This page summarizes USDA SSURGO mapped soil information for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.
Coverage measures mapped SSURGO intersection with Census land geometry. It does not mean that every parcel or point has complete soil information.
County summaries provide regional context across mapped soil units. Address lookup combines available public datasets for the Census-matched location.
| Symbol | Map Unit Name | Mapped Acres | % of Mapped Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpA | Oprairie silt, 0 to 1 percent slopes | 44,715.85 | 14.88% |
| DaA | Deerford-Verdun complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes | 24,798.44 | 8.25% |
| GeA | Gilbert silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes | 24,679.94 | 8.22% |
| OUA | Ouachita, Ochlockonee, and Guyton soils, nearly level to undulating, frequently flooded | 19,589.82 | 6.52% |
| UrA | Urban land | 16,739.07 | 5.57% |
| CcA | Calhoun silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes | 15,010.5 | 5% |
| OpB | Oprairie silt, 1 to 3 percent slopes | 13,758.87 | 4.58% |
| W | Water | 13,308.81 | 4.43% |
| FrA | Frost silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded | 12,148.79 | 4.04% |
| SoB | Sharkey-Tunica clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes, gently undulating, frequently flooded | 8,254.53 | 2.75% |
| JeA | Jeanerette silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes | 8,217.69 | 2.74% |
| CEA | Calhoun and Cascilla silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded | 7,983.69 | 2.66% |
| SnB | Scotlandville silt, 1 to 3 percent slopes | 7,260.8 | 2.42% |
| CmA | Cancienne silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes | 6,739.04 | 2.24% |
| FeF | Feliciana silt loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes | 5,569.07 | 1.85% |
| Component | Drainage Class | Hydrologic Group | Estimated Acres | % of Mapped Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oprairie | Somewhat poorly drained | C/D | 51,796.04 | 17.24% |
| Gilbert | Poorly drained | D | 27,243.7 | 9.07% |
| Calhoun | Poorly drained | C/D, D | 20,489.17 | 6.82% |
| Frost | Poorly drained | C/D | 18,855.84 | 6.28% |
| Scotlandville | Moderately well drained | C | 17,117.61 | 5.7% |
| Deerford | Somewhat poorly drained | C/D | 14,387.4 | 4.79% |
| Urban land | Unspecified | Unspecified | 14,228.21 | 4.74% |
| Water | Unspecified | Unspecified | 13,710.08 | 4.56% |
| Verdun | Somewhat poorly drained | A/D, D | 9,949.48 | 3.31% |
| Sharkey | Poorly drained | D | 9,259.35 | 3.08% |
| Ouachita | Well drained | C | 8,815.42 | 2.93% |
| Jeanerette | Somewhat poorly drained | C | 8,233.42 | 2.74% |
| Olivier | Somewhat poorly drained | C/D, D | 6,999.05 | 2.33% |
| Cancienne | Somewhat poorly drained | C | 6,533.72 | 2.17% |
| Feliciana | Well drained | B, D | 6,330.82 | 2.11% |
Hydrologic soil groups are USDA/NRCS classifications related to runoff potential under specified soil conditions. They are not a property-level flood-risk rating.