Crawford County Soil Descriptions
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Aa - Alluvial land, poorly drained, frequently flooded
Back to topAb - Alluvial land, frequently flooded
- Well and moderately well drained.
- Frequently flooded.
- Not hydric, but the map unit commonly contains hydric inclusions.
- Not highly erodible.
- Not prime farmland.
- The land capability subclass is 3W.
- The subclass is 2S where the flooding limitation is removed.
Back to topAr - Arenzville silt loam, occasionally flooded
Back to topBeA - Bertrand silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topBeB - Bertrand silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topBeB2 - Bertrand silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topBeC2 - Bertrand silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topBoD - Boone fine sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes
Back to topCaB - Chaseburg silt loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded
Back to topCaC - Chaseburg silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, rarely flooded
Back to topChC2 - Chelsea fine sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderatley eroded
Back to topChD2 - Chelsea fine sand, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topChE2 - Chelsea fine sand, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topCt - Cherty alluvial land, frequently flooded
- Frequently flooded.
- Not hydric, but the map unit commonly contains hydric inclusions.
- Not highly erodible.
- Not prime farmland.
- The land capability subclass is 6S.
- The subclass is 4S where the flooding limitation is removed.
Back to topDaA - Dakota loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topDkA - Dakota sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topDoB - Downs silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topDoB2 - Downs silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDoC2 - Downs silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDoD2 - Downs silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDtC2 - Dubuque cherty silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDtD2 - Dubuque cherty silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDtE2 - Dubuque cherty silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDuB2 - Dubuque silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDuC2 - Dubuque silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDuD2 - Dubuque silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDuE2 - Dubuque silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDuF - Dubuque silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes
Back to topDvB2 - Dubuque silt loam, deep, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDvC2 - Dubuque silt loam, deep, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDvD2 - Dubuque silt loam, deep, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDvE2 - Dubuque silt loam, deep, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDwC2 - Dubuque soils, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDwD2 - Dubuque soils, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topDxD2 - Dubuque soils, deep, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topEt - Ettrick silt loam, frequently flooded
Back to topFaB - Fayette silt loam, uplands, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topFaB2 - Fayette silt loam, uplands, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topFaC2 - Fayette silt loam, uplands, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topFaD2 - Fayette silt loam, uplands, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topFaE2 - Fayette silt loam, uplands, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topFvB - Fayette silt loam, valleys, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topFvC2 - Fayette silt loam, valleys, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topFvD2 - Fayette silt loam, valleys, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topFvE2 - Fayette silt loam, valleys, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topFvF - Fayette silt loam, valleys, 30 to 45 percent slopes
Back to topGaB2 - Gale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topGaC2 - Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topGaD2 - Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topGaE2 - Gale silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topGoB - Gotham loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topGoB2 - Gotham loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topGoC2 - Gotham loamy fine sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topGu - Gullied land
Back to topHeD2 - Hesch loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topHeE2 - Hesch loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topHsD2 - Hesch sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topHtC2 - Hixton loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topHtD2 - Hixton loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topHtE2 - Hixton loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topHuB - Hixton sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topHuC2 - Hixton sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topHuD2 - Hixton sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topHuE2 - Hixton sandy loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topHuF - Hixton sandy loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes
Back to topHyD2 - Hixton stony loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topHyE2 - Hixton stony loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topJaA - Jackson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topJaB - Jackson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topJaB2 - Jackson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topJcB - Judson cherty silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topJcC2 - Judson cherty silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topJdB - Judson silt loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded
Back to topLsB - Lindstrom silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topLsC2 - Lindstrom silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topLsD2 - Lindstrom silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topLsE2 - Lindstrom silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topMdA - Medary silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topMdB - Medary silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topMdC2 - Medary silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topMmA - Meridian loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topMmB - Meridian loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topMsA - Meridian sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topMsB - Meridian sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topMsB2 - Meridian sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topMsC2 - Meridian sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topNoD2 - Norden fine sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topNoE2 - Norden fine sandy loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topNsD2 - Norden fine sandy loam and Loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topNsE2 - Norden fine sandy loam and Loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topNsF - Norden fine sandy loam and Loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes
Back to topOr - Orion silt loam, frequently flooded
Back to topOw - Orion silt loam, poorly drained variant, frequently flooded
Back to topRcA - Richwood silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topRcB - Richwood silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topRcC2 - Richwood silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topRoA - Rowley silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded
Back to topRoB - Rowley silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topSeB2 - Seaton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topSeC2 - Seaton silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topSeD2 - Seaton silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topSsA - Sparta loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topSsB - Sparta loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topSsB2 - Sparta loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topSsC2 - Sparta loamy fine sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topSt - Steep stony and rocky land
Back to topSu - Stony colluvial land, frequently flooded
- Frequently flooded.
- Not hydric.
- Potentially highly erodible.
- Not prime farmland.
- The land capability subclass is 5S.
- The subclass is 4E where the flooding and surface stones limitations are removed.
Back to topTeA - Tell silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topTeB2 - Tell silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topTeC2 - Tell silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topTeD2 - Tell silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded
Back to topTr - Terrace escarpments, loamy
Back to topTs - Terrace escarpments, sandy
Back to topTvA - Toddville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topTvB - Toddville silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topWa - Waukegan loam