USDA SSURGO COUNTY SOIL REFERENCE

Lake County, Indiana Soil Summary

This page summarizes USDA SSURGO mapped soil information for Lake County, Indiana.

Mapped Land Coverage

80.52%322,930.38 mapped acres of 401,038.73 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

Urban land

Symbol: Ur • 10.85% of mapped area

Largest estimated component

Ozaukee

42,419.47 acres (13.14% of mapped area)

Mapped units & components

141 mapped soil units

Top 15 shown below · 78 component series

Dominant drainage class

Poorly drained

Highest acreage drainage class

Dominant hydrologic group

Group C/D

Runoff potential classification

Weighted average slope

2.28%

Terrain slope analysis

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Top Mapped Soil Units

Showing the 15 largest mapped units, representing 73.24% of mapped soil area.

Symbol	Map Unit Name	Mapped Acres	% of Mapped Area
Ur	Urban land	35,040.37	10.85%
OzaB	Ozaukee silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	28,418.35	8.8%
Pc	Pewamo silty clay loam	27,961	8.66%
Rn	Rensselaer loam, sandy substratum	23,658.59	7.33%
El	Elliott silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	23,160.79	7.17%
MaB2	Markham silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	19,934.55	6.17%
BlA	Blount silt loam, Lake Michigan Lobe, 0 to 2 percent slopes	14,767.82	4.57%
Mm	Maumee loamy fine sand, 0 to 1 percent slopes	11,126.51	3.45%
Gd	Gilford fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	10,221.26	3.17%
Mo	Milford silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, overwash	8,935.45	2.77%
OafmB	Oakville fine sand, lake moderated, 0 to 6 percent slopes	7,595.88	2.35%
OzlC3	Ozaukee silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	6,614.63	2.05%
Wk	Watseka loamy fine sand	6,497.89	2.01%
OkB	Oakville-Adrian complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	6,423.33	1.99%
W	Water	6,133.18	1.9%

Ur10.85% of mapped area

Urban land

Mapped Area35,040.37 acres

Rank#1 of 141 in county

OzaB8.8% of mapped area

Ozaukee silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes

Mapped Area28,418.35 acres

Rank#2 of 141 in county

Pc8.66% of mapped area

Pewamo silty clay loam

Mapped Area27,961 acres

Rank#3 of 141 in county

Rn7.33% of mapped area

Rensselaer loam, sandy substratum

Mapped Area23,658.59 acres

Rank#4 of 141 in county

El7.17% of mapped area

Elliott silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Mapped Area23,160.79 acres

Rank#5 of 141 in county

MaB26.17% of mapped area

Markham silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded

Mapped Area19,934.55 acres

Rank#6 of 141 in county

BlA4.57% of mapped area

Blount silt loam, Lake Michigan Lobe, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Mapped Area14,767.82 acres

Rank#7 of 141 in county

Mm3.45% of mapped area

Maumee loamy fine sand, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Mapped Area11,126.51 acres

Rank#8 of 141 in county

Gd3.17% of mapped area

Gilford fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Mapped Area10,221.26 acres

Rank#9 of 141 in county

Mo2.77% of mapped area

Milford silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, overwash

Mapped Area8,935.45 acres

Rank#10 of 141 in county

OafmB2.35% of mapped area

Oakville fine sand, lake moderated, 0 to 6 percent slopes

Mapped Area7,595.88 acres

Rank#11 of 141 in county

OzlC32.05% of mapped area

Ozaukee silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded

Mapped Area6,614.63 acres

Rank#12 of 141 in county

Wk2.01% of mapped area

Watseka loamy fine sand

Mapped Area6,497.89 acres

Rank#13 of 141 in county

OkB1.99% of mapped area

Oakville-Adrian complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes

Mapped Area6,423.33 acres

Rank#14 of 141 in county

W1.9% of mapped area

Water

Mapped Area6,133.18 acres

Rank#15 of 141 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
Ozaukee	Moderately well drained	C	42,419.47	13.14%
Urban land	Well drained	Unspecified	36,107.59	11.18%
Pewamo	Poorly drained, Very poorly drained	C/D	31,512.71	9.76%
Rensselaer	Poorly drained	C/D, B/D	28,712.44	8.89%
Elliott	Somewhat poorly drained	C/D	21,771.91	6.74%
Markham	Moderately well drained	C	17,941.91	5.56%
Gilford	Poorly drained	A/D	14,990.24	4.64%
Blount	Somewhat poorly drained	C/D	14,615.97	4.53%
Milford	Poorly drained, Very poorly drained	C/D	14,404.59	4.46%
Oakville	Excessively drained	A	12,001.5	3.72%
Maumee	Poorly drained	A/D	11,996.46	3.71%
Adrian	Very poorly drained	A/D	6,813.41	2.11%
Watseka	Somewhat poorly drained	A/D, C/D	6,624.53	2.05%
Water	Unspecified	Unspecified	6,180.3	1.91%
Bono	Very poorly drained	C/D	4,877.33	1.51%

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

Ozaukee

13.14%

Estimated Acres42,419.47

Drainage ClassModerately well drained

Hydrologic GroupC

Urban land

11.18%

Estimated Acres36,107.59

Drainage ClassWell drained

Hydrologic GroupUnspecified

Pewamo

9.76%

Estimated Acres31,512.71

Drainage ClassPoorly drained, Very poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC/D

Rensselaer

8.89%

Estimated Acres28,712.44

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC/D, B/D

Elliott

6.74%

Estimated Acres21,771.91

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC/D

Markham

5.56%

Estimated Acres17,941.91

Drainage ClassModerately well drained

Hydrologic GroupC

Gilford

4.64%

Estimated Acres14,990.24

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D

Blount

4.53%

Estimated Acres14,615.97

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC/D

Milford

4.46%

Estimated Acres14,404.59

Drainage ClassPoorly drained, Very poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC/D

Oakville

3.72%

Estimated Acres12,001.5

Drainage ClassExcessively drained

Hydrologic GroupA

Maumee

3.71%

Estimated Acres11,996.46

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D

Adrian

2.11%

Estimated Acres6,813.41

Drainage ClassVery poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D

Watseka

2.05%

Estimated Acres6,624.53

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupA/D, C/D

Water

1.91%

Estimated Acres6,180.3

Drainage ClassUnspecified

Hydrologic GroupUnspecified

Bono

1.51%

Estimated Acres4,877.33

Drainage ClassVery poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC/D

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

Drainage Class Distribution

Poorly drained28.8%

93,013.19 acres

Moderately well drained19.41%

62,679.28 acres

Somewhat poorly drained17.12%

55,296.49 acres

Well drained14.89%

48,100.45 acres

Very poorly drained11.5%

37,146.96 acres

Excessively drained4.35%

14,033.36 acres

Unknown / Unmapped3.55%

11,450.74 acres

Somewhat excessively drained0.37%

1,209.88 acres

Hydrologic Soil Group Distribution

Group C/D31.05%

100,282.9 acres

Group C18.69%

60,362.15 acres

Group Unknown / Unmapped15.3%

49,413.13 acres

Group A/D14.66%

47,356.99 acres

Group B/D11.29%

36,443.22 acres

Group A6.25%

20,188.41 acres

Group B2.58%

8,335.82 acres

Group D0.17%

547.74 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: 2.28%

Nearly Level (0-2%)60.02%

193,822.95 acres

Gently Sloping (2-8%)20.08%

64,832.98 acres

Moderately Sloping (8-15%)4.28%

13,810.7 acres

Steep (15-30%)0.81%

2,601.83 acres

Very Steep (>30%)0%

0 acres

Unspecified Slope14.82%

47,861.89 acres