AmA-Amagon silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Setting

Landform position: Low terraces

Surface layer:

0 to 3 inches-brown silt loam with redoximorphic features

Subsurface layer:

3 to 15 inches-light brownish gray silt loam with redoximorphic features

Subsoil:

15 to 41 inches-grayish brown silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

41 to 53 inches-grayish brown loam with redoximorphic features

53 to 61 inches-light brownish gray fine sandy loam with redoximorphic features

61 to 80 inches-light grayish brown loam with redoximorphic features

• Dundee soils

• Small depressional areas subject to flooding and/or ponding for long durations

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Poorly drained

Permeability: Slow

Available water capacity: High

Depth to seasonal high water table: 0.5 to 1 foot

Shrink-swell potential: Moderate

Hazard of flooding: None

Surface runoff: Negligible to low

Soil reaction: Very strongly acid to slightly acid in the surface and subsurface layers and upper part of the subsoil; strongly acid to slightly alkaline in the lower part of the subsoil

Parent material: Loamy alluvium

Major Uses: Most acreage of this soil is cultivated; other areas are used for pasture or woodland

Land capability subclass: IIIw

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted crops: Soybeans, rice, and grain sorghum

Management concerns:

• Seasonal wetness

• Excessive surface water

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted plants: Common bermudagrass, improved bermudagrass, and tall fescue

Management concerns:

• Seasonal wetness

• Excessive surface water

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Crops and Pasture Section

Woodland ordination symbol: 8W

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, water oak, and willow oak

Management concerns:

• Seasonal wetness restricts equipment use

• Seedling mortality

• Windthrow hazard

Management measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Woodland Management and Productivity Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Slow permeability

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Sanitary Facilities Section

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Low strength

Corrective measures:

• See Use and Management of the Soils, Engineering, Building Site Development Section