Soil Survey of Delaware County, Indiana

United States Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

In cooperation with the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, State Soil Conservation Board and Division of Soil Conservation

Soil Survey of Delaware County, Indiana

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How To Use This Soil Survey

Detailed Soil Maps The detailed soil maps can be useful in planning the use and management of small areas. To find information about your area of interest, locate that area on the Index to Map Sheets. Note the number of the map sheet and turn to that sheet. Locate your area of interest on the map sheet. Note the map unit symbols that are in that area. Turn to the Contents, which lists the map units by symbol and name and shows the page where each map unit is described. The Contents shows which table has data on a specific land use for each detailed soil map unit. Also see the Contents for sections of this publication that may address your specific needs.

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This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service); the Agricultural Experiment Stations; and local agencies.The Natural Resources Conservation Service has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.

Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1994. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 1997. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the county subset in 1997. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service; the Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station; and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, State Soil Conservation Board and Division of Soil Conservation. This soil survey update is part of the technical assistance provided to the Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Soil maps in this survey may be copied without permission. Enlargement of these maps, however, could cause misunderstanding of the detail of mapping. If enlarged, maps do not show the small areas of contrasting soils that could have been shown at a larger scale.

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Cover: A grassed waterway in a wheat field in an area of Glynwood silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, eroded, and Morley-Mississinewa clay loams, 5 to 10 percent slopes, severely eroded.

Additional information about the Nation's natural resources is available online from the Natural Resources Conservation Service at .

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Contents

How To Use This Soil Survey .................................. i Foreword ............................................................... vii General Nature of the County .................................. 2

History and Development ..................................... 2 Physiography ....................................................... 2 Relief and Drainage ............................................. 2 Water Supply ........................................................ 2 Climate ................................................................. 4 Farming ................................................................ 4 Industries, Transportation, and Natural

Resources ..................................................... 4 How This Survey Was Made .................................... 5 Detailed Soil Map Units ......................................... 7

BdhAH--Bellcreek silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration .......................................................... 8

BdlC2--Belmore loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded ........................................................... 8

BdmA--Belmore silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes ............................................................ 9

BdmB2--Belmore silt loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes, eroded ............................................. 10

BdsAN--Benadum silt loam, drained, 0 to 1 percent slopes ............................................. 10

BdsAU--Benadum silt loam, undrained, 0 to 1 percent slopes ............................................. 11

BltA--Blount silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes ..... 11 BmlA--Blount-Del Rey silt loams, 0 to 1

percent slopes ............................................. 12 CdgC3--Casco sandy clay loam, 6 to 15

percent slopes, severely eroded .................. 13 CudA--Crosby silt loam, 0 to 2 percent

slopes .......................................................... 13 DdxA--Digby-Haney silt loams, 0 to 1

percent slopes ............................................. 14 EdxA--Eldean silt loam, 0 to 2 percent

slopes .......................................................... 15 EdxB2--Eldean silt loam, 2 to 6 percent

slopes, eroded ............................................. 15 EdxC2--Eldean silt loam, 6 to 12 percent

slopes, eroded ............................................. 16 EdxD2--Eldean silt loam, 12 to 18 percent

slopes, eroded ............................................. 17 EdxE2--Eldean silt loam, 18 to 35 percent

slopes, eroded ............................................. 17

FexB2--Fox loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded ......................................................... 18

FexC2--Fox loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded ......................................................... 19

FgoB2--Fox-Muncie complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded ............................................. 20

FgoC2--Fox-Muncie complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded ................................ 21

FgrC3--Fox-Muncie clay loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded .................. 23

FgrD3--Fox-Muncie clay loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes, severely eroded .................. 24

GlnAH--Gessie-Eel silt loams, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration ...... 24

GlrB2--Glynwood silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, eroded ............................................. 25

GlyB3--Glynwood-Mississinewa clay loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely eroded ........ 26

HtbAN--Houghton muck, drained, 0 to 1 percent slopes ............................................. 27

HtbAU--Houghton muck, undrained, 0 to 1 percent slopes ............................................. 27

LdfAH--Lash loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief duration ................. 28

LneAW--Lickcreek silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded, very brief duration ........................................................ 29

LshC3--Losantville clay loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, severely eroded .................. 29

LshD3--Losantville clay loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, severely eroded .................. 30

LteE--Lybrand-Belmore loams, 15 to 30 percent slopes ............................................. 32

LteG--Lybrand-Belmore loams, 30 to 50 percent slopes ............................................. 33

MecA--Martinsville loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes .......................................................... 33

MecB--Martinsville loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes .......................................................... 34

MmcB2--Miami loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded ......................................................... 35

MmcC2--Miami loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded ......................................................... 35

MoeB2--Miamian loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes, eroded ............................................. 36

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