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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 Wharton hills / Summit 60% Major Soil Type YES
Soil Type 2 Urban land 30% Major Soil Type None
Soil Type 3 Ernest hills 3% Inclusion Similar Data [1] *
Soil Type 4 Brownsville hills 3% Inclusion None
Soil Type 5 Monongahela terraces 2% Inclusion Similar Data [1] *
Soil Type 6 Omulga terraces 2% Inclusion Similar Data [2] *

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: Wharton-Urban land complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes
Map Unit Type: Complex
Map Unit Symbol: WkD
Map Unit Area: 2077 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): 14.52 cm
Max Flood Freq: None
Drainage Class (Dominant Condition): Moderately well drained
Drainage Class (Wettest Component): Moderately well drained
Hydric Conditions: 0
[Annual] Min. Water Table Depth: 69 cm
[April-June] Min. Water Table Depth: n/a
Min Bedrock Depth: 200 cm
Raw Aggregated Map Unit Data

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