USDA SSURGO COUNTY SOIL REFERENCE

Hillsborough County, Florida Soil Summary

This page summarizes USDA SSURGO mapped soil information for Hillsborough County, Florida.

Mapped Land Coverage

91.41%777,627.45 mapped acres of 850,681.24 Census land acres

Coverage measures mapped SSURGO intersection with Census land geometry. It does not mean that every parcel or point has complete soil information.

Soil at a Glance

Largest mapped soil unit

Myakka fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Symbol: 29 • 21.03% of mapped area

Largest estimated component

Myakka

155,875.07 acres (20.04% of mapped area)

Mapped units & components

133 mapped soil units

Top 15 shown below · 100 component series

Dominant drainage class

Poorly drained

Highest acreage drainage class

Dominant hydrologic group

Group A/D

Runoff potential classification

Weighted average slope

2.21%

Terrain slope analysis

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Top Mapped Soil Units

Showing the 15 largest mapped units, representing 75.75% of mapped soil area.

Symbol	Map Unit Name	Mapped Acres	% of Mapped Area
29	Myakka fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	163,508.11	21.03%
100	Waters of the Gulf of America	80,869.04	10.4%
5	Basinger, Holopaw, and Samsula soils, depressional	56,265.86	7.24%
61	Zolfo fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	47,132.41	6.06%
27	Malabar fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	30,664.08	3.94%
7	Candler fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	28,853.13	3.71%
60	Winder fine sand, frequently flooded	27,811.24	3.58%
99	Water	26,156.19	3.36%
46	St. Johns fine sand	23,097.41	2.97%
47	Seffner fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	20,802.48	2.68%
52	Smyrna fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	20,302.65	2.61%
4	Arents, nearly level	18,018.48	2.32%
32	Myakka-Urban land complex	15,643.53	2.01%
21	Immokalee fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	15,563.45	2%
33	Ona fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	14,327.94	1.84%

2921.03% of mapped area

Myakka fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Mapped Area163,508.11 acres

Rank#1 of 133 in county

10010.4% of mapped area

Waters of the Gulf of America

Mapped Area80,869.04 acres

Rank#2 of 133 in county

57.24% of mapped area

Basinger, Holopaw, and Samsula soils, depressional

Mapped Area56,265.86 acres

Rank#3 of 133 in county

616.06% of mapped area

Zolfo fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Mapped Area47,132.41 acres

Rank#4 of 133 in county

273.94% of mapped area

Malabar fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Mapped Area30,664.08 acres

Rank#5 of 133 in county

73.71% of mapped area

Candler fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes

Mapped Area28,853.13 acres

Rank#6 of 133 in county

603.58% of mapped area

Winder fine sand, frequently flooded

Mapped Area27,811.24 acres

Rank#7 of 133 in county

993.36% of mapped area

Water

Mapped Area26,156.19 acres

Rank#8 of 133 in county

462.97% of mapped area

St. Johns fine sand

Mapped Area23,097.41 acres

Rank#9 of 133 in county

472.68% of mapped area

Seffner fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Mapped Area20,802.48 acres

Rank#10 of 133 in county

522.61% of mapped area

Smyrna fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Mapped Area20,302.65 acres

Rank#11 of 133 in county

42.32% of mapped area

Arents, nearly level

Mapped Area18,018.48 acres

Rank#12 of 133 in county

322.01% of mapped area

Myakka-Urban land complex

Mapped Area15,643.53 acres

Rank#13 of 133 in county

212% of mapped area

Immokalee fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Mapped Area15,563.45 acres

Rank#14 of 133 in county

331.84% of mapped area

Ona fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Mapped Area14,327.94 acres

Rank#15 of 133 in county

Estimated Soil Components

Showing the 15 largest estimated component series. Component acreages are estimated from SSURGO map-unit component percentages (comppct_r) applied to spatially measured map-unit acreage.

