Eau_claire County Soil Descriptions
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Ad - Adrian muck
Back to topAe - Alluvial land, sandy
Back to topAf - Alluvial land, wet
Back to topArA - Arenzville silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topAtB - Arland sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topAtC2 - Arland sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topAtD2 - Arland sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topAu - Au Gres loamy sand
Back to topBP - Borrow pit
- BORROW PIT: Areas where the original silty, loamy, or clayey soil profile has been altered by the removal of more than about a foot of soil material.
- Roads, landscaped areas, and steep slopes may be included.
- Not prime farmland.
- Hydric classification is unranked.
Back to topBlB - Billett sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topBlC2 - Billett sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topBlD2 - Billett sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topBmA - Billett sandy loam, moderately well drained, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topBoB - Boone-Plainbo complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topBoC - Boone-Plainbo complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes
Back to topBoE - Boone-Plainbo complex, 12 to 45 percent slopes
Back to topBuA - Burkhardt sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topCb - Cable loam
Back to topCeA - Caryville loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topCkB - Chetek sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topCkC2 - Chetek sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topCkD2 - Chetek sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topCu - Curran silt loam
Back to topDaA - Dakota loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topDe - Dells silt loam
Back to topDuA - Dunnville sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topElB - Eleva sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topElC2 - Eleva sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topElD2 - Eleva sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topEmB - Elkmound loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topEmC2 - Elkmound loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topEmD2 - Elkmound loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topEmE - Elkmound loam, 20 to 45 percent slopes
Back to topEo - Elm Lake loamy sand
Back to topEr - Ettrick silt loam
Back to topFmA - Fairchild and Merrillan soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topFmB - Fairchild and Merrillan soils, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topFoA - Fallcreek sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topFoB - Fallcreek sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topFpB - Fallcreek loam, moderately well drained variant, 2 to 6 percent
Back to topFpC - Fallcreek loam, moderately well drained variant, 6 to 12 percent slopes
Back to topFrA - Friendship loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topGP - Gravel pit
- 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 haveintermittent or deep water ponds.
- This miscellaneous area is not hydric, but the map unit commonly contains hydric inclusions.
- Not prime farmland.
Back to topGaB - Gale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topGaC2 - Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topGaD2 - Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topGaE - Gale silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes
Back to topGoB - Gotham loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topGoC2 - Gotham loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topGsB - Gotham loamy sand, sandstone substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topGsC2 - Gotham loamy sand, sandstone substratum, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topHeC2 - Hiles silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topHkB - Hiles and Kert soils, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topKERT - Somewhat poorly drained loamy soil.
Back to topHnB - Hixton loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topHnC2 - Hixton loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topHnD2 - Hixton loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topHo - Houghton muck
Back to topKeA - Kert loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topLa - Lows loam
Back to topLuB - Ludington and Humbird soils, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topLuC - Ludington and Humbird soils, 6 to 12 percent slopes
Back to topMa - Markey muck
Back to topMc - Marshan loam
Back to topMdB - Menahga sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topMdC - Menahga sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes
Back to topMeA - Meridian loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topMeB - Meridian loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topMeC2 - Meridian loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topMmA - Meridian loam, moderately well drained, 0 to 3 percent slopes
Back to topMo - Morocco loamy sand
Back to topMrB - Mt. Carroll silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topMrC2 - Mt. Carroll silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topMs - Mt. Carroll silt loam, benches
Back to topNa - Newson loamy sand
Back to topNrC2 - Norden silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topNrD2 - Norden silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topNrE2 - Norden silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topNtB - Northfield silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topNtC2 - Northfield silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topNtD2 - Northfield silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topNtE2 - Northfield silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topNtF - Northfield silt loam, 30 to 45 percent slopes
Back to topOn - Orion silt loam
Back to topOr - Otter silt loam, overwash
Back to topOsB - Otterholt silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topOsC2 - Otterholt silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topPcB - Pillot silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topPdB - Plainbo loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topPdC2 - Plainbo loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topPfB - Plainfield loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topPfC2 - Plainfield loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topPlB - Plainfield loamy sand, loamy substratum, 1 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topPlC2 - Plainfield loamy sand, loamy substratum, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topRe - 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.
- Somewhat poorly and poorly drained.
- This miscellaneous area is hydric.
- Not highly erodible.
- Not prime farmland.
- The land capability subclass is 8S.
Back to topSeB - Seaton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topSeC2 - Seaton silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topSeD2 - Seaton silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topSeE2 - Seaton silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topSfB - Seaton silt loam, benches, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topSmA - Seaton silt loam, moderately well drained, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topSmB - Seaton silt loam, moderately well drained, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topSo - Shiffer loam
Back to topSpB - Sparta loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topTeA - Tell silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes
Back to topTeB - Tell silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topTn - Terrace escarpments, sandy
Back to topTrB - Trempe loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topUnD2 - Urne very fine sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded
Back to topUnE - Urne very fine sandy loam, 20 to 45 percent slopes
Back to topVd - Veedum silt loam
Back to topVe - Vesper loam
Back to topVlB - Vilas sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes
Back to topWh - Whitehall silt loam, deep variant