Setting

Landform position: Flood plains

Surface layer:

0 to 6 inches-dark grayish brown silt loam

Subsurface layer:

6 to 17 inches-gray silt loam with redoximorphic features

17 to 27 inches-light brownish gray silt loam with redoximorphic features

Subsoil:

27 to 42 inches-gray silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

42 to 60 inches-grayish brown silty clay loam with redoximorphic features

60 to 72 inches-gray silt loam with redoximorphic features

• Oaklimeter soils

• Small depressional areas subject to ponding for long durations

Depth class: Very deep

Drainage class: Poorly drained

Permeability: Moderately slow

Available water capacity: High

Depth to seasonal high water table: 0 to 1 foot

Shrink-swell potential: Moderate

Hazard of flooding: Frequent

Surface runoff: Negligible to low

Soil reaction: Strongly acid or moderately acid in the surface layer, except in areas which have been limed; very strongly acid to moderately acid in the subsurface layers; very strongly acid or strongly acid in the subsoil

Parent material: Silty alluvium

Major Uses: Many areas are cultivated; other areas are in woodland or pasture

Land capability subclass: IVw

Suitability: Poorly suited

Adapted crops: Soybeans that require a short growing season

Management concerns:

• Frequent 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:

• Flooding

• Seasonal wetness

Management measures:

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

Woodland ordination symbol: 10W

Suitability: Well suited

Adapted species: Cherrybark oak, sweetgum, and eastern cottonwood

Management concerns:

• Equipment use is limited due to flooding and wetness

• Windthrow hazard

• Seedling mortality

Management measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Flooding

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Flooding

• Wetness

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Flooding

• Wetness

• Moderately slow permeability

Corrective measures:

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

Limitation rating: Severe

Limitations:

• Low strength

• Wetness

• Flooding

Corrective measures:

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