Salt Creek Watershed Project
Background Information
Soil Chemistry and Composition
Soils are the first step to understanding watersheds. What ends up in surface water or groundwater usually goes through a soil layer and the soil composition determines how fast or how much contamination could occur in a region or watershed. Nebraska is a farming state thus soil plays an important part in the lives of the people who live there.
An issue is rising in Nebraska as well as many other states and that is water contamination. One of the key nutrients that is being looked at is nitrogen. Nitrogen is vital for plant growth but if there is to much nitrogen in the soil and the plants do not use it, the nitrogen will permeate downward because of gravity and be changed into Nitrate or Nitrite. Nitrates that permeate down end up in groundwater. Much of Nebraska is now facing serious problems with Nitrate contamination in wells.
SOIL PRACTICES (N) THAT EFFECT WATER QUALITY
Soil Map Key Codes
1.ALBATON-ONAWA-HAYNIE-SARPY-BLAKE
2.ALTVAN-ROSEBUD-DIX-GOSHEN-ALLIANCE
3.AOWA-ALCESTER-KINNEBEC-JOSBERG
4.BANKARD-GLENBERG-BRIDGEPORT-LAS ANIMAS-PLATTE
5.BAZILE-PAKA-THURMAN-BOELUS-ORTELLO
6.BELFORE-MOODY-FILLMORE
7.BLYBURG-BLENCO-LUTON-FORNEY-OMADI
8.BRIDGET-McCOOK-DUROC-HAVERSON-BANKARD
9.BRIDGET-TRIPP-ALICE-CHEYENNE-BAYARD
10.BRISTOW-LYNCH-LABU-SANSARC-NORA
11.BRUNSWICK-PAKA-SIMEON-VALENTINE-O'NEILL
12.BUFTON-ORELLA-NORREST-OUTCROP-PIERRE
13.BUSHER-MANTER-TASSEL-SARBEN-JAYEM
14.CANYON-ALLIANCE-ROSEBUD-OGALA-DUROC
15.CANYON-BRIDGET-OUTCROP-OGALA-TASSEL
16.CANYON-ROSEBUD-BUSHER-OUTCROP-ALTVAN
17.CARUSO-SILVER CREEK-HUMBARGER-LAWET-LEX
18.INAVALE-CASS-BARNEY-PLATTE-BOEL
19.CLARNO-NORA-BETTS-CROFTON-SIMEON
20.COLBY-OTERO-CANYON-ULYSSES-BUSHER
21.COLBY-ULYSSES-KEITH
22.COLY-ULY-HOBBS-HOLDREGE-HORD
23.COLY-ULY-HOLDREGE-HOBBS-NUCKOLLS
24.HORD-COZAD-HOBBS-ANSELMO-HALL
25.CREIGHTON-OGALA-CANYON-ALLIANCE-BRIDGET
26.CRETE-HASTINGS-BUTLER-GEAREY-FILLMORE
27.CRETE-MAYBERRY-WYMORE-MORRILL-HOBBS
28.CROFTON-ALCESTER-NORA-AOWA
29.DIX-ALTVAN-KEITH-ROSEBUD-BANKARD
30.PIVOT-DUNDAY-McCOOK-DUNN-O'NEILL
31.ELS-VALENTINE-IPAGE-TYRON-MARLAKE
32.ELSMERE-DAILEY-SARBEN-VALENT
33.ELSMERE-IPAGE-LOUP-MARLAKE-SELIA
34.GAYVILLE-WOOD RIVER-SILVER CREEK-HALL-GIBB0N
35.GEARY-HOLDREGE-KIPSON-WAKEEN-COLY
36.GEARY-JANSEN-MEADIN-HASTINGS-HOBBS
37.GIBBON-LUTON-SALTINE-WANN-ZOOK
38.WANN-GIBBON-LESHARA-LEX-ALDA
39.GLENBERG-YOCKEY-LAPORTE-JANISE-ALMERIA
40.GOTHENBURG-PLATTE-LEX-ALDA
41.HASTINGS-CRETE-HOLDER-ULY-FILLMORE
42.HASTINGS-CRETE-FILLMORE-BUTLER-HOBBS
43.HASTINGS-FILLMORE-CRETE-BUTLER-HOBBS
44.HASTINGS-GEARY-CRETE-HOBBS-ULY
45.HASTINGS-HOLDER-HOBBS-CRETE-COLY
46.HAVERSON-TRIPP-GLENBERG-LOHMILLER-LAS ANIMAS
47.HERSH-VALENTINE-HOLDGEGE-HORD-ANSELMO
48.HOBBS-HORD-HALL-CASS
49.HOBBS-HORD-COZAD-COLY
50.HOLDER-FILLMORE-BUTLER-HOBBS
51.HOLDER-COLY-GEARY-HOBBS-HASTINGS
52.HOLDREGE-DETROIT-BUTLER-FILLMORE-SCOTT
53.HOLDER-NUCKOLLS-COLY-ULY-HOBBS
54.HOLDREGE-ULY-COLY-HOBBS-ROXBURY
55.HOLDREGE-HALL-ULY-FILLMORE-COLY
56.HOLT-VETAL-MANTER-ANSELMO-TASSEL
57.HORD-HALL-HOBBS-KENNESAW-FILLMORE
58.ANSELMO-HORD-DUNDAY-COZAD-INAVALE
59.HORD-HALL-WOOD RIVER-HOBBS-ORTELLO
60.IDA-MONONA-NAPIER-HOBBS
61.INVALE-BOEL-LOUP-ALMERIA-LESHARA
62.JANISE-LISCO-MINATARE-YOCKEY
63.JANSEN-GEARY-MEADIN-HASTINGS-CRETE
64.JANSEN-O'NEILL-MEADIN-CHAPPEL-PIVOT
65.WOODLY-JAYEM-ASCALON-ROSEBUD-SARDEN
66.JAYEM-SATANTA-TRIPP-GOSHEN-KUMA
67.JAYEM-SATANTA-BUSHER-VALENT-DAILEY
68.KADOKA-KEITH-MITCHELL-BRIDGET-EPPING
69.KEITH-ALLIANCE-ROSEBUD-DUROC-CANYON
70.KENESAW-HERSH-COLY-ANSELMO-RUSCO
71.KENNEBEC-WABASH-ZOOK-NODAWAY-COLO
72.KIPSON-BENFIELD-WYMORE-SOGN-SHARPSBURG
73.KUMA-KEITH-GOSHEN-ULYSSES-COLBY
74.KYLE-BUFFINGTON-BUFTON-PIERRE-HISLE
75.LABU-SANSARC-BOYD-REE-RELIANCE
76.LANCASTER-HEDVILLE-EDALGO-CRETE-GEARY
77.LAS ANIMAS-LAS-GERING-McCOOK-McGREW
78.LAWET-ELSMERE-ORWET-OVINA-LOUP
79.LAWET-LEX-WANN-ACADIA-McCOOK
80.LOUP-ELSMERE-ALMERIA-DUNDAYORD
81.LUTON-FORNEY-SOLOMON-MALVERN-SALIX
82.MARSHALL-PONCA-JOHNSON-KENNEBEC-NODAWAY
83.McCOOK-MUNJOR-INAVALE-HOBBS-PLATTE
84.MINNEQUA-PENROSE-SAMSIL-BUFTON-PIERRE
85.MITCHELL-EPPING-DIX-BAYARD-OTERO
86.MITCHELL-OTERO-BAYARD-RECLUSE-BORDEAUX
87.MONONA-IDA-JUDSON-KENNEBEC-NODAWAY
88.MOODY-BAZILE-TRENT-LORETTA-NORA
89.MOODY-NORA-JUDSON-BELFORE-COLO
90.MOODY-FILLMORE-NORA-JUDSON
91.MOODY-THURMAN-NORA-AOWA-ALCESTER
92.MORRILL-BURCHARD-HASTINGS-HOBBS-STEINAUER
93.NORA-CROFTON-MOODY-ALCESTER-AOWA
94.NORA-CROFTON-JUDSON-MOODY-AOWA
95.NORA-MOODY-JUDSON-CROFTON-COLO
96.NUCKOLLS-HOLDREGE-CAMPUS-HOBBS-COLY
97.OGALA-DUROC-CREIGHTON-CANYON-BUSHER
98.SATANTA-BUSHER-ALLIANCE-DUROC-DAILEY
99.O'NEILL-BROCKSBURG-HORD-BLENDON-HALL
100.NUCLA-MITCHELL-TREON-ALBINAS-VETAL
101.O'NEILL-MEADIN-JANSEN-PIVOT-ANSELMO
102.ONITA-RELIANCE-REE-LABU-SANSARC
103.BRIDGET-BAYARD-OTERO-MITCHELL
104.PAWNEE-BURCHARD-WYMORE-SHELBY-STEINAUER
105.PIERRE-SAMSIL-KYLE-HISLE-STETTER
106.ACADIA-PLATTE-LESHARA-INAVALE-CASS
107.REDSTOE-GAVINS-LORETTO-ELTREE-CROFTON
108.ROSEBUD-ALLIANCE-KEITH-ALTVAN-DUROC
109.KUMA-ROSEBUD-SATANTA-ALLIANCE-MACE
110.ROSEBUD-ALLIANCE-CANYON-ALTVAN-DUROC
111.SARPY-ONAWA-HAYNIE-GRABLE-ALBATON
112.SHARPSBURG-PAWNEE-JUDSON-NODAWAY-COLO
113.SHARPSBURG-FILLMORE-BUTLER-COLO-JUDSON
114.SHARPSBURG-PAWNEE-BURCHARD-STEINAUER-MORRILL
115.SIMEON-MEADIN-VALENTINE-O'NEILL-ANSELMO
116.SIMEON-MEADIN-BETTS-LABU-THURMAN
117.STEINAUER-PAWNEE-BURCHARD-SHARPSBURG-SHELBY
118.McCELVIE-RONSON-DUDA-TASSEL-MARIAVILLE
119.BUSHER-OUTCROP-TASSEL-TRELONA-DIX
120.TASSEL-BUSHER-BRIDGET-OUTCROP-ALTVAN
121.THURMAN-BOELUS-VALENTINE-NORA-CROFTON
122.THURMAN-HADAR-ORTELLO-BLENDON-VALENTINE
123.TRIPP-ALICE-DUROC-MITCHELL-OTERO
124.KEITH-ALLIANCE-SATANTA-KUMA-BRIDGET
125.ULY-COLY-HOLDREGE-HOBBS-McCOOK
126.ULY-HOLDREGE-COLY-HOBBS
127.KEITH-ULYSSES-COLBY-KUMA-GOSHEN
128.VALENT-JAYEM-BUSHER-DAILEY-VETAL
129.VALENT-DWYER-DAILEY-BUSHER-JAYEM
130.VALENT-SARBEN-OTERO-DAILEY-JAYEM
131.VALENTINE-SIMEON-HERSH-DUNDAY-IPAGE
132.VALENTINE-IPAGE-ELS-ELSMERE
133.VALENTINE-DUNDAY-IPAGE-LIBORY-ELSMERE
134.VALENTINE-ELS-IPAGE-TYRON-MARLAKE
135.VALENTINE-ELS-LOUP-GANNET-TYRON
136.VALENTINE-HERSH-LIBORY-ELS-ANSELMO
137.VALENTINE-SIMEON-DUNDAY-O'NEILL
138.VALENTINE-TASSEL-RONSON-IPAGE-DUDA
139.VALENTINE-THURMAN-DOGER-ELSMERE
140.WEWELA-VALENTINE-ANSELMO-O'NEILL-IPAGE
141.WOOD RIVER-HALL-HORD-HOBBS-COZAD
142.WYMORE-MAYBERRY-PAWNEE-NODAWAY-MORRILL
143.ZOOK-LESHARA-WANN-COLO-LAMO
144.VALENTINE-ELS-WILDHORSE-HOFFLAND-CROWTHER
145.WILDHORSE-HOFFLAND-ELS-MARLAKE-IPAGE
146.BANKARD-HAVERSON-McCOOK-GLENBERG
147.ALTVAN-TREON-VETAL-ASCALON-DIX
148.COLBY-RAZOR-MIDWAY-KEITH-BRIDGEPORT
149.BRIDGEPORT-McCOOK-MUNJOR-HORD-INAVALE
150.MARSHALL-GRUNDY-SHELBY-SHARPSBERG-KENNEBEC
151.HASTINGS-CRETE-GEARY-HOBBS-NUCKOLLS
152.KIPSON-CRETE-PAWNEE-MAYBERRY-IRWIN
153.PIERRE-SAMDAY-BONE-BAHL-GRUMMIT
154.HORD-EPPING-KEOTA-HAVERSON-BADLAND
155.ANSELMO-VALENTINE-KNOLLS-ELSMERE-DOGER
156.MONONA-VEATCH-HAMBERG-KENNEBEC-MORRILL
157.ULY-HOLDREGE-COLY-PENDEN-CANLON
158.HOLDREGE-ULY-NUCKOLLS-HARNEY-ROXBURY
159.ROXBURY-HORD-McCOOK-NEW CAMBRIA-HARNEY
160.JANSEN-REE-MEADIN-RELIANCE-BON
161.ALBATON-ONAWA-HAYNIE-SARPY-BLAKE
162.FLUVAQUENTS-ALDA-BANKARD-McCOOK-LAS
163.LAKE OR MAJOR STREAM
