09.Soil_ReportUnited States
Department of
Agriculture
A product of the National
Cooperative Soil Survey,
a joint effort of the United
States Department of
Agriculture and other
Federal agencies, State
agencies including the
Agricultural Experiment
Stations, and local
participants
Custom Soil Resource
Report for
Carver County,
Minnesota
Bentz
Natural
Resources
Conservation
Service
May 21, 2014
Preface
Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. They
highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information about
the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for many
different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners,
community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also,
conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal,
and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance
the environment.
Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose
special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil properties
that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. The information
is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on
various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying
with existing laws and regulations.
Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area
planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases.
Examples include soil quality assessments (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/
nrcs/main/soils/health/) and certain conservation and engineering applications. For
more detailed information, contact your local USDA Service Center (http://
offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs) or your NRCS State Soil
Scientist (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/contactus/?
cid=nrcs142p2_053951).
Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are
seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a
foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic
tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or
underground installations.
The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Department
of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural
Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil
Survey.
Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available
through the NRCS Web Soil Survey, the site for official soil survey information.
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Contents
Preface....................................................................................................................2
How Soil Surveys Are Made..................................................................................5
Soil Map..................................................................................................................7
Soil Map................................................................................................................8
Legend..................................................................................................................9
Map Unit Legend................................................................................................10
Map Unit Descriptions........................................................................................10
Carver County, Minnesota..............................................................................12
GL—Glencoe clay loam..............................................................................12
HM—Hamel loam........................................................................................13
KB—Kilkenny-Lester loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes.....................................14
KC—Lester-Kilkenny loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes...................................15
KC2—Lester-Kilkenny loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded....................17
KD2—Lester-Kilkenny loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded..................18
KE2—Lester-Kilkenny loams, 18 to 25 percent slopes, eroded..................20
MK—Houghton and Muskego soils.............................................................21
NE3—Lester-Kilkenny clay loams, 18 to 25 percent slopes, severely
eroded...................................................................................................23
Soil Information for All Uses...............................................................................25
Soil Properties and Qualities..............................................................................25
Soil Qualities and Features.............................................................................25
Hydrologic Soil Group (Bentz).....................................................................25
References............................................................................................................30
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How Soil Surveys Are Made
Soil surveys are made to provide information about the soils and miscellaneous areas
in a specific area. They include a description of the soils and miscellaneous areas and
their location on the landscape and tables that show soil properties and limitations
affecting various uses. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length, and shape of
the slopes; the general pattern of drainage; the kinds of crops and native plants; and
the kinds of bedrock. They observed and described many soil profiles. A soil profile is
the sequence of natural layers, or horizons, in a soil. The profile extends from the
surface down into the unconsolidated material in which the soil formed or from the
surface down to bedrock. The unconsolidated material is devoid of roots and other
living organisms and has not been changed by other biological activity.
Currently, soils are mapped according to the boundaries of major land resource areas
(MLRAs). MLRAs are geographically associated land resource units that share
common characteristics related to physiography, geology, climate, water resources,
soils, biological resources, and land uses (USDA, 2006). Soil survey areas typically
consist of parts of one or more MLRA.
The soils and miscellaneous areas in a survey area occur in an orderly pattern that is
related to the geology, landforms, relief, climate, and natural vegetation of the area.
Each kind of soil and miscellaneous area is associated with a particular kind of
landform or with a segment of the landform. By observing the soils and miscellaneous
areas in the survey area and relating their position to specific segments of the
landform, a soil scientist develops a concept, or model, of how they were formed. Thus,
during mapping, this model enables the soil scientist to predict with a considerable
degree of accuracy the kind of soil or miscellaneous area at a specific location on the
landscape.
Commonly, individual soils on the landscape merge into one another as their
characteristics gradually change. To construct an accurate soil map, however, soil
scientists must determine the boundaries between the soils. They can observe only
a limited number of soil profiles. Nevertheless, these observations, supplemented by
an understanding of the soil-vegetation-landscape relationship, are sufficient to verify
predictions of the kinds of soil in an area and to determine the boundaries.
