Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the RICHFIELD soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of RICHFIELD, 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 RICHFIELD 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
6440A2486S1958SD007005RICHFIELD6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.1174736,-101.6257706
6440A2487S1958SD007006RICHFIELD6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.130806,-101.6107712
67B91P004290CO063002Richfield7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.2991676,-102.519165
67B95P000994CO121001Richfield8Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.9300537,-103.3290024
67B95P001194CO121003Richfield8Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.9400558,-103.3064194
7289P074289KS081004Richfield5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.457222,-101.0327759
7289P073989KS081009Richfield5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.4641685,-101.0244446
7295KS07100295KS071002Richfield2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.3047218,-101.848053
7297P007796NE049003RICHFIELD7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties41.0480537,-102.5488892
7201P0464S00KS055011-pitRichfield5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.1429083,-101.0669694
7201P0465S00KS055016-pitRichfield5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.1434722,-101.0673056
7240A1804S1957KS075003RICHFIELD6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.1758347,-101.7705536
7240A1805S1957KS075004RICHFIELD6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.1324997,-101.6872253
7240A3913S1958CO099006Richfield5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.7314472,-102.1675139
7240A3914S1958CO099007Richfield6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.7744446,-102.1466675
7240A3911S1963CO115008Richfield6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.8058319,-102.3041687
7240A3912S1963CO115009Richfield6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.8527794,-102.3300018
7200P0076S1999KS067002Richfield7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.630222,-101.196667
7391P080691KS069005Richfield6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.6483345,-100.6072235

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the RICHFIELD 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 RICHFIELD 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 RICHFIELD 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 RICHFIELD 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 RICHFIELD 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 RICHFIELD 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 RICHFIELD 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 RICHFIELD, 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. CO-2011-05-27-15 | Prowers County - 1966

    Main soils and underlying materials in soil association 2 (Soil Survey of Prowers County, Colorado; 1966).

  2. CO-2011-05-27-19 | Prowers County - 1966

    Cross sections showing relationships of the soils to the landscape and to the underlying geologic formations in Prowers County. The upper cross section shows relationships in the western part of the county, and the lower shows those in the eastern part of the county (Soil Survey of Prowers County, Colorado; 1966).

  3. KS-2012-01-23-01 | Finney County - November 1965

    Typical cross section of the Pawnee River drainage basin (Soil Survey of Finney County, Kansas; 1965).

  4. KS-2012-01-23-03 | Finney County - November 1965

    Typical cross section of the Scott-Finney depression (Soil Survey of Finney County, Kansas; 1965).

  5. KS-2012-01-23-13 | Grant County - December 1969

    Relationships of soils in association 2 (Soil Survey of Grant County, Kansas; 1969).

  6. KS-2012-01-23-14 | Grant County - December 1969

    Relationships of soils in association 3 (Soil Survey of Grant County, Kansas; 1969).

  7. KS-2012-01-23-15 | Grant County - December 1969

    Relationships of soils in association 4 (Soil Survey of Grant County, Kansas; 1969).

  8. KS-2012-01-23-16 | Grant County - December 1969

    Relationships of soils in association 5 (Soil Survey of Grant County, Kansas; 1969).

  9. KS-2012-01-23-17 | Gray County - January 1968

    Soils of the Spearville-Richfield soil association (Soil Survey of Gray County, Kansas; 1968).

  10. KS-2012-01-23-18 | Gray County - January 1968

    Soils of the Mansic-Ulysses soil association are on the right; on the left are soils of the Pratt-Tivoli soil association (Soil Survey of Gray County, Kansas; 1968).

  11. KS-2012-01-23-20 | Gray County - January 1968

    Approximate geologic cross section through the central part of Gray County and the general location of soils on the landscape (Soil Survey of Gray County, Kansas; 1968).

  12. KS-2012-01-23-22 | Greeley County - December 1961

    Typical section of the Richfield-Ulysses soil association (Soil Survey of Greeley County, Kansas; 1961).

  13. KS-2012-01-23-23 | Greeley County - December 1961

    Approximate geologic cross section (north and south) through central Greeley County (Soil Survey of Greeley County, Kansas; 1961).

  14. KS-2012-01-23-24 | Greeley County - December 1961

    Cross section of the valley of White Woman Creek in Greeley County (Soil Survey of Greeley County, Kansas; 1961).

  15. KS-2012-01-23-25 | Hamilton County - November 1961

    Geologic profile extending in a north-south direction through the central part of Hamilton County (Soil Survey of Hamilton County, Kansas; 1961).

  16. KS-2012-01-23-30 | Haskell County - October 1968

    Typical topographic relation of three soil associations in Haskell County. Tivoli-Vona association, the farthest north, blocks drainageways flowing from the Satanta-Manter and the Richfield-Ulysses associations to the south (Soil Survey of Haskell County, Kansas; 1968).

  17. KS-2012-01-23-31 | Haskell County - October 1968

    Soils of the Richfield-Ulysses association in the central part of the county (Soil Survey of Haskell County, Kansas; 1968).

  18. KS-2012-01-23-32 | Haskell County - October 1968

    Landscape showing soils of the Richfield-Spearville-Ulysses association in the southeastern part of the county (Soil Survey of Haskell County, Kansas; 1968).

  19. KS-2012-01-23-33 | Haskell County - October 1968

    Typical topographic relation of three soil associations: Otero-Colby-Likes association in the southwestern corner; Richfield-Ulysses association to the north; and Satanta-Manter association to the east (Soil Survey of Haskell County, Kansas; 1968).

  20. KS-2012-01-23-43 | Kearny County - November 1963

    Cross section of the county showing the relationship of some of the soils of the uplands to the parent material and topography (Soil Survey of Kearny County, Kansas; 1963).

  21. KS-2012-01-23-44 | Kearny County - November 1963

    An approximate geologic profile of Kearny County, extending in a north-south direction across the county near Hartland (Soil Survey of Kearny County, Kansas; 1963).

  22. KS-2012-01-23-51 | Lane County - November 1972

    Pattern of soils in association 1 (Soil Survey of Lane County, Kansas; 1972).

  23. KS-2012-01-23-52 | Lane County - November 1972

    Pattern of soils in association 2 (Soil Survey of Lane County, Kansas; 1972).

  24. KS-2012-01-24-20 | Morton County - December 1963

    Geologic cross section of the western part of the county. (Based on plate 6 of "Geology and Ground-Water Resources of Morton Co., Kans." (6).) (Soil Survey of Morton County, Kansas; 1963.)

  25. KS-2012-01-25-32 | Scott County - December 1965

    Typical cross section of the major soils of the Richfield-Ulysses association (Soil Survey of Scott County, Kansas; 1965).

  26. KS-2012-01-25-33 | Scott County - December 1965

    Typical cross section of part of the valley of Ladder (Beaver) Creek (Soil Survey of Scott County, Kansas; 1965).

  27. KS-2012-01-25-34 | Scott County - December 1965

    An approximate geologic profile extending in an east-west direction across Scott County near Shallow Water (Soil Survey of Scott County, Kansas; 1965).

  28. KS-2012-01-25-35 | Scott County - December 1965

    Cross section of the Scott-Finney depression and part of sandy area to the east near the Scott-Finney county line (Soil Survey of Scott County, Kansas; 1965).

  29. KS-2012-01-26-09 | Sherman County - March 1973

    A cross section of Sherman County soils extending through the center of the county (Soil Survey of Sherman County, Kansas; 1973).

  30. KS-2012-01-26-10 | Stanton County - December 1961

    Diagram of the Richfield-Ulysses soil association on the High Plains (Soil Survey of Stanton County, Kansas; 1961).

  31. KS-2012-01-26-11 | Stanton County - December 1961

    Diagram of the Manter-Dalhart-Ulysses soil association in the valley of Bear Creek (Soil Survey of Stanton County, Kansas; 1961).

  32. KS-2012-01-26-12 | Stanton County - December 1961

    Pattern of soils of the upland in northeastern Stanton County and cross section of part of the valley of Bear Creek (Soil Survey of Stanton County, Kansas; 1961).

