Landform position: Low terraces and depressions

Surface layer:

0 to 6 inches-grayish brown silty clay loam

Subsoil:

6 to 17 inches-light gray silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

17 to 28 inches-light gray silty clay with redoximorphic features

28 to 58 inches-grayish brown silty clay with redoximorphic features

58 to 72 inches-light brownish gray silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

• Jackport soils

• Overcup soils

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

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Poorly drained

Permeability: Very slow

Available water capacity: Moderate

Depth to seasonal high water table: 0 to 1 foot

Shrink-swell potential: High

Hazard of flooding: Frequent

Surface runoff: Low to medium

Soil reaction: Very strongly acid to moderately acid in the surface layer and upper part of the subsoil; very strongly acid to slightly alkaline in the lower part of the subsoil

Parent material: Clayey and silty alluvium

Major Uses: Most areas are cultivated; a few areas are in woodland

Land capability subclass: IVw

Suitability: Poorly suited

Adapted crops: Soybeans and rice

Management concerns:

• Flooding

• Wetness

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:

• Wetness

• Flooding

Management measures:

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

Woodland ordination symbol: 8W

Suitability: Moderately suited

Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, willow oak, eastern cottonwood, and sweetgum

Management concerns:

• Equipment use is restricted due to wetness and flooding

• Windthrow hazard

• Seedling mortality

Management measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Flooding

• Wetness

• Shrink-swell potential

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Flooding

• Wetness

• Shrink-swell potential

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Wetness

• Flooding

• Very slow permeability

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Low strength

• Shrink-swell potential

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

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