Previously Mapped Marine Clay

Fairfax County

Updated Oct 8, 2026

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These areas were mapped as marine clays in previous surveys. Marine clays are high shrink-swell soils that can cause foundation distress. They are sometimes referred to as Potomac Clays or Deltaic Clays.

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Previously Mapped Marine Clay

About this dataset

Data and resources (6)

ArcGIS Hub Dataset

ArcGIS GeoService

CSV

Shapefile

GeoJSON

KML