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Table B.26: Map Unit Names with No Textural Class Given in NRCS Database, and the Texture Classes Assigned to Them.

Map unit name Texture class assigned
ALLUVIAL LAND ALL
ALLUVIAL LAND, FREQUENTLY FLOODED ALL
ALLUVIAL LAND, OCCASIONALLY FLOODED ALL
ALLUVIAL LAND, POORLY DRAINED ALL
ALLUVIAL LAND, SLOPING ALL
ALLUVIAL LAND, WET ALL
ALLUVIAL-URBAN LAND COMPLEX ALL
ANKENY LOAM, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES L
AQUENTS AND HISTOSOLS, PONDED MPT
AQUENTS AND UDORTHENTS AQ
AQUENTS, SANDY AQ
AQUOLLS AND AQUENTS, PONDED AQ
AQUOLLS AND HISTOSOLS, PONDED MPT
AQUOLLS AND HISTOSOLS, SLOPING MPT
AQUOLLS, PONDED AQ
BEACH MATERIALS, SANDY BS
BEACH SAND BS
BECHYN LOAM, 2 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES L
BIRCHLAKE SILTY CLAY LOAM, 1 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES SCL
BIRCHLAKE SILTY CLAY LOAM, 12 TO 20 PERCENT SLOPES, ERODED SCL
BIRCHLAKE SILTY CLAY LOAM, 20 TO 30 PERCENT SLOPES SCL
BIRCHLAKE SILTY CLAY LOAM, 6 TO 12 PERCENT SLOPES, ERODED SCL
BLOWERS FINE SANDY LOAM, 1 TO 3 PERCENT SLOPES, STONY FSL
BLUFFCREEK-CLEARRIVER COMPLEX BL
BOROFOLISTS PEAT
BOROSAPRISTS MUCK
BOROSAPRISTS UNDIFFERENTIATED MUCK
BOROSAPRISTS, DEPRESSIONAL MUCK
BORROW LAND PIT
BORROW PITS PIT
BORUP MUCKY SILT LOAM, DEPRESSIONAL MK_SL
BRANDSVOLD FINE SANDY LOAM, THICK SOLUM FSL
BREAKS AND ALLUVIAL LAND ALL
CATHRO MUCK, CALCAREOUS MUCK
CEDARROCK SILTY CLAY LOAM SICL
CENSUS WATER WAT
CHETOMBA SILTY CLAY LOAM SICL
CLEARWATER MUCKY LOAM, DEPRESSIONAL MK_L
CLITHERALL SANDY LOAM SL
CLOTHO LOAM L
COHOCTAH LOAM, FREQUENTLY FLOODED L
COLAND LOAM, SANDY SUBSTRATUM, RARELY FLOODED L
COLO SILT LOAM, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES, CHANNELED SIL
CORVUSO SILTY CLAY LOAM SICL
CROWRIVER LOAM L
CROWRIVER-MANANNAH COMPLEX L
CUTAWAY LOAMY FINE SAND, 1 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES LFS
DENT SILT LOAM, 1 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES SIL
DORA MUCK, PONDED MUCK
DUBUQUE SILT LOAM, SHALLOW, 12 TO 18 PERCENT SLOPES, MODERATELY SIL
DUMPS DUMP
DUMPS, MINE DUMP
DUNE LAND DUNE
FILL LAND FILL
FLAMING LOAMY FINE SAND, 0 TO 3 PERCENT SLOPES LFS
FLOM-PARNELL STONY SILTY CLAY LOAMS ST-SICL
FLOM-PARNELL VERY STONY SILTY CLAY LOAMS ST-SICL
FLUVAQUENTS ALL
FLUVAQUENTS - HAPLOBOROLLS COMPLEX ALL
FLUVAQUENTS, CHANNELED ALL
FLUVAQUENTS, FREQUENTLY FLOODED ALL
FLUVAQUENTS, FREQUENTLY FLOODED-EUTROBORALFS COMPLEX, 0 TO 60 PERCENT SLOPES ALL
FLUVAQUENTS, LOAMY ALL
FLUVAQUENTS-HAPLOBOROLLS COMPLEX ALL
FORDVILLE STONY LOAM, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES ST-L
FORESTCITY-MANANNAH COMPLEX SICL
FOXLAKE SILTY CLAY LOAM SICL
FULDA LOAM, SAND SUBSOIL VARIANT, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES L
GLENCOE MUCKY LOAM, 0 TO 1 PERCENT SLOPES, PONDED MK-L
GLYNDON VERY FINE SANDY LOAM VFSL
GRAVEL PIT GR-PIT
GRAVEL PITS GR-PIT
GRAYCALM SAND, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES S
HALVERSON LOAMY FINE SAND, 1 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES LFS
HALVERSON LOAMY FINE SAND, 6 TO 15 PERCENT SLOPES LFS
HAPLAQUOLLS AND HISTOSOLS, PONDED MPT
HAWICK GRAVELLY LOAMY COARSE SAND, 12 TO 20 PERCENT SLO PES LCOS
HAWICK GRAVELLY LOAMY COARSE SAND, 20 TO 35 PERCENT SLO PES LCOS
HAWICK-ESTHERVILLE COMPLEX, 6 TO 12 PERCENT SLOPES LCOS
HISTOSOLS, PONDED MPT
KNUTE FINE SANDY LOAM, THICK SOLUM FSL
LAKE BEACHES B
LAKE BEACHES, LOAMY BL
LAKE BEACHES, SANDY BS
LAKE BORDERS B
LIME QUARRY LQ
LIZZIE SILT LOAM, 0 TO 3 PERCENT SLOPES SIL
LIZZIE SILT LOAM, 12 TO 20 PERCENT SLOPES SIL
LIZZIE SILT LOAM, 2 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES SIL
LIZZIE SILT LOAM, 6 TO 12 PERCENT SLOPES SIL
LOWLEIN SILT LOAM SIL
MADE LAND ART
MAHTOWA MUCKY SILT LOAM, 0 TO 1 PERCENT SLOPES MK-SIL
MANANNAH SILTY CLAY LOAM SICL
MARSH MUCK
MILACA SANDY LOAM, 12 TO 18 PERCENT SLOPES, VERY STONY ST-SL
MILACA SANDY LOAM, 18 TO 25 PERCENT SLOPES, VERY STONY ST-SL
MILACA SANDY LOAM, 2 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES, VERY STONY ST-SL
MILACA SANDY LOAM, 6 TO 12 PERCENT SLOPES, VERY STONY ST-SL
MINES AND PITS PIT
MIXED ALLUVIAL LAND, 0 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES ALL
MIXED ALLUVIAL LAND, 7 TO 17 PERCENT SLOPES ALL
MIXED ALLUVIAL LAND, MODERATELY WELL DRAINED ALL
MIXED ALLUVIAL LAND, POORLY DRAINED ALL
MORA LOAM, VERY STONY ST-L
MUCK AND PEAT, CALCAREOUS, FLOODED MPT
MUCK, CALCAREOUS, SEEPED MUCK
MUSTINKA SILTY CLAY LOAM SICL
NEWFOLDEN LOAM L
NEWSON MUCKY SANDY LOAM, 0 TO 1 PERCENT SLOPES MK-SL
NIDAROS MUCK, CALCAREOUS MUCK
NORTHWOOD MUCK, PONDED MUCK
NUTLEY SILTY CLAY LOAM, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES SICL
NUTLEY SILTY CLAY LOAM, 2 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES SICL
OAKCREEK LOAM L
PARENT LOAM, VERY STONY ST-L
PEAT AND MUCK MPT
PEEVER CLAY, 2 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES C
PEEVER-BUSE COMPLEX, 2 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES CL
PERCY MUCKY LOAM, DEPRESSIONAL MK-L
PINELAKE SANDY LOAM SL
PINELAKE, LOAMY SUBSTRATUM-BRANDSVOLD COMPLEX SL
PITS, GRAVEL GR-PIT
PITS, GRAVEL-UDIPSAMMENTS COMPLEX GR-PIT
PITS, GRAVEL-UDORTHENTS COMPLEX GR-PIT
PITS, MINE PIT
PITS, QUARRIES UWB
PITS, QUARRY UWB
PITS,QUARRY UWB
PITS-QUARRY UWB
PLAINFIELD-URBAN LAND COMPLEX, 0 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES UL
PLAINFIELD-URBAN LAND COMPLEX, 6 TO 15 PERCENT SLOPES UL
PREBISH FINE SANDY LOAM, VERY STONY ST-FSL
PRINSBURG SILTY CLAY LOAM SICL
PSAMMENTS, FILL FILL
PSAMMENTS, NEARLY LEVEL S
PSAMMENTS, NEARLY LEVEL TO SLOPING S
QUARRY UWB
REDBY LOAMY FINE SAND, STRATIFIED SUBSTRATUM LFS
RENSHAW AND FORDVILLE VERY STONY LOAMS ST-L
RENSHAW STONY LOAM, 0 TO 6 PERCENT SLOPES ST-L
RIVERWASH ALL
ROCK OUTCROP-LITHIC EUTROCHREPTS COMPLEX UWB
RONNEBY LOAM, EXTREMELY STONY ST-L
RONNEBY LOAM, VERY STONY ST-L
ROUGH BROKEN LAND BR
SANDSTONE OUTCROPS UWB
SANDY LAKE BEACHES BS
SEWAGE LAGOON WAT
SKAGEN LOAM L
SKAGEN LOAM, VERY COBBLY CB-L
SLICKENS C
STEEP LAND, HAYDEN-LESTER MATERIALS BR
STONELAKE-NEBISH COMPLEX, 12 TO 25 PERCENT SLOPES LS
STONY LAND BR
STRATHCONA AND KRATKA SOILS, DEPRESSIONAL FSL
SVEA STONY LOAM, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES ST-L
TERRACE ESCARPMENTS BR
TERRIL SANDY LOAM, SANDY SUBSTRATUM SL
UDIFLUVENTS UL
UDIPSAMMENTS UL
UDIPSAMMENTS, CUT AND FILL LAND FILL
UDIPSAMMENTS, PITS, GRAVEL COMPLEX GR-PIT
UDIPSAMMENTS-LAKE BEACHES, SANDY COMPLEX UL
UDIPSAMMENTS-PITS, GRAVEL COMPLEX GR-PIT
UDORTHENTS UL
UDORTHENTS, LOAMY UL
UDORTHENTS, LOAMY (CUT AND FILL LAND) FILL
UDORTHENTS, MODERATELY SHALLOW UL
UDORTHENTS, NEARLY LEVEL TO ROLLING UL
UDORTHENTS, SLOPING UL
UDORTHENTS, VERY STEEP UL
UDORTHENTS, WET SUBSTRATUM UL
UDORTHENTS, WET SUBSTRATUM (FILL LAND) FILL
UDORTHENTS, WET SUBSTRATUM (FILL LANDS) FILL
UDORTHENTS-PITS COMPLEX PIT
UDORTHENTS-PITS, COMPLEX PIT
UDORTHENTS-PITS, GRAVEL COMPLEX GR-PIT
UDORTHENTS-PITS, GRAVEL, COMPLEX GR-PIT
URBAN AREAS UL
URBAN LAND UL
URBAN LAND, 0 TO 2 PERCENT SLOPES UL
URBAN LAND-FINCHFORD COMPLEX UL
WATER WAT
WATER, MISCELLANEOUS WAT
WILDWOOD MUCK, PONDED MUCK
WYKOFF GRAVELLY LOAM, 6 TO 12 PERCENT SLOPES, MODERATELY ERODED GR-L
ZIM SILTY CLAY LOAM SICL

Table B.27: Texture Class Reassignments for all Records Initially Classified as VAR.

Texture Class Assigned Map unit name
UL UDORTHENTS, LOAMY, CUT AND FILL LAND
ALL ALLUVIAL LAND, OCCASIONALLY FLOODED
ALL ALLUVIAL LAND, GENTLY SLOPING
MPT HAPLAQUOLLS AND UDIFLUVENTS, LEVEL
AQ AQUOLLS AND HISTOSOLS, PONDED
UL UDORTHENTS-PITS, GRAVEL COMPLEX
ALL ALLUVIAL LAND
ALL ALLUVIAL LAND, OCCASIONALLY FLOODED
ALL ALLUVIAL LAND, OCCASIONALLY FLOODED

Table B.28 Suitability of Soil Texture Classes for Archaeological Sites.

Texture Class Description Suitability
ALL Alluvium 7
AQ Ponded or wet 2
B Beaches 10
BL Loamy beaches 10
BR Rough, broken land; steep land; stony land 5
BS Sandy beaches 10
BY-L Bouldery loam 4
BY-LCOS Bouldery loamy course sand 4
BY-SCL Bouldery sandy clay loam 4
C Clay 7
CB-FSL Cobbly fine sandy loam 5
CB-L Cobbly loam 5
CB-SICL Cobbly silty clay loam 5
CB-SIL Cobbly silty loam 5
CB-SL Cobbly sandy loam 5
CL Clay loam 3
CN-SIL Channery silt loam 3
COS Coarse sand 8
COSL Coarse sandy loam 8
CSL Clay, sand, loam complex 9
DUMP Dump 1
DUNE Dune 8
FB Peat 2
FILL Fill land 1
FL-L Flaggy loam (steep rocky land) 5
FL-SIL Flaggy silt loam 5
FL-SL Flaggy sandy loam 5
FS Fine sand 9
FSL Fine sandy loam 9
GR-COS Gravelly coarse sand 6
GR-COSL Gravelly coarse sandy loam 6
GR-FSL Gravelly fine sandy loam 6
GR-L Gravelly loam 6
GR-LCOS Gravelly loamy coarse sand 6
GR-LS Gravelly loamy sand 6
GR-PIT Gravel pit 6
GR-S Gravelly sand 6
GR-SL Gravelly sandy loam 6
HM Mucky peat 2
L Loam 9
LCOS Loamy coarse sand 9
LFS Loamy fine sand 9
LS Loamy sand 9
LVFS Loamy very fine sand 9
MK-CL Mucky clay loam 2
MK-L Mucky loam 2
MK-LFS Mucky loamy fine sand 2
MK-LS Mucky loamy sand 2
MK-SIC Mucky silty clay 2
MK-SICL Mucky silty clay loam 2
MK-SIL Mucky silt 2
MK-SL Mucky sandy loam 2
MK_L Mucky loam 2
MPT Mucky peat 2
MUCK Muck 2
PEAT Peat 2
PIT Pits, borrow pits, borrow land  
S Sand 9
SCL Sandy clay loam 9
SIC Silty clay 9
SICL Silty clay loam 9
SIL Silt loam 9
SL Sandy loam 9
SP Peat or muck over sand 2
ST-CL Stony clay loam 5
ST-FSL Stony fine sandy loam 5
ST-L Stony loam 5
ST-LFS Stony loamy fine sand 5
ST-MUCK Stony muck 5
ST-SICL Stony silty clay loam 5
ST-SL Stony sandy loam 5
STV-L Very stony loam 5
UL Urban land, made land 1
UWB Outcrop/quarry 1
VFSL Very fine sandy loam 9
WAT Water 2

Table B.29: Mean Values of Numeric Variables for Textural Classes, Added to Records with NODATA for these Variables.