Component	Drainage Class	Hydrologic Group	Estimated Acres	% of Mapped Area
Myakka	Poorly drained, Very poorly drained	A/D	155,875.07	20.04%
Waters of the Gulf of America	Unspecified	Unspecified	86,640.7	11.14%
Zolfo	Somewhat poorly drained	A	40,533.76	5.21%
Basinger	Poorly drained, Very poorly drained	A/D	34,904.39	4.49%
Winder	Poorly drained, Very poorly drained	C/D	33,514.35	4.31%
Candler	Excessively drained	A	29,356.46	3.78%
Arents	Somewhat poorly drained, Well drained, Moderately well drained	A	28,689.47	3.69%
Malabar	Poorly drained	A/D	27,888.2	3.59%
Water	Unspecified	Unspecified	26,156.19	3.36%
Urban land	Unspecified	Unspecified	24,613.51	3.17%
Wabasso	Poorly drained	A/D, C/D, B/D	21,195.2	2.73%
St. Johns	Poorly drained	B/D	20,094.85	2.58%
Immokalee	Poorly drained	A/D, B/D	19,508.5	2.51%
Smyrna	Poorly drained	A/D	18,327.34	2.36%
Holopaw	Poorly drained, Very poorly drained	A/D	17,827.48	2.29%

Component acreage is estimated from SSURGO map-unit component percentages. Component values are not independently mapped polygon boundaries.

Myakka

20.04%

Estimated Acres155,875.07

Drainage ClassPoorly drained, Very poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D

Waters of the Gulf of America

11.14%

Estimated Acres86,640.7

Drainage ClassUnspecified

Hydrologic GroupUnspecified

Zolfo

5.21%

Estimated Acres40,533.76

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA

Basinger

4.49%

Estimated Acres34,904.39

Drainage ClassPoorly drained, Very poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D

Winder

4.31%

Estimated Acres33,514.35

Drainage ClassPoorly drained, Very poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC/D

Candler

3.78%

Estimated Acres29,356.46

Drainage ClassExcessively drained

Hydrologic GroupA

Arents

3.69%

Estimated Acres28,689.47

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained, Well drained, Moderately well drained

Hydrologic GroupA

Malabar

3.59%

Estimated Acres27,888.2

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D

Water

3.36%

Estimated Acres26,156.19

Drainage ClassUnspecified

Hydrologic GroupUnspecified

Urban land

3.17%

Estimated Acres24,613.51

Drainage ClassUnspecified

Hydrologic GroupUnspecified

Wabasso

2.73%

Estimated Acres21,195.2

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D, C/D, B/D

St. Johns

2.58%

Estimated Acres20,094.85

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupB/D

Immokalee

2.51%

Estimated Acres19,508.5

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D, B/D

Smyrna

2.36%

Estimated Acres18,327.34

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D

Holopaw

2.29%

Estimated Acres17,827.48

Drainage ClassPoorly drained, Very poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D

Component acreage is estimated from SSURGO map-unit component percentages. Component values are not independently mapped polygon boundaries.

Drainage Class Distribution

Poorly drained42.4%

329,751.75 acres

Unknown / Unmapped17.79%

138,357.63 acres

Very poorly drained13.15%

102,227.35 acres

Somewhat poorly drained11.85%

92,149.96 acres

Moderately well drained5.79%

45,055.79 acres

Excessively drained5.55%

43,138.99 acres

Well drained3.47%

26,945.98 acres

Hydrologic Soil Group Distribution

Group A/D39.95%

310,630.11 acres

Group A26.17%

203,517.08 acres

Group Unknown / Unmapped18.04%

140,296.3 acres

Group B/D7.54%

58,604.62 acres

Group C/D7.52%

58,488.83 acres

Group D0.67%

5,238.12 acres

Group C0.06%

474.75 acres

Group B0.05%

377.63 acres

Hydrologic soil groups are USDA/NRCS classifications related to runoff potential under specified soil conditions. They are not a property-level flood-risk rating.

Slope Characteristics

Weighted Average Slope: 2.21%

Nearly Level (0-2%)70.89%

551,279.58 acres

Gently Sloping (2-8%)13.01%

101,140.01 acres

Moderately Sloping (8-15%)0.1%

796.86 acres

Steep (15-30%)0.12%

945.17 acres

Very Steep (>30%)1.37%

10,666.87 acres

Unspecified Slope14.51%

112,798.95 acres