United States In cooperation with the Department of Research Division of the Agriculture College of Agricultural and Soil Survey of Life Sciences, University of Natural Wisconsin Forest County, Resources Conservation Service and Wisconsin Forest Service NRCS Accessibility Statement The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is committed to making its information accessible to all of its customers and employees. If you are experiencing accessibility issues and need assistance, please contact our Helpdesk by phone at 1-800-457-3642 or by e-mail at [email protected]. For assistance with publications that include maps, graphs, or similar forms of information, you may also wish to contact our State or local office. You can locate the correct office and phone number at http://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app. 3 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. 4 This soil survey is a publication of the National Cooperative Soil Survey, a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Major fieldwork for this soil survey was completed in 1995. Soil names and descriptions were approved in 1995. Unless otherwise indicated, statements in this publication refer to conditions in the survey area in 1995. This survey was made cooperatively by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Forest Service, and the Research Division of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin. The survey is part of the technical assistance furnished to the Forest County Land Conservation Committee, which helped finance the fieldwork. 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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The address is http://www.nrcs.usda.gov. 5 Contents How To Use This Soil Survey ................................. 3 PaC—Padus sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent Foreword ................................................................. 9 slopes .......................................................... 53 General Nature of the County ................................. 12 PaD—Padus sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent Physiography, Relief, and Drainage .................... 12 slopes .......................................................... 54 Climate ............................................................... 13 PeB—Padus-Pence sandy loams, 0 to 6 Water Supply ...................................................... 14 percent slopes ............................................. 56 History and Development ................................... 15 PeC—Padus-Pence sandy loams, 6 to 15 Transportation Facilities and Industry ................. 16 percent slopes ............................................. 58 How This Survey Was Made ................................... 18 PeD—Padus-Pence sandy loams, 15 to 35 Detailed Soil Map Units ........................................ 21 percent slopes ............................................. 59 ArB—Argonne-Sarwet sandy loams, 1 to 6 PfD—Padus-Soperton silt loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony ........................... 22 percent slopes, very stony ........................... 61 Au—Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent PgB—Padus-Wabeno silt loams, 1 to 6 slopes .......................................................... 24 percent slopes, very stony ........................... 63 Ca—Capitola muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes, PgC—Padus-Wabeno silt loams, 6 to 15 very stony .................................................... 25 percent slopes, very stony ........................... 65 CrA—Croswell loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent PhB—Padwood sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes .......................................................... 27 slopes .......................................................... 67 CuA—Cublake loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent PkE—Pelissier gravelly sandy loam, 20 to slopes .......................................................... 28 45 percent slopes, stony .............................. 69 FeB—Fence silt loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes ...... 30 PnB—Pence sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent FlA—Flink loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes .......................................................... 70 slopes .......................................................... 31 PnC—Pence sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent Fm—Fordum loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes........... 33 slopes .......................................................... 72 GaA—Gastrow silt loam, 0 to 3 percent PnD—Pence sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes .......................................................... 34 slopes .......................................................... 73 Kr—Kinross muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes ............ 35 PsB—Pence-Vilas complex, 0 to 6 percent LaC—Laona-Sarona sandy loams, 6 to 15 slopes .......................................................... 75 percent slopes, very stony ........................... 37 PsC—Pence-Vilas complex, 6 to 15 percent LaD—Laona-Sarona sandy loams, 15 to 35 slopes .......................................................... 77 percent slopes, very stony ........................... 39 PsD—Pence-Vilas complex, 15 to 35 percent Lo—Loxley, Beseman, and Dawson peats, slopes .......................................................... 78 0 to 1 percent slopes.................................... 41 Pt—Pits, gravel ................................................... 80 Lu—Lupton, Cathro, and Markey mucks, RuD—Rubicon loamy sand, 15 to 35 percent 0 to 1 percent slopes.................................... 42 slopes .......................................................... 80 M-W—Miscellaneous water ................................ 44 SoD—Soperton-Goodman silt loams, 15 to MaA—Manitowish sandy loam, 0 to 3 35 percent slopes, very stony ...................... 82 percent slopes ............................................. 44 SpD—Soperton-Mudlake silt loams, 1 to 35 MeD—Metonga-Rock outcrop complex, 4 to percent slopes, very stony ........................... 84 60 percent slopes, very stony ...................... 46 StB—Stambaugh silt loam, 0 to 6 percent Mn—Minocqua muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes ....... 48 slopes .......................................................... 86 MuB—Mudlake silt loam, 1 to 6 percent StC—Stambaugh silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, very stony ........................................ 49 slopes .......................................................... 88 PaB—Padus sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent StD—Stambaugh silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes .......................................................... 51 slopes .......................................................... 89 6 TpA—Tipler sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent Soil Series and Their Morphology ......................... 143 slopes .......................................................... 91 Argonne Series ................................................ 143 VaB—Vanzile silt loam, 0 to 6 percent Au Gres Series ................................................. 145 slopes .......................................................... 92 Beseman Series ............................................... 146 VsB—Vilas loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent Capitola Series ................................................. 146 slopes .......................................................... 93 Cathro Series ................................................... 147 VsC—Vilas loamy sand, 6 to 15 percent Croswell Series ................................................ 148 slopes .........................................................