  33. KS-2012-01-26-13 | Stanton County - December 1961

    Diagram of the Ulysses-Manter-Richfield soil association in the northwestern part of Stanton County (Soil Survey of Stanton County, Kansas; 1961).

  34. KS-2012-01-26-14 | Stevens County - October 1961

    Geological cross section through the central part of Stevens County (Soil Survey of Stevens County, Kansas; 1961).

  35. KS-2012-01-26-30 | Wichita County - November 1965

    Cross section of association 2 along White Woman Creek (Soil Survey of Wichita County, Kansas; 1965).

  36. KS-2012-01-26-31 | Wichita County - November 1965

    Relationship of soils to the landscape and to the common parent materials of Wichita County (Soil Survey of Wichita County, Kansas; 1965).

  37. OK-2012-02-16-03 | Beaver County - August 1962

    Parent material and parent rock of most of the soils in Beaver County, and their position on the landscape (Soil Survey of Beaver County, Oklahoma; August 1962).

  38. OK-2012-02-16-09 | Cimarron County - June 1960

    Typical landscape in the central and eastern part of Cimarron County: Associations 1, 2, 3, and 5 (Soil Survey of Cimarron County, Oklahoma; June 1960).

  39. OK-2012-02-16-30 | Ellis County - April 1966

    Major soils of associations 7, 8, and 10 (Soil Survey of Ellis County, Oklahoma; April 1966).

  40. OK-2012-02-16-47 | Harper County - June 1960

    A schematic drawing showing a normal pattern of soils formed on limy outwash. The typical slope range is given for each soil (Soil Survey of Harper County, Oklahoma; June 1960).

  41. OK-2012-02-17-54 | Texas County - July 1961

    Typical pattern of the soils in association 4, Texas County, Okla (Soil Survey of Texas County, Oklahoma; July 1961).

  42. SD-2012-03-14-01 | Bennett County - May 1971

    Typical association of Valentine, Mosher, Minatare, Loup, Keith, Rosebud, Oglala, and Canyon soils in the southern part of Bennett County (Soil Survey of Bennett County, SD; 1971).

  43. SD-2012-03-14-02 | Bennett County - May 1971

    Typical pattern of soils in the Keith-Rosebud association (Soil Survey of Bennett County, SD; 1971).

  44. SD-2012-03-15-92 | Shannon County - April 1971

    Representative pattern of soils in association 2 (Soil Survey of Shannon County, SD; 1971).

