Belmar Soils
In Soil Survey of Monmouth County New Jersey, the U.S. Soil Conservation Service lists four different soils found in the Borough of Belmar:
1. Hooksan Sand, found between the ocean and Ocean Ave.
2. Udorthents – Urban Land Complex, found form Ocean Avenue to approximately halfway between Ocean Ave. and A Street, extending from Shark River Inlet to Sixteenth Ave where it extends from Ocean Ave. to approximately halfway between A. Street and B Street.
3. Evesboro Sand – Urban land Complex, found from approximately halfway between Ocean Ave. and A Street to the edge of Shark River, west of Rt. 35. It extends from Shark River Inlet to approximately Thirteenth Ave. between D St. and Main St. It extends from around Fifteenth Ave. in a northerly direction to Shark River at the juncture of L Street Beach and MacLearie Park.
4. Klej Loamy Sand – Urban land Complex, found west of the Udorthents between Ocean Ave. and A St. and south of the Evesboro Sand – Urban Land Complex, extending to approximately Lake Como. It extends from approximately halfway between D St. and Main St. from Fifteenth Ave. in a northerly direction to Shark River at the juncture of L St. Beach and MacLearie Park, westward to include the portion of Belmar between the railroad to the intersection of Sixteenth Ave. and Rt. 35.
Hooksan Sand: This soil consists of excessively drained soils of coastal dunes. Slope ranges from 0 to 5%. This is a nearly level to gently sloping soil adjacent to coastal beaches. Almost all of the acreage of this soil is used for recreation or wildlife habitat.
Udorthents – Urban land Complex: This is well drained to somewhat poorly drained soil. These soils formed in stratified or graded, sandy or loamy fill material. These soils have been altered in some way; in some areas the altering was filling over or excavating excessively drained to poorly drained areas. Odorthents make up about fifty percent with urban lands making up most of the other fifty percent.
Typically, in filled or excavated areas, Odorthents consist of loamy materials. The filled areas are on flood plains, tidal marshes, and on areas moderately well drained to poorly drained. Urban land consists of areas covered by impermeable surfaces, such as dwellings, roads and streets, shopping centers, parking lots, and buildings.
Evesboro Sand – Urban Land Complex: The Evesboro soil series consists of excessively drained soils on uplands. These soils formed in acid, sandy, coastal plain sediments. This portion of Belmar is nearly level or gently sloping land. Evesboro Sand comprises about 40% of the area, Urban land makes up around 35%, with other soils making up the remaining 25%.
Klej Loamy Sand – Urban Land Complex: This portion of Belmar consists of nearly level, moderately well-drained and somewhat poorly drained soils. Klej is a loamy sand with permeability rapid in the subsoil and moderate in the substratum creating seasonably high water tables. Klej soil makes up about 40% of the area, Urban lands about 30%, and 30% other soils.
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