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 Nobscot | stream terraces / Footslope sand sheets / Shoulder |
85% | Major Soil Type | YES |
| Soil Type 2 Eda | dune fields | 5% | Inclusion | Similar Data [5] * |
| Soil Type 3 Delwin | sand sheets | 5% | Inclusion | None |
| Soil Type 4 Grandfield | sand sheets paleoterraces |
4% | Inclusion | Similar Data [2] * |
| Soil Type 5 Carwile | depressions | 1% | Inclusion | None |
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: | Nobscot sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes |
| Map Unit Type: | Consociation |
| Map Unit Symbol: | NstC |
| Map Unit Area: | 36577 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): | 7.33 cm |
| Max Flood Freq: | None |
| Drainage Class (Dominant Condition): | Well drained |
| Drainage Class (Wettest Component): | Well drained |
| Hydric Conditions: | 1 |
| [Annual] Min. Water Table Depth: | n/a |
| [April-June] Min. Water Table Depth: | n/a |
| Min Bedrock Depth: | n/a |
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Associated Point Data
Links to any NSSL point data within this map unit.