Major Land Resource Area 111X
Indiana and Ohio Till Plain
Accessed: 04/18/2025
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained [Floodplain Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Alluvium PM
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soils are moderately well or well drained [Dry Floodplain Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Alluvium PM
- Soils are moderately well or well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a depression landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2 and/or an alfisol; no ponding [Mesic Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Glacial till PM
- Site is located in a depression landscape position
- Soil surface color (SC) is lighter than 3/2 and/or an alfisol; no ponding
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a depression landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker and/or a mollisol; occasional to frequent ponding [Till Flatwood]
- Non-Organic PM
- Glacial till PM
- Site is located in a depression landscape position
- Soil SC is 3/2 or darker and/or a mollisol; occasional to frequent ponding
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a swell (convex) landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are poorly or somewhat poorly drained [Till Mesic Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Glacial till PM
- Site is located in a swell (concave) landscape position
- Soil surface is lighter than 3/2
- are poorly or somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a swell (convex) landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are moderately well or well drained [Till Ridge Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Glacial till PM
- Site is located in a swell (concave) landscape position
- Soil surface is lighter than 3/2
- are moderately well or well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
- Soils are poorly or somewhat poorly drained [Flatwood Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Lacustrine PM
- Soils are poorly or somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
- Soils are somewhat poorly to well drained [Mesic Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Lacustrine PM
- Soils are somewhat poorly to well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (Loess, Sandy Deposits)
- Wind-transported silt, loess parent material [Flatwood Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Loess PM
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained [Outwash Forest]
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are well to excessively drained [Oak-Hickory Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Outwash PM
- Soils surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are well to excessively drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Depth to restrictive layer is less than 100 cm (40 inches)
- Depth to restrictive layer is less than 50 cm (20 inches) [Shallow Restricted woodland]
- Non-Organic PM
- Residuum PM
- Depth to restrictive layer is less than 20 inches
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Depth to restrictive layer is less than 100 cm (40 inches)
- Depth to restrictive layer is between 50 and 100 cm (20 and 40 inches) [Mixed Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Residuum PM
- Depth to restrictive layer is between 20 and 40 inches
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Depth to restrictive layer is greater than 100 cm (40 inches) [Mesic Forest]
- Non-Organic PM
- Residuum PM
- Depth to restrictive layer is greater than 40 inches
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (Loess, Sandy Deposits)
- Sandy parent material
- Site is located on an interdunal landscape position [Oak Woodland-Prairie]
- Non-Organic PM
- Sand PM
- Site is located on an interdunal landscape position
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (water deposits)
- Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained
- Mineral PM
- Lacustrine Parent Material
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (water deposits)
- Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
- Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained
- Mineral PM
- Lacustrine Parent Material
- Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soil Surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are in the aquic taxonomic suborder
- Mineral PM
- Alluvium Parent Material
- Soil Surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are in the aquic taxonomic suborder
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soil Surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are not in the aquic taxonomic suborder
- Mineral PM
- Alluvium Parent Material
- Soil Surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are not in the aquic taxonomic suborder
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained
- Mineral PM
- Alluvium Parent Material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are moderately well or well drained
- Mineral PM
- Alluvium Parent Material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- are moderately well or well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are poorly or somewhat poorly drained
- Mineral PM
- Bedrock Parent Material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are poorly or somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are moderately well drained or drier
- Mineral PM
- Bedrock Parent Material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are moderately well drained or drier
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (water deposits)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil surface light in color lighter than 3/2 Munsell
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained
- Mineral PM
- Outwash Parent Material
- Soil surface light in color lighter than 3/2 Munsell
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (water deposits)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil surface light in color lighter than 3/2 Munsell
- Soils are moderately well drained or drier
- Mineral PM
- Outwash Parent Material
- Soil surface light in color lighter than 3/2 Munsell
- Soils are moderately well drained or drier
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is on a concave landscape position and/or very poorly or poorly drained
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till Parent Material
- Site is on a concave landscape position and/or very poorly or poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is on a convex landscape position
- Soils are somewhat poorly drained
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till Parent Material
- Site is on a convex landscape position
- Soils are somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (dunes)
- Site is located on an interdunal landscape position
- Site is non-hydric (moderately well drained and somewhat poorly drained) [oak woodland]
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a swell (convex) landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2, and slope generally greater than 4% [till mesic woodland]
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (outwash)
- Site is located in a depression landscape position
- Site is non-hydric (moderately well drained and somewhat poorly drained) [outwash forest]
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained [floodplain forest]
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soils are moderately well or well drained [dry floodplain forest]
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained [Floodplain Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Alluvium PM
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soils are moderately well or well drained [Dry Floodplain Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Alluvium PM
- Soils are moderately well to excessively drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a concave landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2 and/or an alfisol [Mesic Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till
- Site is located in a concave landscape position
- Soil surface color is lighter than 3/2 and/or an alfisol
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a concave landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker
- Soil Surface color is 25 cm (10 inches) or deeper
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained [Till Flatwood]
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till
- Site is located in a concave landscape position
- Soil surface color is 3/2 Munsell or darker
- Soil surface color is 10 inches or deeper
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a convex landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are poorly or somewhat poorly drained [Till Mesic Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till
- Site is located in a convex landscape position
- Soil surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soil is poorly or somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a convex landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are moderately well or well drained [Till Ridge Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till
- Site is located in a convex landscape position
- Soil surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soil is moderately well or well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained [Flatwood Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Lacustrine PM
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
- Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained [Mesic Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Lacustrine PM
- Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained Lacustrine Forest
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (Loess, Sandy Deposits)
- Wind-transported silt, loess parent material
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained and/or are a mollisol [Flatwood Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Loess PM
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained and/or are a mollisol
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (Loess, Sandy Deposits)
- Wind-transported silt, loess parent material
- Soils are somewhat poorly to well drained and/or are an alfisol [Loess Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Loess PM
- Soils are somewhat poorly to well drained and/or are an alfisol
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained [Outwash Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Outwash PM
- Soil surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are well to excessively drained [Oak-Hickory Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Outwash PM
- Soil surface color is lighter than 3/2
- Soils are well to excessively drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Depth to restrictive layer is less than 100 cm (40 inches)
- Depth to restrictive layer is less than 50 cm (20 inches) [Shallow Restricted woodland]
- Mineral PM
- Residuum PM
- Depth to restrictive layer is less than 20 inches
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Depth to restrictive layer is less than 100 cm (40 inches)
- Depth to restrictive layer is between 50 and 100 cm (20 and 40 inches) [Mixed Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Residuum PM
- Depth to restrictive layer is between 20 and 40 inches
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Depth to restrictive layer is greater than 100 cm (40 inches) [Mesic Forest]
- Mineral PM
- Residuum PM
- Depth to restrictive layer is greater than 40 inches
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (Loess, Sandy Deposits)
- Sandy parent material
- Site is located on an interdunal landscape position [Oak Woodland-Prairie]
- Mineral PM
- Sand PM
- Site is located on an interdunal landscape position
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits
- Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained [pin oak - swamp white oak]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Lacustrine Parent Material
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits
- Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
- Soils are somewhat poorly drained or drier [sugar maple - American beech]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Lacustrine Parent Material
- Soils are somewhat poorly drained or drier
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soil surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are very poorly drained [cottonwood - sycamore]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Alluvium Parent Material
- Soil surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are very poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soil surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are moderately well to well drained [Ohio buckeye - red maple]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Alluvium Parent Material
- Soil surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are moderately well to well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are poorly to somewhat poorly drained [silver maple - swamp white oak]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Alluvium Parent Material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are poorly to somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are moderately well to well drained [sugar maple - American basswood]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Alluvium Parent Material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are moderately well to well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Soils are somewhat poorly drained [sugar maple - American beech]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Residuum Parent Material
- Soils are somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Soils are moderately well to well drained [white oak - red oak]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Residuum Parent Material
- Soils are moderately well to well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash-colluvium parent material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are very poorly, poorly or somewhat poorly drained [sugar maple - red oak]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Outwash-Colluvium Parent Material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are very poorly, poorly or somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash-colluvium parent material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are moderately well drained or drier [oaks / prairie understory]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Outwash-Colluvium Parent Material
- Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
- Soils are moderately well drained or drier
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is on a concave landscape position (toeslope and/or footslope) AND frequently ponded [pin oak -swamp white oak]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Glacial Till Parent Material
- Site is on a concave landscape position (toeslope and/or footslope) AND frequently ponded
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- site is on a convex landscape position (summit, shoulder, backslope)
- Soils are somewhat poorly drained [sugar maple - American beech]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Glacial Till Parent Material
- site is on a convex landscape position (summit, shoulder, backslope)
- Soils are somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till Parent Material
- Site is on a convex landscape position
- Soils are moderately well or well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- site is on a convex landscape position (summit, shoulder, backslope)
- Soils are moderately well to well drained [sugar maple - American beech]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Glacial Till Parent Material
- site is on a convex landscape position (summit, shoulder, backslope)
- Soils are moderately well to well drained
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is mineral [Mineral Muck Prairie]
- Organic PM
- Underlying material is mineral
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is limnic [Mucky Prairie]
- Organic PM
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is limnic
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is not limnic [Deep Muck Wetland]
- Organic PM
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is not limnic
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a swell (convex) landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker and/or a mollisol [Till Mesic Prairie]
- Non-Organic PM
- Glacial till PM
- Site is located in a swell (concave) landscape position
- Soil surface color is 3/2 or darker and/or a mollisol
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil Munsell surface color is darker than 3/2
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained [Wet prairie]
- Non-Organic PM
- Outwash PM
- Soils surface color is darker than 3/2
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil Munsell surface color is darker than 3/2
- Soils are moderately well to excessively drained [Tallgrass Prairie]
- Non-Organic PM
- Outwash PM
- Soils surface color is darker than 3/2
- Soils are moderately well to excessively drained
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (Loess, Sandy Deposits)
- Sandy parent material
- Site is located on a dune landscape position [Dry Sand Savanna]
- Non-Organic PM
- Sand PM
- Site is located on a dune landscape position
-
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is mineral
- Organic PM
- Underlying material is mineral
-
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is limnic
- Organic PM
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is limnic
-
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is not limnic and/or greater than 75 cm (30 inches) from the surface
- Organic PM
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is not limnic and/or greater than 30 inches from the surface
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Residuum of weathering bedrock
- Soil surface dark in color 3/2 Munsell or darker
- Mineral PM
- Bedrock Parent Material
- Soil surface dark in color 3/2 Munsell or darker
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (water deposits)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil surface dark in color 3/2 Munsell or darker
- Soils are in the aquic suborder and/or very poorly or poorly drained
- Mineral PM
- Outwash Parent Material
- Soil surface dark in color 3/2 Munsell or darker
- Soils are in the aquic suborder and/or very poorly or poorly drained
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (water deposits)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil surface dark in color 3/2 Munsell or darker
- Soils are not in the aquic suborder and/or they are SWPD or drier
- Mineral PM
- Outwash Parent Material
- Soil surface dark in color 3/2 Munsell or darker
- Soils are not in the aquic suborder and/or they are SWPD or drier
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (dunes)
- Site is located on a dune landscape position [dry sand savanna]
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (dunes)
- Site is located on an interdunal landscape position
- Site is hydric (poorly drained and very poorly drained) [wet sand prairie]
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a depression landscape position [wet prairie]
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a swell (convex) landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker and/or a mollisol, and slope usually less than or equal to 4% [till mesic prairie]
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (outwash)
- Site is located in a depression landscape position
- Site is hydric (poorly drained and very poorly drained) [wet prairie]
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (outwash)
- Site is located in a swell (convex) landscape position [tallgrass savanna]
-
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is limnic [mucky prairie]
-
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is mineral [mineral muck prairie]
-
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is not limnic [deep muck wetland]
-
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- organic material depth less than 130 cm (51 inches) [Muck Prairie]
- Organic PM
- organic material depth less than 51 inches
-
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- organic material depth 130 cm (51 inches) or greater [Deep Muck]
- Organic PM
- organic material depth 51 inches or greater
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a concave landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker
- Soil Surface color is less than 25 cm (10 inches) deep [Tall-Grass Savanna]
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till
- Site is located in a concave landscape position
- Soil surface color is 3/2 Munsell or darker
- Soil Surface color is less than 10 inches deep
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a concave landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker
- Soil Surface color is 25 cm (10 inches) or deeper
- Soils are well drained [Till Prairie]
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till
- Site is located in a concave landscape position
- Soil surface color is 3/2 Munsell or darker
- Soil surface color is 10 inches or deeper
- Soils are well drained
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a convex landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker
- Soil surface color is less than 25 cm (10 inches) deep [Savanna]
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till
- Site is located in a convex landscape position
- Soil surface color is 3/2 or darker
- Soil surface color is less than 10 inches deep
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
- Site is located in a convex landscape position
- Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker
- Soil surface color is 25 cm (10 inches) or deeper [Till Mesic Prairie]
- Mineral PM
- Glacial Till
- Site is located in a convex landscape position
- Soil surface color is 3/2 or darker
- Soil surface color is 10 inches or deeper
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil surface color is darker than 3/2
- Surface color is less than 25 cm (10 inches) deep [Savanna]
- Mineral PM
- Outwash PM
- Soil surface color is darker than 3/2
- Surface color is less than 10 inches deep
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil surface color is darker than 3/2
- Surface color is 25 cm (10 inches) or deeper
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained [Wet prairie]
- Mineral PM
- Outwash PM
- Soil surface color is darker than 3/2
- Surface color is 10 inches or deeper
- Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
- Soil surface color is darker than 3/2
- Surface color is 25 cm (10 inches) or deeper
- Soils are moderately well to excessively well drained [Tallgrass Prairie]
- Mineral PM
- Outwash PM
- Soil surface color is darker than 3/2
- Surface color is 10 inches or deeper
- Soils are moderately well to excessively well drained
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (Loess, Sandy Deposits)
- Sandy parent material
- Site is located on a dune landscape position
- Soil surface color is 3/2 or darker to a depth of 25 cm (10 inches) or greater [Sand Dune Prairie]
- Mineral PM
- Sand PM
- Site is located on a dune landscape position
- Soil surface color is 3/2 or darker to a depth of 10 inches or greater
-
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
- Wind-transported or sandy deposits (Loess, Sandy Deposits)
- Sandy parent material
- Site is located on a dune landscape position
- Soil surface is lighter than that 3/2 munsell or less than 25 cm (10 inches) [Dry Sand Savanna]
- Mineral PM
- Sand PM
- Site is located on a dune landscape position
- Soil surface is lighter than that 3/2 munsell
-
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is mineral [big bluestem -switchgrass]
- Organic Parent Material
- Underlying material is mineral
-
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is limnic (coprogenous earth) [big bluestem - eastern gamagrass???]
- Organic Parent Material
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is limnic (coprogenous earth)
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Key Characteristics
- Organic parent material
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is not limnic [bulrush - cattail]
- Organic Parent Material
- Underlying material is organic
- Underlying material is not limnic
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash-colluvium parent material
- surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained [prairie cordgrass - big bluestem]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Outwash-Colluvium Parent Material
- Soil surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are very poorly or poorly drained
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Key Characteristics
- Non-organic parent material
- Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
- Unconsolidated deposits
- Non-ice-transported stratified deposits
- Deposited in flowing water, outwash-colluvium parent material
- surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are somewhat poorly drained or drier [white oak - bur oak / little bluestem - big bluestem]
- Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
- Outwash-Colluvium Parent Material
- Soil surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
- Soils are somewhat poorly drained or drier
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111A_ES_KEY
1a.
Organic parent material
2b.
Underlying material is organic
1b.
Non-organic parent material
4a.
Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
5a.
Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained [Floodplain Forest]
... F111XA004IN – Wet Alluvium
5b.
Soils are moderately well or well drained [Dry Floodplain Forest]
... F111XA005IN – Dry Alluvium
4b.
Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
5a.
Residuum of weathering bedrock
6a.
Depth to restrictive layer is less than 100 cm (40 inches)
7a.
Depth to restrictive layer is less than 50 cm (20 inches) [Shallow Restricted woodland]
... F111XA018IN – Shallow Restricted
7b.
Depth to restrictive layer is between 50 and 100 cm (20 and 40 inches) [Mixed Forest]
... F111XA019IN – Moderately Deep Restricted
6b.
Depth to restrictive layer is greater than 100 cm (40 inches) [Mesic Forest]
... F111XA020IN – Deep Restricted
5b.
Unconsolidated deposits
8a.
Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
9a.
Site is located in a depression landscape position
10a.
Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2 and/or an alfisol; no ponding [Mesic Forest]
... F111XA006IN – Till Depression
10b.
Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker and/or a mollisol; occasional to frequent ponding [Till Flatwood]
... F111XA007IN – Till Depression Flatwood
9b.
Site is located in a swell (convex) landscape position
11a.
Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2
12a.
Soils are poorly or somewhat poorly drained [Till Mesic Forest]
... F111XA008IN – Wet Till Ridge
11b.
Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker and/or a mollisol [Till Mesic Prairie]
... R111XA010IN – Till Ridge Prairie
8b.
Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
13a.
Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
14a.
Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
15a.
Soils are poorly or somewhat poorly drained [Flatwood Forest]
... F111XA011IN – Wet Lacustrine Forest
14b.
Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
16a.
Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2
17a.
Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained [Outwash Forest]
... F111XA014IN – Outwash Upland
17b.
Soils are well to excessively drained [Oak-Hickory Forest]
... F111XA015IN – Dry Outwash Upland
16b.
Soil Munsell surface color is darker than 3/2
18a.
Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained [Wet prairie]
... R111XA016IN – Outwash Mollisol
18b.
Soils are moderately well to excessively drained [Tallgrass Prairie]
... R111XA017IN – Dry Outwash Mollisol
13b.
Wind-transported or sandy deposits (Loess, Sandy Deposits)
19b.
Sandy parent material
20a.
Site is located on an interdunal landscape position [Oak Woodland-Prairie]
... F111XA021IN – Sandy Interdune
111B_ES_KEY
1a.
Organic parent material
2b.
Underlying material is organic
3b.
Underlying material is not limnic and/or greater than 75 cm (30 inches) from the surface
... R111XB003IN – Deep Muck
1b.
Non-organic parent material
4a.
Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
5a.
Soil Surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
5b.
Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
4b.
Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
8a.
Residuum of weathering bedrock
9b.
Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
8b.
Unconsolidated deposits
11a.
Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
12a.
Site is on a concave landscape position and/or very poorly or poorly drained
... F111XB501IN – Till Depression
12b.
Site is on a convex landscape position
13b.
Soils are moderately well or well drained
11b.
Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (water deposits)
14a.
Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
14b.
Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
16a.
Soil surface dark in color 3/2 Munsell or darker
17a.
Soils are in the aquic suborder and/or very poorly or poorly drained
... R111XB401IN – Wet Outwash Mollisol
17b.
Soils are not in the aquic suborder and/or they are SWPD or drier
... R111XB402IN – Dry Outwash Integrade
16b.
Soil surface light in color lighter than 3/2 Munsell
111C_ES_KEY
1a.
Organic parent material
2b.
Underlying material is organic
1b.
Non-organic parent material
4a.
Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
5a.
Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained [floodplain forest]
... F111XC014IN – Wet Floodplain
5b.
Soils are moderately well or well drained [dry floodplain forest]
... F111XC015IN – Dry Floodplain
4b.
Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
6a.
Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
7a.
Site is located in a depression landscape position [wet prairie]
... R111XC005IN – Glacial Depression
7b.
Site is located in a swell (convex) landscape position
8a.
Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2, and slope generally greater than 4% [till mesic woodland]
... F111XC007IN – Glacial Ridge
8b.
Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker and/or a mollisol, and slope usually less than or equal to 4% [till mesic prairie]
... R111XC006IN – Flat Glacial Ridge
6b.
Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
9a.
Water-transported deposits (outwash)
10a.
Site is located in a depression landscape position
11a.
Site is hydric (poorly drained and very poorly drained) [wet prairie]
... R111XC008IN – Wet Overflow
11b.
Site is non-hydric (moderately well drained and somewhat poorly drained) [outwash forest]
... F111XC009IN – Overflow
10b.
Site is located in a swell (convex) landscape position [tallgrass savanna]
... R111XC010IN – Well Drained Overflow
9b.
Wind-transported or sandy deposits (dunes)
12a.
Site is located on an interdunal landscape position
13a.
Site is hydric (poorly drained and very poorly drained) [wet sand prairie]
... R111XC002IN – Wet Sandy Interdune
13b.
Site is non-hydric (moderately well drained and somewhat poorly drained) [oak woodland]
... F111XC003IN – Sandy Interdune
111D_ES_KEY
1a.
Organic parent material
2a.
organic material depth less than 130 cm (51 inches) [Muck Prairie]
... R111XD001IN – Shallow Muck
1b.
Non-organic parent material
3a.
Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
4a.
Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained [Floodplain Forest]
... F111XD003IN – Wet Alluvium
4b.
Soils are moderately well or well drained [Dry Floodplain Forest]
... F111XD004IN – Dry Alluvium
3b.
Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
5a.
Residuum of weathering bedrock
6a.
Depth to restrictive layer is less than 100 cm (40 inches)
7a.
Depth to restrictive layer is less than 50 cm (20 inches) [Shallow Restricted woodland]
... F111XD022IN – Shallow Restricted
7b.
Depth to restrictive layer is between 50 and 100 cm (20 and 40 inches) [Mixed Forest]
... F111XD023IN – Moderately Deep Restricted
6b.
Depth to restrictive layer is greater than 100 cm (40 inches) [Mesic Forest]
... F111XD024IN – Deep Restricted
5b.
Unconsolidated deposits
8a.
Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
9a.
Site is located in a concave landscape position
10a.
Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2 and/or an alfisol [Mesic Forest]
... F111XD005IN – Till Depression
10b.
Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker
11a.
Soil Surface color is less than 25 cm (10 inches) deep [Tall-Grass Savanna]
... R111XD006IN – Mollic Till Depression
11a.
Soil Surface color is 25 cm (10 inches) or deeper
12b.
Soils are very poorly or poorly drained [Till Flatwood]
... F111XD008IN – Till Depression Flatwood
9b.
Site is located in a convex landscape position
13a.
Soil Munsell surface color is lighter than 3/2
14a.
Soils are poorly or somewhat poorly drained [Till Mesic Forest]
... F111XD009IN – Wet Till Ridge
13b.
Soil Munsell surface color is 3/2 or darker
15a.
Soil surface color is less than 25 cm (10 inches) deep [Savanna]
... R111XD011IN – Mollic Till Ridge
15b.
Soil surface color is 25 cm (10 inches) or deeper [Till Mesic Prairie]
... R111XD012IN – Till Ridge Prairie
8b.
Non-ice-transported stratified deposits (wind and water deposits)
16a.
Water-transported deposits (lacustrine and outwash)
17a.
Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
18a.
Soils are very poorly or poorly drained [Flatwood Forest]
... F111XD013IN – Wet Lacustrine Forest
18b.
Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained [Mesic Forest]
... F111XD014IN – Lacustrine Forest
17b.
Deposited in flowing water, outwash parent material
19a.
Soil surface color is lighter than 3/2
20a.
Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained [Outwash Forest]
... F111XD017IN – Outwash Upland
20b.
Soils are well to excessively drained [Oak-Hickory Forest]
... F111XD018IN – Dry Outwash Upland
19b.
Soil surface color is darker than 3/2
21a.
Surface color is less than 25 cm (10 inches) deep [Savanna]
... R111XD019IN – Outwash Integrade
21b.
Surface color is 25 cm (10 inches) or deeper
22a.
Soils are very poorly to somewhat poorly drained [Wet prairie]
... R111XD020IN – Wet Outwash Mollisol
22b.
Soils are moderately well to excessively well drained [Tallgrass Prairie]
... R111XD021IN – Dry Outwash Mollisol
16b.
Wind-transported or sandy deposits (Loess, Sandy Deposits)
23a.
Wind-transported silt, loess parent material
24a.
Soils are very poorly or poorly drained and/or are a mollisol [Flatwood Forest]
... F111XD015IN – Wet Loess Upland
24b.
Soils are somewhat poorly to well drained and/or are an alfisol [Loess Forest]
... F111XD016IN – Dry Loess Upland
23b.
Sandy parent material
25a.
Site is located on an interdunal landscape position [Oak Woodland-Prairie]
... F111XD025IN – Sandy Interdune
25b.
Site is located on a dune landscape position
26a.
Soil surface color is 3/2 or darker to a depth of 25 cm (10 inches) or greater [Sand Dune Prairie]
... R111XD026IN – Sand Dune Prairie
26b.
Soil surface is lighter than that 3/2 munsell or less than 25 cm (10 inches) [Dry Sand Savanna]
... R111XD027IN – Sand Dune
111E_ES_KEY
1a.
Organic parent material
2b.
Underlying material is organic
3a.
Underlying material is limnic (coprogenous earth) [big bluestem - eastern gamagrass???]
... R111XE002OH – Limnic Muck
1b.
Non-organic parent material
4a.
Active floodplain, alluvium parent material
5a.
Soil surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
6b.
Soils are moderately well to well drained [Ohio buckeye - red maple]
... F111XE202OH – Dry Alluvium Floodplain
5b.
Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
7a.
Soils are poorly to somewhat poorly drained [silver maple - swamp white oak]
... F111XE203OH – Wet Alluvium Forest
7b.
Soils are moderately well to well drained [sugar maple - American basswood]
... F111XE204OH – Dry Alluvium Forest
4b.
Other landforms, not in floodplain, non-alluvium parent material
8a.
Residuum of weathering bedrock
9a.
Soils are somewhat poorly drained [sugar maple - American beech]
... F111XE301OH – Wet Restricted
9b.
Soils are moderately well to well drained [white oak - red oak]
... F111XE302OH – Dry Restricted
8b.
Unconsolidated deposits
10a.
Ice-transported unstratified deposits (glacial till)
11a.
Site is on a concave landscape position (toeslope and/or footslope) AND frequently ponded [pin oak -swamp white oak]
... F111XE501OH – Till Depression
11b.
site is on a convex landscape position (summit, shoulder, backslope)
12a.
Soils are somewhat poorly drained [sugar maple - American beech]
... F111XE502OH – Wet Till Ridge
12b.
Soils are moderately well to well drained [sugar maple - American beech]
... F111XE503OH – Till Ridge
10b.
Non-ice-transported stratified deposits
13a.
Deposited in non-flowing water, lacustrine parent material
14a.
Soils are very poorly or poorly drained [pin oak - swamp white oak]
... F111XE101OH – Lacustrine Flatwood
14b.
Soils are somewhat poorly drained or drier [sugar maple - American beech]
... F111XE102OH – Lacustrine Forest
13b.
Deposited in flowing water, outwash-colluvium parent material
15a.Soil
surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
16a.
Soils are very poorly or poorly drained [prairie cordgrass - big bluestem]
... R111XE401OH – Wet Outwash Mollisol
16b.
Soils are somewhat poorly drained or drier [white oak - bur oak / little bluestem - big bluestem]
... R111XE402OH – Dry Outwash Mollisol
15b.
Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
17a.
