Dunn County Soil Descriptions
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101B - Menahga sand, valley train, 0 to 6 percent slopes
MENAHGA (valley train): Parent material: sandy outwash.
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101C - Menahga sand, valley train, 6 to 12 percent slopes
MENAHGA (valley train): Parent material: sandy outwash.
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101E - Menahga sand, valley train, 12 to 30 percent slopes
MENAHGA (valley train): Parent material: sandy outwash.
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1125F - Dorerton, very stony-Elbaville complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes
DORERTON: 60 percent of the mapunit.
ELBAVILLE: 25 percent of the mapunit.
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1145F - Gaphill-Rockbluff complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes
GAPHILL: 50 percent of the mapunit.
- Parent material: loamy colluvium and/or loamy slope alluvium over sandy colluvium and/or sandy residuum.
- Landscape position: hill.
- Weakly cemented bedrock (paralithic) is at a depth of about 60 inches.
- Well drained.
- Not hydric.
- Land capability class: 7e (severe limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 4.
- The mapunit has moderate available water capacity.
- Not prime farmland.
ROCKBLUFF: 35 percent of the mapunit.
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115B2 - Seaton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
SEATON: Parent material: loess.
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115C2 - Seaton silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
SEATON: Parent material: loess.
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115D2 - Seaton silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
SEATON: Parent material: loess.
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115E2 - Seaton silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
SEATON: Parent material: loess.
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116C2 - Churchtown silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
CHURCHTOWN: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over loess.
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116D2 - Churchtown silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
CHURCHTOWN: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over loess.
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116E2 - Churchtown silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
CHURCHTOWN: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over loess.
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11A - Markey muck, floodplain, 0 to 1 percent slopes
MARKEY (floodplain, undrained): Parent material: organic material over sandy alluvium.
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1224F - Boone-Elevasil complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes
BOONE: 60 percent of the mapunit.
ELEVASIL: 30 percent of the mapunit.
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1233F - Boone-Tarr sands, 15 to 50 percent slopes
BOONE: 55 percent of the mapunit.
TARR: 30 percent of the mapunit.
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125B2 - Pepin silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
PEPIN: Parent material: loess over clayey pedisediment over loamy residuum.
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125C2 - Pepin silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
PEPIN: Parent material: loess over clayey pedisediment over loamy residuum.
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125D2 - Pepin silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
PEPIN: Parent material: loess over clayey pedisediment over loamy residuum.
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125E2 - Pepin silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
PEPIN: Parent material: loess over clayey pedisediment over loamy residuum.
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1275F - Hayriver-Twinmound complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes
HAYRIVER: 50 percent of the mapunit.
TWINMOUND: 35 percent of the mapunit.
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135C2 - Wickware silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
WICKWARE: Parent material: loess and/or silty slope alluvium.
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135D2 - Wickware silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
WICKWARE: Parent material: loess and/or silty slope alluvium.
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135E2 - Wickware silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
WICKWARE: Parent material: loess and/or silty slope alluvium.
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136B - Doritty silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes
DORITTY: Parent material: silty alluvium and/or loess over sandy and silty alluvium.
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136C2 - Doritty silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
DORITTY: Parent material: silty alluvium and/or loess over sandy and silty alluvium.
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144B2 - NewGlarus silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
NEWGLARUS: Parent material: loess over clayey pedisediment over loamy residuum.
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144C2 - NewGlarus silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
NEWGLARUS: Parent material: loess over clayey pedisediment over loamy residuum.
- Landscape position: hill.
- Indurated bedrock (lithic) is at a depth of about 50 inches.
- Well drained.
- Not hydric.
- Land capabilityclass: 3e (moderate limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 3.
- High available water capacity.
- Farmland of statewide importance.
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144D2 - NewGlarus silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
NEWGLARUS: Parent material: loess over clayey pedisediment over loamy residuum.
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144E2 - NewGlarus silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
NEWGLARUS: Parent material: loess over clayey pedisediment over loamy residuum.
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161E - Fivepoints silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes
FIVEPOINTS: Parent material: loess over clayey pedisediment over loamy residuum.
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1648A - Northbend-Ettrick silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes
NORTHBEND: 60 percent of the mapunit.
ETTRICK (floodplain) (undrained): 30 percent of the mapunit.
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1658A - Algansee-Kalmarville complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes
ALGANSEE: 55 percent of the mapunit.
KALMARVILLE (undrained): 30 percent of the mapunit.
- Parent material: silty andloamy alluvium over sandy alluvium.
- Landscape position: depression on flood plain, drainageway on floodplain.
- Poorly drained.
- Hydric soil.
- Land capability class: 7w (severe limitations for cropland use).
- Frequent long duration flooding.
- Frequent long duration ponding.
- T factor: 4.
- The mapunit has moderate available water capacity.
- Not prime farmland.
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2002 - Udorthents, earthen dams
UDORTHENTS, EARTHEN DAMS: Earthen dams generally consist of silty, loamy, and clayey soils.
- Service roads, spillways, very steep side slopes, dikes, levees, and small concrete or steel dam structures maybe included.
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2003A - Riverwash
RIVERWASH: Unstable sediments that are reworked frequently by rivers.
- Sediments are typically sandy and gravelly but include silty and clayey.
- These areas along the major rivers are frequently flooded.
- Hydric soil area.
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2013 - Pits, gravel
PITS, GRAVEL: Open excavations from which sand and/or rock fragments (mostly gravel and cobble) have been removed.
- Bedrock or other material is sometimes exposed.
- Stockpiles, service roads, and vertical sideslopes may be included.
- Many pits have been excavated down to, or below groundwater level, and may have intermittent or deep water ponds.
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2014 - Pits, quarry, hard bedrock
PITS, QUARRY, HARD BEDROCK: Open excavations from which dolostone, quartzite, granite or other indurated bedrock has been removed.
- Drilling, blasting, and crushing of material is generally required to remove and use the bedrock.
- Stockpiles, service roads, and vertical slopes may be included.
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2016 - Pits, quarry, soft bedrock
PITS, QUARRY, SOFT BEDROCK: Open excavations from which sandstone or shale bedrock has been removed.
- Backhoes or front-end loaders can generally be used to dig and remove bedrock.
- Stockpiles, service roads,and verical side slopes may be included.
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2030 - Udorthents and Udipsamments, cut or fill
UDORTHENTS AND UDIPSAMMENTS: Areas where the original silty, loamy, or clayey soil profile has been altered by the addition or removal of more than about a foot of soil material.
- Roads, landscaped areas,and steep slopes may be included.
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2050 - Landfill
LANDFILL: An area of accumulated waste products of human habitation which can be above or below natural ground level.
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208A - Siouxcreek silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
SIOUXCREEK: Parent material: silty and loamy alluvium over loamy till over sandy residuum.
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20A - Palms and Houghton mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes
PALMS (undrained): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
HOUGHTON (undrained): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
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213B2 - Hixton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
HIXTON: Parent material: loess over sandy residuum.
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213C2 - Hixton silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
HIXTON: Parent material: loess over sandy residuum.
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224B - Elevasil sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
ELEVASIL: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over sandy residuum.
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224C2 - Elevasil sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
ELEVASIL: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over sandy residuum.
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224D2 - Elevasil sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
ELEVASIL: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over sandy residuum.
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224E2 - Elevasil sandy loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
ELEVASIL: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over sandy residuum.
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233C - Boone sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes
BOONE: Parent material: sandy slope alluvium over sandy residuum.
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243B2 - Hixton silt loam, thin solum, 1 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
HIXTON (thin solum): Parent material: loess over loamy residuum.
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243C2 - Hixton silt loam, thin solum, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
HIXTON (thin solum): Parent material: loess over loamy residuum.
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244B - Elkmound loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes
ELKMOUND: Parent material: loamy residuum.
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244C2 - Elkmound loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
ELKMOUND: Parent material: loamy residuum.
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244D2 - Elkmound loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
ELKMOUND: Parent material: loamy residuum.
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254B2 - Norden silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
NORDEN: Parent material: loess over loamy residuum.
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254C2 - Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
NORDEN: Parent material: loess over loamy residuum.
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254D2 - Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
NORDEN: Parent material: loess over loamy residuum.
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254E2 - Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
NORDEN: Parent material: loess over loamy residuum.
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254F - Norden silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes
NORDEN: Parent material: loess over loamy residuum.
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255B2 - Urne fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
URNE: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over loamy residuum.
- Landscape position: hill.
- Weaklycemented bedrock (paralithic) is at a depth of about 30 inches.
- Well drained.
- Not hydric.
- Land capabilityclass: 3s (moderate limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 3.
- Moderate available water capacity.
- Primefarmland.
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255C2 - Urne fine sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
URNE: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over loamy residuum.
- Landscape position: hill.
- Weaklycemented bedrock (paralithic) is at a depth of about 30 inches.
- Well drained.
- Not hydric.
- Land capabilityclass: 3e (moderate limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 3.
- Moderate available water capacity.
- Farmland of statewide importance.
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255D2 - Urne fine sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
URNE: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over loamy residuum.
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255E2 - Urne fine sandy loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
URNE: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over loamy residuum.
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255F - Urne fine sandy loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes
URNE: Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over loamy residuum.
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265B - Garne loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
GARNE: Parent material: eolian sands over loamy residuum.
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265C - Garne loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes
GARNE: Parent material: eolian sands over loamy residuum.
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266B - Hiles silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes
HILES: Parent material: loess over mostly loamy residuum.
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268A - Kert silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
KERT: Parent material: loess over mostly loamy alluvium.
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269A - Veedum muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes
VEEDUM (undrained): Parent material: thin organic material over silty alluvium over mostly loamy residuum.
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273B2 - Dobie and Hixton silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
DOBIE: 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
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273C2 - Dobie and Hixton silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
DOBIE: 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
- Parent material: loess over loamy residuum.
- Landscape position: hill.
- Bedrock (paralithic) is at a depth of about 30 inches.
- Well drained.
- Not hydric.
- Land capability class: 3e (moderate limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 3.
- The mapunit has high available water capacity.
- Farmland of statewide importance.
HIXTON frigid: 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
- Parent material: loess over sandy residuum.
- Landscape position: hill.
- Weakly cemented bedrock (paralithic) is at a depth of about 30 inches.
- Well drained.
- Not hydric.
- Land capability class: 3e (moderate limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 3.
- The mapunit has high available water capacity.
- Farmland of statewide importance.
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273D2 - Dobie and Hixton silt loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
DOBIE: 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
HIXTON (frigid): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
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273E2 - Dobie and Hixton silt loams, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
DOBIE: 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
HIXTON (frigid): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
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275B2 - Hayriver and Elevasil fine sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
HAYRIVER: 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
- Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over loamy residuum.
- Landscape position: hill.
- Bedrock (paralithic) is at a depth of about 30 inches.
- Well drained.
- Not hydric.
- Land capability class: 3s (moderate limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 3.
- The mapunit has moderate available water capacity.
- Farmland of statewide importance.
ELEVASIL (frigid): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
- Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over sandy residuum.
- Landscape position: hill.
- Weakly cemented bedrock (paralithic) is at a depth of about 30 inches.
- Well drained.
- Not hydric.
- Land capability class: 3s (moderate limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 3.
- The mapunit has moderate available water capacity.
- Farmland of statewide importance.
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275C2 - Hayriver and Elevasil fine sandy loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
HAYRIVER: 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
- Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over loamy residuum.
- Landscape position: hill.
- Bedrock (paralithic) is at a depth of about 30 inches.
- Well drained.
- Not hydric.
- Land capability class: 3e (moderate limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 3.
- The mapunit has moderate available water capacity.
- Farmland of statewide importance.
ELEVASIL (frigid): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
- Parent material: loamy slope alluvium over sandy residuum.
- Landscape position: hill.
- Weakly cemented bedrock (paralithic) is at a depth of about 30 inches.
- Well drained.
- Not hydric.
- Land capability class: 3e (moderate limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 3.
- The mapunit has moderate available water capacity.
- Farmland of statewide importance.
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275D2 - Hayriver and Elevasil fine sandy loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
HAYRIVER: 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
ELEVASIL (frigid): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
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276B - Humbird fine sandy loam, loamy subsoil, 1 to 6 percent slopes
HUMBIRD (loamy subsoil): Parent material: loamy alluvium over mostly loamy residuum.
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278A - Merrillan fine sandy loam, loamy subsoil, 0 to 3 percent slopes
MERRILLAN (loamy subsoil): Parent material: loamy alluvium over mostly clayey residuum.
- Landscape position: depression on hill, pediment.
- Bedrock (paralithic) is at a depth of about 30 inches.
- Somewhatpoorly drained.
- Not hydric, but this map unit commonly contains hydric minor components.
- Land capability class: 3w (moderate limitations for cropland use).
- T factor: 3.
- Moderate available water capacity.
- Farmland of statewide importance.
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282C - Twinmound fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes
TWINMOUND: Parent material: sandy slope alluvium over sandy residuum.
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282F - Twinmound fine sand, 15 to 50 percent slopes
TWINMOUND: Parent material: sandy slope alluvium over sandy residuum.
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313D2 - Plumcreek silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
PLUMCREEK: Parent material: silty and loamy slope alluvium over stratified silty to sandy slackwater deposits.
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313F - Plumcreek silt loam, 20 to 45 percent slopes
PLUMCREEK: Parent material: silty and loamy slope alluvium over stratified silty to sandy slackwater deposits.
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316B2 - Ella silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
ELLA: Parent material: silty alluvium over silty to sandy slackwater deposits.
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316C2 - Ella silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
ELLA: Parent material: silty alluvium over silty to sandy slackwater deposits.
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318A - Bearpen silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
BEARPEN: Parent material: silty alluvium over silty to sandy slackwater deposits.
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349A - Rib silt loam, valley train, 0 to 2 percent slopes
RIB (valley train) (undrained): Parent material: silty and loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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378A - Poskin silt loam, valley train, 0 to 3 percent slopes
POSKIN (valley train): Parent material: silty and loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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403A - Dakota silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
DAKOTA: Parent material: silty alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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40A - Markey and Seelyeville mucks, 0 to 1 percent slopes
MARKEY (undrained): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
- Parent material: organic material over sandy and gravelly outwash.
- Landscape position: depression on valley train.
- Very poorlydrained.
- Hydric soil.
- Land capability class: 6w (severe limitations for cropland use).
- Occasional brief duration ponding.
- T factor: 2.
- The mapunit has very high available water capacity.
- The mapunit is not prime farmland.
- Multi-component map unit.
SEELYEVILLE (undrained): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
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413A - Rasset sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
RASSET: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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413B - Rasset sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
RASSET: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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416A - Menomin silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
MENOMIN: Parent material: silty alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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423A - Meridian silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
MERIDIAN: Parent material: silty alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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423B2 - Meridian silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
MERIDIAN: Parent material: silty alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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423C2 - Meridian silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
MERIDIAN: Parent material: silty alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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428A - Shiffer loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
SHIFFER: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy outwash.
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429A - Lows loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
LOWS (undrained): Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy alluvium.
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432A - Kevilar sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
KEVILAR: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy alluvium over stratified loamy to sandy alluvium.
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432B - Kevilar sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
KEVILAR: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy alluvium over stratified loamy to sandy alluvium.
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432C2 - Kevilar sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
KEVILAR: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy alluvium over stratified loamy to sandy alluvium.
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432D2 - Kevilar sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
KEVILAR: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy alluvium over stratified loamy to sandy alluvium.
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433A - Forkhorn sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
FORKHORN: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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433B - Forkhorn sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
FORKHORN: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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433C2 - Forkhorn sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
FORKHORN: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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433D2 - Forkhorn sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
FORKHORN: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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434B - Bilson sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes
BILSON: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and loamy alluvium.
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436A - Rusktown sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
RUSKTOWN: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy outwash.
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438A - Hoopeston sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
HOOPESTON: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy outwash.
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453A - Burkhardt sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
BURKHARDT: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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453B - Burkhardt sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
BURKHARDT: Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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454B - Chetek sandy loam, kame terrace, 2 to 6 percent slopes
CHETEK (kame terrace): Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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454C2 - Chetek sandy loam, kame terrace, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
CHETEK (kame terrace): Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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454D2 - Chetek sandy loam, kame terrace, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
CHETEK (kame terrace): Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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454E - Chetek sandy loam, kame terrace, 20 to 35 percent slopes
CHETEK (kame terrace): Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy and gravelly outwash.
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45A - Seelyeville and Cathro mucks, valley train, 0 to 1 percent slopes
SEELYEVILLE (undrained): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
CATHRO (undrained): 0 to 90 percent of the mapunit.
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468A - Oesterle sandy loam, valley train, 0 to 3 percent slopes
OESTERLE (valley train): Parent material: loamy alluvium over sandy outwash.
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501A - Finchford loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
FINCHFORD: Parent material: sandy and gravelly outwash.
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501B - Finchford loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
FINCHFORD: Parent material: sandy and gravelly outwash.
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502B2 - Chelsea fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
CHELSEA: Parent material: eolian sands.
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502C2 - Chelsea fine sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes, eroded
CHELSEA: Parent material: eolian sands.
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506A - Komro loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
KOMRO: Parent material: sandy and gravelly outwash.
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508A - Farrington loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
FARRINGTON: Parent material: sandy outwash.
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510B - Boplain sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes
BOPLAIN: Parent material: eolian sands or sandy outwash over sandy residuum.
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510C - Boplain sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes
BOPLAIN: Parent material: eolian sands or sandy outwash over sandy residuum.
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511A - Plainfield sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
PLAINFIELD: Parent material: sandy and gravelly outwash.
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511B - Plainfield sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
PLAINFIELD: Parent material: sandy and gravelly outwash.
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511C - Plainfield sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes
PLAINFIELD: Parent material: sandy and gravelly outwash.
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511F - Plainfield sand, 15 to 60 percent slopes
PLAINFIELD: Parent material: sandy and gravelly outwash.
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512B - Drammen loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes
DRAMMEN: Parent material: eolian sands and/or sandy alluvium.
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512C - Drammen loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes
DRAMMEN: Parent material: eolian sands and/or sandy alluvium.
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512D - Drammen loamy sand, 12 to 20 percent slopes
DRAMMEN: Parent material: eolian sands and/or sandy alluvium.
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516A - Aldo sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
ALDO: Parent material: sandy and gravelly outwash.
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546A - Prissel loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
PRISSEL: Parent material: sandy alluvium over stratified silty to sandy alluvium.
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546B - Prissel loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
PRISSEL: Parent material: sandy alluvium over stratified silty to sandy alluvium.
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546C - Prissel loamy sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes
PRISSEL: Parent material: sandy alluvium over stratified silty to sandy alluvium.
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546F - Prissel loamy sand, 15 to 60 percent slopes
PRISSEL: Parent material: sandy alluvium over stratified silty to sandy alluvium.
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555A - Fordum silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
FORDUM: Parent material: silty or loamy alluvium underlain by sandy and gravelly alluvium.
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561B - Tarr sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes
TARR: Parent material: sandy pedisediment over sandy residuum.
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566A - Tint sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
TINT: Parent material: sandy pedisediment.
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573B - Plainbo sand, sand sheet, 0 to 6 percent slopes
PLAINBO (sand sheet): Parent material: eolian sand or outwash over sandy residuum.
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573C - Plainbo sand, sand sheet, 6 to 15 percent slopes
PLAINBO (sand sheet): Parent material: eolian sand or outwash over sandy residuum.
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588A - Meehan loamy sand, valley train, 0 to 3 percent slopes
MEEHAN (valley train): Parent material: sandy outwash.
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589A - Newson mucky loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes
NEWSON (undrained): Parent material: sandy alluvium and/or sandy outwash.
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601C - Beavercreek cobbly fine sandy loam, 3 to 12 percent slopes
BEAVERCREEK: Parent material: cobbly loamy alluvium and colluvium.
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616B - Chaseburg silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes
CHASEBURG: Parent material: silty slope alluvium.
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619A - Vancecreek silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
VANCECREEK (undrained): Parent material: silty alluvium.
- Landscape position: depression on stream terrace, drainageway on stream terrace.
- Poorly drained.
- Hydric soil.
- Land capability class: 6w (severelimitations for cropland use).
- Frequent brief duration flooding.
- Frequent brief duration ponding.
- T factor: 5.
- Very high available water capacity.
- Prime farmland if drained and either protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the growing season.
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626A - Arenzville silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
ARENZVILLE: Parent material: silty alluvium.
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628A - Orion silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
ORION: Parent material: silty alluvium.
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629A - Ettrick silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
ETTRICK (undrained): Parent material: silty alluvium.
- Landscape position: drainageway on stream terrace.
- Poorly drained.
- Hydric soil.
- Land capability class: 6w (severe limitations for cropland use).
- Frequent brief duration flooding.
- Occasional very brief duration ponding.
- T factor: 5.
- Very high available watercapacity.
- Prime farmland if drained and either protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the growing season.
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636A - Quarderer silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
QUARDERER: Parent material: silty alluvium.
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646A - Dunnbot fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
DUNNBOT: Parent material: stratified loamy alluvium over sandy alluvium.
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656A - Scotah loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
SCOTAH: Parent material: sandy alluvium.
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766A - Moppet fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
MOPPET: Parent material: loamy alluvium underlain by sandy and gravelly alluvium.
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804B2 - Arland fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded, dissected
ARLAND (dissected): Parent material: loamy till over loamy and/or sandy residuum.
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804C2 - Arland fine sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded, dissected
ARLAND (dissected): Parent material: loamy till over loamy and/or sandy residuum.
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804D - Arland fine sandy loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes, dissected
ARLAND (dissected): Parent material: loamy till over loamy and/or sandy residuum.
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814D2 - Renova silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded, dissected
RENOVA (dissected): Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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816B2 - Vlasaty silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded, dissected
VLASATY (dissected): Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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816C2 - Vlasaty silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded, dissected
VLASATY (dissected): Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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826B2 - Hersey silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded
HERSEY: Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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826C2 - Hersey silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
HERSEY: Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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828B - Vasa silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, dissected
VASA: Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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836B2 - Spencer silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded, dissected
SPENCER (dissected): Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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836C2 - Spencer silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded, dissected
SPENCER (dissected): Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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838B - Almena silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, dissected
ALMENA (dissected): Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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870B2 - Santiago silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded, dissected
SANTIAGO (dissected): Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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870C2 - Santiago silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded, dissected
SANTIAGO (dissected): Parent material: loess over loamy till.
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875B - Amery sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, dissected
AMERY (dissected): Parent material: loamy till.
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875C2 - Amery sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded, dissected
AMERY (dissected): Parent material: loamy till.
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875D - Amery sandy loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes, dissected
AMERY (dissected): Parent material: loamy till.
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M-W - Miscellaneous water
MISCELLANEOUS WATER: Manmade areas that are used for industrial, sanitary, or mining applications and that contain water most of the year.
- Includes narrow dikes that surround the water areas.
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W - Water
WATER: Includes rivers, streams, lakes, reservoirs, and ponds.
- These areas are covered with water in most years, at least during the period that is warm enough for plants to grow.
- Many are covered throughout the year.
- Small islands, areas of floodplain, or riverwash may be included.