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| Downer (soil) | 1/1 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downer_(soil) | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T12:19:20.339301+00:00 | kb-cron |
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.
== See also == Pedology (soil study) List of U.S. state soils
== References ==
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soils New Jersey (PDF) Archived 2017-05-07 at the Wayback Machine