://fris.nc.gov/fris/Home.aspx?ST=NC

https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm