Downer (soil)

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.

See also

• Pedology (soil study)
• List of U.S. state soils

References

• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service State Soils New Jersey (PDF)