Soil Data Explorer Tab – Web Soil Survey

This is a guide that lists the location of maps, reports, and tables found underneath the Soil Data Explorer tab in Web Soil Survey once an Area of

Interest is selected. It does not include the many state and local interpretations that may be present for a specific location. Many thanks to the

Connecticut State Soils Staff for the concept and design of this useful tool!

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Soil Data Explorer Tab -- Web Soil Survey

User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Topic Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Notes Explorer Table Minor Depth Soils Range AASHTO Group Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and M,T Classification, Surface Qualities Features ● AASHTO Soil Physical report uses typical Engineering Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths Catastrophic Mortality, Suitabilities and Disaster Recovery M,T Large Animal Disposal, Pit Limitations for Use Planning ●

Catastrophic Mortality, Suitabilities and Disaster Recovery Large Animal Disposal, M,T Limitations for Use Planning ● Trench DHS - Catastrophic Selected Soil Animal Disposal Mortality, Large Animal Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations ● Disposal, Pit DHS - Catastrophic Selected Soil Mortality, Large Animal Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations ● Disposal, Trench Large Animal Carcass Soil Reports Waste Management T Disposal ● Soil Properties and Soil Physical Available Water Capacity M,T Qualities Properties ● ●

Available Water Capacity, 0 Soil Properties and Soil Physical M,T ● to 100 cm Qualities Properties Available Water Capacity, 0 Soil Properties and Soil Physical M.T Available Water to 150 cm Qualities Properties ● Capacity Available Water Capacity, 0 Soil Properties and Soil Physical M,T to 25 cm Qualities Properties ● Available Water Capacity, 0 Soil Properties and Soil Physical M,T to 50 cm Qualities Properties ● Soil Physical report uses typical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties depths Suitabilities and Bivouac Areas Military Operations M,T Limitations for Use ● Bivouac Areas Selected Soil MIL-Bivouac Areas (DOD) Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations ● Suitabilities and Building Site Small Commercial Buildings M,T Limitations for Use Development ● Buildings, Small ENG-Small Commercial Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Commercial Buildings Interpretations ● Dwellings and Small Building Site Soil Reports T Commercial Buildings Development ●

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User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Notes Explorer Table Minor Depth Soils Range Soil Properties and Soil Physical Bulk Density, 15 bar M,T Qualities Properties ● ● Soil Properties and Soil Physical Bulk Density, one-tenth bar M,T Qualities Properties ● ● Bulk Density Soil Properties and Soil Physical Bulk Density, one-third bar M,T Qualities Properties ● ● Soil Physical report uses typical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties depths Soil Properties and Soil Chemical Calcium Carbonates M,T Qualities Properties ● ● Calcium Carbonate Soil Chemical Chemical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● Selected Soil Camp Areas URB/REC - Camp Areas Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations ● Non-Irrigated Capability Suitabilities and Land Classifications M,T Class Limitations for Use Land Capability Soil Reports Land Classifications T Classification ● Capability Class Irrigated and Non-Irrigated Yields by Map Unit Soil Reports Vegetative Productivity T ● Component Non-Irrigated Yields by Map Soil Reports Vegetative Productivity T Unit Component ● Non-Irrigated Capability Suitabilities and Capability Subclass Land Classifications M,T Subclass Limitations for Use Soil Properties and Soil Chemical Cation Exchange Capacity M,T Cation Exchange Qualities Properties ● ● Capacity Soil Chemical report uses typical Chemical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths Soil Properties and Soil Physical Percent Clay M,T Qualities Properties ● ●

report uses typical Clay Content RUSLE2 Attributes Soil Reports Soil Erosion T ● value Soil Physical report uses typical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● value Suitabilities and Disaster Recovery Clay Liner Material Source M,T Limitations for Use Planning ● Clay Liner DHS - Suitability for Clay Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Liner Material Interpretations ● Component Component Component Legend Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Legend ●

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User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Notes Explorer Table Minor Depth Soils Range Composting Facility, Suitabilities and Disaster Recovery M,T Subsurface Limitations for Use Planning ● Suitabilities and Disaster Recovery Composting Facility, Surface M,T Limitations for Use Planning ● Composting Facility DHS - Site for Composting Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Facility, Subsurface Interpretations ● DHS - Site for Composting Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Facility, Surface Interpretations ● Composting Medium and Suitabilities and Disaster Recovery M,T ● Final Cover Limitations for Use Planning Composting Medium DHS - Suitability for Selected Soil Composting Medium and Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations Final Cover

Concrete See Corrosion Suitabilities and Building Site Corrosion of Concrete M,T Limitations for Use Development ●

Suitabilities and Building Site Corrosion Corrosion of Steel M,T Limitations for Use Development ● Soil Qualities and Soil Features Soil Reports T Features ●

Yield of Non-Irrigated Crops Suitabilities and Vegetative Productivity M,T user selects crop by map unit component Limitations for Use Crop Yields Irrigated and Non-Irrigated user selects up to 3 Yields by Map Unit Soil Reports Vegetative Productivity T ● crops Component

date of interp design Data Summary Survey Area Data Summary Soil Reports AOI Inventory T and generation

Rubble and Debris Disposal, Suitabilities and Disaster Recovery M,T ● Large Scale Event Limitations for Use Planning Debris Disposal

DHS - Rubble and Debris Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Disposal, Large Scale Event Interpretations ● Embankments, Dikes, and Suitabilities and Water Management M,T Levees Limitations for Use ● Dikes WMS-Embankments, Dikes, Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T and Levees Interpretations ●

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User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Notes Explorer Table Minor Depth Soils Range Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and Drainage Class Drainage Class M,T Qualities Features ● Suitabilities and Building Site Dwellings with Basements M,T Limitations for Use Development ● Suitabilities and Building Site Dwellings w/o Basements M,T Limitations for Use Development ●

ENG-Dwellings w/o Selected Soil Dwellings Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Basements Interpretations ● ENG-Dwellings with Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Basements Interpretations ● Dwellings and Small Building Site Soil Reports T Commercial Buildings Development ● Effective Cation Exchange Soil Properties and Soil Chemical M,T Effective Cation Capacity Qualities Properties ● ● Exchange Capacity Soil Chemical report uses typical Chemical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths Electrical Soil Properties and Soil Chemical Electrical Conductivity M,T Conductivity Qualities Properties ● ● Embankments, Dikes, and Suitabilities and Water Management M,T ● Levees Limitations for Use Embankments WMS-Embankments, Dikes, Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T and Levees Interpretations ● Ponds and Embankments Soil Reports Water Management T ● Suitabilities and Building Site Shallow Excavations M,T Limitations for Use Development ●

Excavations, Shallow Building Site Shallow Excavations Soil Reports T Development ●

Selected Soil ENG-Shallow Excavations Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations ●

Suitabilities and Farmland Classification Land Classifications M,T Farmland, Statewide Limitations for Use Important Prime and Other Important Soil Reports Land Classifications T Farmlands

Suitabilities and Farmland Classification Land Classifications M,T Limitations for Use Farmland, Prime Prime and Other Important Soil Reports Land Classifications T Farmlands

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User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Explorer Table Minor Depth Notes Soils Range

Excavations for Fighting Suitabilities and Military Operations M,T 3 reports Limitations for Use ● Positions MIL-Excavations Crew- Selected Soil Served Weapon Fighting Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations ● Position (DOD) Fighting Position MIL-Excavations for Selected Soil Individual Fighting Position Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations ● (DOD)

MIL-Excavations for Vehicle Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Fighting Position (DOD) Interpretations ●

Water Features Soil Reports Water Features T ● Flooding Frequency Soil Properties and user selects start Flooding Frequency Class Water Features M,T Qualities and end month Suitabilities and user selects tree Forest Productivity Forest Productivity Vegetative Productivity M,T Limitations for Use species Rangeland and Forest forest understory Forest Understory Soil Reports Vegetative Productivity T Vegetation Classification ● only Soil Physical report uses typical Fragment content Engineering Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and Frost Action M,T Qualities Features ● Frost Action Soil Qualities and Soil Features Soil Reports T Features ● Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and Frost Free Days Frost-Free Days M,T Qualities Features ● ENG-Lawn, Landscape, Golf Selected Soil Golf Fairway Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Fairway Interpretations ●

ENG-Construction Materials, Selected Soil Gravel Source Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Gravel Source Interpretations ● Soil Properties and Soil Chemical Gypsum M,T Qualities Properties ● ● Gypsum Soil Chemical report uses typical Chemical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths

MIL-Helicopter Landing Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Zones (DOD) Interpretations ● Helicopter Landing Suitabilities and Helicopter Landing Zones Military Operations M, T Limitations for Use ● Hydric Soils Soil Reports Land Classifications T

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Suitabilities and Hydric Rating by Map Unit Land Classifications M,T Hydric Soils Limitations for Use

User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Notes Explorer Table Minor Depth

Soils Range Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and Hydrologic Soil Group M,T ● Hydrologic Soil Qualities Features Group RUSLE2 Attributes Soil Reports Soil Erosion T ● Water Features Soil Reports Water Features T ● Soil Properties and K Factor (rock free) Soil Erosion Factors M,T ● ● Qualities Soil Properties and K Factor (whole soil) Soil Erosion Factors M,T ● ● K Factor Qualities RUSLE2 Attributes Soil Reports Soil Erosion T ● Soil Physical report uses typical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths Landfills Soil Reports Sanitary Facilities T ● Suitabilities and Daily Cover for Landfills Sanitary Facilities M,T Landfills Limitations for Use ● Selected Soil ENG-Daily Cover for Landfill Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations ● ENG-Lawn, Landscape, Golf Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T ● Fairway Interpretations Landscaping Roads and Streets, Shallow Building Site Excavations, and Lawns and Soil Reports T Development ●

Landscaping ENG-Lawn, Landscape, Golf Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Fairway Interpretations Lawns Roads and Streets, Shallow Building Site Excavations, and Lawns and Soil Reports T Development ● Landscaping

Legend Component Legend Soil Reports AOI Inventory T ● Embankments, Dikes, and Suitabilities and Water Management M,T Levees Limitations for Use ● Levees WMS-Embankments, Dikes, Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T and Levees Interpretations ● Soil Properties and Soil Physical Linear Extensibility M,T Qualities Properties ● ● Linear Extensibility Soil Physical report uses typical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties depths Soil Properties and Soil Physical Liquid Limit M,T Qualities Properties ● ● Liquid Limit Soil Physical report uses typical Engineering Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths Page 7 of 13

User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Notes Explorer Table Minor Depth Soils Range Manure and Food Suitabilities and Waste Management M,T Processing Waste Limitations for Use ●

AWM - Manure and Food Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T ● Manure Processing Waste Interpretations

Agricultural Disposal of Manure, Food Processing Soil Reports Waste Management T ● Waste, and Sewage Sludge

tabular, default Map Unit Description Soil Reports AOI Inventory T description in WSS, longest MUD Map Unit Description Map Unit Description, Brief - a few paragraphs, Soil Reports AOI Inventory T SOI profile description

Map Unit Description, Brief - one paragraph per Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Generated component Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and Map Unit Name Map Unit Name M,T Qualities Features Soil Physical report uses typical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties depths Organic Matter Soil Properties and Soil Physical Organic Matter M, T Qualities Properties ● Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and Parent Material Parent Material Name M,T Qualities Features

Permeability See Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity Soil Properties and Soil Chemical pH (1:1 water) M,T Qualities Properties ● ● pH Soil Chemical report uses typical Chemical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties depths Soil Properties and Soil Physical Plasticity Index M,T Qualities Properties ● ● Plasticity Index Soil Physical report uses typical Engineering Properties Soil Reports T Properties depths Water Features Soil Reports Water Features T ● Ponding Soil Properties and user selects start Ponding Frequency Class Water Features M,T Qualities and end month

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User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Notes Explorer Table Depth Minor Soils Range Excavated Ponds, Aquifer Suitabilities and Water Management M,T Limitations for Use ● Fed Suitabilities and Pond Reservoir Areas Water Management M,T ● Limitations for Use Ponds WMS-Excavated Ponds Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T (Aquifer Fed) Interpretations ● Selected Soil WMS-Pond Reservoir Areas Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations ● Ponds and Embankments Soil Reports Water Management T ● Suitabilities and Farmland Classification Land Classifications M,T Limitations for Use Prime Farmland Prime and Other Important Soil Reports Land Classifications T Farmlands Radioactive DHS- Potential for Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Accumulation Radioactive Accumulation Interpretations ● Radioactive DHS- Potential for Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Sequestration Radioactive Sequestration Interpretations ● Source of Reclamation Reclamation Material Material, Roadfill, and Soil Reports Construction Materials T ● Topsoil Depth to Selected Soil Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and dense material or M,T Restrictive Layer Qualities Features ● lithic bedrock

Depth to any Soil Restrictive Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and doesn't specify Restrictive Layer M,T Layer Qualities Features ● restriction type Soil Qualities and Soil Features Soil Reports T Features ● Source of Reclamation Material, Roadfill, and Soil Reports Construction Materials T ● Topsoil Roadfill Source Suitabilities and Roadfill Source Construction Materials M,T Limitations for Use ● ENG- Construction Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Materials, Roadfill Interpretations ● Suitabilities and Building Site Local Roads and Streets M,T Limitations for Use Development ● ENG-Local Roads and Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Roads Streets Interpretations ● Roads and Streets, Shallow Building Site Excavations, and Lawns and Soil Reports T Development ●

Landscaping

Rubble and Debris Disposal, Suitabilities and Disaster Recovery Rubble Disposal M,T Large Scale Event Limitations for Use Planning ●

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User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Notes Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Explorer Table Depth Minor Soils Range

Runoff Water Features Soil Reports Water Features T ● Soil Chemical report uses typical Salinity Chemical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths Soil Properties and Soil Physical Percent Sand M,T Qualities Properties ● ●

report uses typical Sand Content RUSLE2 Attributes Soil Reports Soil Erosion T ● value Soil Physical report uses typical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● value

ENG-Construction Materials, Selected Soil Sand Source Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Sand Source Interpretations ● Suitabilities and Sanitary Landfill, Area Sanitary Facilities M,T Limitations for Use ● Suitabilities and Sanitary Landfill, Trench Sanitary Facilities M,T Limitations for Use ● Sanitary Landfill Selected Soil ENG-Sanitary Landfill (Area) Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations ● ENG-Sanitary Landfill Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T (Trench) Interpretations ● Saturated Hydraulic Soil Properties and Soil Physical M,T Conductivity (Ksat) Qualities Properties ● ●

Saturated Hydraulic Saturated Hydraulic Soil Properties and Soil Physical Conductivity (Ksat), M,T Conductivity Qualities Properties ● ● standard classes Soil Physical report uses typical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties depths

Selected Soil user selects up to 3 Selected Soil Interpretations Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Interpretations interpretations Septic Tank Absorption Suitabilities and Sanitary Facilities M,T Fields Limitations for Use ●

Septic Tank ENG-Septic Tank Absorption Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T ● Absorption Fields Fields Interpretations Sewage Disposal Soil Reports Sanitary Facilities T ● Suitabilities and Sewage Lagoons Sanitary Facilities M,T ● Limitations for Use Selected Soil ENG-Sewage Lagoons Soil Reports AOI Inventory T ● Sewage Interpretations Sewage Disposal Soil Reports Sanitary Facilities T ● AWM - Land Application of Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Municipal Sewage Sludge Interpretations ● Page 10 of 13

User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Notes Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Explorer Table Depth Minor Soils Range Land Application of Suitabilities and Waste Management M,T Municipal Sewage Sludge Limitations for Use ●

Sewage Sludge Agricultural Disposal of Manure, Food Processing Soil Reports Waste Management T ● Waste, and Sewage Sludge Soil Physical report uses typical Sieve Analysis Engineering Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths Soil Properties and Soil Physical Percent Silt M,T Qualities Properties ● ●

report uses typical Silt Content RUSLE2 Attributes Soil Reports Soil Erosion T ● value Soil Physical report uses typical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● value Forest Productivity, Tree Suitabilities and user selects tree Vegetative Productivity M,T Site Index Limitations for Use species Site Index

Forestland Productivity Soil Reports Vegetative Productivity T ●

Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and Slope Representative Slope M,T Qualities Features Soil Properties and Soil Chemical Sodium Adsorption Ratio M,T Sodium Adsorption Qualities Properties ● ● Ratio Soil Chemical report uses typical Chemical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths

Taxonomic Classification of Soil Classification Soil Reports Land Classifications T the Soils ●

Steel See Corrosion

Streets See Roads Soil Qualities and Subsidence Soil Features Soil Reports T Features ● Soil Properties and T Factor Soil Erosion Factors M,T ● Qualities T Factor RUSLE2 Attributes Soil Reports Soil Erosion T ● Soil Physical report uses typical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths Soil Properties and Soil Physical Texture Surface Texture M,T Qualities Properties ● Soil Physical report uses typical Texture, USDA Engineering Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths

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User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Notes Explorer Table Depth Minor Soils Range Topsoil Source Suitabilities and Topsoil Source Construction Materials M,T Limitations for Use ● ENG-Construction Materials, Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Topsoil Interpretations ● Source of Reclamation Material, Roadfill, and Soil Reports Construction Materials T ● Topsoil Conservation Tree and Suitabilities and Land Classifications M,T Shrub Group Limitations for Use Conservation Tree and Soil Reports Land Classifications T Shrub Group

Forestland Productivity Soil Reports Vegetative Productivity T Unified Soil Classification, Soil Properties and Soil Qualities and M,T Unified Soil Surface Qualities Features Classification Soil Physical report uses typical Engineering Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● depths MIL-Trafficability Vehicles Selected Soil more than 20 Soil Reports AOI Inventory T (DOD) Interpretations ● reports Vehicle Trafficability Suitabilities and more than 20 Vehicle Trafficability Military Operations M,T Limitations for Use ● reports

Disposal of Wastewater by Suitabilities and Waste Management M,T Irrigation Limitations for Use ● Disposal of Wastewater by Suitabilities and Waste Management M,T ● Rapid Infiltration Limitations for Use Overland Flow Treatment of Suitabilities and Waste Management M,T ● Wastewater Limitations for Use Slow Rate Treatment of Suitabilities and Waste Management M,T Wastewater Limitations for Use ● AWM - Irrigation Disposal of Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T ● Wastewater Interpretations AWM - Overland Flow Selected Soil Process Treatment of Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Wastewater Disposal Interpretations ● Wastewater AWM - Rapid Infiltration Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Disposal of Wastewater Interpretations ● AWM - Slow Rate Process Selected Soil Soil Reports AOI Inventory T Treatment of Wastewater Interpretations ● Agricultural Disposal of Wastewater by Irrigation and Soil Reports Waste Management T ● Overland Flow Agricultural Disposal of

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User Options Tab of Soil Data Map or Soil Interpretation Map or Table Name Menu Sub Menu Notes Explorer Table Depth Minor Soils Range Soil Properties and Soil Physical Water Content, 15 bar M,T Qualities Properties ● ● Water Content Soil Properties and Soil Physical Water Content, one-third bar M,T Qualities Properties ● ● Soil Properties and select start and end Depth to Water Table Water Features M,T ● Water Table Qualities month Water Features Soil Reports Water Features T ● Soil Physical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● Soil Properties and Wind Erodibility Index Soil Erosion Factors M,T Qualities ● Wind Erodibility Soil Physical Physical Soil Properties Soil Reports T Properties ● Soil Properties and Wind Erodibility Group Soil Erosion Factors M,T Qualities ● Windbreaks and Windbreaks Soil Reports Soil Erosion T Environmental Plantings ●

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