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 Patton | depressions / Footslope depressions / Toeslope |
90% | Major Soil Type | YES |
| Soil Type 2 Crosby | ground moraines / Summit ground moraines / Backslope ground moraines / Footslope |
4% | Inclusion | YES |
| Soil Type 3 Houghton | bogs / Toeslope | 4% | Inclusion | YES |
| Soil Type 4 Miamian | ground moraines / Summit ground moraines / Shoulder ground moraines / Backslope |
2% | Inclusion | 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: | Patton silty clay loam, New Castle Till Plain, 0 to 2 percent slopes |
| Map Unit Type: | Consociation |
| Map Unit Symbol: | Pn |
| Map Unit Area: | 1789 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: | Prime farmland if drained |
| Available Water Storage (0-100cm): | 18.01 cm |
| Max Flood Freq: | None |
| Drainage Class (Dominant Condition): | Poorly drained |
| Drainage Class (Wettest Component): | Poorly drained |
| Hydric Conditions: | 94 |
| [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.
| 1. Patton (1979IN139004) | [Lab Data] | [Pedon Description] |