Port Silt Loam
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Port Silt Loam is the state soil of Oklahoma. This type of soil is reddish in color due to the weathering of reddish sandstones, siltstones, and shales of the Permian geologic era. Port silt loam can be found in 33 of the 77 counties in Oklahoma and covers around one million acres (4,000 kmĀ²). The name comes from a small community (Port near Washita County, OK) and the texture of the top soil (silt loam).
[edit] External links
- Official Series Description - Port Series
- Port Silt Loam Brouchure (published by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission)
- Port - Oklahoma State Soil (pdf)