Soil scientists recorded the characteristics of the soil profiles that they studied. They
noted soil color, texture, size and shape of soil aggregates, kind and amount of rock
fragments, distribution of plant roots, reaction, and other features that enable them to
identify soils. After describing the soils in the survey area and determining their
properties, the soil scientists assigned the soils to taxonomic classes (units).
Taxonomic classes are concepts. Each taxonomic class has a set of soil
characteristics with precisely defined limits. The classes are used as a basis for
comparison to classify soils systematically. Soil taxonomy, the system of taxonomic
classification used in the United States, is based mainly on the kind and character of
soil properties and the arrangement of horizons within the profile. After the soil
scientists classified and named the soils in the survey area, they compared the
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individual soils with similar soils in the same taxonomic class in other areas so that
they could confirm data and assemble additional data based on experience and
research.
The objective of soil mapping is not to delineate pure map unit components; the
objective is to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have
similar use and management requirements. Each map unit is defined by a unique
combination of soil components and/or miscellaneous areas in predictable
proportions. Some components may be highly contrasting to the other components of
the map unit. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes
the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The delineation of such landforms and
landform segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of
resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, onsite investigation is
needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
Soil scientists make many field observations in the process of producing a soil map.
The frequency of observation is dependent upon several factors, including scale of
mapping, intensity of mapping, design of map units, complexity of the landscape, and
experience of the soil scientist. Observations are made to test and refine the soil-
landscape model and predictions and to verify the classification of the soils at specific
locations. Once the soil-landscape model is refined, a significantly smaller number of
measurements of individual soil properties are made and recorded. These
measurements may include field measurements, such as those for color, depth to
bedrock, and texture, and laboratory measurements, such as those for content of
sand, silt, clay, salt, and other components. Properties of each soil typically vary from
one point to another across the landscape.
Observations for map unit components are aggregated to develop ranges of
characteristics for the components. The aggregated values are presented. Direct
measurements do not exist for every property presented for every map unit
component. Values for some properties are estimated from combinations of other
properties.
While a soil survey is in progress, samples of some of the soils in the area generally
are collected for laboratory analyses and for engineering tests. Soil scientists interpret
the data from these analyses and tests as well as the field-observed characteristics
and the soil properties to determine the expected behavior of the soils under different
uses. Interpretations for all of the soils are field tested through observation of the soils
in different uses and under different levels of management. Some interpretations are
modified to fit local conditions, and some new interpretations are developed to meet
local needs. Data are assembled from other sources, such as research information,
production records, and field experience of specialists. For example, data on crop
yields under defined levels of management are assembled from farm records and from
field or plot experiments on the same kinds of soil.
Predictions about soil behavior are based not only on soil properties but also on such
variables as climate and biological activity. Soil conditions are predictable over long
periods of time, but they are not predictable from year to year. For example, soil
scientists can predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy that a given soil will have
a high water table within certain depths in most years, but they cannot predict that a
high water table will always be at a specific level in the soil on a specific date.
After soil scientists located and identified the significant natural bodies of soil in the
survey area, they drew the boundaries of these bodies on aerial photographs and
identified each as a specific map unit. Aerial photographs show trees, buildings, fields,
roads, and rivers, all of which help in locating boundaries accurately.
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Soil Map
The soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of soil
map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols
displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to
produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit.
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Custom Soil Resource Report
Soil Map
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44° 52' 11'' N 93° 34' 57'' W44° 52' 11'' N93° 34' 36'' W44° 51' 51'' N
93° 34' 57'' W44° 51' 51'' N
93° 34' 36'' WN
Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 15N WGS84
0 100 200 400 600
Feet
0 40 80 160 240
Meters
Map Scale: 1:2,990 if printed on A portrait (8.5" x 11") sheet.
MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest (AOI)
Area of Interest (AOI)
Soils
Soil Map Unit Polygons
Soil Map Unit Lines
Soil Map Unit Points
Special Point Features
Blowout
Borrow Pit
Clay Spot
Closed Depression
Gravel Pit
Gravelly Spot
Landfill
Lava Flow
Marsh or swamp
Mine or Quarry
Miscellaneous Water
Perennial Water
Rock Outcrop
Saline Spot
Sandy Spot
Severely Eroded Spot
Sinkhole
Slide or Slip
Sodic Spot
Spoil Area
Stony Spot
Very Stony Spot
Wet Spot
Other
Special Line Features
Water Features
Streams and Canals
Transportation
Rails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
Background
Aerial Photography
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:12,000.
Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause
misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil line
placement. The maps do not show the small areas of contrasting
soils that could have been shown at a more detailed scale.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map
measurements.
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov
Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator
projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts
distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accurate
calculations of distance or area are required.
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of
the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Carver County, Minnesota
Survey Area Data: Version 10, Dec 27, 2013
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000
or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Mar 16, 2012—Apr 6,
2012
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting
of map unit boundaries may be evident.
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Map Unit Legend
Carver County, Minnesota (MN019)
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
GL Glencoe clay loam 2.8 9.4%
HM Hamel loam 6.9 22.8%
KB Kilkenny-Lester loams, 2 to 6
percent slopes
1.3 4.4%
KC Lester-Kilkenny loams, 6 to 12
percent slopes
1.3 4.2%
KC2 Lester-Kilkenny loams, 6 to 12
percent slopes, eroded
3.9 12.8%
KD2 Lester-Kilkenny loams, 12 to 18
percent slopes, eroded
0.6 1.9%
KE2 Lester-Kilkenny loams, 18 to 25
percent slopes, eroded
0.0 0.0%
MK Houghton and Muskego soils 11.0 36.2%
NE3 Lester-Kilkenny clay loams, 18
to 25 percent slopes, severely
eroded
2.5 8.3%
Totals for Area of Interest 30.3 100.0%
Map Unit Descriptions
The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soils
or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with the
maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit.
A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more
major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named
according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic
class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape,
however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability
of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extend
beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomic
class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomic
classes. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areas
for which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classes
other than those of the major soils.
Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the
map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called
noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a
particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties
and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different
management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They generally
are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the scale used.
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Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas are identified
by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a given area, the
contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit descriptions along with
some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor components may not have been
observed, and consequently they are not mentioned in the descriptions, especially
where the pattern was so complex that it was impractical to make enough observations
to identify all the soils and miscellaneous areas on the landscape.
The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness
or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate pure taxonomic
classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that
have similar use and management requirements. The delineation of such segments
on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If
intensive use of small areas is planned, however, onsite investigation is needed to
define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas.
An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions. Each
description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil properties
and qualities.
Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for
differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major horizons
that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement.
Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness, salinity,
degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the basis of such
differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas shown on the
detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase commonly
indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha silt loam, 0
to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series.
Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas.
These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups.
A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate
pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps. The
pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar in all
areas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example.
An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or
miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present or
anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered practical
or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The pattern and
relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar. Alpha-
Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas that
could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar
interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion of
the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can be
made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made up
of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example.
Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil material
and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example.
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Carver County, Minnesota
GL—Glencoe clay loam
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 700 to 1,600 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 23 to 35 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 50 degrees F
Frost-free period: 155 to 200 days
Map Unit Composition
Glencoe and similar soils: 85 percent
Minor components: 15 percent
Description of Glencoe
Setting
Landform: Depressions on moraines
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Concave
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 10 inches: neutral, clay loam
A,ABg - 10 to 35 inches: neutral, clay loam
Bg - 35 to 48 inches: neutral, loam
Cg - 48 to 60 inches: moderately alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 1 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to high
(0.14 to 1.98 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: Frequent
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 11.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: B/D
Minor Components
Canisteo
Percent of map unit: 10 percent
Landform: Swales
Okoboji
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Landform: Swales
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HM—Hamel loam
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 700 to 1,600 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 23 to 35 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 50 degrees F
Frost-free period: 155 to 200 days
Map Unit Composition
Hamel and similar soils: 90 percent
Minor components: 10 percent
Description of Hamel
Setting
Landform: Drainageways on moraines
Down-slope shape: Concave
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
Ap,A,AB - 0 to 24 inches: neutral, loam
Btg - 24 to 46 inches: neutral, clay loam
Cg - 46 to 60 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 1 to 3 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.60 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 6 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 11.6 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Prime farmland if drained
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Minor Components
Terril
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
Glencoe
Percent of map unit: 5 percent
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Landform: Drainageways, depressions
KB—Kilkenny-Lester loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 700 to 1,600 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 23 to 35 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 50 degrees F
Frost-free period: 155 to 200 days
Map Unit Composition
Kilkenny and similar soils: 60 percent
Lester and similar soils: 40 percent
Description of Kilkenny
Setting
Landform: Moraines
Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 11 inches: moderately acid, loam
Bt - 11 to 35 inches: strongly acid, clay loam
2Bk,2C - 35 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 2 to 6 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.60 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 20 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Description of Lester
Setting
Landform: Moraines
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Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 8 inches: neutral, loam
Bt - 8 to 35 inches: slightly acid, clay loam
BC - 35 to 40 inches: slightly alkaline, clay loam
C - 40 to 60 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 2 to 5 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.60 to 2.00 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 43 to 47 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
KC—Lester-Kilkenny loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 700 to 1,600 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 23 to 35 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 50 degrees F
Frost-free period: 155 to 200 days
Map Unit Composition
Lester and similar soils: 60 percent
Kilkenny and similar soils: 40 percent
Description of Lester
Setting
Landform: Moraines
Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Till
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Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 7 inches: slightly acid, loam
Bt - 7 to 38 inches: slightly acid, clay loam
Bk - 38 to 60 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
C - 60 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 6 to 12 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.60 to 2.00 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 25 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Description of Kilkenny
Setting
Landform: Moraines
Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 9 inches: moderately acid, loam
Bt - 9 to 53 inches: strongly acid, clay loam
2BC,2C - 53 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 6 to 12 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.60 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 30 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
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KC2—Lester-Kilkenny loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 700 to 1,600 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 23 to 35 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 50 degrees F
Frost-free period: 155 to 200 days
Map Unit Composition
Lester, eroded, and similar soils: 60 percent
Kilkenny, eroded, and similar soils: 40 percent
Description of Lester, Eroded
Setting
Landform: Moraines
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 7 inches: slightly acid, loam
Bt - 7 to 38 inches: slightly acid, clay loam
Bk - 38 to 60 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
C - 60 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 6 to 12 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.60 to 2.00 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 25 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Description of Kilkenny, Eroded
Setting
Landform: Moraines
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Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 9 inches: moderately acid, loam
Bt - 9 to 53 inches: strongly acid, clay loam
2BC,2C - 53 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 6 to 12 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.60 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 30 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
KD2—Lester-Kilkenny loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 700 to 1,600 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 23 to 35 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 50 degrees F
Frost-free period: 155 to 200 days
Map Unit Composition
Lester, eroded, and similar soils: 60 percent
Kilkenny, eroded, and similar soils: 40 percent
Description of Lester, Eroded
Setting
Landform: Moraines
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Till
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Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 7 inches: slightly acid, loam
Bt - 7 to 38 inches: slightly acid, clay loam
Bk - 38 to 60 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
C - 60 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 12 to 18 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.60 to 2.00 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 25 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.5 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Description of Kilkenny, Eroded
