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 Lawrence | stream terraces | 90% | Major Soil Type | YES |
| Soil Type 2 Newark | flood plains | 2% | Inclusion | Similar Data [2] * |
| Soil Type 3 Elk | stream terraces | 2% | Inclusion | Similar Data [1] * |
| Soil Type 4 Otwood | 2% | Inclusion | Similar Data [2] * | |
| Soil Type 5 Robertsville | stream terraces | 2% | Inclusion | YES |
| Soil Type 6 Nolin | flood plains | 1% | Inclusion | Similar Data [2] * |
| Soil Type 7 Melvin | flood plains | 1% | 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: | Lawrence silt loam, rarely flooded |
| Map Unit Type: | Consociation |
| Map Unit Symbol: | La |
| Map Unit Area: | 4873 acres total in survey area |
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| 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): | 10.17 cm |
| Max Flood Freq: | Rare |
| Drainage Class (Dominant Condition): | Somewhat poorly drained |
| Drainage Class (Wettest Component): | Somewhat poorly drained |
| Hydric Conditions: | 3 |
| [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. Nicholson (96KY-227-010) | [Lab Data] | [Pedon Description] |