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 Reelfoot | natural levees | 85% | Major Soil Type | YES |
| Soil Type 2 Sharkey | stream terraces | 10% | Inclusion | YES |
| Soil Type 3 Roellen | stream terraces | 5% | 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: | Reelfoot silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded |
| Map Unit Type: | Consociation |
| Map Unit Symbol: | 86045 |
| Map Unit Area: | 4748 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): | 19.16 cm |
| Max Flood Freq: | Very rare |
| Drainage Class (Dominant Condition): | Somewhat poorly drained |
| Drainage Class (Wettest Component): | Somewhat poorly drained |
| Hydric Conditions: | 15 |
| [Annual] Min. Water Table Depth: | 38 cm |
| [April-June] Min. Water Table Depth: | 38 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. Reelfoot (2003MO201006) | [Lab Data] | [Pedon Description] |
| 2. Reelfoot (2003MO201004) | [Lab Data] | [Pedon Description] |
| 3. Reelfoot (2003MO201003) | [Lab Data] | [Pedon Description] |