Setting
Landform: Moraines
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 9 inches: moderately acid, loam
Bt - 9 to 53 inches: strongly acid, clay loam
2BC,2C - 53 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 12 to 18 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.60 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 30 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
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KE2—Lester-Kilkenny loams, 18 to 25 percent slopes, eroded
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 700 to 1,600 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 23 to 35 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 50 degrees F
Frost-free period: 155 to 200 days
Map Unit Composition
Lester, eroded, and similar soils: 60 percent
Kilkenny, eroded, and similar soils: 40 percent
Description of Lester, Eroded
Setting
Landform: Moraines
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
A - 0 to 5 inches: slightly acid, loam
BE,Bt - 5 to 34 inches: slightly acid, clay loam
Bk - 34 to 60 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
C - 60 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 18 to 25 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.60 to 2.00 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 25 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6e
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
Description of Kilkenny, Eroded
Setting
Landform: Moraines
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Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
A - 0 to 7 inches: moderately acid, loam
Bt - 7 to 31 inches: strongly acid, clay loam
2Bk,2C - 31 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 18 to 25 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.60 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 30 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6e
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
MK—Houghton and Muskego soils
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 600 to 1,400 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 23 to 35 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 50 degrees F
Frost-free period: 155 to 200 days
Map Unit Composition
Houghton and similar soils: 50 percent
Muskego and similar soils: 50 percent
Description of Muskego
Setting
Landform: Depressions on moraines
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Organic material over coprogenous earth
Typical profile
Oap - 0 to 9 inches: , muck
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Oa - 9 to 36 inches: , muck
Lco - 36 to 60 inches: , coprogenous earth
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to
moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: Frequent
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 80 percent
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 19.4 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4w
Hydrologic Soil Group: C/D
Description of Houghton
Setting
Landform: Depressions on moraines
Down-slope shape: Linear
Across-slope shape: Linear
Parent material: Organic material
Typical profile
Oap - 0 to 10 inches: , muck
Oa - 10 to 80 inches: , muck
Properties and qualities
Slope: 0 to 2 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Very poorly drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.60 to 6.00 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 0 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: Frequent
Available water storage in profile: Very high (about 23.9 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w
Hydrologic Soil Group: A/D
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NE3—Lester-Kilkenny clay loams, 18 to 25 percent slopes, severely
eroded
Map Unit Setting
Elevation: 700 to 1,600 feet
Mean annual precipitation: 23 to 35 inches
Mean annual air temperature: 43 to 50 degrees F
Frost-free period: 155 to 200 days
Map Unit Composition
Lester, severely eroded, and similar soils: 60 percent
Kilkenny, severely eroded, and similar soils: 40 percent
Description of Lester, Severely Eroded
Setting
Landform: Moraines
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
Ap - 0 to 5 inches: slightly acid, clay loam
Bt - 5 to 34 inches: slightly acid, clay loam
Bk - 34 to 60 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
C - 60 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 18 to 25 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high
(0.60 to 2.00 in/hr)
Depth to water table: More than 80 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 25 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 7e
Hydrologic Soil Group: B
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Description of Kilkenny, Severely Eroded
Setting
Landform: Moraines
Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder
Down-slope shape: Convex
Across-slope shape: Convex
Parent material: Till
Typical profile
A - 0 to 7 inches: moderately acid, clay loam
Bt - 7 to 31 inches: strongly acid, clay loam
2Bk,2C - 31 to 80 inches: slightly alkaline, loam
Properties and qualities
Slope: 18 to 25 percent
Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches
Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained
Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20
to 0.60 in/hr)
Depth to water table: About 30 inches
Frequency of flooding: None
Frequency of ponding: None
Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent
Gypsum, maximum in profile: 1 percent
Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.2 inches)
Interpretive groups
Farmland classification: Not prime farmland
Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified
Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6e
Hydrologic Soil Group: C
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Soil Information for All Uses
Soil Properties and Qualities
The Soil Properties and Qualities section includes various soil properties and qualities
displayed as thematic maps with a summary table for the soil map units in the selected
area of interest. A single value or rating for each map unit is generated by aggregating
the interpretive ratings of individual map unit components. This aggregation process
is defined for each property or quality.
Soil Qualities and Features
Soil qualities are behavior and performance attributes that are not directly measured,
but are inferred from observations of dynamic conditions and from soil properties.
Example soil qualities include natural drainage, and frost action. Soil features are
attributes that are not directly part of the soil. Example soil features include slope and
depth to restrictive layer. These features can greatly impact the use and management
of the soil.
Hydrologic Soil Group (Bentz)
Hydrologic soil groups are based on estimates of runoff potential. Soils are assigned
to one of four groups according to the rate of water infiltration when the soils are not
protected by vegetation, are thoroughly wet, and receive precipitation from long-
duration storms.
The soils in the United States are assigned to four groups (A, B, C, and D) and three
dual classes (A/D, B/D, and C/D). The groups are defined as follows:
Group A. Soils having a high infiltration rate (low runoff potential) when thoroughly
wet. These consist mainly of deep, well drained to excessively drained sands or
gravelly sands. These soils have a high rate of water transmission.