Soils are very poorly, poorly or somewhat poorly drained [sugar maple - red oak]
... F111XE403OH – Outwash Upland
17b.
Soils are moderately well drained or drier [oaks / prairie understory]
... F111XE404OH – Dry Outwash Upland
111A Outline
I.
Organic PM
B.
Underlying material is organic
II.
Non-Organic PM
A.
Alluvium PM
B.
Glacial till PM
i.
Site is located in a depression landscape position
a.
Soil surface color (SC) is lighter than 3/2 and/or an alfisol; no ponding
... F111XA006IN – Till Depression
b.
Soil SC is 3/2 or darker and/or a mollisol; occasional to frequent ponding
... F111XA007IN – Till Depression Flatwood
ii.
Site is located in a swell (concave) landscape position
a.
Soil surface is lighter than 3/2
C.
Lacustrine PM
E.
Outwash PM
i.
Soils surface color is lighter than 3/2
a.
Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained .F111AY014IN
ii.
Soils surface color is darker than 3/2
F.
Residuum PM
ii.
Depth to restrictive layer is between 20 and 40 inches
... F111XA019IN – Moderately Deep Restricted
G.
Sand PM
111B Outline
I.
Organic PM
B.
Underlying material is organic
ii.
Underlying material is not limnic and/or greater than 30 inches from the surface
... R111XB003IN – Deep Muck
II.
Mineral PM
A.
Lacustrine Parent Material
B.
Alluvium Parent Material
i.
Soil Surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
ii.
Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
C.
Bedrock Parent Material
ii.
Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
D.
Outwash Parent Material
i.
Soil surface dark in color 3/2 Munsell or darker
a.
Soils are in the aquic suborder and/or very poorly or poorly drained
... R111XB401IN – Wet Outwash Mollisol
b.
Soils are not in the aquic suborder and/or they are SWPD or drier
... R111XB402IN – Dry Outwash Integrade
ii.
Soil surface light in color lighter than 3/2 Munsell
E.
Glacial Till Parent Material
i.
Site is on a concave landscape position and/or very poorly or poorly drained
... F111XB501IN – Till Depression
ii.
Site is on a convex landscape position
111D Outline
I.
Organic PM
II.
Mineral PM
A.
Alluvium PM
B.
Glacial Till
A.
Site is located in a concave landscape position
ii.
Soil surface color is 3/2 Munsell or darker
b.
Soil surface color is 10 inches or deeper
B.
Site is located in a convex landscape position
i.
Soil surface color is lighter than 3/2
ii.
Soil surface color is 3/2 or darker
C.
Lacustrine PM
B.
Soils are somewhat poorly or moderately well drained Lacustrine Forest
... F111XD014IN – Lacustrine Forest
D.
Loess PM
B.
Soils are somewhat poorly to well drained and/or are an alfisol
... F111XD016IN – Dry Loess Upland
E.
Outwash PM
A.
Soil surface color is lighter than 3/2
B.
Soil surface color is darker than 3/2
ii.
Surface color is 10 inches or deeper
F.
Residuum PM
B.
Depth to restrictive layer is between 20 and 40 inches
... F111XD023IN – Moderately Deep Restricted
G.
Sand PM
B.
Site is located on a dune landscape position
i.
Soil surface color is 3/2 or darker to a depth of 10 inches or greater
... R111XD026IN – Sand Dune Prairie
111E Outline
I.
Organic Parent Material
B.
Underlying material is organic
II.
Non-Organic/Mineral Parent Material
A.
Lacustrine Parent Material
B.
Alluvium Parent Material
1
Soil surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
2
Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
C.
Residuum Parent Material
D.
Outwash-Colluvium Parent Material
1
Soil surface dark in color (3/2 Munsell or darker)
2
Soil surface light in color (lighter than 3/2 Munsell)
E.
Glacial Till Parent Material
1
Site is on a concave landscape position (toeslope and/or footslope) AND frequently ponded
... F111XE501OH – Till Depression
2
site is on a convex landscape position (summit, shoulder, backslope)
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