Forest Productivity
Forest Productivity is a measure of wood volume likely to be produced by the most important tree species based on soil characteristics.
Forest Productivity – Top Species/Tree Types
Forest Productivity – Top Species/Tree Types depicts the most productive tree species or type based on soil characteristics.
Surface Percent Organic Matter (Dominant Component)
Surface Percent Organic Matter shows the percentage of the surface layer of soil that is comprised of plant and animal residue.
Drainage Class (Dominant Condition)
Drainage Class, which classifies how quickly water is removed from the soil, has been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release.
SSURGO Soil Boundaries
The Soil Boundaries have been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release.
Hydrologic Soil Group (Dominant Condition)
Hydrologic Soil Group, which estimates potential runoff from precipitation based on soils characteristics, has been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release.
Farmland Class
Farmland Class, which shows prime and important farmland, has been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release.
Slope Gradient (Weighted Average)
Slope Gradient, depicting the steepness of the landscape by soil type, has been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release.
Flooding Frequency (Dominant Condition)
Flooding Frequency, based on soil characteristics, has been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release. Note there is a change to the legend used to depict the data in this update.
FEMA Flood Hazard Zones
The Flood Hazard Zones are extracted from the National Flood Hazard Layer, which is a database that contains FEMA’s flood hazard map data. The database contains flood hazard information and supporting data used to develop the information. The primary flood … Continued