Sauk County Soil Descriptions

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Ad - Adrian muck

ArA - Arenzville silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

AtA - Atterberry silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

AtB - Atterberry silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

BaB - Baraboo silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

BaC - Baraboo silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes

BbC - Baraboo stony silt loam, 2 to 12 percent slopes

BbD - Baraboo stony silt loam, 12 to 30 percent slopes

BcE - Baraboo-Rock outcrop complex, 12 to 60 percent slopes

BdB - Baraboo variant stony silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes

BeB - Bertrand silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

BeC2 - Bertrand silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

BlB - Billett sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes

BlC2 - Billett sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

BlD2 - Billett sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

BmA - Billett fine sandy loam, moderately well drained, 0 to 3 percent slopes

BoB - Boone sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes

BoC - Boone sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes

BoD - Boone sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes

BrA - Brems loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes

BtB - Briggsville silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

ChA - Chaseburg silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

Co - Colwood loam

CuA - Curran silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

DaA - Dakota loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

DaB - Dakota loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

DeA - Dells silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

DkB - Dickinson sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes

DkC - Dickinson sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes

ElB - Eleva sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

ElC2 - Eleva sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

ElD2 - Eleva sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

ElE - Eleva sandy loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes

EmA - Eleva variant sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

EnB - Elkmound sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

EnC - Elkmound sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes

EnD - Elkmound sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes

Et - Ettrick silt loam

FaB - Fayette silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

FaC2 - Fayette silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

FaD2 - Fayette silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

Fu - Fluvaquents

Fw - Fluvaquents, wet

FxB - Fox loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

FxC2 - Fox loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, eroded

GaB - Gale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

GaC2 - Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

GaD2 - Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

GaE - Gale silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes

GoB - Gotham loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes

GoC - Gotham loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes

GoD - Gotham loamy sand, 12 to 25 percent slopes

Gr - Granby loamy sand

Gv - Granby variant, loamy sand

Ho - Houghton muck

JaA - Jackson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

JaB - Jackson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

KlA - Kendall silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

LfB - La Farge silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

LfC2 - La Farge silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

LfD2 - La Farge silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

LfE - La Farge silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes

Mc - Marshan loam

MdB - McHenry silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

MdC2 - McHenry silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

MdD2 - McHenry silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

MdE - McHenry silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes

MsA - Mosel loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

NlB - Norden loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

NlC2 - Norden loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

NlD2 - Norden loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

NlE - Norden loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes

NrE - Norden and Eleva soils and rock outcrop, 12 to 60 percent slopes

Or - Orion silt loam

Os - Ossian silt loam

Pa - Palms muck

PcA - Pillot silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

PcB - Pillot silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

Pd - Pits, gravel

Pe - Pits, quarries

PfB - Plainfield loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes

PfC - Plainfield loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes

PfD - Plainfield loamy sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes

RbB - Reedsburg silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

RhA - Richwood silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

RhB - Richwood silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

RmA - Rimer loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes

RnB - Ringwood silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

RnC2 - Ringwood silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

Rt - Rock outcrop, quartzite

Ry - Rowley silt loam

ScB - St. Charles silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

ScC2 - St. Charles silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

ScD2 - St. Charles silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

Se - Saprists and Aquents

SfA - Shiffer loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

ShA - Shiffer variant sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes

SnB - Sisson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

SpB - Sparta loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes

SpC - Sparta loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes

St - Sparta variant loamy sand

TaA - Tama silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

TaB - Tama silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

TaC2 - Tama silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

TeA - Tell silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

TeB - Tell silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

TeC2 - Tell silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

TeD2 - Tell silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

TvA - Toddville silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

TvB - Toddville silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

TwB - Tustin loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes

UfB - Urne fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

UfC2 - Urne fine sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

UfD2 - Urne fine sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

UfE - Urne fine sandy loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes

VaB - Valton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

VaC2 - Valton silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

VaD2 - Valton silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

VaE - Valton silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes

Wt - Watseka loamy sand

WwB - Wildale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

WwC2 - Wildale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

WwD2 - Wildale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

WxB - Wyocena sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

WxC2 - Wyocena sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded

WxD2 - Wyocena sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded

WxE - Wyocena sandy loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes