Field Guide To Louisiana Soil Classification

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Bulletin Number 889
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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 General Occurrence and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Major Land Resource Areas (MLRAs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 131B Arkansas River Alluvium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 152A Eastern Gulf Coast Flatwoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 151 Gulf Coast Marsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 150A Gulf Coast Prairies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 131C Red River Alluvium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 133A Southern Coastal Plain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 131A Southern Mississippi River Alluvium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 131D Southern Mississippi River Terraces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 134 Southern Mississippi Valley Loess. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 133B Western Coastal Plain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 152B Western Gulf Coast Flatwoods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Soils of Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Table 1. Soil series, classification and extent in Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Table 2. Soil area, MLRA, landscape setting, parent material and interpretations for Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Table 3. Taxonomic key for soils of Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Table 4. Added and deleted soil series in Louisiana since Amacher et al. (1989) and soils recognized, but with no mapped extent.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Author Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
ON THE COVER: Fluker silt loam in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. (Photos by David C. Weindorf )
An Update of the Field Guide to Louisiana Soil Classification - LSU AgCenter Research Bulletin #889
PREFACE
This field guide represents an update of work by Amacher et al. (1989), the original idea of which started with Dr. Bob Miller. The guide provides researchers and others interested in soils with a concise key to the classification of soils throughout Louisiana along with information on geology, climate, vegetation, etc.
winter months, cold fronts advancing from north to south can cause sharp drops in temperatures, to include freezing temperatures in much of the state. Soil temperature regimes in Louisiana are thermic and hyperthermic (Figure 4, inside back cover). Field validation work on the dividing line between these two regimes has recently established the line farther south than originally mapped; and roughly along Interstate 10. Soil moisture regimes in Louisiana are udic or aquic (Figure 5, back cover).
INTRODUCTION
For years, researchers have used county or parish soil surveys when conducting field work and research. Such surveys provided researchers with quick, easily accessible information (chemical, physical, taxonomic) in the field. The classification of soils has profound effects on a variety of soil properties from land use to agronomic productivity. Although initial soil survey work in Louisiana is complete, the inventory of soils in Louisiana is dynamic and subject to temporal change. The soil survey staff continues to produce soil series updates and continually works to update soil maps in response to changing land use and concepts of soil survey. For example, soil surveys were published for years on an individual parish basis. Yet such political boundaries do not conform to natural soil or land use patterns. As such, parish soil surveys often resulted in fragmentation of soils data along artificial (political) boundaries. Today, much greater emphasis is placed on mapping soils across parish boundaries using the concept of major land resource areas (MLRAs). With the advent of Web Soil Survey, the Soil Survey Staff has ceased printing of paper copy soil surveys. Although this allows for highly efficient updating of soils data available on the NRCS Web site, it can be more cumbersome to use since most field personnel do not have Internet-linked laptop computers for use in the field. Thus, this field guide has been assembled to serve as a link between historical soil surveys of the past and modern soil survey concepts. Louisiana consists of 43,562 miles2 (112,825 km2) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000) extending from the Gulf Coast inland some 379 miles (610 km). Elevation of the state ranges from 535 feet (163 m) (Driskill Mountain Bienville Parish) to -7 feet (-2 m) (New Orleans)(U.S. Geological Survey, 2008). The state is dissected by numerous river systems, most notably the Mississippi River, Red River and Ouachita River (ATLAS, 2008). These rivers have historically provided a major source of alluvial sediment to the state. Geology of Louisiana consists largely of Pleistocene terraces and Holocene alluvium associated with the major rivers (Figure 1, inside front cover). Because flooding has been controlled through a series of dams, levees, etc., new sources of sediment deposition have been cut off and have contributed to subsidence, particularly along the coastline. The climate of Louisiana is moist and subtropical. Average annual temperatures range from 63F (17C) in the northern part of the state to 71F (22C) along parts of the coast (Figure 2, inside front cover)(Soil Survey Staff, 2008a). Average annual rainfall ranges from 47 inches (119 cm) in the northwestern part of the state, to 71 inches (180 cm) in isolated areas north of Lake Ponchartrain (Figure 3, inside back cover) (Soil Survey Staff, 2008a). In the
Major Land Resource Areas (MLRAs)
The previous guide to classification of soils in Louisiana (Amacher et al., 1989) cited work by Lytle (1968) and Lytle and Sturgis (1962) in defining six major soil areas in Louisiana: coastal plain, flatwoods, coastal prairie, loess hills, recent alluvium and coastal marsh. Although these associations remain generally valid, they have been more precisely defined and differentiated by the Soil Survey Staff (2006a) into eleven major land resource areas (MLRAs)(Figure 6, back cover). It should be noted that the following descriptions and interpretations describe the entire MLRA area, some of which exist beyond the border of Louisiana. The Soil Survey Staff (2006a) define the MLRAs of Louisiana as follows:
131BArkansas River Alluvium

Louisiana constitutes 33 percent of this MLRA to include the town of Monroe, LA. Parts of Interstate 20 fall within this MLRA. Physiography This area is in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain Section of the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. It is on the alluvial plains along the lower Arkansas River in Arkansas and the Ouachita River in Louisiana and Arkansas. The landforms in the area are level or depressional to very gently undulating alluvial plains, backswamps, oxbows, natural levees and terraces. Landform shapes range from convex on natural levees and undulating terraces to concave in oxbows. Landform shapes differentiate water-shedding positions from water receiving positions, both of which affect soil formation and hydrology. Average elevations start at about 50 feet (15 meters) in the southern part of the area and gradually rise to about 250 feet (75 meters) in the northwestern part. Maximum local relief is about 10 feet (3 meters), but relief is considerably lower in most of the area. Geology Bedrock in this area consists of Tertiary and Cretaceous sands formed as beach deposits during the retreat of the Cretaceous ocean from the midsection of the United States. Alluvial deposits from flooding and lateral migration of the Arkansas and Ouachita Rivers typically lie above the bedrock. These sediments are sandy to clayey fluvial deposits of Holocene to late Pleistocene age and are many meters thick. The geologic surfaces are identified as the Arkansas Lowlands, which extend from the Yazoo Basin up the Arkansas River to the margin of the Coastal Plain, and the parts of the Tensas Basin west of Macon Ridge. The deposits on both of these surfaces are of Holocene age. In some areas late Pleistocene terrace deposits are within several meters of the present surfaces, but they do not crop out in the MLRA. Soils The dominant soil orders in this MLRA are Vertisols, Alfisols, Inceptisols, and Entisols. The soils in the area have a thermic soil
General Occurrence and Features
temperature regime. They dominantly have an aquic soil moisture regime, smectitic clay mineralog, and mixed sand and silt fraction mineralogy. They are very deep and generally are poorly drained to well-drained and loamy or clayey. Nearly level Epiaquerts (Perry series), Vertic Hapludolls (Desha series) and Vertic Epiaquepts (Portland series) dominate the Holocene-age alluvial flats and backswamps. Nearly level to gently sloping Eutrudepts (Coushatta series), Udifluvents (Roxana series), and Vertic Epiaquepts (Latanier series) dominate the recent Holocene-age natural levees. Nearly level to gently undulating, sandy Udifluvents (Bruno series) and Udipsamments (Crevasse series) dominate the recent Holoceneage levee splays and point bars. Nearly level to gently undulating Epiaqualfs (Hebert series), Hapludalfs (Rilla and Sterlington series) and Argiudolls (Caspiana series) dominate the Holocene-age natural levees along the older meander scars. Biological Resources This area once consisted entirely of bottomland hardwood deciduous forest and mixed hardwood and cypress swamps. The major tree species in the native plant communities in the areas of bottomland hardwoods formerly were and currently are water oak, Nuttall oak, cherrybark oak, native pecan, red maple, sweetgum, eastern cottonwood and hickory. The major tree species in the native plant communities in the swamps formerly were and currently are cypress, water tupelo, water oak, green ash, red maple and black willow. The important native understory species are palmetto, greenbrier, wild grape and poison ivy in the areas of bottomland hardwoods and buttonbush, lizardtail, waterlily, water hyacinth, sedges and rushes in the swamps. Some of the major wildlife species in this area are white-tailed deer, feral hogs, red fox, coyote, rabbit, gray squirrel, American alligator, water turtles, water snakes, frogs, otters, beavers, armadillo, crawfish, wild turkey, mourning doves, ducks and geese. Fishing is mainly in oxbow lakes, rivers and bayous. The species of fish in the area include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, catfish, drum, bluegill, gar and yellow perch. Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 70% Grasslandprivate, 2% Forestprivate, 22%; Federal, 1% Urban developmentprivate, 1% Waterprivate, 3% Otherprivate, 1%
cerns are control of surface water, management of soil moisture, and maintenance of the content of organic matter and productivity of the soils. Conservation practices on cropland generally include nutrient management, crop residue management and alternative tillage systems, especially no-till systems. In many areas land leveling or shaping optimizes the control of surface water. Other major cropland management practices are control of competing vegetation and insects through aerial or ground spraying of herbicides and insecticides and fertility management programs that make use of chemical fertilizers.
152AEastern Gulf Coast Flatwoods

Louisiana constitutes 8 percent of this MLRA and Hammond and Covington, LA. A number of national wildlife refuges, state parks and a few state forests are found in this MLRA. Physiography Almost all of this area is in the East Gulf Coastal Plain Section of the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. This MLRA is a nearly level, low coastal plain crossed by many large streams. Elevation ranges from sea level to 80 feet (0 to 25 meters). Local relief is generally 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters). Geology Pleistocene-age terraces consisting of ancient Mississippi River deposits of unconsolidated fine sand, which grades to coarser sand and gravel at depth, are at the surface in the western end of this area in Louisiana. Recent silt, sand and gravel deposits fill the valleys along most of the major rivers in the area. Soils The dominant soil orders in this MLRA are Alfisols, Ultisols, Entisols, Spodosols and Histosols. The soils in the area dominantly have a thermic or hyperthermic soil temperature regime, an aquic or udic soil moisture regime and siliceous mineralogy. They generally are deep or very deep; are somewhat poorly drained to very poorly drained; and are loamy, mucky or sandy. Alaquods (Chaires and Leon series) and Psammaquents (Scranton series) formed in sandy marine sediments on flats and in depressions. Haplosaprists formed in organic deposits in swamps and depressions (Dorovan and Pamlico series) and in marshes and swamps (Lafitte and Maurepas series). Sulfihemists (Handsboro series) and Sulfaquents (Axis series) formed in saltwater and brackish water marshes. Quartzipsamments (Newhan and Corolla series) and Psammaquents (Duckston series) formed on dunes and in interdunal swales on barrier islands. Glossaqualfs (Guyton series) and Hydraquents (Arat and Levy series) formed in alluvium on flood plains. Endoaqualfs (Meadowbrook and Wekiva series) and Albaqualfs (Tooles series) formed in loamy marine sediments on flats and flood plains and in depressions. Endoaquults (Myatt series) and Paleudults (Stough series) formed in mixed fluvial and marine sediments on flats and stream terraces. Paleaquults (Plummer and Bayou series) and Paleudults (Escambia and Ocilla series) formed in loamy and sandy sediments on marine terraces. Biological Resources This area supports pine forest vegetation and freshwater, brackish water and saltwater marsh vegetation. Longleaf pine and slash pine are the major trees. Chalky bluestem, Indiangrass and several species of panicum make up the understory. Palmetto, gallberry and wax myrtle are the dominant woody shrubs. Roseau, common reed, bulltongue, maidencane, cut-grass and alligatorweed
Farms and scattered tracts of forested wetlands make up nearly all of this area. The farms produce mainly cash crops. Cotton, soybeans, milo and corn are the main crops. In many areas furrow irrigation is used during droughty parts of the growing season. Throughout the area, catfish are produced commercially on farm ponds that are contained by levees. Migratory waterfowl are harvested throughout the area. Hardwood timber is harvested on some forested wetlands, and most forested areas are managed for wildlife. About 15 percent of this MLRA is not protected from flooding, and flooding occurs occasionally or frequently in these unprotected areas. Levees protect nearly all of the cropland from flooding. Most of the forested wetlands are not protected from flooding. Networks of drainage canals and ditches help to remove excess surface water from the cropland. The major resource con-
characterize the freshwater and intermediate water vegetation. Marsh-hay cordgrass, salt grass and Olney bulrush characterize the brackish water vegetation. Salt grass, marsh-hay cordgrass, smooth cordgrass and black needlerush are included in the saltwater vegetation. Some of the major wildlife species in this area are white-tailed deer, feral hog, gray fox, red fox, bobcat, raccoon, skunk, opossum, otter, rabbit, squirrel, turkey, bobwhite quail and mourning dove. The species of fish in the area include largemouth bass, channel catfish, bullhead catfish, bluegill, redear sunfish, spotted sunfish, warmouth, black crappie, chain pickerel, gar, bowfin, sucker, spotted trout, croaker, striped mullet, flounder and red drum. Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 1.3% Grasslandprivate, 1.9% Forestprivate, 55.6%; Federal, 11.5% Urban developmentprivate, 10.4% Waterprivate, 12.0%; Federal, 3.0% Otherprivate, 4.3%
Vermilion Bay has a smoother shoreline. Low, narrow sandy ridges characterize much of the area. Many rivers, lakes, bayous, tidal channels and manmade canals are in the area. Elevation generally ranges from sea level to about 7 feet (2 meters). It is as much as 10 feet (3 meters) on beach ridges, canal spoil banks and natural levees, and it rises to 165 feet (50 meters) on salt dome islands. Some areas that are protected by levees have subsided below sea level. Geology The surface of this area is primarily Mississippi River clay, silt and fine sand deposited over the past 2 million years. The eastern half of the area, part of the Mississippi River Delta, is underlain by a mixture of Recent alluvial material and Pleistocene-age marine sediments. The area west of Vermilion Bay is underlain by older alluvial and marine sediments. Salt domes, natural gas and petroleum deposits are below the surface in this area. Soils The dominant soil orders in this MLRA are Entisols and Histosols. The soils in the area dominantly have a hyperthermic soil temperature regime, an aquic soil moisture regime and smectitic mineralogy. They generally are very deep, very poorly drained and clayey. Hydraquents (Bancker, Creole, Larose and Scatlake series) formed in clayey sediments in coastal marshes. Haplosaprists formed in organic deposits over alluvium (Allemands, Clovelly and Lafitte series) or entirely in organic deposits (Kenner and Timbalier series). Biological Resources This area supports freshwater and saltwater marsh vegetation consisting of grasses, sedges, rushes and other plants. Alligatorweed, spikerush, maidencane, cut-grass, and bulltongue characterize the freshwater vegetation. Roseau, common reed, bulltongue and marsh-hay cordgrass characterize the intermediate water vegetation. Marsh-hay cordgrass, salt grass and Olney bulrush characterize the brackish water vegetation. Salt grass, marsh-hay cordgrass, smooth cordgrass, and black needlerush are included in the saltwater vegetation. Some of the major wildlife species in this area are white-tailed deer, alligator, nutria, raccoon, otter, muskrat, swamp rabbit, cottontail rabbit, mink, mottled duck, bobwhite quail, mourning dove, meadowlark, lark bunting and crawfish. Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 16% Grasslandprivate, 6% Forestprivate, 8% Urban developmentprivate, 3% Waterprivate, 33% Otherprivate, 30%; Federal, 4%
Very little of this dominantly forested area is farmland. Much of it is in large holdings owned by pulp and paper companies. Pulpwood and lumber are the principal forest products. Some of the forestland is grazed. Some areas are in state and national forests or are used as game refuges or as military training sites. Only a very small acreage is cropped or pastured. Corn, peanuts, tobacco and soybeans are the major crops. The major soil resource concerns are water erosion, maintenance of the content of organic matter and productivity of the soils, surface compaction and management of soil moisture. Conservation practices on forestland generally include forest stand improvement, forest trails and landings, prescribed burning, riparian forest buffers, forest site preparation, bedding, establishment of trees and shrubs and management of upland wildlife habitat. The most important conservation practice on pasture is prescribed grazing. Overseeding of pastures with small grains and/or legumes during winter commonly supplements forage production. Haying also provides additional feed during the long winters. Conservation practices on cropland generally include systems of crop residue management, cover crops, crop rotations, water disposal, subsoiling or deep tillage, pest management and nutrient management. Critically eroding areas and areas where animals congregate must be monitored regularly and treated promptly.
151Gulf Coast Marsh

Louisiana constitutes 95 percent of this MLRA, including the towns of Gretna, Chalmette, Marrero and New Orleans. Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 90 cross the area. The New Orleans Naval Air Station is in this MLRA. A number of national wildlife refuges and state parks are situated in this area. Physiography Vermilion Bay splits this area into an eastern half and a western half. The eastern half is in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain Section of the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. The western half is in the West Gulf Coastal Plain Section of the same province and division. The land east of Vermilion Bay, part of the Mississippi River Delta, has a ragged shoreline. The land west of
Most of this area supports marsh vegetation and is used for wildlife habitat. The area is almost treeless. Much of the area is uninhabited. The area is in the fertile and productive estuarine complex that supports the marine life of the Gulf of Mexico. The area provides wintering ground for millions of migratory ducks and geese and habitat for many fur-bearing animals and for alligators. A significant acreage west of Vermilion Bay is firm enough to support livestock and is grazed by cattle in winter. A small acreage of freshwater marsh is drained by pumping systems and is used for pasture or for rice. The major resource concerns are determined
by land use and marsh type. Flooding is a major concern in New Orleans. The concerns in areas of native marsh include maintenance of the salinity level in the soils, ingress and egress of fresh water or salt water, and the content of organic matter in the soils. The concerns on pasture and cropland include maintenance of the content of organic matter and control of the salinity level in the soils. Erosion caused by overland water from high rainfall or a storm surge in the Gulf is a concern in areas where the native vegetation has been altered. Conservation practices on cropland include systems of crop residue management, which help to control erosion and maintain the content of organic matter in the soils. Timely tillage and planting can help to maintain tilth and the supply of soil moisture and control salinity. The practices on pasture include prescribed grazing, brush and pest management, prescribed burning and watering facilities. Management of upland and wetland wildlife habitat is needed.
a loamy or clayey surface layer and a clayey, very slowly permeable subsoil. Aqualfs and Udalfs (Crowley, Aris and Vidrine series) are dominant in Louisiana. Uderts and Udalfs (League, Lake Charles, Laewest, Hockley, Katy and Telferner series) are dominant in the eastern and central parts of the area. Usterts and Ustolls (Banquete, Cranell, Orelia, and Victoria series) are dominant in the western and southwestern parts. Biological Resources This area was originally a natural grass prairie with hardwood trees along the rivers and streams. Little bluestem, Indiangrass, switchgrass and big bluestem are the dominant species. A few groves of live oak dot the landscape. Some of the major wildlife species are white-tailed deer, raccoon, opossum, rabbit, fox, coyote, squirrel, armadillo, nutria, quail and mourning dove. Migratory waterfowl, such as ducks and geese, and neotropical migratory songbirds winter in this area. The species of fish in the area include bass, channel catfish and bream. Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 32% Grasslandprivate, 39%; Federal, 1% Forestprivate, 5% Urban developmentprivate, 16% Waterprivate, 5% Otherprivate, 2%
150AGulf Coast Prairies

Louisiana constitutes 17 percent of this MLRA to include the towns of Crowley, Eunice and Lake Charles. Interstate 10 and highways 90 and 190 are in the eastern part, in Louisiana. Physiography This area is in the West Gulf Coastal Plain Section of the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. It is characterized by nearly level plains that have low local relief and are dissected by rivers and streams that flow toward the Gulf of Mexico. Elevation ranges from sea level to about 165 feet (0 to 50 meters) along the interior margin. Geology This area is mostly a strip of land that is about 50 to 80 miles (80 to 130 kilometers) wide and runs along the Gulf of Mexico. The sedimentary rocks at the surface are of Pleistocene age. They were laid down during the last 2 million years. The deposits are deltaic and lagoonal clays and loams derived from older rocks to the west. At the western edge of this area, mostly within Texas, the sediments are older and more weathered and contain more sands. At the eastern edge, mostly within Louisiana, a cap of mixed loess and alluvium occurs on most soils. The loess was derived from the flood plain along the Mississippi River. Some Tertiary deposits occur along the interior edge of this MLRA. The weight of the recent deposits has caused them to tilt towards the Gulf of Mexico, so successively older deposits crop out from the coastal edge to the interior edge of the area. Salt domes, natural gas and petroleum deposits are commonly below the surface throughout this area. Recent deposits of alluvial sand fill the valleys of the Brazos and Trinity Rivers and the other large rivers in the area. Soils The dominant soil orders in this MLRA are Alfisols, Mollisols and Vertisols. The soils have a hyperthermic soil temperature regime in the southwestern part of the area and a thermic soil temperature regime in the northeastern part. The soils in the MLRA generally have an ustic soil moisture regime and smectitic mineralogy. Drainage ranges from well-drained in very gently sloping and gently sloping soils in convex areas to very poorly drained in soils in enclosed depressions. Soils that formed in early Pleistocene sediments, generally occurring north of Interstate 10, are very deep and have a loamy surface layer and subsoil and siliceous mineralogy. Soils that formed in late Pleistocene sediments, generally occurring south of Interstate 10, are very deep and have
Most of this area is in farms. Rice, soybeans, grain sorghum, cotton, corn and hay are the chief crops. About two-fifths of the area is rangeland or pasture. The forested areas, consisting chiefly of hardwoods, border the rivers and streams that cross the MLRA. Urban development is rapidly expanding onto agricultural land throughout the area. The major soil resource concerns are wind erosion, water erosion, maintenance of the content of organic matter and tilth of the soils and management of soil moisture. Increasing salinity is a problem in some areas. Conservation practices on cropland generally include systems of crop residue management, which help to control erosion and maintain the content of organic matter in the soils. Timely tillage and planting can help maintain tilth and the supply of soil moisture. Conservation practices on pasture and rangeland generally include prescribed grazing, fences, watering facilities and nutrient and pest management.
131CRed River Alluvium

Louisiana constitutes 86 percent of this MLRA to include the eastern half of the city of Shreveport and the towns of Alexandria and Bossier City. Interstate 20 crosses this area and intersects Interstate 49 in Shreveport. Small areas of the Kisatchie National Forest are along the southwest edge of this MLRA. Physiography Almost all of this area is in the West Gulf Coastal Plain Section of the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. The southern end is in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain Section of the same province and division. This MLRA is on the alluvial plain along the lower Red River in Louisiana. The landforms in the area are level or depressional to very gently undulating alluvial plains, backswamps, oxbows, natural levees and terraces. Landform shapes range from
convex on natural levees and undulating terraces to concave in oxbows. Landform shapes differentiate water-shedding positions from water-receiving positions, both of which have a major effect on soil formation and hydrology. Average elevations start at about 40 feet (12 meters) in the southern part of the area and gradually rise to about 270 feet (80 meters) in the northwestern part. Maximum local relief is about 10 feet (3 meters), but relief is considerably lower in most of the area. Geology Bedrock in this area consists of Tertiary and Cretaceous sands formed as beach deposits during the retreat of the Cretaceous ocean from the midsection of the United States. Alluvial deposits from flooding and lateral migration of the Red River typically lie above the bedrock. These sediments are sandy to clayey fluvial deposits of Holocene to late Pleistocene age and are many meters thick. In some areas late Pleistocene terrace deposits are within several meters of the present surfaces, but they do not crop out in this MLRA. The geologic history of the area is greatly influenced by a large logjam that formed in the Red River channel in the middle part of the area during the late 18th century and the early 19th century. At the time of its largest extent, the logjam obstructed the river and its tributary outlets for a distance of 160 miles downstream from the Arkansas State boundary. Backwater flooding, reformation of natural levees, and crevasse splays caused by this logjam played a major role in covering large parts of the area with a mantle of recent clayey to sandy material. Destruction of the logjam in the late 1800s resulted in the drainage of many large lakes that had formed. Soils The dominant soil orders in this MLRA are Vertisols, Entisols, Inceptisols and Alfisols. The soils in the area have a thermic soil temperature regime. They dominantly have an aquic soil moisture regime, smectitic clay mineralogy and mixed sand and silt fraction mineralogy. They are very deep and generally are poorly drained to moderately well-drained and loamy or clayey. Nearly level Epiaquerts (Moreland series) and Vertic Endoaquepts (Yorktown series) dominate the Holoceneage alluvial flats and backswamps. Nearly level to gently sloping Endoaquepts (Coushatta series), Udifluvents (Severn and Roxana series) and Vertic Epiaquepts (Latanier series) dominate the Holocene-age natural levees. Nearly level to gently undulating, coarse-silty over clayey Udifluvents (Caplis series) and sandy Udifluvents (Kiomatia series) dominate the Holocene-age levee splays and point bars. Nearly level to gently undulating Hapludalfs (Gallion and Rilla series) and Argiudolls (Caspiana series) dominate the Holocene-age natural levees along the older meander scars. Biological Resources This area once consisted entirely of bottomland hardwood deciduous forest and mixed hardwood and cypress swamps. The major tree species in the native plant communities in the areas of bottomland hardwoods formerly were and currently are water oak, Nuttall oak, cherrybark oak, native pecan, red maple, sweetgum, eastern cottonwood and hickory. The major tree species in the native plant communities in the swamps formerly were and currently are cypress, water tupelo, water oak, green ash, red maple and black willow. The important native understory species are palmetto, greenbrier, wild grape and poison ivy in the areas of bottomland hardwoods and buttonbush, lizardtail, waterlily, water hyacinth, sedges and rushes in the swamps. Some of the major
wildlife species in this area are white-tailed deer, feral hogs, red fox, coyote, rabbit, gray squirrel, American alligator, water turtles, water snakes, frogs, otters, beavers, armadillo, crawfish, wild turkey, mourning doves, ducks and geese. Fishing is mainly in oxbow lakes, rivers and bayous. The species of fish in the area include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, catfish, drum, bluegill, gar and yellow perch. Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 37% Grasslandprivate, 20% Forestprivate, 30%; Federal, 1% Urban developmentprivate, 5% Waterprivate, 5% Otherprivate, 2%
Farms and scattered tracts of forested wetlands make up nearly all of this area. The farms produce mainly cash crops. Cotton, soybeans, milo and corn are the main crops. Sugarcane is a major crop in the southernmost part of the area. In many areas furrow irrigation is used during droughty parts of the growing season. Throughout the area, catfish are produced commercially on farm ponds that are contained by levees. Migratory waterfowl are harvested throughout the area. Hardwood timber is harvested on some forested wetlands, and most forested areas are managed for wildlife. About 22 percent of this MLRA is not protected from flooding, and flooding occurs occasionally or frequently. Levees protect nearly all of the cropland from flooding. Most of the forested wetlands are not protected from flooding. Networks of drainage canals and ditches help to remove excess surface water from the cropland. The major resource concerns are control of surface water, management of soil moisture, and maintenance of the content of organic matter and productivity of the soils. Conservation practices on cropland generally include nutrient management, crop residue management and alternative tillage systems, especially no-till systems. In many areas, land-leveling or shaping optimizes the control of surface water. Other major cropland management practices are control of competing vegetation and insects through aerial or ground spraying of herbicides and insecticides and fertility management programs that make use of chemical fertilizers.
133ASouthern Coastal Plain

Louisiana constitutes a mere 1% of this MLRA near the town of Bogalusa, in the extreme eastern part of the state. Physiography This area extends from Virginia to Louisiana and Mississippi, but it is almost entirely within three sections of the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. The northern part is in the Embayed Section, the middle part is in the Sea Island Section, and the southern part is in the East Gulf Coastal Plain Section. This MLRA is strongly dissected into nearly level and gently undulating valleys and gently sloping to steep uplands. Stream valleys generally are narrow in their upper reaches but become broad and have widely meandering stream channels as they approach the coast. Elevation ranges from 80 to 655 feet (25 to 200 meters), increasing gradually from the lower Coastal Plain northward. Local relief is mainly 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters), but it is 80 to 165 feet
(25 to 50 meters) in some of the more deeply dissected areas. Geology This MLRA is bordered on the west and north by the fall line. This line of waterfalls marks the western and northern extent of the unconsolidated Coastal Plain sediments. It is an erosional scarp formed when this area was the Atlantic Ocean shore in Mesozoic time. The MLRA is underlain by eroded igneous and metamorphic bedrock. Rivers and streams draining the Appalachians deposited a thick wedge of silt, sand and gravel east and south of the fall line as delta deposits in the Atlantic Ocean. These Jurassic and Cretaceous river sediments were eventually exposed as the Coastal Plain uplifted and the sea level changed. When the sea level rose again, the Coastal Plain was submerged and covered by a thin layer of Cretaceous sands in the eastern half of the area. In the western part of the area, the water was deeper and limestone, dolomite and calcareous sands were deposited. As the Coastal Plain continued to uplift and the sea level dropped again, Quaternary material consisting of unconsolidated clay, silt, sand and gravel was deposited over the Tertiary sand and carbonates. Subsequent changes in the sea level created terraces in these younger deposits along many of the streams and rivers draining this area. Much of the MLRA has a benched appearance because of the cycles of erosion and deposition that occurred as the area was exposed and submerged numerous times in its geologic history. Soils The dominant soil orders in this MLRA are Ultisols, Entisols and Inceptisols. The soils in the area dominantly have a thermic soil temperature regime, a udic or aquic soil moisture regime and siliceous or kaolinitic mineralogy. They generally are very deep, somewhat excessively drained to poorly drained and loamy. Hapludults formed in marine sediments (Luverne and Sweatman series) and mixed marine sediments and alluvium (Smithdale series) on hills and ridges. Kandiudults formed in marine sediments (Dothan, Fuquay, Norfolk and Orangeburg series) and mixed marine and fluvial sediments (Troup series) on hills and ridges. Fragiudults (Ora and Savannah series) and Paleudults (Ruston series) formed in mixed marine and fluvial sediments on uplands and stream terraces. Fluvaquents (Bibb series) and Endoaquepts (Mantachie series) formed in alluvium on flood plains. Quartzipsamments (Lakeland series) formed in sandy eolian or marine material on uplands. Paleaquults (Rains series) formed in marine and fluvial sediments on terraces. Biological Resources This area supports mixed oak-pine vegetation. Loblolly pine, longleaf pine, slash pine, shortleaf pine, sweetgum, yellow poplar, red oak and white oak are the major overstory species. Dogwood, gallberry, and farkleberry are the major understory species. Common sweetleaf, American holly, greenbrier, southern bayberry, little bluestem, Elliott bluestem, threeawn, grassleaf goldaster, native lespedezas and low panicums are other understory species. Some of the major wildlife species in this area are white-tailed deer, turkey, rabbit, squirrel, bobwhite quail, and mourning dove. The species of fish in the area include bass, bluegill and channel catfish. Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 17% Grasslandprivate, 8%
Forestprivate, 61%; Federal, 3% Urban developmentprivate, 6% Waterprivate, 3% Otherprivate, 2%
Timber production, cash-grain crops and forage production are important in this MLRA. Soybeans, cotton, corn and wheat are the major crops grown throughout the area. Pastures are grazed mainly by beef cattle, but some dairy cattle and hogs are raised in the area. The major resource concerns are water erosion, maintenance of the content of organic matter and productivity of the soils, control of surface water, artificial drainage and management of surface compaction and soil moisture. Conservation practices on cropland generally include systems of crop residue management, cover crops, crop rotations, water disposal, subsoiling or deep tillage, pest management and nutrient management. The most important conservation practice in pastured areas is prescribed grazing. Pastures commonly are overseeded with small grains and/or legumes to supplement forage production during winter. Haying also helps to provide supplemental feed during the long winters. Critically eroding areas and areas where animals congregate should be monitored and treated.
131ASouthern Mississippi River Alluvium

Louisiana constitutes 32 percent of this MLRA including the towns of Lake Providence, Morgan City and Houma. Baton Rouge and New Orleans are just outside this area. Parts of Interstates 10 and 20 cross this MLRA. Physiography This area makes up most of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain Section of the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. It is on the alluvial plain along the lower Mississippi River, south of its confluence with the Ohio River. The landforms in the area are level or depressional to very gently undulating alluvial plains, backswamps, oxbows, natural levees and terraces. The parts of the MLRA south of Baton Rouge are on a deltaic plain. Landform shapes range from convex on natural levees and undulating terraces to concave in oxbows. These shapes differentiate water-shedding positions from water receiving positions, both of which have a major role in soil formation and hydrology. Average elevations start at sea level in the southern part of the area and gradually rise to about 330 feet (100 meters) in the northwestern part. Maximum local relief is about 15 feet (5 meters), but relief is considerably lower in most of the area. Geology Bedrock in this area consists of Tertiary and Cretaceous sands formed as beach deposits during the retreat of the Cretaceous ocean from the midsection of the United States. Alluvial deposits from flooding and lateral migration of the Mississippi River typically lie above the bedrock. These sediments are sandy to clayey fluvial deposits of Quaternary age and are many meters thick. The Yazoo, Tensas and Atchafalaya Basins and the modern deltaic plain are in areas of Holocene deposits. The St. Francis Basin, in the northwestern part of the MLRA, and some surfaces surrounded by the Yazoo Basin, in the central part of the MLRA, are in areas of Wisconsin Stage deposits of Pleistocene age. Some small areas in the western part of the MLRA are covered by a thin mantle of pre-Wisconsin, Quaternary-age loess deposits.
Soils The dominant soil orders in this MLRA are Alfisols, Vertisols, Inceptisols and Entisols. The soil temperature regime is thermic in most of the MLRA. It is hyperthermic, however, south of Baton Rouge. The soils in the MLRA dominantly have an aquic soil moisture regime, smectitic clay mineralogy and mixed sand and silt fraction mineralogy. The soils are very deep, dominantly poorly drained and somewhat poorly drained, and dominantly loamy or clayey. Nearly level Epiaquerts (Sharkey series), Vertic Epiaquepts (Tunica series), and Vertic Endoaquepts (Dowling series) dominate the alluvial flats and backswamps of Holocene to late Pleistocene age. Nearly level to gently sloping Endoaquepts (Commerce series), Udifluvents (Robinsonville series) and Fluvaquents (Convent series) dominate the natural levees of Holocene age. Nearly level to gently undulating, sandy Udifluvents (Bruno series) and Udipsamments (Crevasse series) dominate the levee splays and point bars of Holocene age. Nearly level to gently undulating Endoaqualfs (Dundee series), Hapludalfs (Dubbs series), and Epiaqualfs (Tensas series) dominate the terraces of Pleistocene age. Biological Resources This area once consisted entirely of bottomland hardwood deciduous forests and mixed hardwood and cypress swamps. The major tree species in the native plant communities in the areas of bottomland hardwoods formerly were and currently are water oak, Nuttall oak, cherrybark oak, native pecan, red maple, sweetgum, eastern cottonwood and hickory. The major tree species in the native plant communities in the swamps formerly were and currently are cypress, water tupelo, water oak, green ash, red maple and black willow. The important native understory species are palmetto, greenbrier, wild grape and poison ivy in the areas of bottomland hardwoods and buttonbush, lizardtail, waterlily, water hyacinth, sedges and rushes in the swamps. Some of the major wildlife species in this area are white-tailed deer, feral hogs, red fox, coyote, rabbit, gray squirrel, American alligator, water turtles, water snakes, frogs, otters, beavers, armadillo, crawfish, wild turkey, mourning doves, ducks and geese. Fishing is mainly in oxbow lakes, rivers and bayous. The species of fish in the area include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, catfish, drum, bluegill, gar and yellow perch. Crawfish are a commercial species in the southern end of this MLRA. Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 70% Grasslandprivate, 2% Forestprivate, 15%; Federal, 3% Urban developmentprivate, 3% Waterprivate, 6% Otherprivate, 1%
of the area. Migratory waterfowl are harvested throughout the area. Hardwood timber is harvested on most forested wetlands, and most of the forested areas are managed for wildlife. About 29 percent of this MLRA is not protected from flooding, and flooding occurs occasionally or frequently in these unprotected areas. Levees protect nearly all of the cropland, urban land and grassland from flooding. Most areas of forested wetlands are not protected from flooding. Networks of drainage canals and ditches help remove excess surface water from the cropland. The major resource concerns are control of surface water, management of soil moisture and maintenance of the content of organic matter and productivity of the soils. Conservation practices on cropland generally include nutrient management, crop residue management and alternative tillage systems, especially no-till systems that reduce the cost of tillage. In many areas, land-leveling or shaping optimizes the control of surface water. Other major cropland management practices are control of competing vegetation and insects through aerial or ground spraying and fertility management programs that make use of chemical fertilizers.
131DSouthern Mississippi River Terraces

Louisiana constitutes 12 percent of this MLRA, including the town of Bastrop. Physiography This MLRA is in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain Section of the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. It consists dominantly of Pleistocene-age, level to gently sloping terraces along the Mississippi River. Slopes generally range from level to gently sloping but are steep along terrace escarpments. Channel scars are evident in some areas. Elevation is generally 50 to 250 feet (15 to 75 meters) on the terraces. Geology Bedrock in this area consists of Tertiary and Cretaceous sands formed as beach deposits during the retreat of the Cretaceous ocean from the midsection of the United States. Alluvial deposits from flooding and lateral migration of the rivers crossing this area typically lie above the bedrock. These sediments form Pleistoceneage alluvial terraces. Silty alluvium underlies most of the area. Clayey sediments are in old channel scars. The Pleistocene terraces are part of the Prairie Terrace complex. A minor portion of the area is in the Deweyville and Montgomery terrace formation. These terraces have a base of red alluvium capped by one to several meters of brownish alluvium. Soils The dominant soils in this MLRA are Alfisols. They have a thermic soil temperature regime, an ustic or aquic soil moisture regime, and mixed mineralogy. They are very deep and formed dominantly in silty alluvium. They generally are moderately welldrained to poorly drained. Gently sloping Hapludalfs (Goodwill series) are on natural levees and low terraces. Gently sloping to level Hapludalfs (Immanuel and Stuttgart series) and Fraglossudalfs (Grenada series) are on broad interfluves and along terrace escarpments. Level Endoaqualfs (Idee series), Albaqualfs (Dewitt series), Glossaqualfs (Ethel series), Epiaqualfs (Lagrue) and Fragiaqualfs (Henry series) are on low terraces and natural levees. Nearly level and level Endoaqualfs (Tichnor and Forestdale series) are on low terraces, natural levees and flood plains. Nearly level Dystrudepts (Oaklimeter series) are along drainageways and on flood plains.
Most of this area is in farms, which produce mainly cash crops. Cotton, soybeans, milo and corn are the main crops, and sugarcane is a major crop in the southernmost part of the area. Furrow irrigation is used in many areas during droughty parts of the growing season. Rice is grown in some land-leveled, flood-irrigated areas. Catfish and crawfish are produced commercially on farm ponds that are contained by levees. The catfish are produced throughout the MLRA, and the crawfish are produced in the southern part
Biological Resources This area supports hardwoods and pines. The Grand Prairie area, in Arkansas, originally supported tall prairie grasses interlaced with hardwood timber. Cherrybark and Shumard oak are widely distributed. Yellow poplar, white ash, cottonwood and black walnut are important species on the flood plains. Loblolly pine and shortleaf pine are on a wide variety of sites, mainly the eroded soils on uplands and ridges. Other hardwood species that commonly grow in this area are white oak, basswood, sweetgum, water oak, American elm, blackgum, sycamore, sassafras, southern red oak, chinkapin oak, American beech and hickory. Some of the major wildlife species in this area are white-tailed deer, coyote, bobcat, beaver, raccoon, skunk, armadillo, mink, cottontail, turkey, mourning dove, ducks and geese. The species of fish in the area include channel catfish, largemouth black bass, crappie and bluegill. Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 42% Grasslandprivate, 4% Forestprivate, 46%; Federal, 1% Urban developmentprivate, 3% Waterprivate, 3% Otherprivate, 1%
thins rapidly as distance from the valley wall increases. Valley sides are hilly to steep, especially in the western part of the area. The intervening ridges generally are narrow and rolling, but some of the interfluves between the upper reaches of the valleys are broad and flat. Stream valleys are narrow in the upper reaches but broaden rapidly downstream and have wide, flat flood plains and meandering stream channels. Elevation ranges from 80 to 600 feet (25 to 185 meters). Local relief is mainly 10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 meters), but it can be 80 to 165 feet (25 to 50 meters). Geology This area is mantled with loess, which varies in thickness. The area is underlain by unconsolidated sand, silt and clay, mainly of marine origin. Crowleys Ridge is underlain by Pliocene sand and gravel. The seas extended up the present-day valley of the Mississippi River in Tertiary time, when these sediments were deposited by rivers draining the surrounding uplands. Throughout Quaternary and Recent time, the valley floor received fine-grained sediments each time the Mississippi River flooded. After these sediments dried, winds picked them up and deposited them as loess in the higher areas on each side of the valley. Five known periods of loess deposition are in the area. The surface deposit is the Peoria Loess, which is of Late Wisconsin age (about 10,000 years ago). PrePeorian Loess, which is of Middle Wisconsin age (about 20,000 to 40,000 years ago), occurs in some areas. This loess is thinner than the Peorian Loess and is generally redder or darker. LovelandSicily Island Loess, which is of pre-Wisconsin age (85,000 to 130,000 years ago), is at the surface in some areas in the southern part of this MLRA. It has a well-developed reddish paleosol (buried soil). Two other loess deposits have been described on Crowleys Ridge. They have been identified as Marianna Loess and Crowleys Ridge Loess. These deposits are not exposed at the surface. They have well-developed paleosols. Soils The dominant soil orders in this MLRA are Alfisols, Entisols, Inceptisols and Ultisols. The soils in the area are very deep or deep, are medium-textured and have a thermic soil temperature regime, a udic soil moisture regime and mixed mineralogy. Welldrained, nearly level to very steep Hapludalfs (Memphis series) are on uplands. Nearly level to steep, well-drained Hapludalfs (Memphis, Coteau and Feliciana series), moderately well-drained and somewhat poorly drained Fraglossudalfs (Olivier, Grenada and Calloway series), moderately well-drained Fragiudalfs (Loring series) and well-drained Eutrudepts (Natchez series) formed in thick deposits of loess. Nearly level to gently sloping, somewhat poorly drained Epiaqualfs (Patoutville series), moderately well-drained Fragiudults (Gigger, Toula and Tangi series), well -rained to somewhat poorly drained Hapludalfs (Colyell and Dexter series) and well-drained Paleudults (Lytle series) formed in deposits of loess 2 to 4 feet (1 meter) thick. Nearly level and very gently sloping, somewhat poorly drained and poorly drained Glossaqualfs (Calhoun, Encrow, and Frost series), somewhat poorly drained Glossudalfs (Egypt series), somewhat poorly drained Hapludalfs (Satsuma series) and somewhat poorly drained Argiaquolls ( Jeanerette series) formed in a thin mantle of loess over loamy alluvium or mixed loess and loamy alluvium. Deep, gently sloping, well-drained Eutrudepts (Weyanoke series), somewhat poorly drained Fragiudults (Bude series) and somewhat poorly drained Fraglossudalfs (Fluker series) formed in silty material or in a mantle of loess and the underlying late Pleistocene
Scattered tracts of forests and farms make up nearly all of this area. Rice, soybeans and wheat are the main crops. In most areas, furrow or flood irrigation is used throughout the growing season. Hardwood timber is harvested on some forested wetlands and most forested areas are managed for wildlife. Bait fish are produced commercially in ponds that are contained by levees. Migratory waterfowl are harvested throughout the area. The major soil resource concerns are management of soil moisture, erosion control and maintenance of the content of organic matter and productivity of the soils. Depletion of ground water through excessive pumping is a major concern in the Grand Prairie area. Conservation practices on cropland generally include nutrient management, crop residue management and alternative tillage systems, especially no-till systems that reduce the need for tillage. In many areas, land leveling or shaping optimizes the control of surface water. Other major cropland management practices are control of competing vegetation and insects through aerial or ground spraying of herbicides and insecticides and fertility management programs that make use of chemical fertilizers.
134Southern Mississippi Valley Loess

Louisiana constitutes 15 percent of soils in this MLRA in three separate areas: 1) Opelousas, Lafayette and New Iberia; 2) Winnsboro, Epps and Mangham; and 3) Baton Rouge, Clinton and Livingston. Interstates 49 and 10 cross the area. Physiography This area is in the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. Most of the part of the area east of the Mississippi River is in the East Gulf Coastal Plain Section of the province. Parts of the western edge of the area, the part of the area in Arkansas, and the isolated part in northern Louisiana, are in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain Section. The farthest southwest part in Louisiana is in the West Gulf Coastal Plain Section. The sharply dissected plains in this MLRA have a loess mantle that is thick at the valley wall and
loamy terrace material. In the eastern part of the area, where the loess mantle thins, well-drained Paleudalfs (Lexington series), moderately well-drained Fragiudalfs (Dulac and Providence series), well-drained Hapludults (Brandon and Silerton series) and well-drained Paleudults (Smithdale series), all of which are gently sloping to steep, are on ridgetops and side slopes. Well-drained Dystrudepts (Ariel series), moderately well-drained Udifluvents (Collins series), moderately well-drained Dystrudepts (Oaklimeter series) and somewhat poorly drained Fluvaquents (Gillsburg series) are on flood plains. Biological Resources This area supports hardwood-pine vegetation. Cherrybark oak, Shumard oak, white oak, post oak, southern red oak and southern magnolia are widely distributed. Loblolly pine and shortleaf pine are the dominant pines. Yellow poplar, white ash, swamp chestnut, cottonwood, sweetgum, and black walnut are important species on the flood plains. Loblolly pine and shortleaf pine are on a wide variety of sites, mainly the eroded soils on uplands and ridges. Other hardwood species that commonly grow in this area are white oak, basswood, sweetgum, water oak, American elm, blackgum, sycamore, sassafras, southern red oak, chinkapin oak, American beech and hickory. Beech-magnolia-holly forests are dominant on narrow ridges and in steep ravines in the Tunica Hills of Louisiana. Some of the major wildlife species in this area are white-tailed deer, red fox, gray fox, raccoon, opossum, skunk, muskrat, cottontail, gray squirrel, fox squirrel, bobwhite quail and mourning dove. The species of fish in the area include largemouth bass, bluegill and bullhead. Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 36% Grasslandprivate, 13% Forestprivate, 38%; Federal, 2% Urban developmentprivate, 7% Waterprivate, 2% Otherprivate, 2%
of the year. Measures that improve drainage should be applied, or the crops adapted to the wet conditions should be selected for planting.
133BWestern Coastal Plain

Louisiana constitutes 31 percent of this MLRA and includes Minden, Ruston, Mansfield, Leesville and Shreveport. The area includes parts of Interstates 20 and 49. Physiography This area is in the West Gulf Coastal Plain Section of the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. It consists of level to steep uplands that are intricately dissected by streams. Broad flood plains and terraces are along some streams. Elevation ranges from 80 to 650 feet (25 to 200 meters), increasing gradually from southeast to northwest. Local relief is generally less than 30 feet (9 meters). Geology Tertiary and Cretaceous marine sediments underlie most of this area. Tertiary units include the Wilcox and Midway Groups, the Claiborne Group, the Jackson Group, the Catahoula Formation and the Willis Formation. They consist of interbedded sandstone, siltstone and shale and unconsolidated sands, silts and clays. The Reklaw and Weches Formations in the Claiborne Group form the Redland area in east Texas. The Cretaceous marine sediments of the Fleming and Oakville Formations are of minor extent in the area. They consist of calcareous clays and marls. Sand, silt and clay alluvium is under the flood plains and terraces along the major drainages. Soils The dominant soil orders in this MLRA are Alfisols and Ultisols. The soils in the area dominantly have a thermic soil temperature regime, a udic or aquic soil moisture regime and siliceous, mixed or smectitic mineralogy. They generally are very deep, well-drained to poorly drained and loamy or clayey. Hapludults formed in residuum (Cuthbert and Kirvin series) and marine sediments (Sacul series) on hills and ridges. Paleudults formed in marine sediments (Bowie and Malbis series) and mixed marine sediments and alluvium (Ruston series) on uplands. Endoaquults (Amy series) formed in old alluvium on stream terraces. Fragiudults (Savannah series) formed in mixed marine sediments and alluvium on uplands and stream terraces. Hapludalfs (Eastwood and Woodtell series) formed in marine sediments on hills and ridges. Glossaqualfs formed in alluvium on flood plains and stream terraces (Guyton series) and in old alluvium on stream terraces (Wrightsville series). Biological Resources This area supports pine-hardwood vegetation. The dominant trees are loblolly pine, shortleaf pine, sweetgum, southern red oak, white oak, flowering dogwood and post oak. American beautyberry, greenbrier, hawthorns and berry vines are included in the woody understory. Little bluestem and pinhole bluestem are the dominant herbaceous species. Other major grasses include beaked panicum, longleaf uniola, spike uniola and yellow Indiangrass. The plant community has many species of low-growing panicums and paspalums and perennial forbs. The major wildlife species in this area include white-tailed deer, coyote, beaver, raccoon, skunk, opossum, muskrat, mink, cottontail, squirrel, weasel, armadillo and mourning dove.
Most of this area is in farms. A small acreage is federally owned. About one-third of the area is cropland, but the proportion varies greatly from county to county, depending on the soils and the topography. This is largely a cash-crop area. Cotton, corn, rice, soybeans and wheat are the major crops. Strawberries are important in Louisiana. Feed grains and forage are grown on dairy farms. Less than 15 percent of the area is pasture or hayland. About twofifths is forest of mixed pine and hardwoods. Lumber is the major forest product, and some pulpwood is harvested. The present trend is toward the conversion of pasture and forest to cropland. Some areas are used for urban development, which is expanding near the metropolitan areas. The major soil resource concerns are water erosion, maintenance of the content of organic matter and productivity of the soils and management of soil moisture. Water erosion is a hazard in sloping areas that are bare because of tree harvesting. Conservation practices on forestland generally include systems of tree residue management and reforestation. Conservation practices on cropland generally include crop residue management, which increases the content of organic matter in the soils, and applications of lime in areas of low pH. Many of the soils remain wet or have a high water table for some or most
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Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 2% Grasslandprivate, 18% Forestprivate, 65%; Federal, 4% Urban developmentprivate, 6% Waterprivate, 3%; Federal, 1% Otherprivate, 1%
The forested areas in this MLRA are used for the production of lumber and pulpwood. The cleared land is used mostly for pasture and hay. Where the water supply is adequate, such crops as corn, grain sorghum, oats, soybeans, peanuts, rice and vegetables are grown. The major resource concerns are water erosion, wetland restoration and water supplies for livestock. Conservation practices on cropland generally include buffer strips, which help to control erosion and runoff. They also include the proper use and timing of irrigation.
paspalums are the principal grasses in shady areas. Lespedezas, tickclover, wildbeans and several composites are the principal forbs in the area. Some of the major wildlife species in this area are white-tailed deer, coyote, fox, nutria, raccoon, skunk, cottontail, gray squirrel, fox squirrel, mink, armadillo, wood rat, white-footed mouse, eastern harvest mouse, cotton mouse, golden mouse, hispid cotton rat, hispid pocket mouse, marsh rice rat, turkey, quail and mourning dove. Other major species include cottonmouth moccasin, broad-banded water snake, coral snake, hognose snake, canebrake rattlesnake, pigmy rattlesnake, copperhead, Louisiana milk snake, speckled kingsnake, rough green snake, buttermilk snake, five-lined skink, broad-headed skink, green anole, smooth softshell turtle, three-toed box turtle, red-eared turtle, Mississippi mud turtle, marbled salamander, smallmouth salamander, Fowlers toad, East Texas toad, spring peeper, eastern tree toad, northern cricket frog, northern leopard frog and bullfrog. The species of fish in the area include spotted bass, largemouth bass, crappie, catfish, bullhead, carp and bluegill. Land Use Following are the various kinds of land use in this MLRA: Croplandprivate, 1% Grasslandprivate, 12%; Federal, 1% Forestprivate, 74%; Federal, 3% Urban developmentprivate, 7% Waterprivate, 1% Otherprivate, 1%
152BWestern Gulf Coast Flatwoods

Louisiana constitutes 41 percent of this MLRA and includes Singer, Sulfur and Oberlin. Interstate 10 is just south of this area. The Sam Houston Jones State Park is in the Louisiana portion. Physiography This area is in the West Gulf Coastal Plain Section of the Coastal Plain Province of the Atlantic Plain. The area is nearly level to gently sloping and has low local relief. Elevation ranges from 80 to 330 feet (25 to 100 meters). Geology The entire area is underlain by unconsolidated clay, silt, sand and gravel deposited by ancient rivers in late Tertiary and Quaternary time. Recent silt, sand and gravel deposits fill the valleys along most of the major rivers in the area. Soils The dominant soil orders in this MLRA are Alfisols and Ultisols. The soils in the area dominantly have a thermic soil temperature regime, an aquic or udic soil moisture regime and siliceous or smectitic mineralogy. They generally are very deep, moderately well-drained to very poorly drained and loamy or clayey. Glossaqualfs formed in loamy and clayey sediments on stream terraces (Caddo and Evadale series), in loamy marine sediments on uplands (Waller series) and in alluvium on flood plains and stream terraces (Guyton series). Glossudalfs (Messer series) formed in loamy marine sediments on mounds and ridges. Vermaqualfs (Sorter series) formed in old alluvium on uplands. Hapluderts (Kaman series) formed in alluvium on flood plains. Paleudults (Kirbyville and Malbis series) formed in loamy marine sediments on uplands. Biological Resources This area supports pine-hardwood forest vegetation characterized by longleaf pine. Sweetgum, blackgum, post oak, blackjack oak and southern red oak are the principal hardwood species. Hawthorns, myrtle and shining sumac make up the woody understory. Mid-size and tall grasses dominate open areas. Little bluestem, pinhole bluestem, big bluestem, switchgrass and Indiangrass are the principal grasses. Longleaf uniola, Virginia wildrye, Florida paspalum, beaked panicum and several low-growing panicums and
The forestland in this area consists principally of pine and pinehardwood forests. Much of the forested acreage is owned by large corporations, and lumber and pulpwood are the chief forest products. Cleared areas are used mostly for pasture. The major pasture grasses are Bahia grass and coastal Bermuda grass. Only a few small areas are used for crops. Many small subdivisions are being developed throughout the area, especially in the vicinity of Houston and Beaumont, Texas. The major soil resource concerns are water erosion, maintenance of the content of organic matter and productivity of the soils, and soil moisture management. When areas are bare after a tree harvest, water erosion is a hazard on sloping land. Conservation practices on forestland generally include forest stand improvement, forest trails and landings, prescribed burning, riparian forest buffers, forest site preparation, bedding, establishment of trees and shrubs, and management of upland wildlife habitat. The soils in this area are low in content of organic matter and productivity. Measures that increase the content of organic matter are needed. Applications of lime in areas of low pH help to maintain or improve productivity. Many of the soils remain wet or have a high water table for some or most of the time during the year. Measures that improve drainage or adapt the land use to the wet conditions are needed.
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Soils of Louisiana
In 2008, 315 soil series were being used in Louisiana (Soil Survey Staff, 2008c) (Table 1). Among these series, 54 benchmark soil series were mapped in the state (Soil Survey Staff, 2008c). Benchmark soils occupy large extents, hold key positions in soil classification and are important in determining the properties and interpretations of soils in a large area (Soil Survey Staff, 1993). The state soil of Louisiana is the Ruston series (fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudult). These soils cover 733,714 acres (296,924 ha) in Louisiana and largely support woodlands of pine and hardwood species. The official soil series description of the Ruston follows (Soil Survey Staff, 2008c). The Ruston series consists of very deep, well-drained, moderately permeable soils that formed in loamy marine or stream deposits. These soils are on uplands of the Western and Southern Coastal Plains. Slopes range from 0 to 8 percent. TYPICAL PEDON: Ruston fine sandy loam forest. (Colors are for moist soil.) A 0 to 4 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) fine sandy loam; weak fine granular structure; friable; many coarse, medium and fine roots; very strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (3 to 6 inches thick) E 4 to 7 inches; pale brown (10YR 6/3) fine sandy loam; common medium faint light yellowish brown mottles; massive; firm; common fine and medium roots; few yellowish red (5YR 5/6) bodies of B horizon material in lower part; few channels filled with dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) material; strongly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (0 to 15 inches thick) Bt1 7 to 18 inches; red (2.5YR 4/6) clay loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few fine pores; common, distinct, continuous clay films on surfaces of peds and in pores; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. Bt2 18 to 26 inches; yellowish red (5YR 5/8) fine sandy loam; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; few fine roots; few fine pores; common, thin, patchy clay films on faces of peds and walls of pores; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the Bt horizons is 10 to 40 inches) Bt/E 26 to 39 inches; 70 percent yellowish red (5YR 5/6) and 30 percent light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) fine sandy loam; weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; few fine roots; few fine pores; discontinuous bands of firm and brittle material up to 5 cm. thick make up 30 percent of horizon; common clay bridges between sand grains in Bt part; few red (2.5YR 4/8) sandy clay loam bodies of Bt material up to 7 cm in diameter; few black accumulations; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary (4 to 20 inches thick) B't1 39 to 52 inches; red (2.5YR 4/8) fine sandy loam; few fine distinct dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/6) mottles; weak coarse prismatic strucutre parting to weak medium subangular blocky; firm; few fine roots; few fine pores; common, distinct, discontinuous red (2.5YR 4/6) clay films on ped surfaces and in pores; thin patches and streaks of pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand; few fine chert gravel; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary.
B't2 52 to 67 inches; red (2.5YR 5/8) sandy clay loam; weak coarse prismatic structure parting to weak medium subangular blocky; friable; few fine roots; few fine pores; common thin discontinuous distinct clay films on ped surfaces and in pores; few thin patches and streaks of pale brown (10YR 6/3) sand, few chert gravel up to 2 cm. in diameter; about 30 percent by volume firm and brittle material up to 10 cm. in diameter; very strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. B't3 67 to 85 inches; red (2.5YR 5/8) fine sandy loam, weak coarse prismatic structure; friable; few fine roots; common thin distinct clay films on prism faces; few thin patches of light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4) sand; very strongly acid. (Combined thickness of the B't horizons is 10 to 50 inches) TYPE LOCATION: Rapides Parish, Louisiana; approximately 3 miles northwest of Woodworth; 150 feet northeast of gravel road; NE1/4NE1/4 sec. 11, T. 2 N., R. 2 W. USGS Woodworth west topographic quadrangle; lat. 31 degrees 10 minutes 01.66 seconds N. and long. 92 degrees 32 minutes 14.19 seconds W. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Solum thickness exceeds 60 inches. The Bt/E and B't horizons are definitive for the series. Calcium-magnesium ratios are variable in the Bt horizons, but typically are less than 1 in the B't horizons. The A horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 to 4. It is fine sandy loam, sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, loamy fine sand, gravelly fine sandy loam, or gravelly sandy loam. The A horizon ranges from very strongly acid to slightly acid. The Ap horizon in severely eroded areas has colors and textures similar to the upper part of the Bt horizon. The E horizon and E part of the Bt/E horizon have hue of 10YR, value of 5 or 6, and chroma of 3 or 4. Texture is fine sandy loam, loamy sand, or sandy loam and occurs in streaks and pockets that make up as much as 50 percent of the horizon. Small dark bodies that are compact and brittle make up as much as 10 percent by volume of the Bt/E horizon in some pedons. A thin BA or BE horizon is in some pedons. The Bt, Bt part of the Bt/E, and B't horizons have hue of 5YR or 2.5YR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 4 to 8. They are sandy clay loam, fine sandy loam, loam or clay loam. The B't horizon, in most pedons is mottled with shades of gray, brown, red or yellow. Clay content of the Bt horizon averages between 18 and 30 percent in the upper 20 inches and the silt content ranges from 20 to 50 percent. The Bt and B't horizons are very strongly acid to medium acid. As much as 15 percent by volume of ironstone fragments or quartz gravel are present within the solum of some pedons. The clay content decreases from the upper Bt horizons to the Bt/E horizon and increases again in the B't horizons. COMPETING SERIES: These are the Allen, Etowah, Holston, Sailes and Silsbee series in the same family, and the Addielou, Avilla, Bama, Dubach, Ironcity, Leesburg, Lytle, Minvale, Nella, Noboco, Octavia, Pikeville and Warnock series in closely related families. Allen, Etowah, Sailes and Silsbee soils soils do not have a bisequal profile. Holston soils have color hues of 7.5YR and 10YR throughout. Addielou soils have an A horizon greater than 20 inches thick. Bama, Ironcity, Minvale and Noboco soils have a CEC to clay ratio less than.24 in the upper 20 inches of the argillic horizon. In addition, Bama, Octavia and Pikeville soils do not have a bisequal profile; Avilla, Ironcity, and Nella soils contain more than 10 percent coarse
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fragments throughout; Minvale soils contain less than 20 percent fine and coarser sand in the control section; and Dubach, Leesburg, Noboco and Warnock soils have color hues of 7.5YR and 10YR throughout. Lytle soils have a surface mantle of loess that is 2 to 3 feet thick. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: These soils are on nearly level to moderately sloping uplands of the Western and Southern Coastal Plains on slope gradients of 0 percent to 8 percent. The soil formed in marine or stream deposits of Pleistocene age. The climate is warm and humid with mean annual temperature of 65 degrees F., and mean annual precipitation of 59 inches near the type location. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the competing Sailes and Lytle series, and the Beauregard, Betis, Boykin, Mahan, Malbis, McLaurin, Ora, Savannah, Sawyer, Smithdale, and Tangi series. Beauregard and Malbis soils contain more than 5 percent plinthite. Sawyer and Mahan soils are finer textured. Betis, Boykin, and McLaurin soils are coarser textured. Ora, Savannah, and Tangi soils have a fragipan. Smithdale soils are not bisequal and are Hapludults. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well-drained; medium to rapid runoff; moderate permeability. USE AND VEGETATION: Principal use is woodland consisting of southern pine and some hardwoods with understories of shrubs or grasses. A small acreage is used for cotton, corn, soybeans, small grain, truck crops and pasture. A considerable portion of the acreage formerly cultivated has been converted to pasture or southern pine woodland DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Coastal Plains of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas. The series is of large extent, with an area of more than 1,000,000 acres. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: Little Rock, Arkansas SERIES ESTABLISHED: Lincoln Parish, Louisiana; 1909. REMARKS: The concept of the series limits the series to a bisequal profile. Soils formerly included in Ruston but having low silt content are excluded. Diagnostic horizons and features recognized are: Ochric epipedon..0 to 7 inches (A and E horizons) Albic horizon..4 to 7 inches (E horizon) Argillic horizon..7 to 85 inches (Bt, Bt/E, and B't horizons).
Tables 1-4 provide information on the soils of Louisiana to include taxonomic classification, mapped extent, MLRA, landscape setting, parent material, drainage, permeability, series deleted and series added.
REFERENCES
Amacher, M.C., W.J. Day, B.A. Schumacher, P.M. Walthall, and B.J. Miller. 1989. A Guide to the Classification of Soils of Louisiana. Bull. 803. La. Agric. Exp. Stn., Baton Rouge. ATLAS. 2008. The Louisiana Statewide GIS [Online]. Available at http://atlas.lsu.edu/ (Verified 20 Feb. 2008). Louisiana Geological Survey. 2008. Generalized Geologic Map of Louisiana [Online]. Available at www.lgs.lsu.edu (Verified 20 Feb. 2008). Lytle, S.A. 1968. The morphological characteristics and relief rela- tionships of representative soils in Louisiana. La. Agric. Exp. Stn., Baton Rouge. Lytle, S.A. and M.B. Sturgis. 1962. General soil areas and associated soil series groups of Louisiana. Agronomy Department, La. Agric. Exp. Stn., Baton Rouge. Soil Survey Staff. 1993. Soil survey manual. USDA-NRCS. Agricultural Handbook No. 18. U.S. Gov. Print. Office. Washington, DC. Soil Survey Staff. 1999. Soil Taxonomy 2nd Ed. USDA-NRCS. U.S. Gov. Print. Office. Washington, DC. Soil Survey Staff. 2006a. Land resource regions and major land resource areas of the United States, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin. USDA-NRCS. Agriculture Handbook No. 296. U.S. Gov. Print. Office. Washington, DC. Soil Survey Staff. 2006b. Keys to soil taxonomy 10th ed. USDA- NRCS. Pocohontas Press, Blacksburg, VA. Soil Survey Staff. 2008a. Louisiana climate data: temperature and precipitation [Online]. Available at http://datagateway.nrcs. usda.gov/ (Verified 20 Feb. 2008). Soil Survey Staff. 2008b. Major land resource areas of Louisiana [Online]. Available at http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ (Verified 20 Feb. 2008). Soil Survey Staff. 2008c. Official soil series descriptions [Online]. Available at http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/ osd/index.html (Verified 21 Feb. 2008). US Census Bureau. 2000. State and County Quick Facts: Louisiana [Online]. Available at http://quickfacts.census. gov/qfd/states/22000.html (Verified 19 Feb. 2008). U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Survey Quality Assurance Staff. 1994. Soil Climate Regimes of the United States. USDA Soil Conservation Service, Soil Survey Division, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, NE. (digital maps data and attributes) US Geological Survey. 2008. Elevations and Distances in the United States [Online]. Available at http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/ booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest (Verified 20 Feb. 2008).
Seven soil orders are found in Louisiana to include Alfisols, Entisols, Histosols, Inceptisols, Mollisols, Ultisols and Vertisols. Lower classifications of soils in the state include 14 suborders, 36 great groups and 105 subgroups of US Soil Taxonomy. The precise classification of each series depends on the edition by which it was keyed out, but most series have been keyed using U.S. Soil Taxonomy 2nd Ed. (Soil Survey Staff, 1999) or Keys to Soil Taxonomy 10th Ed.(Soil Survey Staff, 2006b). Since the first Louisiana soils field guide by Amacher et al. (1989), 51 soil series have been added in Louisiana and 14 previously recognized soil series in Louisiana have been removed. Of the 315 soil series approved for use in Louisiana, 38 have no mapped extent in the state as of 2008.
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Table 1. Soil series, classification and extent in Louisiana.

Taxonomic Classification Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Glossaquic Paleudalfs Fine, smectitic, thermic Aeric Epiaqualfs Fine, mixed, active, thermic Oxyaquic Glossudalfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Aeric Epiaqualfs Thermic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments Clayey, smectitic, euic, hyperthermic Terric Haplosaprists Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Dystraquerts Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Endoaqualfs Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Albaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Argiaquolls Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Aquic Paleudults Fine-silty, siliceous, superactive, nonacid, thermic Typic Hydraquents Fine-silty, mixed, active, acid, thermic Fluventic Endoaquepts Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Argiudolls Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Dystraquerts Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudalfs Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, hyperthermic Typic Hydraquents Very-fine, smectitic, nonacid, hyperthermic Sodic Hydraquents Very-fine, smectitic, nonacid, hyperthermic Typic Hydraquents Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Hapludults Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Aquic Dystruderts Coarse-loamy, siliceous, superactive, thermic Typic Hapludults Fine-silty, siliceous, superactive, thermic Plinthaquic Paleudults Clayey, smectitic, euic, hyperthermic Terric Haplosaprists Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Aquic Dystruderts Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Glossic Paleudalfs Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Glossudalfs Sandy, siliceous, thermic Lamellic Paleudults Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, acid, thermic Typic Fluvaquents Siliceous, thermic Psammentic Paleudalfs Thermic, coated Typic Quartzipsamments 300 22662 7118 21268 35985 36668 40808 26697 1275 109517 45104 146104 382264 45314 8820 24821 8190 211254 110391 112909 4050 4192 65973 32680 38107 1010 422918 121565 1190 9463 22182 45704 8977 3830 482 171151 49196 121 9171 2881 8607 14563 14839 16515 10804 516 44320 18253 59127 154698 18338 3569 10045 3314 85492 44674 45693 1639 1696 26699 13225 15422 409 51946 21022 18496 Acres Hectares
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Soil Series
Phase
Abita
silt loam
Acadia
silt loam
Acadiana
silt loam
Acy
silt loam
Alaga
loamy sand
Allemands*
mucky peat
Alligator
clay
Amagon
silt loam
Anacoco
silt loam
Andry
peat
Angie
very fine sandy loam
Arat
mucky silt loam
Arkabutla
silt loam
Armistead
clay
Ashford
clay
Attoyac
fine sandy loam
Baldwin
silty clay loam
Balize
silt loam
Bancker
muck
Barbary
muck
Basile
silt loam
Bassfield
sandy loam
Bayoudan
clay
Bearhead
Beauregard
silt loam
Bellpass
muck
Bellwood
clay
Bernaldo
fine sandy loam
Besner
fine sandy loam
Betis
loamy fine sand
Bibb
sandy loam
Bienville
loamy fine sand
Bigbee
loamy sand
*Note: Bold indicates Benchmark Soil Series.
Soil Series Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudalfs Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Paleudults Coarse-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Aquic Paleudults Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Glossic Natraqualfs Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Aeric Epiaquerts Fine, mixed, active, thermic Vertic Paleudalfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Plinthic Paleudults Loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Arenic Paleudults Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Arenic Paleudults Fine-silty, siliceous, superactive, thermic Glossic Natraqualfs Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Oxyaquic Eutrudepts Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Oxyaquic Paleudults Sandy, mixed, thermic Typic Udifluvents Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Fragiudalfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aeric Glossaqualfs Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Aquic Hapluderts Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs Fine, mixed, active, thermic Albaquic Hapludalfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Hapludults Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Fraglossudalfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, hyperthermic Fluvaquentic Epiaquepts Clayey, smectitic, euic, hyperthermic Terric Haplosaprists Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, calcareous, hyperthermic Fluventic Endoaquepts Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Fluventic Dystrudepts Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Argiudolls Carbonatic, hyperthermic Typic Udipsamments Clayey, smectitic, euic, hyperthermic Terric Haplosaprists Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, thermic Aquic Udifluvents Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, thermic Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, thermic Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Fine, smectitic, thermic Albaquic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, hyperthermic Glossaquic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Fluventic Eutrudepts Fine, smectitic, nonacid, hyperthermic Typic Hydraquents 20640 151809 40096 60306 5085 2839 5507 9690 44088 230185 73625 72370 121702 41535 260960 7403 114113 58965 27842 517 288379 1215 206765 85456 7395 89966 17070 90786 165134 4754 11380 3470 17966 7271 1404 4605 1924 66828 8353 61436 16226 24405 2058 1149 2229 3921 17842 93154 29795 29287 49252 16809 105608 1467 2996 46180 23863 11267 209 116704 492 83676 34583 2993 36408 6908 36740 49711 20118 5734 2320
Phase
Taxonomic Classification
Acres
Hectares
Bistineau
Blevins
Bodcau
silt loam
Bonn
silt loam
Bossier
clay
Boswell
fine sandy loam
Bowie
Boykin
loamy fine sand
Briley
loamy fine sand
Brimstone
silt loam
Bruin
silt loam
Brule
silty clay loam
Bruno
sandy loam
Bude
silt loam
Bursley
silty clay loam
Buxin
clay
Caddo
silt loam
Cadeville
Cahaba
sandy loam
Calhoun
silt loam
Calloway
silt loam
Cancienne
silt loam
Caplis
Coarse-silty over clayey, mixed over smectitic, superactive, calcareous, thermic Oxyaquic Udifluvents 3624
Carlin
mucky peat
Carville
Cascilla
silt loam
Caspiana
silt loam
Cheniere
sandy clay loam
Clovelly
muck
Cocodrie
Commerce
silt loam
Convent
silt loam
Corrigan
fine sandy loam
Coteau
silt loam
Coushatta
silt loam
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Creole
mucky clay
Soil Series Mixed, thermic Typic Udipsamments Fine, smectitic, thermic Typic Albaqualfs Fine, mixed, superactive, acid, thermic Typic Fluvaquents Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Paleudalfs Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Hapludults Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic albic Glossic Natraqualfs Loamy, mixed, euic, hyperthermic Terric Haplosaprists Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Ultic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Ultic Hapludalfs Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Arenic Plinthic Paleudults Very-fine, smectitic, nonacid, thermic Vertic Endoaquepts Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudults Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Endoaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, hyperthermic Aeric Endoaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Fragic Glossudalfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Aquic Paleudalfs Fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Vertic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Glossudalfs Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Haplic Glossudalfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Aeric Epiaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Glossic Paleudalfs Coarse-silty, mixed, active, acid, thermic Aeric Fluvaquents Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Aquic Paleudalfs Very-fine, smectitic, nonacid, hyperthermic Vertic Endoaquepts Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Ultic Hapludalfs Mixed, hyperthermic Aquic Udipsamments Sandy, siliceous, thermic Lamellic Paleudalfs Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Aquic Fraglossudalfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic albic Glossic Natraqualfs Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Paleudalfs Fine, smectitic, thermic Typic Endoaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Aquic Glossudalfs Coarse-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Glossaquic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Aeric Epiaqualfs 5195 3145 199657 23466 198092 6379 21655 6557 325100 21855 2100 4852 10596 4221 43412 290857 4025 11596 11160 27366 23220 41093 40114 1234 1710 116605 145511 5706 28960 8996 34613 308388 7079 5528 2237 2865 124802 14008 3641 11720 2102 1273 80799 9496 80166 2582 8764 2654 131565 8844 850 1964 4288 1708 17568 117707 1629 4693 4516 11075 9397 16630 16234 499 692 47189 58887 2309 345509 139824 23740 9607
Phase
Acres
Hectares
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Crevasse
sand
Crowley
silt loam
Cypress
clay loam
Darbonne
loamy fine sand
Darley
loamy fine sand
Deerford
silt loam
Delcomb
mucky peat
Dexter
silt loam
Dossman
silt loam
Doucette
loamy fine sand
Dowling
clay
Dubach
fine sandy loam
Dundee
loam
Dupuy
silt loam
Duralde
silt loam
Duson
silt loam
Eastwood
Egypt
silt loam
Elysian
fine sandy loam
Essen
silt loam
Evangeline
silt loam
Falaya
silt loam
Falkner
silt loam
Fausse
clay
Feliciana
silt loam
Felicity
loamy fine sand
Flo
loamy fine sand
Fluker
silt loam
Foley
silt loam
Forbing
silt loam
Forestdale
silty clay loam
Fountain
silt loam
Fred
silt loam
Frizzell
silt loam
Frost
silt loam
Frozard
silt loam
Soil Series Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Aeric Endoaqualfs Very-fine, mixed, active, hyperthermic Typic Endoaqualfs Fine, smectitic, nonacid, hyperthermic Typic Hydraquents Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, hyperthermic Typic Vermaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Fragiudalfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Glossaquic Paleudalfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs Coarse-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Hapludalfs Fine, mixed, active, thermic Vertic Paleudalfs Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Chromic Epiaquerts Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Oxyaquic Fraglossudalfs Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Aeric Epiaqualfs Fine, smectitic, nonacid, thermic, cracked Typic Fluvaquents Coarse-silty, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aquic Paleudults Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs Sandy, mixed, hyperthermic Aeric Endoaquepts Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Aeric Endoaquults Very-fine, smectitic, nonacid, hyperthermic Vertic Endoaquepts Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aquic Paleudults Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aeric Epiaqualfs Fine, smectitic, thermic Oxyaquic Vertic Hapludalfs Fine, smectitic, thermic Aquic Hapluderts Very-fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Typic Epiaquerts Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Hapludalfs Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, acid, thermic Aquic Udifluvents Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Argiaquolls Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Fluventic Dystrudepts Fine, smectitic, thermic Typic Epiaquerts Fine, smectitic, thermic Aeric Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs Fine-silty, carbonatic, thermic Rendollic Eutrudepts Fine-silty, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Glossaquic Paleudalfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Ultic Hapludalfs Euic, hyperthermic Fluvaquentic Haplosaprists Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs 6554 4106 209136 27786 10540 17255 34841 26019 1195108 16702 2250 57876 12465 94674 1530 10285 66648 2766 160081 137140 22472 44941 111611 1190 147222 3494 284661 115593 167953 112075 48740 1110 36709 48114 19471 14856 449 19725 45356 67969 2652 1662 84635 11245 4265 6983 14100 10530 483648 6759 911 23422 5044 38314 619 4162 26972 1119 64783 55499 9094 18187 45168 482 59579 1414 115199 46779 25119 10165 146313 59211
Phase
Acres
Hectares
Gallion
silt loam
Galvez
silt loam
Ged
clay
Gentilly
muck
Gessner
fine sandy loam
Gigger
silt loam
Gilbert
silt loam
Glenmora
silt loam
Glenwild
silty clay loam
Goldman
Gore
silt loam
Gramercy
silty clay loam
Grenada
silt loam
Groom
silt loam
Gueydan
muck
Gurdon
silt loam
Guyton
silt loam
Hackberry
loamy fine sand
Haggerty
loamy fine sand
Harahan
clay
Harleston
loam
Hebert
silt loam
Herty
Hornbeck
clay
Iberia
clay
Iota
silt loam
Iuka
fine sandy loam
Jeanerette
silt loam
Jena
silt loam
Judice
silty clay
Kaplan
silt loam
Keiffer
clay loam
Keithville
Kenefick
fine sandy loam
Kenner
muck
17
Kinder
silt loam
Soil Series Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Oxyaquic Paleudults Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Hapludults Fine, smectitic, thermic Typic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Glossudalfs Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Glossaquic Paleudalfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Glossaquic Natrudalfs Euic, hyperthermic Typic Haplosaprists Very-fine, smectitic, nonacid, hyperthermic Typic Hydraquents Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Arenic Paleudalfs Clayey over loamy, smectitic over mixed, superactive, thermic Oxyaquic Hapluderts Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Hapludults Fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Albaquults Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Aquic Hapluderts Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Arenic Paleudults Fine-silty, siliceous, superactive, hyperthermic Typic Glossaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Ultic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Fragiudalfs Fine-loamy, mixed, semiactive, thermic Ultic Hapludalfs Fine, mixed, active, thermic Chromic Dystraquerts Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Mollic Endoaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs Thermic, coated Aquic Quartzipsamments Loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Arenic Kandiudults Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudults Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Hapludults Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Plinthic Paleudults Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Aeric Albaqualfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, acid, thermic Fluventic Endoaquepts Euic, hyperthermic Typic Haplosaprists Fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Dystraquerts Fine, mixed, superactive, thermic Vertic Hapludalfs Coarse-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Typic Paleudults Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Argiudolls Clayey over loamy, smectitic over mixed, superactive, nonacid, hyperthermic Typic Endoaquepts Coarse-silty, siliceous, superactive, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs 8115 83473 33405 1800 53384 14380 58980 858 33483 6505 17400 35322 90757 2850 18238 30912 112996 405252 6439 8190 127826 31997 47591 46378 47133 865 24700 8025 152181 253776 1060 122757 641 70842 28669 259 49679 429 102701 61586 3284 33781 13519 728 21604 5819 23869 347 13550 2633 7042 14294 36728 1153 7381 12510 45728 164001 2606 3314 51730 12949 19260 18769 19074 350 9996 3248 96280 38964 35507 14369
Phase
Acres
Hectares
18
Kirbyville
fine sandy loam
Kirvin
Kisatchie
loam
Kleinpeter
silt
Kolin
silt loam
Lafe
silt loam
Lafitte
muck
Larose
muck
Larue
loamy fine sand
Latanier
clay
Latonia
sandy loam
Leaf
silt loam
Lebeau
clay
Letney
loamy sand
Leton
loam
Lexington
silt loam
Libuse
silt loam
Liddieville
fine sandy loam
Litro
clay
Loreauville
silt loam
Loring
silt loam
Lotus
sand
Lucy
loamy sand
Lytle
silt loam
Mahan
fine sandy loam
Malbis
fine sandy loam
Mamou
silt loam
Mantachie
loam
Maurepas
muck
Mayhew
silty clay loam
Mckamie
fine sandy loam
Mclaurin
loamy sand
Memphis
silt loam
Mer rouge
silt loam
Mermentau
clay
Merryville
silt loam
Soil Series Coarse-silty, siliceous, superactive, thermic Haplic Glossudalfs Fine-silty, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Glossaquic Paleudalfs Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Ultic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, thermic Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aquic Hapludults Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Oxyaquic Hapluderts Fine-silty, siliceous, superactive, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Argiudolls Coarse-silty, mixed, active, nonacid, thermic Typic Udifluvents Fine, mixed, superactive, thermic Chromic Hapluderts Fine, smectitic, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Paleudalfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Endoaquults Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Rhodic Paleudalfs Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Eutrudepts Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Fraglossudalfs Clayey over loamy, smectitic over mixed, superactive, nonacid, thermic Fluvaquentic Epiaquepts Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudults Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, hyperthermic Fluventic Eutrudepts Sandy, siliceous, thermic Typic Udifluvents Coarse-loamy, siliceous, active, acid, thermic Typic Udifluvents Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Dystruderts Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Fraglossudalfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Hapludults Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Fragiudults Siliceous, thermic Typic Psammaquents Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Fluventic Dystrudepts Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Aeric Epiaqualfs Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Epiaquerts Mixed, thermic Typic Udipsamments Coarse-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Glossaquic Fragiudults Fine-silty, siliceous, semiactive, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Fraglossudalfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Plinthic Paleudults Fine, smectitic, nonacid, hyperthermic Typic Fluvaquents 40107 2020 5020 128628 10567 144367 1785 1476 18030 27540 36705 17165 163847 2825 72340 8495 79166 10317 15183 8286 158812 37414 188999 195754 1170 10094 1214 1214 6573 236965 8860 119720 10440 31715 12835 4225 48449 3586 95897 16231 817 2032 52054 4276 58424 722 597 7297 11145 14854 6947 66307 1143 29275 3438 32038 4175 6144 3353 64270 15141 76486 79220 473 4085 491 491 2660 144215 58362 142562 57693
Phase
Acres
Hectares
Messer
silt loam
Metcalf
silt loam
Meth
fine sandy loam
Mhoon
silt loam
Midland
silty clay loam
Mollicy
loam
Moreland
clay
Morey
loam
Morganfield
silt loam
Morse
clay
Mowata
silt loam
Muskogee
silt loam
Myatt
silt loam
Nacogdoches
fine sandy loam
Natchez
silt loam
Natchitoches
sandy clay loam
Necessity
silt loam
Newellton
clay
Niwana
fine sandy loam
Norwood
silt loam
Nugent
fine sandy loam
Ochlockonee
sandy loam
Oktibbeha
clay loam
Olivier
silt loam
Olla
fine sandy loam
Ora
sandy loam
Osier
loamy fine sand
Ouachita
silt loam
Oula
Patoutville
silt
Perry
clay
Peveto
fine sand
Pheba
silt loam
Pineisland
loam
Pinetucky
loam
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Placedo
silty clay
Soil Series Very-fine, mixed, superactive, nonacid, thermic Vertic Epiaquepts Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Glossic Fragiudults Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Oxyaquic Hapludalfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Epiaqualfs Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Hapludalfs Very-fine, smectitic, nonacid, hyperthermic Vertic Endoaquepts Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, nonacid, thermic Typic Udifluvents Fine-silty, mixed, active, acid, thermic Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, nonacid, thermic Typic Udifluvents Fine, parasesquic, thermic Typic Rhodudults Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudults Fine, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Hapludults Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudults Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Fluvaquentic Dystrudepts Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Glossaquic Hapludalfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Plinthaquic Paleudults Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Fragiudults Fine-silty, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Aquic Paleudults Very-fine, smectitic, nonacid, hyperthermic Sodic Hydraquents Very-fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Chromic Epiaquerts Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, calcareous, thermic Typic Udifluvents Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Epiaquerts Fine-silty, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Fragiudults Fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Typic Hapludults Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleaquults Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Aeric Epiaqualfs Fine-loamy, mixed, active, thermic Aquertic Argiudolls Fine, smectitic, nonacid, thermic Vertic Fluvaquents Fine, mixed, active, thermic Aeric Albaqualfs Coarse-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Typic Hapludalfs Coarse-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Fragiaquic Paleudults Fine, mixed, active, thermic Ultic Hapludalfs Fine-silty, carbonatic, thermic Rendollic Eutrudepts Fine, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Hapludults 37493 7756 40848 68307 3315 621604 785977 6056 6360 3960 12835 305498 32970 154533 370664 72203 1212064 28059 284080 4320 11880 1543 3660 1795 23420 89765 31445 6 5488 42255 3528 7345 17310 50768 20545 7005 2972 1428 17100 15173 3139 16531 27643 1342 251557 318077 2451 2574 1603 5194 123632 13343 62538 150004 29220 490510 11355 114964 1748 4808 624 1481 726 9478 36327 12725 2 2221 56390 22820 41785 16910
Phase
Acres
Hectares
20
Portland
silty clay
Prentiss
loam
Providence
silt loam
Rayburn
fine sandy loam
Rexor
loam
Rigolette
loamy fine sand
Rilla
silt loam
Rita
muck
Robinsonville
Rosebloom
silt loam
Roxana
Ruple
gravelly loam
Ruston
fine sandy loam
Sacul
Sailes
fine sandy loam
Sardis
silt loam
Satsuma
silt loam
Saucier
fine sandy loam
Savannah
fine sandy loam
Sawyer
silt loam
Scatlake
peat
Schriever
clay
Severn
Sharkey
clay
Shatta
silt loam
Smithdale
sandy loam
Smithton
loam
Solier
clay
Sonnier
clay
Sostien
clay
Springfield
silt loam
Sterlington
silt loam
Stough
fine sandy loam
Sugartown
Sumter
silty clay
Sweatman
silt loam
Soil Series Fine-silty, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Fragiudults Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aeric Albaqualfs Fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Vertic Epiaqualfs Euic, hyperthermic Typic Haplosaprists Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Aquic Paleudalfs Fine-silty, mixed, semiactive, thermic Typic Fragiudults Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Arenic Paleudults Clayey over loamy, smectitic over mixed, superactive, nonacid, thermic Vertic Epiaquepts Fine, mixed, active, acid, thermic Typic Epiaquepts Fine, mixed, active, acid, thermic Vertic Epiaquepts Coarse-silty over clayey, mixed over smectitic, superactive, nonacid, thermic Aeric Fluvaquents Very-fine, smectitic, thermic Aquic Dystruderts Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, thermic Glossic Natraqualfs Fine-silty, siliceous, active, thermic Glossaquic Hapludalfs Fine, smectitic, thermic Aquic Glossudalfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudults Clayey, smectitic, thermic, shallow Leptic Hapluderts Coarse-silty, mixed, active, acid, thermic Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Very-fine, smectitic, nonacid, thermic, cracked Thapto-Histic Fluvaquents Coarse-silty, mixed, active, thermic Dystric Eutrudepts Loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Arenic Paleudalfs Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Hapludalfs Fine, mixed, active, thermic Typic Glossaqualfs Very-fine, smectitic, nonacid, thermic Vertic Epiaquepts Fine-silty, mixed, active, thermic Typic Albaqualfs Fine-loamy, siliceous, active, thermic Aeric Endoaquults 82988 16680 21170 10262 8871 10512 7568 193311 5695 5670 1534 2040 20919 2304 36975 90193 147261 8336 13940 1860 40214 60721 26369 177783 292024 3022 1223 118179 71947 10671 24573 16274 33584 6750 8567 4153 3590 4254 3063 78231 2305 2295 621 826 8466 932 14963 36500 59595 3373 5641 753 236344 95646
Phase
Acres
Hectares
Tangi
silt loam
Tenot
silt loam
Tensas
silty clay
Timbalier
muck
Tippah
silt loam
Toula
silt loam
Trep
loamy fine sand
Tunica
clay
Una
silty clay
Urbo
silty clay loam
Vacherie
silt loam
Vaiden
clay
Verdun
silt loam
Vick
silt loam
Vidrine
silt loam
Waller
loam
Warnock
fine sandy loam
Watsonia
clay
Waverly
silt loam
Westwego
clay
Weyanoke
silt
Wolfpen
loamy fine sand
Woodtell
fine sandy loam
Wrightsville
silt loam
Yorktown
silty clay
Zachary
silt loam
Zenoria
clay loam
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Table 2. Soil area, MLRA, landscape setting, parent material and interpretations for Louisiana.
MLRA 152A 131C, 133B, 150A, 152B 150A 134 133A, 133B, 152A, 152B 131, 151 131A 131A 133B 151 133A,133B 150A, 151 134 131C 133B 133B, 152B 131A 151 151 131A, 151 150A 133A 133B 133B, 152B 133A, 133B, 152A, 152B 151 133B 133B, 152B 133B 133B 133A, 133B, 152A, 152B 133A, 133B, 152A, 152B 133A uplands convex mounds and elongated ridges Pleistocene terraces saltwater marshes uplands uplands Pleistocene terraces interstream divides floodplains stream terraces floodplains stream terraces floodplains backswamps brackish marshes freshwater marshes natural levees stream terraces clayey alluvium loamy alluvium OM over clayey sediments clayey alluvium loamy alluvium loamy & sandy sediments clayey marine sediments stratified loamy and sandy alluvium loamy sediments OM over clayey sediments acid, clayey, Tertiary sediments acid, loamy sediments alluvial sediments sandy sediments loamy & sandy sediments sandy alluvium sandy sediments Pleistocene terraces clayey alluvium loamy & sandy sediments alluvial plains uplands silty alluvium clayey over loamy alluvium swamps loamy alluvium uplands sandy & clayey sediments brackish marshes OM over prairie age loess uplands acid clays & silty clays terraces silty & clayey alluvium poor poor very poor moderately well very poor poor poor poor poor poor very poor very poor very poor poor well moderately well moderately well moderately well very poor poor well well excessive poor excessive excessive floodplains clayey slack water sediments poor freshwater marshes decomposed OM over clay very poor uplands & terraces loamy sands & sands excessive Pleistocene terraces loess & alluvium poor uplands loamy and clayey alluvium moderately well Pleistocene terraces clayey alluvium poor very slow very slow moderately slow rapid very slow very slow slow very slow moderately slow slow very slow moderate slow very slow slow very slow slow very slow very slow slow moderately rapid very slow moderate slow very slow very slow moderate moderate rapid moderate moderately rapid rapid Pleistocene terraces silty sediments poor slow Landscape Setting Parent Material Drainage Permeability
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Soil Series
Soil Area
Abita
Flatwoods
Acadia
Flatwoods
Acadiana
Coastal Prairie
Acy
Loess Hills
Alaga
Coastal Plain
Allemands
Coastal Marsh
Alligator
Mississippi River Alluvial
Amagon
Anacoco
Coastal Plain
Andry
Coastal Marsh
Angie
Coastal Plain
Arat
Coastal Marsh
Arkabutla
Stream Alluvial (Flatwoods)
Armistead
Red River Alluvial
Ashford
Coastal Plain
Attoyac
Coastal Plain
Baldwin
Balize
Coastal Marsh
Bancker
Coastal Marsh
Barbary
Basile
Bassfield
Coastal Plain
Bayoudan
Coastal Plain
Bearhead
Coastal Plain
Beauregard
Flatwoods
Bellpass
Coastal Marsh
Bellwood
Coastal Plain
Bernaldo
Coastal Plain
Besner
Coastal Plain
Betis
Coastal Plain
Bibb
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Bienville
Coastal Plain
Bigbee
Coastal Plain
Soil Series 133B 133B 133B 133A, 133B, 134 131C, 133B 133A, 133B 133B 133B 133A, 133B 152A, 152B 131A 150A 131A 133A 131A, 134 131C 133B, 152A, 152B 133A 133B 131A, 134 134 131A 131C 151 131A 134 131B, 131C 151 151 131A 131A 131A floodplains freshwater marshes floodplains natural levees old natural levees on floodplains beach ridges brackish marshes waterway spoil banks alluvial plains floodplains uplands & terraces Pleistocene terraces stream terraces loess loess uplands Pleistocene terraces floodplains clayey alluvium loamy sediments clay & silty clay loamy & sandy sediments Pleistocene terraces uplands & terraces thin loess over loam thin loess & terrace deposits floodplains sandy alluvium floodplains silty alluvium alluvial plains alkaline loamy alluvium Pleistocene terraces loamy alluvium interstream divides sandy & loamy sediments well poor moderately well moderately well excessive poor poor poor poor moderately well well poor poor poor loamy alluvial sediments OM over sediments loamy alluvium silty alluvium calcareous alluvium shell & sand OM over clayey sediments dredged loamy sediments alluvium alluvium moderately well very poor poor well well excessive very poor moderately well poor poor uplands sandy & loamy sediments well uplands sandy loam & clays uplands acid clay moderately well moderately well backswamps clayey alluvium poor Pleistocene terr. & alluv. Plains thin loess or silty sediments poor Pleistocene terraces silty alluvial sediments poor uplands or old terraces loamy marine or stream sediments well moderate moderately slow very slow very slow very slow moderately slow moderate moderate slow moderate moderate rapid moderate slow very slow slow very slow moderate slow slow moderately slow rapid rapid (drained) moderate moderate moderate rapid very slow moderate moderately slow moderate Pleistocene terraces loamy alluvial sediments well moderate
Soil Area
MLRA
Landscape Setting
Parent Material
Drainage
Permeability
Bistineau
Red River Alluvial
Blevins
Coastal Plain
Bodcau
Coastal Plain
Bonn
Loess Hills
Bossier
Red River Alluvial
Boswell
Coastal Plain
Bowie
Coastal Plain
Boykin
Coastal Plain
Briley
Coastal Plain
Brimstone
Flatwoods
Bruin
Brule
Coastal Prairie
Bruno
Bude
Loess Hills
Bursley
Stream Alluvial (Loess H.)
Buxin
Red River Alluvial
Caddo
Flatwoods
Cadeville
Coastal Plain
Cahaba
Coastal Plain
Calhoun
Loess Hills
Calloway
Loess Hills
An Update of the Field Guide to Louisiana Soil Classification - LSU AgCenter Research Bulletin #889 natural levees on alluvial plains loamy and clayey alluvium
Cancienne
Caplis
Red River Alluvial
Carlin
Coastal Marsh
Carville
Cascilla
Caspiana
Red River Alluvial
Cheniere
Coastal Marsh
Clovelly
Coastal Marsh
Cocodrie
Stream Alluvial
Commerce
Convent
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Soil Series 133B 134 131, 133B 151 131A 150A 133B, 152B 133B 133B 134 151 134 134 133B 131 133B 131 131 134 134 133B 134 133B 134 134 131A, 133A, 134 133A, 134 131A, 151 134 151 133B Pleistocene terraces interstream divides Pleistocene terraces mounds on terraces Pleistocene terraces ridge tops & drainage divides floodplains stream terraces backswamps terrace and uplands coastal beaches interstream divides Pleistocene terraces natural levees natural levees or low terraces loess thin loess overy loamy and clayey alluvium loamy & sandy sediments mixed loess & terrace sediments loamy sediments loess loess silty alluvium silty alluvium clayey alluvium loess sandy sediments sandy sediments uplands depressions and backswamps clayey alluvium loamy sediments loamy alluvium silty alluvium uplands dissected hills loess sandy and loamy sediments Pleistocene terraces silty alluvium brackish marshes OM over silty sediments Pleistocene terraces loess uplands sideritic, clayey marince sed. uplands sideritic marine sediments well well poor very poor well well well very poor well poor poor poor poor moderately well poor moderately well poor moderately well poor poor very poor well poor excessive stream channels or lake beds acidic, clayey alluvial sediments very poor Pleistocene terraces alluvial sediments poor floodplains sandy alluvial sediments excessive brackish marshes clayey alluvium very poor rapid very slow very slow slow slow slow rapid (drained) moderate moderately slow moderate very slow moderate moderately slow moderately slow slow slow very slow slow moderate slow moderate slow slow very slow moderate very rapid rapid natural levees calcareous, loamy alluvium well very slow stream divides loess poor moderate uplands acid clays &silty clays poor very slow moderately slow
Soil Area
MLRA
Landscape Setting
Parent Material
Drainage
Permeability
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Corrigan
Coastal Plain
Coteau
Loess Hills
Coushatta
Red River Alluvial
Creole
Coastal Marsh
Crevasse
Crowley
Coastal Prairie
Cypress
Coastal Plain
Darbonne
Coastal Plain
Darley
Coastal Plain
Deerford
Loess Hills
Delcomb
Coastal Marsh
Dexter
Loess Hills
Dossman
Loess Hills
Doucette
Coastal Plain
Dowling
Dubach
Coastal Plain
Dundee
Dupuy
Duralde
Loess Hills
Duson
Loess Hills
Eastwood
Coastal Plain
Egypt
Loess Hills
Elysian
Flatwoods
Essen
Loess Hills
Evangeline
Loess Hills
Falaya
Falkner
Fausse
Feliciana
Coastal Plain
Felicity
Coastal Marsh
Flo
Coastal Plain
Soil Series Fluker 131, 134 133B 131 131, 134 134 133B 134 134 131 131 151 151 150A 134 134 133B 131 131 133B 131 134 133B 151 133B 133A, 133B, 151, 152A, 152B 151 133B 131, 151 133B alluvial plains uplands & terraces Pleistocene terraces freshwater marshes Pleistocene terraces floodplains on Pleistocene terr. beach ridges Pleistocene terraces natural levees uplands & terraces natuarl levees Pleistocene terraces Pleistocene terraces Pleistocene terraces Pleistocene terraces loamy sediments thin loess over terrace sediments mixed loess & terrace sediments mixed alluvium silty and clayey alluvium brackish marshes clayey alluvium freshwater marshes natural levees or low terraces silty alluvium clayey alluvium over sub. terr. natural levees silty alluvium Pleistocene terraces loess uplands or Pleistocene terraces loess poor poor well poor very poor very poor poor moderately well poor moderately well moderately well moderately well clayey alluvium clayey over fine-silty alluvium loess silty & loamy sediments clayey alluvium silty alluvium silty alluvium loamy & sandy beach deposits sandy & loamy fluvial sediments clayey alluvium loamy sediments moderately well poor moderately well poor poor poor poor poor poor poor moderately well Pleistocene terraces silty alluvium poor uplands or Pleistocene terraces loess moderately well Pleistocene terraces loess poor natural levees or low terraces loess poor dissected Pleistocene terraces clayey alluvium moderately well very slow very slow moderately slow moderately slow slow slow slow moderate moderately slow very slow very slow very slow slow very slow slow moderately slow moderate very slow very slow moderate moderately slow very slow moderate slow moderate moderately rapid very slow moderate Pleistocene terraces loess poor very slow
Soil Area Loess Hills
MLRA 133A, 134
Landscape Setting stream terraces
Parent Material loess over loamy sediments
Drainage poor
Permeability slow
Foley
Loess Hills
Forbing
Coastal Plain
Forestdale
Fountain
Loess Hills
Fred
Loess Hills
Frizzell
Loess Hills
Frost
Loess Hills
Frozard
Loess Hills
Gallion
Red River Alluvial
Galvez
Ged
Coastal Marsh
Gentilly
Coastal Marsh
Gessner
Coastal Prairie
Gigger
Loess Hills
Gilbert
Loess Hills
Glenmora
Flatwoods
Glenwild
Goldman
older floodplains or low terraces alkaline alluvium Pleistocene terraces
Gore
Coastal Plain
Gramercy
Grenada
Loess Hills
Groom
Gueydan
Coastal Marsh
Gurdon
Coastal Plain
Guyton
Hackberry
Coastal Marsh
Haggerty
Harahan
Harleston
Coastal Plain
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Soil Series 131 133B 133B 131 150A 133A, 133B, 152A 134 133A, 133B 150A 150A, 150B 133B 133B 150A, 152B 151 150A, 152B 152B 133B 133A, 133B 134 133A, 133B 131A, 134 151, 152A 151 133B 131 133A, 133B, 152A 133A, 133B, 152A 131 133B 150A 133A, 134 133B 134 133B 131 alluvial plains uplands & terraces uplands backswamps uplands depressions uplands & terraces uplands and terraces Pleistocene terraces floodplains natural levees freshwater marshes uplands & terraces saltwater marshes Pleistocene terraces stream terraces Pleistocene terraces loess silty over clayey sediments loamy sediments OM over clayey sediments clayey sediments sandy & loamy sediments clayey over loamy alluvium sandy & loamy sediments marine & stream clayey sediments clayey alluvium sandy and loamy sediments loamy alluvium loess over loamy sediments loess over sediments loamy sediments acid, clayey alluvial sediments loamy sediments uplands uplands uplands loamy sediments acid, stratified sandstone acid clays & silty clays Pleistocene terraces loamy alluvium freshwater marshes Pleistocene terraces sandy and loamy sediments OM stratified with clayey alluv. uplands loamy & clayey sediments uplands calcareous marine sediments Pleistocene terraces sediments poor well moderately well well very poor poor moderately well well well moderately well moderately well poor very poor very poor well poor well poor poor well poor well moderately well well poor poor Pleistocene terraces clayey sediments poor natural levees acid, loamy alluvium well Pleistocene terraces loess poor floodplains sandy or loamy alluvium moderately well Pleistocene terraces loamy and clayey alluvium well natural levees alkaline clayey alluvium poor mid-Teriary uplands clayey, calcareous sediments moderately well slow very slow very slow moderate moderately slow moderate very slow slow slow very slow moderate very slow slow moderate moderately slow very slow moderate slow very slow rapid (drained) very slow moderate very slow moderately rapid very slow very slow moderately rapid slow moderate moderate moderate very slow moderately slow uplands acid clays & silty clays poor very slow natural levees silty alluvium poor moderately slow
Soil Area
MLRA
Landscape Setting
Parent Material
Drainage
Permeability
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Hebert
Ouachita River Alluvial
Herty
Coastal Plain
Hornbeck
Coastal Plain
Iberia
Iota
Coastal Prairie
Iuka
Jeanerette
Loess Hills
Jena
Judice
Coastal Prairie
Kaplan
Coastal Prairie
Keiffer
Coastal Plain
Keithville
Coastal Plain
Kenefick
Flatwoods
Kenner
Coastal Marsh
Kinder
Coastal Prairie
Kirbyville
Coastal Plain
Kirvin
Coastal Plain
Kisatchie
Coastal Plain
Kleinpeter
Kolin
Coastal Plain
Lafe
Flatwoods
Lafitte
Coastal Marsh
Larose
Coastal Marsh
Larue
Coastal Plain
Latanier
Red River Alluvial
Latonia
Flatwoods
Leaf
Coastal Plain
Lebeau
Red River Alluvial
Letney
Coastal Plain
Leton
Coastal Prairie
Lexington
Loess Hills
Libuse
Loess Hills
Liddieville
Loess Hills
Litro
Loreauville
Soil Series 134 133B 133A, 133B 133A, 134 133B 133B, 152B 150A 133B, 152B 131 133B 133B 133A, 133B 134 131 151 133B, 152B 152B 133B 133B 131 150A 133B 131, 133B 150A 134 133B 150A 131, 133B 133B, 152A 133B 134 133B backswamps Pleistocene terraces floodplains uplands depressional areas Pleistocene terraces Pleistocene terraces floodplains uplands interstream divides Pleistocene mounds & ridges silty alluvium loamy & clayey sediments clayey & loamy deltaic deposits alkaline alluvium clayey sediments loamy alluvial sediments clayey sediments deltaic alluvium silty alluvium calcareous, clayey alluv. sed. silty & clayey alluvium stream & marine terraces silty over clayey sediments upland flats & stream terraces uplands uplands uplands marine or fluvial sediments glauconitic sediments loess glauconitic sediments stream terraces low ridges in brackish marshes floodplains clacareous, silty alluvium clayey over loamy alluvium stratified loamy and sandy alluvium uplands & terraces loess uplands loamy marine or stream sediments Pleistocene terraces clayey alluvium uplands acid, clayey sediments over shale poor well well well moderately well poor poor moderately well poor well poor poor poor poor poor well well poor moderately well poor well well well swamps woody plant remains very poor floodplains loamy alluvium poor natural levees silty & sandy deltaic alluvium poor uplands loams and sandy clays moderately well uplands loamy & Clayey marine sediments well uplands loess well uplands sandy and loamy sediments well moderate moderate moderate moderate slow moderate rapid (drained) very slow very slow moderate moderate moderately slow very slow slow slow very slow moderately slow slow very slow moderately slow very slow slow moderate very slow very slow slow moderate moderate moderate very slow upland alluvial plains sandy deposits excessive rapid uplands & terraces loess moderately well slow
Soil Area
MLRA
Landscape Setting
Parent Material
Drainage
Permeability
Loring
Loess Hills
Lotus
Lucy
Coastal Plain
Lytle
Coastal Plain
Mahan
Coastal Plain
Malbis
Coastal Plain
Mamou
Coastal Plain
Mantachie
Maurepas
Coastal Marsh
Mayhew
Coastal Plain
Mckamie
Coastal Plain
McLaurin
Coastal Plain
Memphis
Loess Hills
Mer rouge
Mermentau
Coastal Marsh
Merryville
Coastal Plain
Messer
Flatwoods
Metcalf
Flatwoods
Meth
Coastal Plain
Mhoon
Midland
Coastal Prairie
Mollicy
Flatwoods
Moreland
Red River Alluvial
Morey
Coastal Prairie
Morganfield
Morse
Coastal Plain
Mowata
Coastal Prairie
Muskogee
Flatwoods
Myatt
Flatwoods
Nacogdoches
Coastal Plain
Natchez
Natchitoches
Coastal Plain
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Soil Series 134 131 133B, 152B 131, 150A 133A, 133B, 152A, 152B 133A, 133B, 152B 133A, 133B 133B, 134 133A, 133B 133B 133A, 133B 133B 133B 134 131 151 133A, 133B 150A 133B 150A, 150B 131, 133B 133A, 133B 133A, 134 133B 119 133B 131 151 131 134 131 133B 133A, 133B 133A, 133B uplands uplands natural levees drained freshwater marshes floodplains floodplains natural levees uplands uplands uplands uplands uplands backswamps saltwater marshes uplands natural levees uplands loamy alluvium loamy coastal plain sediments clayey alluvium clayey & silty alluvium loess & sediments acid clay & silty clay loamy alluvium Pleistocene over Tertiary sed. silty alluvium OM over clayey sediments loamy or sandy alluvium silty alluvium stratified loamy alluvium sideritic, clayey marince sed. sandy loam & sandy clay loam acid, strat. loamy & clayey dep. beach ridges sand & shell marine or fluvial sediments backswamps clayey alluvium Pleistocene terraces loess uplands acid, clayey marine sediments floodplains loamy alluvium floodplains sandy alluvium uplands marine & fluvial deposits uplands loamy deposits well moderately well poor well well poor poor well poor well moderately well very poor poor moderately well moderately well moderately well moderately well poor well poor well poor well well well well Pleistocene terraces loess poor Blackland Prairies acid clay over marl or chalk floodplains sandy or loamy alluvium well moderately well floodplains sandy alluvium excessive alluvial plains loamy sediments well uplands loamy sediments well moderate very slow moderately rapid moderate very slow moderately slow moderate moderate rapid moderate very slow slow very slow very rapid moderate slow moderately slow very slow very slow moderate moderate very slow moderate moderate moderate very slow moderate slow moderate moderate moderate slow alluvial plains alkaline alluvium poor slow Pleistocene terraces loamy sediments poor slow
Soil Area
MLRA
Landscape Setting
Parent Material
Drainage
Permeability
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marine & fluvial terraces stratified marine or fluv. dep.
Necessity
Loess Hills
Newellton
Niwana
Flatwoods
Norwood
Red River Alluvial
Nugent
Ochlockonee
Oktibbeha
Coastal Plain
Olivier
Loess Hills
Olla
Coastal Plain
Ora
Coastal Plain
Osier
Ouachita
Oula
Coastal Plain
Patoutville
Loess Hills
Perry
Peveto
Coastal Marsh
Pheba
Coastal Plain
Pineisland
Coastal Prairie
Pinetucky
Coastal Plain
Placedo
Coastal Marsh
Portland
Prentiss
Flatwoods
Providence
Loess Hills
Rayburn
Coastal Plain
Rexor
Coastal Plain
Rigolette
Coastal Plain
Rilla
Rita
Coastal Marsh
Robinsonville
Rosebloom
Roxana
Red River Alluvial
Ruple
Coastal Plain
Ruston
Coastal Plain
Sacul
Coastal Plain
Soil Series 133B 133B 134, 152A 133A, 133B, 152A 133A, 133B 133A, 133B 151 131 131, 133B 131 133B 133A, 133B 133A, 133B 131 131C, 133B 131 134 131 133A, 133B, 152A 133B, 152B 133A 133A 134 134 131 151 131A, 133A, 133B, 134 133A, 134 133B 131 133A, 133B uplands uplands stream divides low natural levees saltwater marshes uplands interstream divides uplands floodplains floodplains uplands Blackland Prairies uplands & marine & fluvial terr. natural levees waterway spoil banks floodplains clayey sediments dredged clayey sediments Pleistocene terraces loamy alluvial sediments uplands Pleistocene terraces silty sediments loamy marine or stream sediments natural levees & backswamps clayey alluvium floodplains calcareous loamy & sandy alluvium well poor moderately well well poor poor poor poor poor well marine or fluvial sediments clayey alluvium marly clays & chalk saly clays & loamy sediments loess over loamy sediments loess stratified alluvium decomposed organic material silty, acid clayey sediments loess over loamy sediments sandy and loamy sediments clayey over loamy alluvium acid, clayey alluvium poor moderately well well well moderately well poor poor very poor moderately well moderately well moderately well poor poor natural levees and backswamps clayey alluvium poor saltwater marshes clayey & organic sediments very poor uplands & terraces stratified loamy & clayey sedments moderately well uplands & marine & fluvial terr. marine & fluvial deposits well uplands loamy & clayey marine deposits well slow moderate slow very slow very slow moderately rapid very slow moderate moderate moderately slow very slow very slow very slow slow moderate moderately slow slow slow moderately slow moderate slow very slow rapid (drained) moderate moderate moderately slow very slow very slow Pleistocene terraces mixed loess & loamy stream dep. poor moderate floodplains loamy alluvium poor moderate uplands loamy marine sediments well moderate
Soil Area
MLRA
Landscape Setting
Parent Material
Drainage
Permeability
Sailes
Coastal Plain
Sardis
Coastal Plain
Satsuma
Flatwoods
Saucier
Flatwoods
Savannah
Coastal Plain
Sawyer
Coastal Plain
Scatlake
Coastal Marsh
Schriever
Severn
Red River Alluvial
Sharkey
Shatta
Coastal Plain
Smithdale
Coastal Plain
Smithton
Coastal Plain
Solier
Red River Alluvial
Pleistocene low terraces clayey over silty sediments
Sonnier
Red River Alluvial
Sostien
Stream Alluvial
Springfield
Flatwoods
uplands and Pleistocene terraces silty sediments silty alluvium
Sterlington
Stough
Flatwoods
Sugartown
Coastal Plain
Sumter
Coastal Plain
Sweatman
Coastal Plain
Tangi
Loess Hills
Tenot
Loess Hills
Tensas
Timbalier
Coastal Marsh
Tippah
Toula
Loess Hills
Trep
Coastal Plain
Tunica
Una
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Soil Series 133B, 152B 131 133A 134 133B, 134 150A, 152B 133B, 150A, 152B 133B 133B 134 151 134 133B 133B 133B, 150A, 152A, 152B 131 134 131, 133B low stream terraces floodplains backswamps clayey alluvium silty alluvium clayey over loamy alluvium depressions on old stream terr. silty & clayey alluvium uplands uplands lentil sands acid, strat. loamy & clayey dep. stream terraces silty alluvium drained swamps OM & clayey alluvium floodplains silty alluvium Blackland Prairies clay deposits over chalk or marl well poor poor well well moderately well poor very poor poor poor uplands loamy marine sediments depressional areas loamy sediments poor moderately well Pleistocene mounds & ridges silty & clayey alluvium poor Pleistocene terraces thin loess over sediments poor Pleistocene terraces loess poor slow slow slow moderate very slow moderate very slow moderate moderate very slow very slow very slow slow slow uplands & terraces acid clays over chalk or marl poor very slow very slow floodplains silty over clayey alluvium poor very slow floodplains clayey alluvium poor very slow
Soil Area
MLRA
Landscape Setting
Parent Material
Drainage
Permeability
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Urbo
Vacherie
Vaiden
Coastal Plain
Verdun
Loess Hills
Vick
Loess Hills
Vidrine
Coastal Prairie
Waller
Flatwoods
Warnock
Coastal Plain
Watsonia
Coastal Plain
Waverly
Westwego
Coastal Marsh
Weyanoke
Wolfpen
Coastal Plain
Woodtell
Coastal Plain
Wrightsville
Flatwoods
Yorktown
Stream Alluvial
Zachary
Zenoria
Table 3. Taxonomic key for soils of Louisiana.
Order: Entisols
Subgroup Aeric Thapto-Histic Typic Vertic Typic Sodic Typic Aquic Oxyaquic Typic Aquic Typic Aquic Typic Cheniere, Crevasse, Peveto Felicity, Iuka Bigbee, Alaga Lotus Caplis Bruno, Morganfield, Nugent, Ochlockonee, Robinsonville, Roxana, Severn Cocodrie Osier Bancker, Scatlake Arat, Balize, Barbary, Creole, Gentilly, Larose, Sostien Bibb, Cypress, Gueydan, Placedo Westwego Falaya, Vacherie Series
Suborder
Great Group
Aquents
Fluvaquents
Hydraquents
Psammaquents
Fluvents
Udifluvents
Psamments
Quartzipsamments
Udipsamments
Order: Alfisols
Subgroup Aeric Typic Vertic Aeric Mollic Typic Aeric Typic Vertic Aeric Oxyaquic Typic Glossaquic Anacoco Dupuy, Galvez Loreauville Amagon, Dundee, Forestdale, Ged Acadia, Acy, Essen, Frozard, Groom, Hebert, Patoutville, Solier Rigolette Baldwin, Kaplan, Midland, Tensas Bursley Acadiana Basile, Besner, Caddo, Calhoun, Fountain, Frost, Gilbert, Guyton, Kinder, Leton, Merryville, Mowata, Waller, Wrightsville Lafe Crowley, Zachary Series Mamou, Springfield, Tenot
Suborder
Great Group
Aqualfs
Albaqualfs
Endoaqualfs
Epiaqualfs
Glossaqualfs
Natraqualfs
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Subgroup Glossic Typic Aquic Oxyaquic Typic Aquic Oxyaquic Aquic Fragic Haplic Oxyaquic Albaquic Aquic Glossaquic Oxyaquic Typic Ultic Vertic Aeric Aquic Arenic Glossaquic Glossic Lamellic Psammetic Rhodic Typic Vertic Flo Bienville Nacogdoches Attoyac, Bistineau, Darbonne Boswell, Forbing, Gore Larue, Wolfpen Abita, Glenmora, Keithville, Kolin, Metcalf Bernaldo, Evangeline Falkner Duson, Muskogee, Tippah Glenwild, Rexor Gallion, Kisatchie, Memphis, Rilla, Sterlington Dexter, Dossman, Feliciana, Kenefick, Lexington, Liddieville, Meth, Sugartown Eastwood, Herty, Iota, Mckamie, Natchitoches, Oula, Rayburn, Woodtell Colyell, Coteau, Frizzell, Glenwild, Satsuma, Vick Goldman Cadeville, Corrigan Kleinpeter Elysian, Messer Duralde Egypt, Fred, Vidrine Grenada, Pineisland Calloway, Fluker, Necessity, Olivier Gigger, Libuse Loring, Providence Bude Gessner Bonn, Brimstone, Deerford, Foley, Verdun Series
Order: Alfisols
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Subgroup Typic Aeric Typic Series Leaf Haggerty, Zenoria Myatt
Suborder
Great Group
Vermaqualfs
Udalfs
Fragiudalfs
Fraglossudalfs
Glossudalfs
Hapludalfs
Paleudalfs
Order: Ultisols
Suborder
Great Group
Aquults
Albaquults
Endoaquults

Subgroup Typic Glossaquic Glossic Typic Aquic Typic Arenic Typic Aquic Arenic Fragiaquic Lamellic Oxyaquic Plinthaquic Plinthic Typic Bowie, Doucette, Malbis, Pinetucky Blevins, Dubach, Lytle, Mclaurin, Niwana, Ruston, Sailes, Warnock Beauregard, Saucier Brule, Kirbyville Betis Stough Boykin, Briley, Letney, Trep Angie, Bodcau, Gurdon, Harleston, Sawyer Ruple Lucy Mollicy, Sacul Bassfield, Bearhead, Cahaba, Darley, Kirvin, Latonia, Mahan, Olla, Smithdale, Sweatman Ora, Savannah, Shatta, Tangi, Toula Prentiss Pheba Smithton Series
Order: Ultisols
Suborder
Great Group
Paleaquults
Udults
Fragiudults
Hapludults
Kandiudults
Rhodudults
Paleudults
Order: Inceptisols
Subgroup Fluvaquentic Typic Vertic Aeric Fluvaquentic Fluventic Typic Vertic Fluvaquentic Fluventic Dystric Fluventic Oxyaquic Hackberry Mhoon, Rosebloom, Waverly Arkabutla, Carville, Commerce, Convent, Mantachie Mermentau Dowling, Fausse, Harahan, Rita Sardis Cascilla, Jena, Ouachita Weyanoke Coushatta, Norwood Bruin Una Portland, Tunica, Urbo, Yorktown Cancienne, Newellton Series
Suborder
Great Group
Aquepts
Epiaquepts
Endoaquepts
Udepts
Dystrudepts
Eutrudepts
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Subgroup Rendollic Typic Natchez Keiffer, Sumter Series Subgroup Fluvaquentic Terric Typic Lafitte, Maurepas, Timbalier Allemands, Bellpass, Carlin, Clovelly, Delcomb Kenner Series Subgroup Typic Aquertic Aquic Oxyaquic Typic Caspiana, Mer rouge Morey Armistead Sonnier Andry, Jeanerette Series Subgroup Aquic Aquic Chromic Watsonia Oxyaquic Chromic Aeric Chromic Typic Morse Leptic Latanier, Moreland Alligator, Ashford, Litro, Mayhew, Oktibbeha Bossier Gramercy, Perry, Schriever, Sharkey Iberia, Judice Series Bayoudan, Bellwood, Vaiden Buxin, Hornbeck, Lebeau
Order: Inceptisols
Suborder
Great Group
Order: Histosols
Suborder
Great Group
Saprists
Haplosaprists
Order: Mollisols
Suborder
Great Group
Aquolls
Argiaquolls
Udolls
Argiudolls
Order: Vertisols
Suborder
Great Group
Uderts
Dystruderts
Hapluderts
Aquerts
Dystraquerts
Epiaquerts
Table 4. Added and deleted soil series in Louisiana since Amacher et al. (1989) and soils recognized, but with no mapped extent.

Soil Series Added
Soil Series Deleted
No Data/Extent
Acadiana Benndale Bussy Ashford Darco Chastain Bearhead Darden Colyell Besner Dela Debute Bigbee Hollywood Dubbs Bistineau Kaufman Encrow Blevins Killian Eustis Bodcau Kullit Goodwill Bossier Malbis Hannahatchee Brule Mashulaville Idee Bruno Ocklockonee Ijam Cancienne Pelham Kalmia Caplis Rosalie Kenney Carville Troup Kildare Cypress Kurth Doucette Lakeland Dowling Lucedale Dubach Luverne Dupuy Miller Duson Mollville Feliciana Natalbany Gessner Oprairie Glenwild Orangeburg Gramercy Palm Beach Gurdon Pelham Hornbeck Roebuck Iota Scotlandville Keiffer Shubuta Kenefick Socagee Kirbyville Spurger Kleinpeter Summerfield Letney Susquehanna Lucy Thibaut Lytle Tillou Merryville Timpson Morganfield Vaucluse Natchez Vicksburg Niwana Yahola Pineisland Pinetucky Sailes Sardis Schriever Smithton Sonnier Sugartown Tippah Trep Warnock Weyanoke Wolfpen
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Author
David C. Weindorf
Assistant Professor 307 M.B. Sturgis Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 [email protected]
www.lsuagcenter.com
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center William B. Richardson, Chancellor Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station David J. Boethal, Vice Chancellor and Director Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service Paul D. Coreil, Vice Chancellor and Director Bulletin #889 (1M) 8/2008
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Figure 3. Louisiana annual precipitation (Soil Survey Staff, 2008a).
Figure 4. Soil temperature regimes of Louisiana (USDA-SSQAS, 1994).
Figure 5. Soil moisture regimes of Louisiana (USDA-SSQAS, 1994).
Figure 6. Major land resource areas of Louisiana (Soil Survey Staff, 2008b).
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Louisiana Soil Classification

Figure 1. Generalized geologic map of Louisiana (Louisiana Geological Survey, 2008)

Generalized Geologic Map of Louisiana, 2008

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Figure 2. Louisiana annual temperatures (Soil Survey Staff, 2008a).

Major Land Resource Areas (MLRAs)

131BArkansas River Alluvium

General Occurrence and Features

152AEastern Gulf Coast Flatwoods

151Gulf Coast Marsh

150AGulf Coast Prairies

131CRed River Alluvium

133ASouthern Coastal Plain

Forestprivate, 61%; Federal, 3% Urban developmentprivate, 6% Waterprivate, 3% Otherprivate, 2%

131ASouthern Mississippi River Alluvium

131DSouthern Mississippi River Terraces

134Southern Mississippi Valley Loess

133BWestern Coastal Plain

152BWestern Gulf Coast Flatwoods

Table 1. Soil series, classification and extent in Louisiana.

very fine sandy loam

mucky silt loam

fine sandy loam

silty clay loam

very fine sandy loam

fine sandy loam

fine sandy loam

loamy fine sand

loamy fine sand

*Note: Bold indicates Benchmark Soil Series.

very fine sandy loam

very fine sandy loam

fine sandy loam

very fine sandy loam

loamy fine sand

loamy fine sand

silty clay loam

silty clay loam

very fine sandy loam

very fine sandy loam

very fine sandy loam

sandy clay loam

very fine sandy loam

fine sandy loam

loamy fine sand

loamy fine sand

loamy fine sand

fine sandy loam

very fine sandy loam

fine sandy loam

loamy fine sand