Texture Class # of Records Corrected AvDepth AvClay AvAWC AvOM AvPh AvPerm
ALL 38 41 14 0.18 0.6 7.3 4.25
AQ 6 40 0 0 0 0 3.30
BS 6 60 8 0.08 0 0 4.00
C 1 11 51 0.16 4.7 7.2 .25
CB-L 1 11 21 0.16 3.8 7.2 1.30
FILL 4 60 9 0.10 0.8 7.8 3.65
FSL 2 10 11 0.16 3.0 6.5 3.72
GR-PIT 41 51 9 0.09 0.8 7.5 5.12
L 7 12 20 0.20 3.7 6.8 1.73
LFS 4 10 7 0.11 2.0 6.2 1.186
MPT 3 14 0 0.48 73.4 5.8 4.49
MUCK 22 18 1 0.42 63.7 6.2 3.07
PEAT 1 31 0 0.59 75.3 3.7 13.00
PIT 6 60 10 0.11 0.8 7.8 3.30
SCL 4 11 23 0.19 4.6 7.3 1.40
SICL 9 15 32 0.20 6.2 7.1 0.90
SIL 7 12 20 0.22 3.5 6.6 1.37
SL 3 10 11 0.15 2.8 6.4 3.84
ST-FSL 1 6 12 0.16 1.1 6.0 4.00
ST-L 2 6 17 0.17 4.2 6.4 1.74
UL 24 53 9 0.11 0.9 7.6 4.79
UWB 13 0 0 0 0 0 0

Table B.30: Mean Values of AvClay for Textural Classes, Added to Records with NODATA for this Variable.

Texture Class # Records Corrected AvClay
ALL 1 14
AQ 1 14
FB 12 0
FSL 2 11
HM 7 0
L 2 20
LFS 1 7
MK_L 1 16
MPT 49 0
MUCK 217 1
PEAT 14 0
SICL 1 32
SIL 2 20
SL 2 11
SP 36 1
ST-MUCK 1 1
UWB 5 0
VFSL 1 12

Table B.31 Mean Values of AvAWC for Textual Classes, Added to Records with NODATA for this Variable.

Textural Class # of Records Corrected AvAWC
ALL 1 0.18
AQ 2 0.18
L 1 0.20
MPT 4 0.48
MUCK 1 0.42
SP 1 0.41
UWB 4 0
VFSL 1 0.19

Table B.32 Mean Values of AvOM for Textual Classes, Added to Records with NODATA for this Variable.

Texture Class # of Records Corrected AvOM
ALL 6 0.6
AQ 2 0.6
BS 1 1.6
FILL 1 0.8
GR-L 3 3.4
GR-PIT 3 0.8
GR-S 1 1.6
L 1 3.7
LS 3 2.1
MPT 4 73.4
MUCK 1 63.7
S 17 1.6
SIL 2 3.5
SP 2 65.6
UL 1 0.9
UWB 4 0
VFSL 1 2.8

Table B.33 Mean Values of AvPh for Textural Classes, Added to Records with NODATA for this Variable.

Textural Class # of Records Corrected AvPh
FILL 1 7.8
GR-PIT 2 7.5
GR-S 1 6.5
L 1 6.8
LS 3 6.1
MPT 4 5.8
MUCK 2 6.2
S 4 6.5
SP 1 6.4
UL 1 7.2
UWB 4 0
VFSL 1 6.5

Table B.34 Attributes of SOILS grid

VALUE Numeric code from EPPL7 data.
MAPUNIT† The soil type’s index from the NRCS database SOILDAT
SOILCODE† The soil type’s index from the NRCS database SOILDAT
MUSYM_C† The soil type’s index from the NRCS database SOILDAT
MUNAME_C The soil type’s description, including other data such as erodibility or slope.
HYDCRIT_C A value (assigned by NRCS) denoting the criteria by which a soil qualifies to be classified as "hydric".
HYDRIC A numeric value (0 or 1001) assigned indicating which soils are hydric soils by the criteria used for this project. Criteria included all soils classified as hydric by NRCS except those classified only according to hydric criterion 2B3. Excluded soils are those in qualifying soil orders that are poorly drained or very poorly drained and have a frequently occurring water table at less than 1.5 feet from the surface for a significant period (usually more than 2 weeks) during the growing season if permeability is less than 6.0 in/h in any layer within 20 inches. Soils classified as hydric must have a frequently occurring water table less than one foot from the surface for a significant period.
MUID_C A combination of the county code and MUSYM_C. It is a unique identifier for each soil map unit within the state, just as MUSYM_C is a unique identifier within the county.
CNTYCODE_C County FIPS code.
AVDEPTH Mean depth to the lower boundary of the surface layer, expressed in inches
TEXTURE Soil texture class (see Table B.8).
AVCLAY Mean value for clay content of the surface layer, expressed as a percentage of the material less than 2 mm in size.
AVAWC Mean value for the available water capacity for the surface layer, expressed as inches/inch. This value is multiplied by 100 for the grid so that the data can be stored as integers.
AVOM Mean value for organic matter content of the surface layer expressed in percent by weight. This value is multiplied by 10 for the grid so that the data can be stored as integers.
AVPH Mean soil reaction (pH) for the surface layer, expressed as pH units. This value is multiplied by 10 for the grid so that the data can be stored as integers.
AVPERM Mean permeability rate of the surface layer, expressed as inches per hour. This value is multiplied by 100 for the grid so that the data can be stored as integers.
SITESUIT Suitability of soil for archaeological sites, based on soil texture classes. Values range from 1 (low suitability) to 10 (high suitability). This was a subjective classification developed by a project archaeologist.

†These three variables are redundant, but sometimes the cases don’t match.

Table B.35 Values for M_VEG Grid

Value

Value Description

0

UNCODED

1

PRAIRIE

2

WET PRAIRIES, MARSHES AND SLOUGHS

3

BRUSH PRAIRIE

4

ASPEN-OAK LAND

5

OAK OPENINGS AND BARRENS

6

BIG WOODS

7

RIVER-BOTTOM FOREST

8

ASPEN-BIRCH (Hardwood)

9

MIXED HARDWOOD AND PINE

10

WHITE PINE

11

WHITE AND NORWAY PINE

12

JACK PINE BARRENS AND OPENINGS

13

PINE FLATS

14

ASPEN-BIRCH (Conifer)

15

CONIFER BOGS AND SWAMPS

16

OPEN MUSKEG

17

LAKES

Table B.36 Attribute values for T_VEG Coverage and Correspondence to Symbols on Source Maps

SYMBOL ON SOURCE MAP DESC TYPE TEXT LABEL
COLOR ORANGE, WITH BLACK DOTTED LINES BETWEEN PRAIRIE AND WOODLAND PRAIRIE

1001

P
IDENTIFIED BY TEXT PRAIRIE MEADOW

1002

PMD
IDENTIFIED BY TEXT WET PRAIRIE

1003

WP
YELLOW OR WHITE, WITH IDENTIFYING TEXT MEADOW

2001

MD
WHITE AND NOT LABELED. DOTTED LINE BOUNDARY WHERE BORDER PRAIRIE. WOODED

3001

W
IDENTIFIED BY TEXT SUGAR MAPLE

3002

SM
RED RECTANBLES WITH DIAGONAL HATCHED LINES FIELD

4001

F
RED RECTANGLES TOWN

5001

T
IDENTIFIED BY TEXT RAVINE

6001

R
IDENTIFIED BY TEXT QUARRY

7001

Q
YELLOW, USUALLY WITH TEXT 'm' INSIDE OR ADJACENT MARSH

8001

M
WHITE WITH A HATCHED PATTERN OR PLAIN WHITE WITH IDENTIFYING TEXT SLOUGH

8002

SL
BROWN, MAY BE LABELED 'b' BOTTOMS

8003

B
WHITE WITH DASHED LINES FOR BOUNDARIES, LABELED WITH 's'. SWAMP

8004

S
IDENTIFIED BY TEXT OPEN SWAMP

8005

OS
BLUE LAKE

9001

L
BLUE, BUT SURROUNDED BY WATER ISLAND

9002

IS

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