USDA SSURGO COUNTY SOIL REFERENCE

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Soil Summary

This page summarizes USDA SSURGO mapped soil information for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Mapped Land Coverage

100%301,020.89 mapped acres of 301,020.97 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

Oprairie silt, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Symbol: OpA • 14.92% of mapped area

Largest estimated component

Oprairie

52,017.47 acres (17.28% of mapped area)

Mapped units & components

89 mapped soil units

Top 15 shown below · 74 component series

Dominant drainage class

Somewhat poorly drained

Highest acreage drainage class

Dominant hydrologic group

Group C/D

Runoff potential classification

Weighted average slope

1.57%

Terrain slope analysis

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Top Mapped Soil Units

Showing the 15 largest mapped units, representing 76.02% of mapped soil area.

Symbol	Map Unit Name	Mapped Acres	% of Mapped Area
OpA	Oprairie silt, 0 to 1 percent slopes	44,906.75	14.92%
DaA	Deerford-Verdun complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	24,902.38	8.27%
GeA	Gilbert silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	24,784.56	8.23%
OUA	Ouachita, Ochlockonee, and Guyton soils, nearly level to undulating, frequently flooded	19,618.24	6.52%
UrA	Urban land	16,811.27	5.58%
CcA	Calhoun silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	15,060.25	5%
OpB	Oprairie silt, 1 to 3 percent slopes	13,818.08	4.59%
W	Water	12,585.91	4.18%
FrA	Frost silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	12,200.71	4.05%
SoB	Sharkey-Tunica clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes, gently undulating, frequently flooded	8,290.42	2.75%
JeA	Jeanerette silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8,252.88	2.74%
CEA	Calhoun and Cascilla silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	8,013.45	2.66%
SnB	Scotlandville silt, 1 to 3 percent slopes	7,291.16	2.42%
CmA	Cancienne silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	6,762.13	2.25%
FeF	Feliciana silt loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes	5,590.79	1.86%

OpA14.92% of mapped area

Oprairie silt, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Mapped Area44,906.75 acres

Rank#1 of 89 in county

DaA8.27% of mapped area

Deerford-Verdun complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Mapped Area24,902.38 acres

Rank#2 of 89 in county

GeA8.23% of mapped area

Gilbert silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Mapped Area24,784.56 acres

Rank#3 of 89 in county

OUA6.52% of mapped area

Ouachita, Ochlockonee, and Guyton soils, nearly level to undulating, frequently flooded

Mapped Area19,618.24 acres

Rank#4 of 89 in county

UrA5.58% of mapped area

Urban land

Mapped Area16,811.27 acres

Rank#5 of 89 in county

CcA5% of mapped area

Calhoun silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Mapped Area15,060.25 acres

Rank#6 of 89 in county

OpB4.59% of mapped area

Oprairie silt, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Mapped Area13,818.08 acres

Rank#7 of 89 in county

W4.18% of mapped area

Water

Mapped Area12,585.91 acres

Rank#8 of 89 in county

FrA4.05% of mapped area

Frost silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded

Mapped Area12,200.71 acres

Rank#9 of 89 in county

SoB2.75% of mapped area

Sharkey-Tunica clays, 0 to 3 percent slopes, gently undulating, frequently flooded

Mapped Area8,290.42 acres

Rank#10 of 89 in county

JeA2.74% of mapped area

Jeanerette silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Mapped Area8,252.88 acres

Rank#11 of 89 in county

CEA2.66% of mapped area

Calhoun and Cascilla silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded

Mapped Area8,013.45 acres

Rank#12 of 89 in county

SnB2.42% of mapped area

Scotlandville silt, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Mapped Area7,291.16 acres

Rank#13 of 89 in county

CmA2.25% of mapped area

Cancienne silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Mapped Area6,762.13 acres

Rank#14 of 89 in county

FeF1.86% of mapped area

Feliciana silt loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes

Mapped Area5,590.79 acres

Rank#15 of 89 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
Oprairie	Somewhat poorly drained	C/D	52,017.47	17.28%
Gilbert	Poorly drained	D	27,357.37	9.09%
Calhoun	Poorly drained	D, C/D	20,567.12	6.83%
Frost	Poorly drained	C/D	18,935.81	6.29%
Scotlandville	Moderately well drained	C	17,189.71	5.71%
Deerford	Somewhat poorly drained	C/D	14,450.31	4.8%
Urban land	Unspecified	Unspecified	14,289.58	4.75%
Water	Unspecified	Unspecified	13,060.25	4.34%
Verdun	Somewhat poorly drained	D, A/D	9,991.19	3.32%
Sharkey	Poorly drained	D	9,288.79	3.09%
Ouachita	Well drained	C, B	8,878.88	2.95%
Jeanerette	Somewhat poorly drained	C	8,268.67	2.75%
Olivier	Somewhat poorly drained	D, C/D	7,020.97	2.33%
Cancienne	Somewhat poorly drained	C	6,556.57	2.18%
Feliciana	Well drained	D, B	6,357.78	2.11%

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

Oprairie

17.28%

Estimated Acres52,017.47

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC/D

Gilbert

9.09%

Estimated Acres27,357.37

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupD

Calhoun

6.83%

Estimated Acres20,567.12

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupD, C/D

Frost

6.29%

Estimated Acres18,935.81

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC/D

Scotlandville

5.71%

Estimated Acres17,189.71

Drainage ClassModerately well drained

Hydrologic GroupC

Deerford

4.8%

Estimated Acres14,450.31

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC/D

Urban land

4.75%

Estimated Acres14,289.58

Drainage ClassUnspecified

Hydrologic GroupUnspecified

Water

4.34%

Estimated Acres13,060.25

Drainage ClassUnspecified

Hydrologic GroupUnspecified

Verdun

3.32%

Estimated Acres9,991.19

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupD, A/D

Sharkey

3.09%

Estimated Acres9,288.79

Drainage ClassPoorly drained

Hydrologic GroupD

Ouachita

2.95%

Estimated Acres8,878.88

Drainage ClassWell drained

Hydrologic GroupC, B

Jeanerette

2.75%

Estimated Acres8,268.67

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC

Olivier

2.33%

Estimated Acres7,020.97

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupD, C/D

Cancienne

2.18%

Estimated Acres6,556.57

Drainage ClassSomewhat poorly drained

Hydrologic GroupC

Feliciana

2.11%

Estimated Acres6,357.78

Drainage ClassWell drained

Hydrologic GroupD, B

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

Drainage Class Distribution

Somewhat poorly drained35.29%

106,218.32 acres

Poorly drained28.78%

86,627.91 acres

Unknown / Unmapped19.86%

59,770.55 acres

Well drained8.39%

25,244.84 acres

Moderately well drained6.83%

20,569.23 acres

Very poorly drained0.47%

1,423.05 acres

Excessively drained0.39%

1,166.94 acres

Hydrologic Soil Group Distribution

Group C/D34.52%

103,904.4 acres

Group D21.34%

64,246.17 acres

Group Unknown / Unmapped20.01%

60,224.94 acres

Group C16.06%

48,348.49 acres

Group A/D3.31%

9,967.15 acres

Group B2.58%

7,777.66 acres

Group A2.18%

6,550.66 acres

Group B/D0%

1.37 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: 1.57%

Nearly Level (0-2%)77.33%

232,783.07 acres

Gently Sloping (2-8%)7.07%

21,278.45 acres

Moderately Sloping (8-15%)0.14%

407.15 acres

Steep (15-30%)1.58%

4,754.51 acres

Very Steep (>30%)0%

1.17 acres

Unspecified Slope13.88%

41,796.49 acres