Map Units

Map units containing RICHFIELD 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
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopesRcA24671942112tv5qco00919661:20000
Keith-Richfield silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes1983228943062s7w6co01719851:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes3055344944402tv5qco06119771:24000
Richfield silty clay loam, dry, 0 to 2 percent slopes, eroded74447369687237sxco06319961:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes7218109968712v9fwco06319961:24000
Richfield silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes7311622968732v9fqco06319961:24000
Kimst-Richfield, eroded complex, 1 to 5 percent slopes3963579683937rvco06319961:24000
Richfield loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesRcB199879478535mlco09519711:20000
Richfield loam, 3 to 5 percent slopesRcC15329478635mmco09519711:20000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopesRmA42522948802tv5qco09919631:15840
Richfield loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesRcB465659495635t3co11519691:15840
Richfield loam, 3 to 5 percent slopesRcC93869495735t4co11519691:15840
Campus-Richfield loams, 3 to 5 percent slopesCaC41919492535s3co11519691:15840
Campus-Richfield loams, 0 to 3 percent slopesCaB9129492435s2co11519691:15840
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes4010112950852v9fwco12519761:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes176118228911523382tv5qks05519621:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes17624622811523392tv5sks05519621:24000
Richfield-Spearville complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes17683105511523422tv5vks05519621:24000
Richfield soils, silted, 0 to 1 percent slopes1766914011523412v9fzks05519621:24000
Richfield and Ulysses complexes, bench leveled1754883627680752sbwcks05519621:24000
Ulysses and Richfield soils, silted, 0 to 1 percent slopes1847238514537762v9fxks05519621:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes176213013804622tv5sks05719621:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes176238511506972tv5sks06319741:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes17617058013806712tv5qks06719651:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes17617279413805922tv5qks06919651:24000
Richfield-Spearville complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes17682493713805952tv5vks06919651:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes17621984913805932tv5sks06919651:24000
Richfield silty clay loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes, eroded1765102313805942zwk0ks06919651:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes176129858411518372tv5qks07119591:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes176117866511522342tv5qks07519591:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes1762169611522352tv5sks07519591:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes176121472213806292tv5qks08119651:24000
Richfield and Ulysses complexes, bench leveled17541464127680792sbwcks08119651:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes1762151613806302tv5sks08119651:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes1762713711523922tv5sks08319661:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes1761372511523912tv5qks08319661:24000
Richfield silty clay loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes, eroded176570511523932zwk0ks08319661:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes176115293411522812tv5qks09319611:24000
Ulysses and Richfield soils, silted, 0 to 1 percent slopes18471065411522862v9fxks09319611:24000
Richfield-Penden complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes17674988115228217p1dks09319611:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes17619469611520382tv5qks10119661:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes17624421111520392tv5sks10119661:24000
Richfield-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes17703170527334152sbw9ks10119661:24000
Harney-Richfield complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes2626820311520222yl4vks10119661:24000
Richfield-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes1771214327682192sbwgks10119661:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes1761108111505422tv5qks10919621:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes17617693713826082tv5qks12919951:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes176215011520932tv5sks13519711:24000
Richfield-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes1770827334162sbw9ks13519711:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes176119773211519932tv5qks17119631:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes1762294211519942tv5sks17119631:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes17616737713826352tv5qks17519631:24000
Richfield loam, thick surface, 0 to 1 percent slopes1760609613826341hdr3ks17519631:24000
Richfield and Ulysses complexes, bench leveled1754551527680822sbwcks17519631:24000
Richfield fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes1757219313826331hdr2ks17519631:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes1761445711496262tv5qks18119671:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes176119460513825692tv5qks18719591:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes1761730715398092tv5qks18920051:24000
Richfield silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes17641053911504642v9frks19319781:24000
Richfield silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes176124750411519512tv5qks20319631:24000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes1762369511519522tv5sks20319631:24000
Richfield silty clay loam, undulatingRld9988346127cm5dmt60719701:24000
Richfield silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesRk5842346125cm5bmt60719701:24000
Richfield silty clay loam, gently undulatingRlc2895346126cm5cmt60719701:24000
Richfield-Beauvais silty clay loams, undulatingRlf2710346129cm5gmt60719701:24000
Richfield-Beauvais silty clay loams, gently undulatingRle260346128cm5fmt60719701:24000
Richfield loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes17604338357818d0bjne01319801:20000
Richfield silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes17621669935815330wngne04519731:20000
Johnstown-Satanta-Richfield loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes32032330416988081v0r8ne04920001:24000
Johnstown-Satanta-Richfield loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes320313622195822dhnfne10119901:20000
Richfield-Keith silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesRkA19141352759cv2bsd00720041:20000
Richfield-Keith silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesRkB17759352760cv2csd00720041:20000
Dawes-Richfield silt loams, 0 to 5 percent slopesDrB892235272930wn4sd00720041:20000
Richfield-Tuthill silt loams, 2 to 9 percent slopesRhB12544353029cvc1sd12119671:31680
Richfield-Dawes silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesRdA6368353028cvc0sd12119671:31680
Richfield-Keith silt loams, 3 to 9 percent slopesRkC212842925506cv69sd61019651:20000
Richfield-Keith silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopesRkA118962925498cv68sd61019651:20000
Richfield-Dawes silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopesRdA44892582731cv4fsd61320111:24000
Richfield-Altvan silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopesRaA37602582729cv4csd61320111:24000
Richfield-Altvan silt loams, 3 to 5 percent slopesRaB12222582730cv4dsd61320111:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the RICHFIELD 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 .