USDA SSURGO COUNTY SOIL REFERENCE

Marion County, Indiana Soil Summary

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

Mapped Land Coverage
100%257,925.59 mapped acres of 257,925.56 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
Candler sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes
Symbol: 222.65% of mapped area
Largest estimated component
Candler
7,192.58 acres (2.79% of mapped area)
Mapped units & components
15 soil units • 15 component series
Distinct SSURGO map units & series
Dominant drainage class
Well drained
Highest acreage drainage class
Dominant hydrologic group
Group C
Runoff potential classification
Weighted average slope
9.32%
Terrain slope analysis
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Mapped SSURGO Soil Units

Largest mapped soil units in Marion County ranked by intersected vector acreage
SymbolMap Unit NameMapped Acres% of Mapped Area
22Candler sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes6,828.662.65%
4671Irwin silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes6,182.612.4%
BoCBowie fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes4,563.461.77%
SkFSmithdale fine sandy loam, 12 to 40 percent slopes2,890.651.12%
9Arredondo sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes2,797.381.08%
TnDTenaha loamy fine sand, 5 to 15 percent slopes2,652.481.03%
GuFGilpin-Culleoka-Upshur silt loams, 35 to 65 percent slopes2,487.820.96%
CtECuthbert fine sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes2,477.750.96%
34Smithdale-Luverne association, 12 to 35 percent slopes2,464.680.96%
CuECuthbert gravelly fine sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes2,335.060.91%
WuAWoodburn silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes2,285.720.89%
4540Clime silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes2,239.360.87%
BgBouldery colluvium, Allen soil material (Bouldin)2,201.590.85%
4Arkana-Moko complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes, very rocky2,164.490.84%
LuCLilbert loamy fine sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes2,140.850.83%

Estimated Soil Components

Component acreage estimated from SSURGO component percentages
ComponentDrainage ClassHydrologic GroupEstimated Acres% of Mapped Area
CandlerExcessively drained, Well drainedC, A7,192.582.79%
WaterSubaqueousD6,097.922.36%
SmithdaleWell drainedB, A6,054.652.35%
IrwinModerately well drainedD6,047.982.34%
BowieWell drainedC, B4,679.731.81%
CuthbertWell drainedC4,607.571.79%
TroupSomewhat excessively drainedA3,599.481.4%
ClimeWell drainedD3,397.621.32%
TenahaWell drainedB3,211.171.25%
Urban landUnspecifiedUnspecified2,892.251.12%
CulleokaWell drainedB2,803.471.09%
ArredondoWell drainedA2,615.721.01%
RamseySomewhat excessively drainedD2,555.860.99%
BlountSomewhat poorly drainedD2,495.750.97%
LilyWell drainedB2,433.10.94%
Component acreage is estimated from SSURGO map-unit component percentages. Component values are not independently mapped polygon boundaries.

Drainage Class Distribution

Well drained43.48%
112,135.71 acres
Moderately well drained14.95%
38,562.84 acres
Somewhat poorly drained11.52%
29,701.44 acres
Poorly drained10.69%
27,560.96 acres
Somewhat excessively drained4.51%
11,639.28 acres
Excessively drained4.4%
11,345.17 acres
Unknown / Unmapped4.2%
10,845.28 acres
Very poorly drained2.82%
7,270.33 acres
Subaqueous0.47%
1,201.4 acres

Hydrologic Soil Group Distribution

Group C20.86%
53,793.03 acres
Group B19.02%
49,065.12 acres
Group D18.88%
48,708.05 acres
Group C/D13.69%
35,300.68 acres
Group A12.68%
32,697.59 acres
Group Unknown / Unmapped6.14%
15,840.01 acres
Group B/D4.26%
10,983.83 acres
Group A/D1.5%
3,874.08 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: 9.32%
Nearly Level (0-2%)32.86%
84,750.09 acres
Gently Sloping (2-8%)28.27%
72,915.89 acres
Moderately Sloping (8-15%)12.67%
32,676 acres
Steep (15-30%)12.92%
33,332.54 acres
Very Steep (>30%)6.42%
16,547.84 acres
Unspecified Slope3.89%
10,040.04 acres

Sources & Methodology

USDA NRCS SSURGO

Mapped soil units, components, drainage classes, hydrologic groups, and slope ratings derived from official Soil Data Access REST services.

U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line

County land geometry used for county-level coverage calculation.

Coverage Method

Mapped acreage is calculated from true spatial vector intersection of county land geometry and SSURGO mapped soil polygons using NAD83 / CONUS Albers Equal Area projection (EPSG:5070).