Group B. Soils having a moderate infiltration rate when thoroughly wet. These consist
chiefly of moderately deep or deep, moderately well drained or well drained soils that
have moderately fine texture to moderately coarse texture. These soils have a
moderate rate of water transmission.
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Group C. Soils having a slow infiltration rate when thoroughly wet. These consist
chiefly of soils having a layer that impedes the downward movement of water or soils
of moderately fine texture or fine texture. These soils have a slow rate of water
transmission.
Group D. Soils having a very slow infiltration rate (high runoff potential) when
thoroughly wet. These consist chiefly of clays that have a high shrink-swell potential,
soils that have a high water table, soils that have a claypan or clay layer at or near the
surface, and soils that are shallow over nearly impervious material. These soils have
a very slow rate of water transmission.
If a soil is assigned to a dual hydrologic group (A/D, B/D, or C/D), the first letter is for
drained areas and the second is for undrained areas. Only the soils that in their natural
condition are in group D are assigned to dual classes.
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Map—Hydrologic Soil Group (Bentz)496807049681404968210496828049683504968420496849049685604968630496807049681404968210496828049683504968420496849049685604968630453990 454060 454130 454200 454270 454340 454410
453990 454060 454130 454200 454270 454340 454410
44° 52' 11'' N 93° 34' 57'' W44° 52' 11'' N93° 34' 36'' W44° 51' 51'' N
93° 34' 57'' W44° 51' 51'' N
93° 34' 36'' WN
Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 15N WGS84
0 100 200 400 600
Feet
0 40 80 160 240
Meters
Map Scale: 1:2,990 if printed on A portrait (8.5" x 11") sheet.
MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION
Area of Interest (AOI)
Area of Interest (AOI)
Soils
Soil Rating Polygons
A
A/D
B
B/D
C
C/D
D
Not rated or not available
Soil Rating Lines
A
A/D
B
B/D
C
C/D
D
Not rated or not available
Soil Rating Points
A
A/D
B
B/D
C
C/D
D
Not rated or not available
Water Features
Streams and Canals
Transportation
Rails
Interstate Highways
US Routes
Major Roads
Local Roads
Background
Aerial Photography
The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:12,000.
Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.
Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can cause
misunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil line
placement. The maps do not show the small areas of contrasting
soils that could have been shown at a more detailed scale.
Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map
measurements.
Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Web Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov
Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857)
Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator
projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts
distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the
Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more accurate
calculations of distance or area are required.
This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as of
the version date(s) listed below.
Soil Survey Area: Carver County, Minnesota
Survey Area Data: Version 10, Dec 27, 2013
Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000
or larger.
Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Mar 16, 2012—Apr 6,
2012
The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were
compiled and digitized probably differs from the background
imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting
of map unit boundaries may be evident.
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Table—Hydrologic Soil Group (Bentz)
Hydrologic Soil Group— Summary by Map Unit — Carver County, Minnesota (MN019)
Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
GL Glencoe clay loam B/D 2.8 9.4%
HM Hamel loam C/D 6.9 22.8%
KB Kilkenny-Lester loams, 2
to 6 percent slopes
C/D 1.3 4.4%
KC Lester-Kilkenny loams, 6
to 12 percent slopes
B 1.3 4.2%
KC2 Lester-Kilkenny loams, 6
to 12 percent slopes,
eroded
B 3.9 12.8%
KD2 Lester-Kilkenny loams,
12 to 18 percent
slopes, eroded
B 0.6 1.9%
KE2 Lester-Kilkenny loams,
18 to 25 percent
slopes, eroded
B 0.0 0.0%
MK Houghton and Muskego
soils
C/D 11.0 36.2%
NE3 Lester-Kilkenny clay
loams, 18 to 25 percent
slopes, severely
eroded
B 2.5 8.3%
Totals for Area of Interest 30.3 100.0%
Rating Options—Hydrologic Soil Group (Bentz)
Aggregation Method: Dominant Condition
Component Percent Cutoff: None Specified
Tie-break Rule: Higher
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