Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the LAWSON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of LAWSON, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to LAWSON were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot . Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
105X191000S1959IA191024Lawson1Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.2909818,-91.6730909
105X61484S1976IA061005Lawson2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties42.3114926,-90.889314
105X3-484-1S1988IA005008Lawson2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.3645805,-91.2649978
105X49-484-1S1988IA097026Lawson2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties42.0434802,-90.6841063
108A83P00591982IL029019Lawson6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.4319458,-88.1575012
108A82P0047S1980IL115020LAWSON6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.8444443,-88.9916687
115BM89045301989MO045030Lawson4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9672203,-92.3450012

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the LAWSON soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the LAWSON series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the LAWSON series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the LAWSON series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records .

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with LAWSON share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the LAWSON series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the LAWSON series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records .

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with LAWSON, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database .

Block Diagrams

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  1. IL-2010-09-01-19 | Fulton County - 2003

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hickory-Rozetta association (Soil Survey of Fulton County, Illinois; 2003).

  2. IL-2010-09-01-57 | McLean County - 1998

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Strawn-Mayville-Birkbeck association (Soil Survey of McLean County, Illinois; 1998).

  3. IL-2010-09-01-62 | Moultrie County - 2004

    Typical association of soils and parent material in Moultrie County, Illinois (Soil Survey of Moultrie County, Illinois; 2004).

  4. IL-2010-09-01-63 | Moultrie County - 2004

    Typical association of soils along major drainageways in the county (Soil Survey of Moultrie County, Illinois; 2004).

  5. IL-2010-09-01-74 | Stark County - 1996

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Lawson-Sawmill association (Soil Survey of Stark County, Illinois; 1996).

  6. IL-2010-09-01-84 | Woodford County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Miami-Birkbeck-Hennepin association (Soil Survey of Woodford County, Illinois; 1999).

  7. IL-2011-06-01-11 | Bureau County - 1992

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Rozetta-Fayette-Hennepin association (Soil Survey of Bureau County, Illinois; 1992).

  8. IL-2011-08-03-19 | Coles County - 1993

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Miami-Russell association (Soil Survey of Coles County, Illinois; 1993).

  9. IL-2011-08-04-04 | De Witt County - 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Miami association (Soil Survey of De Witt County, Illinois; 1991).

  10. IL-2011-08-04-43 | Knox County - 1986

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hickory-Marseilles association (Soil Survey of Knox County, Illinois; 1986).

  11. IL-2011-08-04-44 | Knox County - 1986

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Lawson-Sawmill-Huntsville association (Soil Survey of Knox County, Illinois; 1986).

  12. IL-2011-08-04-55 | Macon County - 1990

    Typical landscape pattern of soils and parent materials in the Miami-Birkbeck-Russell association (Soil Survey of Macon County, Illinois; 1990).

