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Contents

Page
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Soil Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Coastal Plain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Flatwoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Coastal Prairie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Loess Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Recent Alluvium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Coastal Marsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Tables
Alphabetical Listing of the Soil Series of
Louisiana and Their Taxonomic Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Soil Area, Landscape Setting, Parent Material,
Drainage, Permeability, and Areal Extent of
Soil Series in Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soil Series of Louisiana Arranged By Taxonomic
Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soil Series of Louisiana Arranged By Soil Area ...................

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Preface

The idea for this guide to the soils of Louisiana originated with Dr.
Bob Miller. Dr. Miller had prepared a brief guide to some of the major
soils of Louisiana for his soil pedology course. The guide consisted of
tables of the major soils in Louisiana arranged by soil area and taxonomic
classification. Dr. Amacher thought that the guide should be expanded
to include all the soils mapped in Louisiana and should be published in
some form to reach a wider audience. Thus, the idea for the current guide
was born. With the untimely death of Dr. Miller, it fell to the coauthors
to complete the task. This guide is dedicated to Dr. Bob Miller, whose
immense contributions to the study of Louisiana soils have made the job
of those who follow so much easier.

Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, K. W. Tipton, Director

Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, H. Rouse Caffey, Chancellor
The Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station follows a nondiscriminatory policy in
programs and employment.

A Guide to the Classification

of Soils of Louisiana
M. C.

AMACHER, 1 W. J. DAY, 1 B. A. SCHUMACHER, 2

P.M. WALTHALL, 1 AND B. J. MILLER 1

Introduction

This guide to the soils of Louisiana is intended to provide a list of the

soil series that have been mapped in the state along with basic information
about each series. The guide should prove useful to scientists and others
interested in soils, since the information is compiled and summarized in
a single source.
Table 1 is an alphabetical listing of the soil series that have been
mapped in the past or are currently being mapped in Louisiana, along
with the taxonomic classification and most common phase of each series
(Soil Survey Staff, 1975). As areas are remapped, some of the series
listed may be dropped from active use, and some of the more recently
defined series may not be on the list.
Table 2 is also an alphabetical listing of the soil series and includes
the general soil areas where the soils are normally found; the landscape
settings of the soils; the parent materials that the soils are developed in;
and information on the drainage, permeability, and areal extent of the
soils. The information in this table was taken from the USDA Soil Conservation Service "blue sheet" soil descriptions. More detailed infor. mation about the soil series can be found on these sheets and in published
soil surveys for the individual parishes where the soil series occurs. The
general soil areas are described in the Soil Areas section below. The
landscape setting refers to the relative position of the soils in the landscape. Drainage indicates the extent to which water freely drains through
the soil profile, whereas permeability refers to the rate at which water
moves through the soil profile. The areal extent refers to the relative size
of the total land area in which a soil series is mapped within the United
States. Thus, a soil could have a large areal extent over its total range
but have only a small extent in Louisiana.
Associate Professor, Research Associate, Assistant Professor, and Professor (deceased); Agronomy Department, Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, Louisiana
State University Agricultural Center.
2
Former Post-Doctoral Research Associate, now Senior Scientist, Lockheed-EMSCO,
Las Vegas, Nevada.
1

Table 3 is a listing of soil series arranged by taxonomic class. The

table is divided into soil order, suborder, great group, subgroup, and
series. Family information (texture, mineralogy, and temperature regime)
is listed in Table 1.
Table 4 lists soil series arranged by general soil area. Some of the
major soil areas are further divided into subareas, and the soil series
within each subarea are listed. Some soil series are found in more than
one area, but each series is listed under the area in which it is most
commonly found.

Soil Areas
The soils of Louisiana are grouped into six major soil areas based on
landscape setting and parent material. Some major soil areas are divided
into subareas as well. The major soil areas used in this guide largely
follow those of Lytle (1968) and Lytle and Sturgis (1962), although this
is an updated version. Descriptions of the soil areas are given below.
Coastal Plain

The Coastal Plain soil area is found in the northcentral and western
regions of the state and in the northeastern part of the Florida parishes.
Coastal Plain soils are on uplands and developed primarily in Tertiary
age sediments, although Pleistocene age terrace soils along the Red River
are included in the Coastal Plain area. These soils are not on the active
Red River floodplain and do not fit into the other soil areas. Coastal Plain
soils are usually in forest or pasture, although some row crops are grown.
Coastal Plain soils are divided into eight subareas based on permeability
and parent material:
1-Upland soils with rapidly permeable subsoils developed in sandy
sediments
2-Upland soils with moderately permeable subsoils developed in
sandy and loamy sediments
3-Upland soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed in loamy
sediments
4-Upland soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed in acid
clays
5-Upland soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed in alkaline
clays (marl or chalk)
6-Upland soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed in ironrich clayey marine sediments high in siderite
7-Upland soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed in glauconitic sediments
8-Pleistocene age terrace soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed in clayey alluvium
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Flatwoods
The Flatwoods soil area occurs on the Intermediate and Prairie Terraces. Flatwoods soils are typically on nearly level or depressional areas
and are usually poorly drained and have slow permeability. Vegetation
on Flatwoods soils is usually forest or pasture.
Coastal Prairie
The Coastal Prairie soil area is in the southwestern part of the state.
Coastal Prairie soils have slowly permeable subsoils, and the native vegetation was tall-grass prairie species. Rice and other row crops are not
grown on these soils.
loess Hills
Soils developed in loess (aeloian deposits with predominantly silt-sized
particles) are found in bands adjacent to the western side of the Mississippi
River floodplain and in a band adjacent to the eastern side of the Mississippi River floodplain extending into the Florida parishes. Loessial
soils have developed under three conditions: thick loess deposits, thin
deposits of loess over sediments, and mixtures of loess and underlying
sediments. Loess deposits have been identified predominantly on Pleistocene age terraces but are also recognized in other upland areas. Forest,
pasture, and row crops are the predominant vegetation. Detailed information on loess and loess-derived soils can be found in a guidebook by
Miller et al. (1986).
Recent Alluvium
Four major alluvial soil areas are recognized: Mississippi River; Red
River; Ouachita River (old Arkansas River channels included); and local
streams, rivers, and bayous. Within each major alluvial area, soils are
grouped according to whether they are found on the natural levees and
floodplains or in backswamp areas. A recent publication on Mississippi
River alluvial soils contains detailed information on these soils (Schumacher et al., 1988). Local stream alluvial soils are grouped into Coastal
Plain and Flatwoods stream alluvial soils, Loess Hill stream alluvial soils,
waterway spoil bank soils, and backswamp soils along local bayous.
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Marsh soils are grouped into the following categories primarily
based on landscape setting and salinity levels. These six categories are:
1-Beach and beach ridge soils
2-Saltwater marsh soils
3-Brackish marsh soils
4-Freshwater marsh soils
5-Drained marsh and swamp soils
6-Soils on waterway flats

The distinction between saltwater and brackish marsh soils is often

blurred because of the dynamic nature of the Coastal Marsh area. Saltwater inundation of brackish and even freshwater marshes as a result of
land subsidence, coastal erosion, saltwater intrusion caused by manmade
waterways, wind driven tides, and hurricanes is common.
References

Lytle, S. A. 1968. The morphological characteristics and relief relationships of representative soils in Louisiana. Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 631.
Lytle, S. A. and M. B. Sturgis. 1962. General soil areas and associated
soil series groups of Louisiana. Agronomy Department, Louisiana
Agricultural Experiment Station.
Miller, B. J., W. J. Day, and B. A. Schumacher. 1986. Loesses and
loess-derived soils in the lower Mississippi valley. Guidebook for soils
geomorphology tour, 28-30 November, 1986.
Schumacher, B. A., W. J. Day, M. C. Amacher, and B. J. Miller. 1988.
Soils of the Mississippi River alluvial plain in Louisiana. Louisiana
Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 796.
Soil Survey Staff. 1975. Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. USDA Handbook
No. 436. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

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Table 1.

Alphabetical listing of the soil series of Louisiana and their taxonomic classification

Soil Series

Abita
Acadia
Acy
Alaga
Allemands
Alligator
Amagon
Anacoco
Andry
Angie
Arat
Arkabutla
Armistead
Attoyac
Baldwin
Balize
Bancker
Barbary
Barclay
Basile
Bassfield
Bayoudan
Beauregard
Bell pass
Bellwood
Benndale
Bernal do
Be tis
Bibb
Bienville
Bonn
Boswell
Bowie
Boykin
Briley
Brimstone
Bruin
Bude
Bursley
Bussy
Buxin
Caddo
Cadeville
Cahaba
Calhoun

Phase 1

sil 2
sil
sil
ls
m
c
sil
sil
p
vfsl
m
sil
c
fsl
sicl
sil
me
m
vfsl
sil
sl
c
sil
m
c
fsl
fsl
lfs
sl
lfs
sil
fsl
fsl
lfs
lfs
sil
sil
sil
sicl
sil
c
sil
vfsl
sl
sil

Taxonomic Classification

Glossaquic Paleudalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic

Aerie Ochraqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Aerie Ochraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic QuartzipsaJIIIIent, siliceous, thermic, coated
Terrie Hedisaprist, clayey, montmorillonitic, euic, thermic
Vertic Haplaquept, very-fine, montmorillonitic, acid, thermic
Typic Ochraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Vertic Albaqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Typic Argiaquoll, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aquic Paleudult, clayey, mixed, thermic
Typic Hydraquent, fine-silty, siliceous, nonacid, thermic
Aerie Fluvaquent, fine-silty, mixed, acid, thermic
Aquic Argiudoll, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Paleudalf, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Vertic Ochraqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Typic Hydraquent, fine-silty, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Typic Hydraquent, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Typic Hydraquent, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Aquic Dystrochrept, coarse-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Hapludul t, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Aquentic Chromudert, very-fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Plinthaquic Paleudult, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Terrie Hedisaprist, clayey, montmorillonitic, euic, thermic
Aquentic Chromudert, very-fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Typic Paleudult, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Glossic Paleudult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Psammentic Paleudult, sandy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Fluvaquent, coarse-loamy, siliceous, acid, thermic
PsaJIIIIentic Paleudalf, sandy, siliceous, thermic
Glossic Natraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Vertic Paleudalf, fine, mixed, thermic
Plinthic Paleudult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Arenic Paleudult, loamy, siliceous, thermic
Arenic Paleudult, loamy, siliceous, thermic
Glossic Natraqualf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Aquic Fluventic Eutrochrept, coarse-silty, mixed, thermic
Glossic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aerie Glossaqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Vertic Hapludoll, fine, mixed, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Albaquic Hapludalf, fine, mixed, thermic
Typic Hapludult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic

Table 1.

(continued)

Soil Series

Calloway
Carlin
Cascilla
Caspiana
Chastain
Cheniere
Clovelly
Cocodrie
Collins
Col yell
Commerce
Convent
Corrigan
Coteau
Coushatta
Creole
Crevasse
Crowley
Darbonne
Darco
Darden
Darley
Debute
Deerford
Dela
Del comb
Dexter
Dossman
Dubbs
Dundee
Duralde
Eastwood
Egypt
Elysian
Encrow
Essen
Eustis
Evangeline
Falaya
Falkner
Fausse
Felecity
Flo
Fluker
Foley

Phase

sil
p
sil
sil
sic
scl
m
vfsl
sil
sil
sil
sil
fsl
sil
sil
c
sil
lfs
lfs
lfs
lfs
sil
sil
fsl
mp
sil
sil
sil
sil
vfsl
sil
fsl
sil
sil
ls
sil
sil
sil
c
ls
ls
sil
sil

Taxonomic Classification

Glossaquic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic

Hydric Medihemist, euic, thermic
Fluventic Dystrochrept, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Argiudoll, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Fluventic Haplaquept, fine, kaolinitic, acid, thermic
Typic UdipsaJIIIlent, carbonatic, thermic
Terrie Medisaprist, clayey, montmorillonitic, euic, thermic
Aquic Udifluvent, coarse-silty, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Aquic Udifluvent, coarse-silty, mixed, acid, thermic
Glossaquic Hapludalf, fine, mixed, thermic
Aerie Fluvaquent, fine-silty, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Aerie Fluvaquent, coarse-silty, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Typic Albaqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Glossaquic Hapludalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Fluventic Eutrochrept, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Hydraquent, fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Typic Udipsanment, mixed, thermic
Typic Al baqualf, fine, montmorilloni tic, thermic
Typic Paleudalf, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Grossarenic Paleudult, loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic QuartzipsaJIIIIent, thermic, coated
Typic Hapludult, clayey, kaolinitic, thermic
Typic Fragiudult, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Albic Glossic Nataqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Udifluvent, coarse-loamy, siliceous, nonacid, thermic
Terrie Medisaprist, loamy, mixed, euic, thermic
Ultic Hapludalf, fine-silty, raixed, therraic
Ultic Hapludalf, fine-silty, mixed, therraic
Typic Hapludalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aerie Ochraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Fragic Glossudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Vertic Hapludalf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Aquic Glossudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Hap lie Glossudalf, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Aerie Ochraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Psammentic Paleudul t, sandy, siliceous, thermic
Glossic Paleudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aerie Fluventic Haplaquept, coarse-silty, mixed, acid, thermic
Aquic Paleudalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Typic Fluvaquent, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Aquic Udipsamment, mixed, thermic
Psammentic Paleudalf, sandy, siliceous, thermic
Glossaquic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Albic Glossic Natraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic

Table l.

(continued)

Soil Series

Phase

Forbing
Forestdale
Fountain
Fred
Frizzell
Frost
Frozard
Gallion
Galvez
Ged
Gentilly
Gigger
Gilbert
Glenmora
Goldman
Goodwill
Gore
Grenada
Groom
Gueydan
Guyton
Hackberry
Haggerty
Hannahatchee
Harahan
Harleston
Hebert
Herty
Hollywood
Iberia
Idee
!jam
Iuka
Jeanerette
Jena
Judice
Kaplan
Keithville
Kenner
Kenney
Killian
Kinder
Kirvin
Kisatchie
Kolin

sil
sicl
sil
sil
sil
sil
sil
sil
sil
c
m

sil
sil
sil
vfsl
sil
sil
sil
sil

m
sil
lfs
lfs
fsl
c
sil
vfsl
cl
sic
sil
c
fsl
sil
sil
sicl
sil
vfsl
m
lfs
sil
sil
fsl
sil
sil

Taxonomic Classification

Vertic Paleudalf, very-fine, montmorillonitic, thermic

Typic Ochraqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aquic Hapludalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aquic Glossudalf, coarse-silty, siliceous, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aerie Ochraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Hapludalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aerie Ochraqualf, fine-s i 1 ty, mixed, thermic
Typic Ochraqualf, very-fine, mixed, thermic
Typic Hydraquent, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Typic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Glossaquic Paleudalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Aquic Hapludalf, coarse-' silty, mixed, thermic
Ultic Hapludalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Vertic Hapludalf, fine, mixed, thermic
Glossic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aerie Ochraqualf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Typic Fluvaquent, fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic, cracked
Typic Glossaqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aerie Haplaquept, sandy, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Aerie Ochraquult, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Dystric Fluventic Eutrochrept, fine-loamy, mixed, thermic
Vertic Haplaquept, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Aquic Paleudult, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Aerie Ochraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Vertic Albaqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Typic Pelludert, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Vertic Haplaquoll, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Aerie Ochraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Vertic Fluvaquent, fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Aquic Udifluvent, coarse-loamy, siliceous, acid, thermic
Typic Argiaquoll, fine-silty, mixed, noncalcareous, thermic
Fluventic Dystrochrept, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Vertic Haplaquoll, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Typic Ochraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Glossaquic Paleudalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Fluvaquentic Medisaprist, euic, thermic
Grossarenic Paleudalf, loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine, mixed, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Typic Hapludul t, clayey, mixed, thermic
Typic Hapludalf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Glossaquic Paleudalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic

Table 1.

(continued)

Soil Series

Phase

Kulllit
Lafe
Lafitte
Lakeland
Larose
Larue
Latanier
Latonia
Leaf
Lebeau
Leton
Lexington
Libuse
Liddieville
Litre
Loreauville
Loring
Lotus
Lucedale
Mahan
Malbis
Mamou
Mantachie
Mashulaville
Maurepas
Mayhew
McKamie
McLaurin
Memphis
Mermentau
Mer Rouge
Messer
Metcalf
Meth
Mhoon
Midland
Moll icy
Moreland
Morey
Morse
Mowata
Muskogee
Myatt
Nacogdoches
Natalbany

fsl
sil
m

m
lfs
c
sl
sil
sil
sil
sil
fsl

c
sil
sil
lfs
fsl
fsl
sil

m
sicl
vfsl
ls
sil
c
sil
sil
sil
fsl
sil
sicl
c
sil

c
sil
sil
sil
fsl
sil

Taxonomic Classification

Aquic Paleudult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic

Glossic Natrudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Medisaprist, euic, thermic
Typic Quartzipsamment, coated, thermic
Typic Hydraquent, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Arenic Paleudalf, loamy, siliceous, thermic
Vertic Hapludoll, clayey over loamy, mixed, thermic
Typic Hapludult, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Albaquult, clayey, mixed, thermic
Aquentic Chromudert, very-fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Paleudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Ul tic Hapludalf, fine-loamy, mixed, thermic
Vertic Haplaquept, fine, mixed, acid, thermic
Udollic Ochraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aquic Quartzipsamment, thermic, coated
Rhodic Paleudult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Hap ludul t, clayey, kaolinitic, thermic
Plinthic Paleudult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Aerie Albaqualf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Aerie Fluvaquent, fine-loamy, siliceous, acid, thermic
Typic Fragiaquult, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Medisaprist, euic, thermic
Vertic Ochraqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Vertic Hapludalf, fine, mixed, thermic
Typic Paleudult, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Hapludalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aerie Haplaquept, clayey over loamy, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Typic Argiudoll, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Hap lie Glossudalf, coarse-silty, siliceous, thermic
Aquic Glossudalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Ultic Hapludalf, fine, mixed, thermic
Typic Fluvaquent, fine-silty, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Typic Ochraqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Aquic Hapludult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Vertic Hapludoll, fine, mixed, thermic
Typic Argiaquoll, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Entic Chromudert, fine, mixed, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Aquic Paleudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Ochraquult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Rhodic Paleudalf, fine, kaolinitic, thermic
Vertic Ochraqualf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic

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Table 1.

(continued)

Soil Series

Natchitoches
Necessity
Newellton
Norwood
Nugent
Ochlockonee
Oktibbeha
Olivier
Olla
Ora
Osier
ouachita
Oula
Patoutville
Pelham
Perry
Peveto
Pheba
Placedo
Portland
Prentiss
Providence
Rayburn
Rex or
Rigolette
Rilla
Rita
Robinsonville
Roebuck
Rosalie
Rose bloom
Roxana
Ruple
Ruston
Sacul
Satsuma
Saucier
Savannah
Sawyer
Scatlake
Severn
Sharkey
Shatta
Shubuta
Smithdale

Phase

sil
c
sil
fsl
sl
c
sil
fsl
sl
lfs
sil
vfsl
sil
ls
c
fs
sil
sic
sic
sil
fsl
1
lfs
sil
m
vfsl
c
lfs
sil
vfsl
fsl
fsl
fsl
sil
fsl
fsl
sil
p
vfsl
c
sil
fsl
sl

Taxonomic Classification

Vertic Hapludalf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic

Glossaquic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aerie Fluvaquent, clayey over loamy, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Typic Udifluvent, fine-silty, mixed, calcareous, thermic
Typic Udifluvent, sandy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Udifluvent, coarse-loamy, siliceous, acid, thermic
Vertic Hapludalf, very-fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Aquic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Hapludult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Fragiudult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic PsB.IIIIIaquent, siliceous, thermic
Fluventic Dystrochrept, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Vertic Hapludalf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Aerie Ochraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Arenic Paleaquult, loamy, siliceous, thermic
Vertic Haplaquept, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Typic Udifluvent, mixed, thermic
Glossaquic Fragiudult, coarse-silty, siliceous, thermic
Typic Fluvaquent, fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, hyperthermic
Vertic Haplaquept, very-fine, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Glossic Fragiudult, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Fragiudalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Vertic Hapludalf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Ultic Hapludult, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Typic Ochraqualf, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Hapludalf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Typic Fluvaquent, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic, cracked
Typic Udifluvent, coarse-loamy, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Vertic Hapludoll, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Arenic Paleudult, loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Fluvaquent, fine-silty, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Typic Udifluvent, coarse-silty, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Typic Rhodudul t, clayey, oxidic, thermic
Typic Paleudul t, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Aquic Hapludult, clayey, mixed, thermic
Glossaquic Hapludalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Plinthaquic Paleudult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Typic Fragiudult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Aquic Paleudult, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Typic Hydraquent, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Typic Udifluvent, coarse-silty, mixed, calcareous, thermic
Vertic Haplaquept, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Typic Fragiudult, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Typic Paleudult, clayey, mixed, thermic
Typic Paleudult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic

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Table 1.

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Soil Series

Solier
Sostien
Springfield
Sterlington
Stough
Sumter
Susquehanna
Sweatman
Tangi
Tenot
Tensas
Tillou
Timbalier
Toula
Troup
Tunica
Una
Urbo
Vacherie
Vaiden
Vaucluse
Verdun
Vick
Vicksburg
Vidrine
Waller
Watsonia
Waverly
Westwego
Wood tell
Wrightsville
Yorktown
Zachary
Zenoria

Phase

c
sil
vfsl
fsl
c
fsl
sil
sil
sil
sic
sil
m
sil
fs
c
sic
sicl
sil
c
ls
sil
sil
sil
sil
c
sil
c
fsl
sil
sil
c

Taxonomic Classification

Aerie Haplaquept, clayey over fine-silty, mixed, nonacid, thermic

Vertic Fluvaquent, fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Aerie Albaqualf, fine, mixed, thermic
Typic Hapludalf, coarse-silty, mixed, thermic
Aquic Fragiudult, coarse-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Rendollic Eutrochrept, fine-carbonatic, thermic
Vertic Paleudalf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Typic Hapludult, clayey, mixed, thermic
Typic Fragiudult, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Aerie Albaqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Chromudertic Ochraqualf, fine, montmori lloni tic, thermic
Aquic Glossudalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Typic Medisaprist, euic, thermic
Typic Fragiudult, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Grossarenic Paleudult, loamy, siliceous, thermic
Vertic Haplaquept, clayey over loamy, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Typic Haplaquept, fine, mixed, acid, thermic
Aerie Haplaquept, fine, mixed, acid, thermic
Aerie Fluvaquent, coarse-silty over clayey, mixed, nonacid, thermic
Aquic Entic Chromudert, very-fine, montmori lloni tic, thermic
Typic Hapludult, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Glossic Natraqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Glossaquic Hapludalf, fine-silty, siliceous, thermic
Typic Udifluvent, coarse-silty, mixed, acid, thermic
Glossaquic Hapludalf, coarse-silty over clayey, mixed, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic
Paralithic Vertic Eutrochrept, clayey, montmorillonitic, thermic
Typic Fluvaquent, coarse-silty, mixed, acid, thermic
Thapto-Histic Fluvaquent, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Vertic Hapludalf, fine, montmorillonitic, thermic
Typic Glossaqualf, fine, mixed, thermic
Typic Fluvaquent, very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic
Typic Albaqualf, fine-silty, mixed, thermic
Aerie Ochraqualf, fine-loamy, siliceous, thermic

Phase represents texture of surface horizon

s: sand, f s: fine sand, ls: loamy sand, lf s: loamy fine sand, s 1: sandy loam, f s 1: fine sandy
loam, vfsl: very fine sandy loam, 1: loam, sil: silt loam, sicl: silty clay loam, sic: silty clay,
c: clay; m: muck, me: mucky clay, mp: mucky peat, p: peat

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The soil area, landscape setting, parent material, drainage, permeability, and areal extent of soil series in Louisiana

Soil Series

Soil Area

Abita
Acadia
Acy
Alaga
Allemands
Alligator
Amagon
Anacoco
Andry
Angie
Arat
Arkabutla
Armistead
Attoyac
Baldwin
Balize
Bancker
Barbary
Barclay
Basile
Bassfield
Bayoudan
Beauregard
Bell pass
Bellwood
Benndale
Bernal do
Be tis
Bibb
Bienville
Bonn

Flatwoods
Flatwoods
Loess Hills
Coastal Plain
Coastal Marsh
Mississippi River Alluvial
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Plain
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Plain
Coastal Marsh
Stream Alluvial (Flatwoods)
Red River Alluvial
Coastal Plain
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Marsh
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Plain
Stream Alluvial (Flatwoods)
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Flatwoods
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills

Landscape
Setting

Parent Material

Drainage

Permeability

Areal
Extent

Pleistocene terraces
Pleistocene terraces
Pleistocene terraces
uplands & terraces
freshwater marshes
floodplains
terraces
uplands
brackish marshes
uplands
swamps

silty sediments
clayey alluvium
loess & alluvium
loamy sands & sands
decomposed OM 1 over clay
clayey slack water sediments
silty & clayey alluvium
acid clays & silty clays
OM over prairie age loess
sandy & clayey sediments
loamy alluvium

poor
poor
poor
excessive
very poor
poor
poor
poor
very poor
moderately well
very poor

slow
very slow
moderately slow
rapid
very slow
very slow
slow
very slow
moderately slow
slow
very slow

alluvial plains
stream terraces
natural levees
freshwater marshes
brackish marshes
backswamps
uplands
floodplains
stream terraces
uplands
Pleistocene terraces
saltwater marshes
uplands
uplands
uplands
interstream divides
floodplains
stream terraces
Pleistocene terr. & alluv. plains

clayey over loamy alluvium

loamy & sandy sediments
clayey alluvium
loamy alluvium
OM over clayey sediments
clayey alluvium
silty & very fine sandy sediments
loamy alluvium
loamy & sandy sediments
clayey marine sediments
loamy sediments
OM over clayey sediments
acid, clayey, Tertiary sediments
sandy loam
acid, loamy sediments
sandy sediments
loamy & sandy fluvial sediments
sandy alluvium
thin loess or silty sediments

poor
well
poor
very poor
very poor
very poor
poor
poor
well
moderately well
moderately well
very poor
poor
well
well
excessive
poor
excessive
poor

slow
minor
moderate
minor
very slow
moderate
slow
moderate
very slow
very slow
large
moderate
minor
slow
minor
moderately rapid minor
very slow
slow
very slow
minor
very slow
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate
rapid
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderately rapid minor
very slow
minor

large
minor
large
large
large
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate

Table 2.

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(continued)

Soil Series

Soil Area

Landscape
Setting

Parent Material

Drainage

Boswell
Bowie
Boykin
Briley
Brimstone
Bruin
Bude
Bursley
Bussy
Buxin
Caddo
Cadeville
Cahaba
Calhoun
Calloway
Carlin
Cascilla
Caspiana
Chastain
Cheniere
Clovelly
Cocodrie
Collins
Colyell
Coll!lerce
Convent
Corrigan
Coteau
Coushatta
Creole
Crevasse

Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Flatwoods
Mississippi River Alluvial
Loess Hills
StreaJJ Alluvial {Loess H.)
Loess Hills
Red River Alluvial
Flatwoods
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Coastal Marsh
Stream Alluvial (Loess H.)
Red River Alluvial
StreaJJ Alluvial {C. Plain)
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Marsh
Stream Alluvial
Stream Alluvial (Loess H.)
Loess Hills
Mississippi River Alluvial
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Red River Alluvial
Coastal Marsh
Mississippi River Alluvial

uplands
uplands
uplands
interstream divides
Pleistocene terraces
alluvial plains
uplands & stream terraces
Pleistocene terraces
Pleistocene terraces
floodplains
Pleistocene terraces
uplands
stream terraces
Pleistocene terraces
uplands & stream terraces
freshwater marshes
natural levees
old natural levees on floodplains
floodplains
beach ridges
brackish marshes
waterway spoil banks
floodplains
Pleistocene terraces
alluvial plains
floodplains
uplands
stream divides
natural levees
brackish marshes
floodplains

acid clays
sandy loams & clays
sandy & loamy sediments
sandy & loamy sediments
loamy alluvium
alkaline loamy alluvium
thin loess over loam
thin loess & terrace deposits
loess over loamy sediments
clayey alluvium
loamy sediments
clay & silty clay
loamy & sandy fluvial sediments
loess
loess
OM over sediments
silty alluvium
calcareous alluvium
clayey sediments
shells & sand
OM over clayey sediments
dredged loamy sediments
silty alluvium
thin loess over terrace deposits
alluvium
alluvium
acid clays & silty clays
loess
calcareous, loamy alluvium
clayey alluvium
sandy alluvial sediments

moderately
moderately
well
well
poor
moderately
poor
poor
moderately
poor
poor
moderately
well
poor
poor
very poor
well
well
poor
excessive
very poor
moderately
moderately
poor
poor
poor
poor
well
very poor
excessive

Permeability

well
well

well

well

well

well
well

Areal
Extent

very slow
moderately slow
moderate
moderate
slow
moderate
moderate
slow
moderate
very slow
slow
very slow
moderate
slow
slow
rapid (drained)
moderate
moderate
slow
rapid
very slow
moderate
moderate

large
large
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate

moderately slow
moderate
very slow
moderately slow
moderate
very slow
rapid

large
large
moderate
moderate
moderate

minor
moderate
large
large
large
large
moderate
large
moderate
moderate
minor
minor
minor
moderate

moderate

Table 2.

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(continued)

Soil Series

Soil Area

Landscape
Setting

Crowley
Darbonne
Darco
Darden
Darley
Debute
Deerford
Del a
Del comb
Dexter
Doss man
Dubbs
Dundee
Dural de
Eastwood
Egypt
Elysian
Encrow
Essen
Eustis
Evangeline
Falaya
Falkner
Fausse
Felicity
Flo
Fluker
Foley
For bing
Forestdale
Fetmtain

Coastal Prairie
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Coastal Marsh
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Mississippi River Alluvial
Mississippi River Alluvial
Loess Hills
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Flatwoods
Flatwoods
Loess Hills
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Stream Alluvial (Loess H.)
Stream Alluvial (Loess H.)
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Coastal Plain
Mississippi River Alluvial
Loess Hills

Pleistocene terraces
uplands
uplands
uplands
uplands
Pleistocene terraces
Pleistocene terraces
floodplains
brackish marshes
Pleistocene terraces
dissected hills
natural levees or low terraces
natural levees or low terraces
Pleistocene terraces
interstream divides
Pleistocene terraces
mounds on terraces
broad level areas & depressions
Pleistocene terraces
uplands
ridge tops & drainage divides
floodplains
stream terraces
backswamps
coastal beaches
interstream divides
stream terraces
Pleistocene terraces
dissected Pleistocene terraces
natural levees or low terraces
Pleistocene terraces

Parent Material

Drainage

Permeability

alluvial sediments
sideritic marine sediments
sandy sediments

poor
well
well

very slow
slow
moderate

sideritic, clayey marine sed.

thin loess over loamy sediments
loess
loamy & sandy alluvium
OM over silty sediments
silty alluvium
loess
loamy alluvium
loamy alluvium
loess
loamy & shaly sediments
mixed loess & terrace sediments
loamy sediments
mixed loess over clayey deposits
loess
sandy sediments
loess
silty alluvium
silty alluvium
clayey alluvium
sandy sediments
sandy sediments
loess over loamy sediments
loess
clayey alluvium
clayey & silty sediments
loess

well
moderately
poor
moderately
very poor
well
well
well
poor
poor
moderately
poor
moderately

well
well

well
well

poor
excessive
moderately well
poor
poor
very poor
poor
excessive
poor
poor
moderately well
poor
poor

slow
moderate
slow
moderately rapid
rapid (drained)
moderate
moderately slow
moderate
moderately slow
slow
very slow
slow
moderate
slow
rapid
moderate
slow
slow
very slow
very rapid
rapid
slow
very slow
very slow
very slow
moderately slow

Areal
Extent

large
large

minor
minor
minor
moderate
minor
large
moderate
minor
moderate
minor
moderate
minor
minor
moderate
moderate
minor
moderate
large
minor
large
minor

Table 2.

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(continued)

Soil Series

Soil Area

Landscape
Setting

Parent Material

Drainage

Fred
Frizzell
Frost
Frozard
Gallion
Galvez
Ged
Gent illy
Gigger
Gilbert
Glenmora
Goldman
Goodwill
Gore
Grenada
Gr0011
Gueydan
Guyton
Hackberry
Haggerty
Hannahatchee
Harahan
Harleston
Hebert
Harty
Hollywood
Iberia
Idee
Ijs
Iuka
Jeanerette

Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Red River Alluvial
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Marsh
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Flatwoods
Mississippi River Alluvial
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Streaa Alluvial (Flatwoods)
Coastal Marsh
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Coastal Marsh
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Plain
Ouachita River Alluvial
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Mississippi River Alluvial
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Marsh
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Loess Hills

uplands or Pleistocene terraces

Pleistocene terraces
uplands or Pleistocene terraces
Pleistocene terraces
natural levees
natural levees or low terraces
freshwater marshes
brackish marshes
Pleistocene te=aces
Pleistocene te=aces
Pleistocene terraces
older floodplains or low terraces
low te=aces
Pleistocene terraces
uplands & stream terraces
Pleistocene te=aces
freshwater marshes
floodplains on Pleistocene terr.
beach ridges
Pleistocene terraces
floodplains
natural levees
uplands or Pleistocene terr.
natural levees
uplands
uplands
natural levees
natural levees
flats along waterways
floodplains
Pleistocene terraces

loess
silty alluvium
loess
loess
silty alluvium
silty alluvium
clayey alluvium over sub. terr.
clayey alluvium
thin loess over terrace sediments
mixed loess & te=ace sediments
mixed alluvium
alkaline alluvium
loamy alluvial sediments
clayey alluvium
loess
silty & loamy sediments
clayey alluvium
silty alluvium
loamy & sandy beach deposits
sandy & loamy fluvial sediments
loamy alluvium
clayey alluvium
loamy sediments
silty alluvium
acid clays & silty clays
clayey colluvial sediments
alkaline clayey alluvium
loamy alluvial sediments
dredged alkaline, clayey sed.
sandy or loamy alluvium
loess

moderately
poor
poor
poor
well
poor
very poor
very poor
moderately
poor
moderately
moderately
well
moderately
moderately
poor
poor
poor
poor
poor
moderately
poor
moderately
poor
poor
moderately
poor
poor
very poor
moderately
poor

Permeability

well

well
well
well
well
well

well
well

well

well

moderately
slow
slow
slow
moderate
moderately
very slow
very slow
slow
very slow
slow
moderate
moderate
very slow
moderate
moderately
very slow
slow
1110derate
moderately
moderate
very slow
moderate
moderately
very slow
very slow
very slow
moderately
very slow
moderate
moderately

slow

slow

slow

Areal
Extent

minor
moderate
minor
minor
moderate
minor
moderate
moderate
minor
minor
minor
minor
minor
moderate
large
minor
moderate
moderate

rapid minor

slow

slow

slow

minor
minor
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate
minor
minor
large
moderate

Table 2.

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(continued)

Soil Series

Soil Area

Jena
Judice
Kaplan
Kaufman
Keithville
Kenner
Kenney
Killian
Kinder
Kirvin
Kisatchie
Kolin
Kullit
lafe
Lafitte
Lakeland
Larose
Larue
Latanier
Latonia

Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)

Coastal Prairie
Coastal Prairie
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Coastal Plain
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Plain
Flatwoods
Coastal Prairie
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Flatwoods
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Plain
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Plain
Red River Alluvial
Flatwoods
Coastal Plain
Red River Alluvial
Coastal Prairie
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Mississippi River Alluvial
Loess Hills
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Coastal Plain

Leaf

Lebeau
Let on
Lexington
Libuse
Liddieville
Litro
Loreauville
Loring
Lotus
Lucedale

Landscape
Setting

Areal
Extent

Parent Material

Drainage

Permeability

natural levees
Pleistocene terraces
Pleistocene terraces
Blackland Prairie floodplains
uplands
freshwater marshes
uplands

acid, loamy alluvium

clayey sediments
sediments
alkaline clayey sediments
loamy & clayey sediments
OM stratified with clayey alluv.

well
poor
poor
poor
moderately well
very poor

moderate
very slow
slow
very slow
very slow
very slow

moderate
moderate

Pleistocene terraces
uplands
uplands
stream terraces
uplands
Pleistocene terraces
saltwater marshes
uplands
freshwater marshes
uplands & stream terraces
alluvial plains
uplands & terraces
uplands
backswamps

loamy alluvium
acid, stratified sandstone
acid clay & silty clay
silty over clayey sediments
loamy stratified sediments
loamy sediments
OM over clayey sediments
marine or fluvial sand deposits
clayey sediments
sandy & loamy sediments
clayey over loamy alluvium
sandy & loamy sediments
marine & stream clayey sediments
clayey alluvium

poor
well
well
moderately well
moderately well
poor
very poor
excessive
very poor
well
poor
well
poor
poor

slow
moderately slow
very slow
slow
moderately slow
very slow
rapid (drained)
very rapid
very slow
moderate
very slow
moderate rapid
very slow
very slow

moderate
large
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate
large
minor
moderate
minor
minor
moderate
moderate

uplands or terraces
uplands or terraces
Pleistocene terraces
floodplains
natural levees
uplands & terraces
upland alluvial plains
uplands

loess over loamy sediments

loess over sediments
loamy sediments
acid, clayey alluvial sediments
loamy sediments
loess
sandy deposits
marine or stream loamy sediments

well
moderately well
well
poor
poor
moderately well
excessive
well

moderate
moderate
moderate
very slow
moderately slow
slow
rapid
moderate

moderate
moderate
minor
minor
moderate

large
moderate
moderate

moderate

Table 2.

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(continued)

Soil Series

Soil Area

Landscape
Setting

Parent Material

Drainage

Mahan

Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Flatwoods
Coastal Marsh
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Loess Hill
Coastal Marsh
Ouachita River Alluvial
Flatwoods
Flatwoods
Coastal Plain
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Prairie
Flatwoods
Red River Alluvial
Coastal Prairie
Coastal Plain
Coastal Prairie
Flatwoods
Flatwoods
Coastal Plain
Stream Alluvial (Flatwoods)
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Mississippi River Alluvial
Red River Alluvial
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)

uplands
uplands
natural levees
floodplains
uplands & terraces
swamps
uplands
Pleistocene terraces
uplands
uplands & terraces
low ridges in brackish marshes
floodplains
Pleistocene mounds & ridges
interstream divides
uplands
floodplains
Pleistocene terraces
Pleistocene terraces
backswamps
Pleistocene terraces
uplands
depressional areas
stream & marine terraces
upland flats & stream terraces
uplands
floodplains
uplands
Pleistocene terraces
alluvial plains
floodplains
floodplains

loamy & clayey marine sediments

loams & sandy clays
silty & sandy deltaic alluvium
loamy alluvium
marine or fluvial deposits
woody plant remains
acid, clayey sediments over shale
clayey alluvium
loamy marine or stream deposits
loess
clayey over loamy alluvil.llll
clacareous, silty alluvium
silty alluvium
loamy & clayey sediments
clayey & loamy deltaic deposits
alkaline alluvium
clayey sediments
loamy alluvial sediments
clayey sediments
deltaic alluvium
calcareous, clayey alluv. sed.
silty & clayey alluvium
silty over clayey sediments
marine or fluvial sediments
glauconitic sediments
loamy & clayey deposits
glauconitic sediments
loamy sediments
alkaline alluvituD
stratified, calc., loamy alluvium
sandy alluvium

well
moderately
poor
poor
poor
very poor
poor
well
well
well
poor
1110derately
moderately
poor
well
poor
poor
poor
poor
poor
well
poor
moderately
poor
well

Malbis
Mamou
Mantachie
Mashulavi lle
Maurepas
Mayhew
McKamie
McLaurin
Memphis
Mermentau
Mer Rouge
Messer
Metcalf
Meth
Mhoon
Midland
Moll icy
Moreland
Morey
Morse
Mowata
Muskogee
Myatt
Nacogdoches
Natalbany
Natchitoches
Necessity
Newellton
Norwood
Nugent

well
poor
poor
well
excessive

Permeabilty

well

well
well

well

moderate
moderate
slow
moderate
slow
rapid (drained)
very slow
very slow
moderate
moderate
very slow
moderately slow
slow
very slow
moderately slow
slow
very slow
moderately slow
very slow
slow
very slow
very slow
slow
moderate
moderate
very slow
slow
slow
moderate
moderately rapid

Areal
Extent

moderate
moderate
large
minor
moderate
minor
large
large
minor
moderate
moderate
minor
large
large
minor
moderate
large
moderate
moderate
large

inor
minor
moderate
large
moderate

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Table 2.

(continued)

Soil Series

Soil Area

Landscape
Setting

Ocltlockonee
Oktibbeha
Olivier
01la
Ora
Osier
Ouachita
Oula
Patoutvi11e

StreMI Alluvial (C. Plain)

Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Stream Alluvial (Flatwoods)
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Coastal Plain
Ouachita River Alluvial
Coastal Harsh
Coastal Plain
Coastal Harsh
Ouachita River Alluvial
Flatwoods
Loess Hills
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Ouachita River Alluvial
Coastal Harsh
Mississippi River Alluvial
Red River Alluvial
Coastal Plain
Stream Alluvial (Flatwoods)
Red River Alluvial
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Flatwoods

floodplains
Blackland Prairies
Pleistocene terraces
uplands
uplands
floodplains
floodplains
uplands
Pleistocene terraces
flats & depressions
backswaaps
beach ridges
uplands
saltwater marshes
backswamps
marine & fluvial terraces
uplands
uplands
uplands
uplands
natural levees
drained freshwater marshes
floodplains
floodplains
uplands
floodplains
natural levees
uplands
uplands
uplands
Pleistocene terraces

Pe~

..........

1..0

Perry
Peveto
Pheba
Placedo
Portland
Prentiss
Providence
Rayburn
Rexor
Rigolette
Rilla
Rita
Robinsonville
Roebuck
Rosalie
Rosebl00111
Roxana
Ruple
Ruston
Sacul
Satsu.a

Parent Material

Drainage

Permeability

Areal
Extent

sandy or loamy alluvium

acid clay over marl or chalk
loess
loamy deposits
marine & fluvial deposits
sandy alluvium

well
moderately well
poor
well
moderately well
poor

moderate
very slow
moderately slow
moderate
moderate
rapid

large
large
moderate
minor
large
moderate

acid, clayey marine sediments

loess
sandy sediments
clayey alluvium
sand & shell
marine or fluvial sediments
clayey alluvium
clayey & silty alluvium
stratified marine or fluv. depos.
loess & sediments
acid clay & silty clay

well
poor
poor
poor
well
poor
very poor
poor
moderately well
moderately well
moderately well

very slow
slow
moderate
very slow
very rapid
moderate
very slow
very slow
moderate
moderate
very slow

moderate

Pleistocene over Tertiary sed.

silty alluvium
OM over clayey sediments
loamy or sandy alluvium
clayey or loamy alluvium

poor
well
poor
well
poor

moderate
moderate
very slow
moderate
very slow

moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate
moderate

silty alluvium
stratified loamy alluvium
sideritic, clayey marine sed.
sandy loam & sandy clay loam
acid, strat. loamy & clayey dep.
mixed loess & loamy stream dep.

poor
well
well
well
well

slow
moderate
moderate
moderate
slow

moderate
minor

moderate
moderate
moderate

large
moderate
large
moderate

large
large

Table 2.

(continued)

Soil Series

Soil Area

Landscape
Setting

Parent Material

Drainage

Permeability

Saucier
Savannah
Sawyer
Scat lake
Severn
Sharkey
Shatta
Shubuta
Smithdale
Solier
Sostien
Springfield
Sterlington
Stough
SUmter
Susquehanna
Sweatman
Tangi
Tenot
Tensas
Tillou
Tillbalier
Toula
Troup
Tunica
Una
Urbo
Vacherie
Vaiden

Flatwoods
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Marsh
Red River Alluvial
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Red River Alluvial
Stream Alluvial
Flatwoods
Ouachita River Alluvial
Flatwoods
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Mississippi River Alluvial
Loess Hills
Coastal Marsh
Loess Hills
Coastal Plain
Mississippi River Alluvial
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Stream Alluvial (C. Plain)
Mississippi River Alluvial
Coastal Plain

uplands
uplands & marine & fluvial terr.
uplands & terraces
saltwater marshes
floodplains
natural levees & backswamps
Pleistocene terraces
uplands
uplands
Pleistocene low terraces
waterway spoil banks
uplands & Pleistocene terraces
natural levees
uplands & marine & fluvial terr.
Blackland Prairies
uplands
uplands
uplands
stream divides
low natural levees
up land terraces
saltwater marshes
interstream divides
uplands
floodplains
floodplains
floodplains
floodplains
uplands & stream terraces

loamy & clayey marine deposits

marine & fluvial deposits
stratified loamy & clayey sed.
clayey & organic sediments
calcareous loamy & sandy alluvium
clayey alluvium
silty sediments
clayey marine or stream deposits
loamy marine or stream deposits
clayey over silty alluvium
dredged clayey sediments
silty sediments
silty alluvium
marine or fluvial deposits
marly clays & chalk
silty clay and clay deposits
saly clays & loamy sediments
loess over loamy sediments
loess
stratified alluvium
loess over sediments
decomposed organic material
loess over loamy sediments
sands & sandy clay loams
clayey over loamy alluvium
acid, clayey alluvium
clayey alluvium
silty over clayey alluvium
acid clays over chalk or marl

well
well
moderately
very poor
well
poor
moderately
well
well
poor
poor
poor
well
poor
well
poor
well
moderately
poor
poor
poor
very poor
moderately
well
poor
poor
poor
poor
poor

slow
moderate
slow
very slow
moderately rapid
very slow
moderate
moderately slow
moderate
very slow
very slow
slow
moderate
moderately slow
slow
very slow
moderately slow
moderate
slow
very slow
slow
rapid (drained)
moderate
moderate
very slow
very slow
very slow
very slow
very slow

well

well

well

well

Areal
Extent

moderate
large
large
large
moderate
la~ge

moderate
large
moderate
moderate
minor
minor
moderate
large
moderate
large
moderate
minor
minor
minor
minor
moderate
large
moderate
moderate
moderate
large
large

table 2.

(continued)

Landscape

Soil Serie&

Soil Area

Setting

Parent Material

Drainage

Vaucluse
Verdun
Vick
Vicksburg
Vidrine
Waller
Watsonia
Waverly

Coastal Plain
Loess Hills
Loess Hills
Sua- Alluvial
Coastal Prairie
Flatwoods
Coastal Plain
StreM Alluvial
Coastal Harsh
Coastal Plain
Flatwoods
StreM Alluvial
Strea. Alluvial
Strea. Alluvial

(Loess H.)

uplands
Pleistocene terraces
Pleistocene terraces
floodplains
Pleistocene 110\Dlds
depressional areas
Blackland Prairies
floodplains

(Loess H.)
(C. Plain)

uplands
depressions on old streaa terr.
backswa.ps
floodplains
low streaa terraces

loaJIY sediments
loess
thin loess over sediments
silty alluvi~
silty & clayey alluvit&
laa.y sediments
clay deposits over chalk or JBarl
silty alluvita
OM & clayey alluviua
acid, strat. loaJIY & clayey dep.
silty & clayey alluvita
clayey alluviua
silty alluviua
clayey over loall)' alluvita

well
poor
poor
well
poor
poor
well
poor
poor
IIIOderately well
poor
very poor
poor
poor

Westwego

N
1-"

Wood tall
Wrightsrllle
Yorktown
Zachary
Zenoria

1 <JI: organic -terial

(Loess H.)

drained

SWZIIIpS

Permeability

slow
very slow
slow
IIIOderate
slow
slow
very slow
IIOderate
very slow
very slow
very slow
very slow
slow
'slow

Areal
Extent

IIOderate
IIOderate
ainor
IIOderate
IIOderate
IIOderate
inor
IIOderate
Jlinor
large
IIOderate
llinor
Jlinor

Table 3.

Soil series of Louisiana arranged by taxonomic classification

Order:

Suborder

Great Group

Subgroup

Aquents

Fluvaquents

Aerie

Arkabutla, Commerce, Convent,

Mantachie, Newellton, Vacherie

Thapto-Histic

Westwego

Typic

Bibb, Fausse, Gueydan, Mhoon,

Placedo, Rita, Rosebloom,
Waverly, Yorktown

Vertic

Ijam, Sostien

Hydraquents

Typic

Arat, Balize, Bancker, Barbary,

Creole, Gentilly, Larose,
Scat lake

Psammaquents

Typic

Osier

Udifluvents

Aquic

Cocodrie, Collins, Iuka

Typic

Dela, Norwood, Nugent,

Ocklockonee, Peveto,
Robinsonville, Roxana,
Severn, Vicksburg

Fluvents

Psamments

li

Series

Quartzipsamments Typic
Udipsamments

:I~

Entisols

Alaga, Darden, Lakeland, Lotus

Aquic

Felicity

Typic

Cheniere, Crevasse

22

r
Table 3.

(continued)

Order:

Alfisols

Suborder

Great Group

Subgroup

Aqualfs

Albaqualfs

Aerie

Mamou, Springfield, Tenot

Typic

Corrigan, Crowley, Zachary

Vertic

Anacoco, Herty

Aerie

Bursley

Typic

Basile, Caddo, Calhoun, Encrow,

Fountain, Frost, Gilbert, Guyton,
Kinder, Killian, Leton, Mowata,
Waller, Wrightsville

Albic Glossic

Deerford, Foley

Glossic

Bonn, Brimstone, Verdun

Aerie

Acadia, Acy, Dundee, Essen,

Frozard, Galvez, Groom, Hebert,
Idee, Patoutville, Zenoria

Chrornudertic

Tens as

Typic

Amagon, Forestdale, Ged, Kaplan,

Midland, Rigolette

Udollic

Loreauville

Vertic

Baldwin, Mayhew, Natalbany

Glossaqualfs

Natraqualfs

Ochraqualfs

Series

23

Table 3.

(continued)

Order:

Alfisols (continued)

Suborder

Great Group

Subgroup

Udalfs

Fragiudalfs

Aquic

Egypt, Frizzell, Metcalf,

Olivier, Tillou

Fragic

Duralde

Haplic

Elysian, Messer

Albaquic

Cadeville

Aquic

Fred, Goldman

Glossaquic

Colyell, Coteau, Satsuma, Vick,

Vidrine

Typic

Dubbs, Gallion, Kisatchie,

Memphis, Olla, Rilla,
Sterlington

Ultic

Dexter, Dossman, Goodwill,

Liddieville, Meth

Vertic

Eastwood, Gore, McKamie,

Natchitoches, Oktibbeha, Oula,
Rayburn, Woodtell

Natrudalfs

Glossic

Lafe

Paleudalfs

Aquic

Falkner, Muskogee

Arenic

Larue

Glossaquic

Abita, Glenmora, Keithville,

Kolin

Glossic

Evangeline

Grossarenic

Kenney

Psammentic

Bienville, Flo

Rhodic

Nacogdoches

Typic

Attoyac, Darbonne, Lexington,

Vertic

Boswell, Forbing, Susquehanna

Hapludalfs

Series

24

Table 3.

(continued)
Order:

Ultisols

Suborder

Great Group

Subgroup

Aquults

Albaquults

Typic

Leaf

Fragiaquults

Typic

Mashulaville

Ochraquults

Aerie

Haggerty

Typic

Myatt

Palequults

Arenic

Pelham

Fragiudults

Glossaquic

Pheba

Glossic

Prentiss

Typic

Debute, Ora, Savannah, Shatta,

Tangi, Toula

Aquic

Mollicy, Sacul, Stough

Typic

Cahaba, Darley, Kirvin,

Latonia, Mahan, Sweatman,
Vaucluse

Ultic

Rex or

Rhodudults

Typic

Ruple

Paleudults

Aquic

Angie, Harleston, Kullit,

Sawyer

Arenic

Boykin, Briley, Rosalie

Glossic

Bernal do

Grossarenic

Darco, Troup

Plinthaquic

Beauregard, Saucier

Plinthic

Bowie, Malbis

Psammentic

Betis, Eustis

Rhodic

Lucedale

Typic

Benndale, McLaurin, Ruston,

Shubuta, Smithdale

Udults

Hapludults

Series

25

Table 3.

(continued)

Order:

Inceptisols

Suborder

Great Group

Subgroup

Aquepts

Haplaquepts

Aerie

Hackberry, Mermentau, Solier,

Urbo

Aerie
Fluventic

Falaya

Fluventic

Chastain

Typic

Una

Vertic

Alligator, Harahan, Litro,

Perry, Portland, Sharkey,
Tunica

Aquic

Barclay

Fluventic

Cascilla, Jena, Ouachita

Aquic
Fluventic

Bruin

Dystric
Fluventic

Hannahatchee

Fluventic

Coushatta

Paralithic
Vertic

Watsonia

Rendollic

Sumter

Ochrepts

Dystrochrepts

Eutrochrepts

Series

26

-Table 3.

(continued)
Order:

Histosols

Suborder

Great Group

Subgroup

Hemists

Medihemists

Hydric

Carlin

Saprists

Medisaprists

Fluvaquentic

Kenner

Terrie

Allemands, Bellpass, Clovelly,

Del comb

Typic

Lafitte, Maurepas, Timbalier

Order:

Series

Mollisols

Series

Suborder

Great Group

Subgroup

Aquolls

Argiaquolls

Typic

Andry, Jeanerette, Morey

Haplaquolb

Vertic

Iberia, Judice

Argiudolls

Aquic

Armistead

Typic

Caspiana, Mer Rouge

Vertic

Buxin, Latanier, Moreland,

Roebuck

Udolls

Hapludolls

Order:

Vertisols

Suborder

Great Group

Subgroup

Series

Uderts

Chromuderts

Aquentic

Bayoudan, Bellwood, Lebeau

Aquic En tic

Vaiden

En tic

Morse

Typic

Hollywood

Pelluderts

27

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"-''"'<'<

Table 4.

Soil series of Louisiana arranged by soil area

I. Coastal Plain Soils

A. Upland soils with rapidly permeable subsoils developed from sandy
sediments
Alaga
Be tis

Bienville
Eustis

Flo
Lakeland

B. Upland soils with moderately permeable subsoils developed from sandy and
loamy sediments
Attoyac
Barclay
Bassfield
Benndale
Bernal do
Boykin
Briley
Cahaba

Darco
Harleston
Larue
Lucedale
Mahan
Malbis
McLaurin
Olla

Ora
Pelham
Pheba
Rigolette
Ruston
Savannah
Smithdale
Troup

C. Upland soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed from loamy

sediments
Angie
Bowie

Kirvin
Kullit

Shubuta
Vaucluse

D. Upland soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed from acid clays
Anacoco
Bayoudan
Bellwood
Boswell
Cadeville
Corrigan
Eastwood

Herty
Keithville
Kisatchie
Leaf
Mayhew
Meth
Oula

Rayburn
Sacul
Sawyer
Susquehanna
Sweatman
Wood tell

E. Upland soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed from alkaline

clays (marl or chalk)
Hollywood
Morse

Oktibbeha
Sumter

Vaiden
Watsonia

F. Upland soils w1~h slowly permeable subsoils developed from iron-rich

clayey marine sediments high in siderite
Darbonne

Darley

Ruple

G. Upland soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed from glauconitic

sediments
Nacogdoches

Natchitoches

H. Pleistocene terrace soils with slowly permeable subsoils developed from

clayey alluvium
For bing
Gore

Kolin
McKamie

Shatta

28

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Table 4.

(continued)

II. Flatwoods Soils

Abita
Acadia
Beauregard
Brimstone
Caddo
Elysian
En crow
Glenmora

Killian
Lafe
Latonia
Mashulaville
Messer
Metcalf
Mollicy
Muskogee

Myatt
Prentiss
Satsuma
Saucier
Springfield
Stough
Waller
Wrightsville

Let on
Mamou
Midland
Morey

Mowata
Vidrine

Essen
Evangeline
Fluker
Foley
Fountain
Fred
Frizzell
Frost
Frozard
Gigger
Gilbert
Grenada
Jeanerette
Lexington

Libuse
Liddieville
Loring
Memphis
Necessity
Olivier
Patoutville
Providence
Tangi
Tenot
Tillou
Toula
Verdun
Vick

III. Coastal Prairie Soils

Crowley
Judice
Kaplan
Kinder
IV. Loess Hill Soils
Acy
Bonn
Bude
Bussy
Calhoun
Calloway
Col yell
Coteau
Debute
Deerford
Dexter
Dossman
Duralde
Egypt
V. Alluvial Soils
A. Mississippi River Alluvial Soils
1. Natural Levee and Floodplain Soils
Alligator
Amagon
Baldwin
Bruin
Commerce
Convent
Crevasse
Dubbs

Dundee
Forestdale
Galvez
Goldman
Goodwill
Harahan
Iberia
Idee

2. Backswarnp Soils
Barbary

Fausse

29

Loreauville
Mhoon
Newellton
Robinsonville
Sharkey
Tens as
Tunica
Vacherie

Table 4.

(continued)

V. Alluvial Soils (continued)

B. Red River Alluvial Soils
1. Natural Levee and Floodplain Soils
Armistead
Buxin
Caspiana
Coushatta

Gallion
Latanier
Norwood
Roebuck

Roxana
Severn
Solier

2. Backswamp Soils
Lebeau

Moreland

C. Ouachita River Alluvial Soils

1. Natural Levee and Floodplain Soils
Hebert
Mer Rouge

Rilla

Sterlington

2. Backswamp Soils
Perry

Portland

D. Stream Alluvial Soils

1. Coastal Plain and Flatwoods Stream Alluvial Soils
Arkabutla
Basile
Bibb
Chastain
Del a
Groom
Guyton
Haggerty

Hannahatchee
Iuka
Jena
Litro
Lotus
Mantachie
Natalbany
Nugent

Ocklockonee
Osier
Ouachita
Rose bloom
Una
Urbo
Zenoria

2. Loess Hill Stream Alluvial Soils

Bursley
Cascilla
Collins

Fa lay a
Falkner
Vicksburg

3. Waterway Spoil Bank Soils

Cocodrie

Sostien

4. Backswamp Soils
Yorktown

30

Waverly
Zachary

--Table 4 .

(continued)

VI. Coastal Marsh Soils

A. Beach and Beach Ridge Soils
Cheniere
Felicity

Hackberry

Peveto

Placedo
Scat lake

Timbalier

Creole
Delcomb
Gent illy

Mermentau

Carlin
Ged
Gueydan

Kenner
Larose
Maurepas

B. Saltwater Marsh Soils

Bell pass
Lafitte

c.

Brackish Marsh Soils

Andry
Bancker
Clovelly

D. Freshwater Marsh Soils

Allemands
Arat
Balize

E. Drained Marshes and Swamps

Rita

Westwego

F. Waterway Flats
Ijam

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