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Map Unit Composition
Map units consist of 1 or more soil types, commonly referred to as "components".
Component Name Geomorphic Position Area Fraction Component Type Horizon Data
Soil Type 1 Chewacla flood plains 60% Major Soil Type YES
Soil Type 2 Chastain flood plains
slackwater areas
20% Major Soil Type YES

Note: links to horizon data marked with an * are approximate.


Map Unit Data What is a Map Unit?
Cartographic information about this map unit.
Map Unit Name: Chewacla and Chastain soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded
Map Unit Type: Undifferentiated group
Map Unit Symbol: CmA
Map Unit Area: 5866 acres total in survey area
Raw Map Unit Data
Raw Component Data (All Components)

Map Unit Aggregated Data
Generalized soils information within this map unit.
Farmland Class: Not prime farmland
Available Water Storage (0-100cm): 16.96 cm
Max Flood Freq: Frequent
Drainage Class (Dominant Condition): Somewhat poorly drained
Drainage Class (Wettest Component): Poorly drained
Hydric Conditions: 20
[Annual] Min. Water Table Depth: 15 cm
[April-June] Min. Water Table Depth: 15 cm
Min Bedrock Depth: n/a
Raw Aggregated Map Unit Data

Associated Point Data
Links to any NSSL point data within this map unit.