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 Valent | dunes / Summit dunes / Shoulder dunes / Backslope |
85% | Major Soil Type | YES |
Soil Type 2 Dailey | interdunes / Footslope interdunes / Toeslope |
8% | Inclusion | YES |
Soil Type 3 Sarben | dunes / Summit dunes / Shoulder dunes / Backslope |
5% | Inclusion | YES |
Soil Type 4 Els | interdunes swales / Toeslope |
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: | Valent fine sand, 3 to 9 percent slopes |
Map Unit Type: | Consociation |
Map Unit Symbol: | 1886 |
Map Unit Area: | 9326 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): | 7.12 cm |
Max Flood Freq: | None |
Drainage Class (Dominant Condition): | Excessively drained |
Drainage Class (Wettest Component): | Excessively drained |
Hydric Conditions: | 0 |
[Annual] Min. Water Table Depth: | n/a |
[April-June] Min. Water Table Depth: | n/a |
Min Bedrock Depth: | n/a |
Raw Aggregated Map Unit Data |
Associated Point Data
Links to any NSSL point data within this map unit.