Map Units

Map units containing LAWSON as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name Symbol Map Unit Area (ac) Map Unit Key National Map Unit Symbol Soil Survey Area Publication Date Map Scale
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes4841688402451fhs9ia00519921:15840
Lawson-Ossian complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes1489B1924792942p6x7ia03719891:15840
Nodaway-Lawson silt loams, heavy till, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded715360630046912xjd7ia03919871:15840
Nodaway-Lawson silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded737141830463782xbm8ia03919871:15840
Lawson silt loam, heavy till, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedS484115029833962wbdkia03919871:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes484783404150fkk3ia03919871:15840
Nodaway-Lawson-Ackmore silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes171512590404653fl2bia05119881:15840
Lawson silt loam, heavy till, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded4848004046972wbdkia05119881:15840
Nodaway-Lawson-Klum complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded7151760530046892xjd6ia05319861:15840
Lawson silt loam, heavy till, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded48418974048102wbdkia05319861:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded48422894052522yvk0ia05719801:15840
Lawson silt loam, frequently flooded, 0 to 2 percent slopes2484875405232flp0ia05719801:15840
Lawson-Huntsville silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes97480405490flybia06119831:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded4845754063112yvk0ia07519731:15840
Lawson silt loam, heavy till, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded4843304068642wbdkia08719821:15840
Amana-Nodaway-Lawson complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded24222819114437317dt8ia09520051:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded4845684529712yvk0ia09520051:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes4841503407520fp1tia09719881:15840
Colo, overwash-Lawson complex, channeled, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3115388125065312q5syia09919751:15840
Lawson-Nodaway-Colo Complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded314361625065322q5szia09919751:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded48421634080212yvk0ia10319791:15840
Lawson silt loam, channeled, 0 to 2 percent slopes14841791407946fphkia10319791:15840
Amana-Lawson-Perks complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes24221705407983fpjria10319791:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded4847684081732yvk0ia10519881:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes4841322408474fq1lia11119761:15840
Lawson silt loam, heavy till, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedS48450929834012wbdkia11119761:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded4846284086502yvk0ia11319701:15840
Coland-Perks-Lawson complex, frequently flooded, 0 to 2 percent slopes15398650408723fq9mia11519841:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes4841734408783fqckia11519841:15840
Lawson silt loam, channeled, 0 to 2 percent slopes14841349408721fq9kia11519841:15840
Lawson-Quiver-Nodaway complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded716829626476402rlzmia11719911:15840
Lawson-Nodaway-Colo complex, channeled, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded171128044088632m9vsia11719911:15840
Lawson-Nodaway-Colo complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded71124894090232m9vria11719911:15840
Lawson silt loam, heavy till, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded4846264089682wbdkia11719911:15840
Lawson-Quiver-Nodaway complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, channeled, frequently flooded171619726476412rlzlia11719911:15840
Lawson-Quiver-Nodaway complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded716135426476512rlzmia12319711:15840
Lawson-Quiver-Nodaway complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded716875826476452rlzmia12519761:15840
Lawson-Quiver-Nodaway complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, channeled, frequently flooded171616126476462rlzlia12519761:15840
Colo-Hanlon-Lawson complex, channeled, 0 to 2 percent slopes19364032409445fr1xia12719781:15840
Lawson silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes4841729409486fr37ia12719781:15840
Lawson-Quiver-Nodaway complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded716864526476442rlzmia13519821:15840
Lawson silt loam, heavy till, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedS484517629834032wbdkia13519821:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes4841497409791frf2ia13519821:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded4841238412944fvpsia15319931:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded48430324105972yvk0ia15719781:15840
Ambraw-Perks-Lawson complex, frequently flooded, 0 to 2 percent slopes15396335410882fsk8ia16319891:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes484867411010fspdia16319891:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded48411794114952yvk0ia17119891:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded3484385413070fvtvia17719941:12000
Lawson-Quiver-Nodaway complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded716603326476482rlzmia17919781:15840
Lawson-Quiver-Nodaway complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, channeled, frequently flooded171619826476492rlzlia17919781:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded48448014120582yvk0ia18319831:15840
Lawson silt loam, channeled, 0 to 2 percent slopes1484606412006ftqjia18319831:15840
Lawson-Nodaway-Colo complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded711509324225492m9vria18519661:15840
Lawson-Nodaway-Colo complex, channeled, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded171173024225502m9vsia18519661:15840
Lawson-Ossian complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes1489B978613825431hdn5ia19120051:12000
Bearpen-Lawson complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded, overwash108488814016281j1htia19120051:12000
Lawson silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded484539100843012vc0ia19120051:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA678123786772vpmbil00119971:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A170523786982vpm3il00119971:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded45168741738642vpm3il00519811:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A382318628022vpm3il01120071:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA1291730087972vpmbil01520051:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded7451A72315428571nsglil01520051:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA9122628202vpmbil01720031:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA611614284062vpmbil02920051:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration3451A48725129562ww9gil03120081:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA6081748322vpmbil03519921:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA515115925102vpmbil03920051:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A74315925092vpm3il03920051:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA36241734032vpmbil05119911:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA110756156952vpmbil05719971:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA193592117682vpmbil06119681:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A15625423042vpm3il06119681:15840
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration3451A222015903522ww9gil06320051:12000
Lawson silt loam, heavy till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A208814159172ww9hil06320051:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA108621751852vpmbil06719931:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A7741752312vpm3il06719931:15840
Otter-Lawson silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3725A924514124431jdrpil07120051:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA7866327162vpmbil07120051:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded7451A46414805241lplvil07120051:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA84347284372vpmbil08320021:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451A4176194967723fstil08519901:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA13930087982vpmbil08519901:12000
Lawson silt loam, heavy till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A939913242ww9hil09120031:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA161776809872vpmbil09520021:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration3451A294810301022ww9gil09920061:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A59814278392vpm3il09920061:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA130014123942vpmbil10320041:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A1889370392vpm3il10320041:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration3451A19131769672ww9gil10519911:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA469115960572vpmbil10720061:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A6215960582vpm3il10720061:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA38276340992vpmbil10920021:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A84291991502vpm3il11320001:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA711419139862vpmbil11520071:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA120951992182vpmbil11719991:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA34541989332vpmbil11920011:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA614074772vpmbil12920051:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA2144417215422vpmbil13520071:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA1052916721602vpmbil13719841:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA26982465382vpmbil13919991:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA1627713987572vpmbil14120051:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA39942089922vpmbil14319861:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A14025181102vpm3il14319861:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A13992019762vpm3il14920011:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA44491986972vpmbil16120021:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded7451A497636630pcggil16120021:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA87301993212vpmbil16719991:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA272025420912vpmbil17119841:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA74291790932vpmbil17519921:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A23925423942vpm3il17519921:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A1388016514712vpm3il17720061:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451A57017097871vd5fil17720061:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA47430087992vpmbil17720061:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA22651794022vpmbil17919911:15840
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA55462449342vpmbil18720021:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3451cA48027931202vpmbil19520031:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A4497931482vpm3il19520031:12000
Lawson silt loam, heavy till plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A56692150442ww9hil19720021:12000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration3451A5756187302ww9gil19720021:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A42781742242vpm3il20119971:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8451A499919131952vpm3il20320081:12000
Lawson silt loam226442396809f9x9mn03719801:15840
Otter-Lawson complex, bedrock substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedN595A64913850621hh8fmn03920051:12000
Kennebec-Lawson, channeled, complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, floodedN619A297216758781t7wlmn04920071:12000
Kennebec-Lawson, channeled, complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, floodedN619A22922161992dd49mn15720081:12000
Lawson silt loam, cool mesic, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded6604214988887652vpm3mo04519921:24000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded608A597228066401lmy9wi04919601:20000
Lawson silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded608A22825184821lmy9wi06320011:12000
Lawson silt loamLa5339424840g82jwi06519641:15840
Lawson silt loam, calcareous variantLp309424054g785wi60119671:15840
Lawson silt loamLo600425868g94pwi60219671:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the LAWSON soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry .