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Major Land Resource Area 114X
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Accessed: 05/03/2026
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Precipitation
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Soil texture
LRU A Key
LRU A Outline
LRU B Outline
Residuum Parent Material
Recently Deposited Parent Material
Acidic parent material
F114XA302IN – Acidic Upland Forest
F114XA302IN – Acidic Upland Forest
Calcareous parent material
F114XA305IN – Non-Acidic Upland Forest
F114XA305IN – Non-Acidic Upland Forest
Unsorted deposit (glacial till)
Sorted deposit (wind/water laid deposits)
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained
F114XA501IN – Wet Till Flatwoods
F114XA501IN – Wet Till Flatwoods
Moderately well drained to well drained
Shoulders and sideslopes and slopes greater than 12%
F114XA504IN – Sloping Till Upland Forest
F114XA504IN – Sloping Till Upland Forest
Other upland positions and slopes less than 15%
F114XA502IN – Till Uplands
F114XA502IN – Till Uplands
Wind sorted deposit (Eolian Parent Material)
F114XA802IN – Eolian Forest
F114XA802IN – Eolian Forest
Water sorted deposts
Lake deposts (Lacustrine Parent Material)
Flowing water deposits
Very poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained
F114XA101IN – Wet Lacustrine Forest
F114XA101IN – Wet Lacustrine Forest
Somewhat poorly drained to well drained
Somewhat poorly drained to moderately well drained and generally on terraces
F114XA102IN – Lacustrine Terrace Forest
F114XA102IN – Lacustrine Terrace Forest
MWD to well drained; generally on shoulders and sideslopes
F114XA103IN – Sloping Lacustrine Forest
F114XA103IN – Sloping Lacustrine Forest
Older non-floodplain deposits (Outwash Parent Material)
F114XA404IN – Outwash Upland Forest
F114XA404IN – Outwash Upland Forest
Recent floodplain deposits (Alluvium Parent Material)
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained
F114XA203IN – Wet Alluvium Forest
F114XA203IN – Wet Alluvium Forest
Moderately well drained to well drained
F114XA204IN – Alluvium Forest
F114XA204IN – Alluvium Forest
Lacustrine Parent Material
Alluvium Parent Material
Residuum Parent Material
Outwash Parent Material
F114XA404IN – Outwash Upland Forest
F114XA404IN – Outwash Upland Forest
Till Parent Materual
Eolian Parent Material
Drainage
Very poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained
F114XA101IN – Wet Lacustrine Forest
F114XA101IN – Wet Lacustrine Forest
Somewhat poorly drained to moderately well drained and generally on terraces
F114XA102IN – Lacustrine Terrace Forest
F114XA102IN – Lacustrine Terrace Forest
MWD to well drained; generally on shoulders and sideslopes
F114XA103IN – Sloping Lacustrine Forest
F114XA103IN – Sloping Lacustrine Forest
Drainage
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained
F114XA203IN – Wet Alluvium Forest
F114XA203IN – Wet Alluvium Forest
Moderately well drained to well drained
F114XA204IN – Alluvium Forest
F114XA204IN – Alluvium Forest
pH
Acidic parent material
F114XA302IN – Acidic Upland Forest
F114XA302IN – Acidic Upland Forest
Calcareous parent material
F114XA305IN – Non-Acidic Upland Forest
F114XA305IN – Non-Acidic Upland Forest
Drainage
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained
F114XA501IN – Wet Till Flatwoods
F114XA501IN – Wet Till Flatwoods
Moderately well drained to well drained on shoulders and sideslopes
F114XA502IN – Till Uplands
F114XA502IN – Till Uplands
Well drained to moderately well drained on uplands Till Uplands
F114XA504IN – Sloping Till Upland Forest
F114XA504IN – Sloping Till Upland Forest
Eolian parent materials
F114XA802IN – Eolian Forest
F114XA802IN – Eolian Forest
Lacustrine
Alluvium
Residuum
F114XB302IN – Residuum Upland Forest
F114XB302IN – Residuum Upland Forest
Outwash
Till
Eolian
Mollic
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained (slope 5% or less)
F114XB103IN – Wet Lacustrine Forest
F114XB103IN – Wet Lacustrine Forest
Somewhat poorly drained (slope 5% or greater) to well drained
F114XB104IN – Lacustrine Forest
F114XB104IN – Lacustrine Forest
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained
F114XB203IN – Wet Floodplain Forest
F114XB203IN – Wet Floodplain Forest
Moderately well drained to well drained
F114XB204IN – Floodplain Forest
F114XB204IN – Floodplain Forest
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained
F114XB403IN – Wet Outwash Upland Forest
F114XB403IN – Wet Outwash Upland Forest
Moderately well drained to well drained
F114XB404IN – Dry Outwash Upland Forest
F114XB404IN – Dry Outwash Upland Forest
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained
F114XB502IN – Wet Till Upland Forest
F114XB502IN – Wet Till Upland Forest
Moderately well drained to well drained
F114XB503IN – Till Upland Forest
F114XB503IN – Till Upland Forest
Sandy Textures
F114XB801IN – Sandy Eolian Woodland
F114XB801IN – Sandy Eolian Woodland
Silty Textures
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained, no influencing subsurface clay layer
F114XB803IN – Wet Silty Eolian Forest
F114XB803IN – Wet Silty Eolian Forest
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained, influencing subsurface clay layer
F114XB805IL – Post Oak Flatwoods
F114XB805IL – Post Oak Flatwoods
Moderately well drained to well drained
F114XB804IN – Silty Eolian Forest
F114XB804IN – Silty Eolian Forest
Natric
R114XB901IN – Sodium Affected Uplands
R114XB901IN – Sodium Affected Uplands
Non-Natric
Moderately well drained to well drained
R114XB903IN – Upland Prairie
R114XB903IN – Upland Prairie
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained
R114XB902IN – Wet Upland Prairie
R114XB902IN – Wet Upland Prairie
Long term average mean annual precipitation
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- 100 – 120cm (39 – 47in)
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cm
Long term average frost free days
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- 130 – 150days
- 150 – 170days
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days
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- 0 – 200m (0 – 700ft)
- 200 – 400m (700 – 1300ft)
- 400 – 600m (1300 – 2000ft)
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m
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- 0 – 3%
- 3 – 5%
- 5 – 10%
- 10 – 15%
- 15 – 20%
- 20 – 25%
- 25 – 30%
- 30 – 35%
- 35 – 40%
- 40 – 45%
- 45 – 50%
- 50 – 60%
- 60 – 70%
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%
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- Backswamp
- Depression
- Draw
- Dune
- Esker
- Fan
- Flat
- Flood plain
- Flood-plain step
- Ground moraine
- Hill
- Hillside
- Hillslope
- Knoll
- Lake plain
- Lake terrace
- Loess hill
- Natural levee
- Outwash plain
- Outwash terrace
- Ridge
- Stream terrace
- Terrace
- Terrace--outwash or marine
- Till plain
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- Limestone and shale
- Limestone, unspecified
- Shale, unspecified
- No filter
- Alluvium
- Drift
- Eolian deposits
- Eolian sands
- Glaciolacustrine deposits
- Lacustrine deposits
- Loess
- Outwash
- Pedisediment
- Residuum
- Slope alluvium
- Till, unspecified
Soil surface texture
- No filter
- Clay loam
- Fine sand
- Fine sandy loam
- Loam
- Loamy fine sand
- Sandy clay loam
- Silty clay
- Silty clay loam
- Silt loam
- Sandy loam
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Ecological site keys
Dichotomous Key to LRU 114XA (Indiana/Ohio)
1a.
Residuum Parent Material
1b.
Recently Deposited Parent Material
3a.
Unsorted deposit (glacial till)
4b.
Moderately well drained to well drained
5a.
Shoulders and sideslopes and slopes greater than 12%
... F114XA504IN – Sloping Till Upland Forest
3b.
Sorted deposit (wind/water laid deposits)
6b.
Water sorted deposts
7a.
Lake deposts (Lacustrine Parent Material)
8b.
Somewhat poorly drained to well drained
9a.
Somewhat poorly drained to moderately well drained and generally on terraces
... F114XA102IN – Lacustrine Terrace Forest
9b.
MWD to well drained; generally on shoulders and sideslopes
... F114XA103IN – Sloping Lacustrine Forest
7b.
Flowing water deposits
10a.
Older non-floodplain deposits (Outwash Parent Material)
... F114XA404IN – Outwash Upland Forest
10b.
Recent floodplain deposits (Alluvium Parent Material)
Outline to LRU 114XA (Indiana & Ohio)
I.
Lacustrine Parent Material
1
Drainage
ii.
Somewhat poorly drained to moderately well drained and generally on terraces
... F114XA102IN – Lacustrine Terrace Forest
iii.
MWD to well drained; generally on shoulders and sideslopes
... F114XA103IN – Sloping Lacustrine Forest
II.
Alluvium Parent Material
1
Drainage
III.
Residuum Parent Material
1
pH
V.
Till Parent Materual
1
Drainage
ii.
Moderately well drained to well drained on shoulders and sideslopes
... F114XA502IN – Till Uplands
iii.
Well drained to moderately well drained on uplands Till Uplands
... F114XA504IN – Sloping Till Upland Forest
VI.
Eolian Parent Material
Outline to LRU 114XB (Illinois)
A.
Lacustrine
1
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained (slope 5% or less)
... F114XB103IN – Wet Lacustrine Forest
B.
Alluvium
D.
Outwash
E.
Till
F.
Eolian
2
Silty Textures
a.
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained, no influencing subsurface clay layer
... F114XB803IN – Wet Silty Eolian Forest
b.
Poorly drained to somewhat poorly drained, influencing subsurface clay layer
... F114XB805IL – Post Oak Flatwoods
G.
Mollic
2
Non-Natric
The Ecosystem Dynamics Interpretive Tool is an information system framework developed by the USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and New Mexico State University.
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