The Dana series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils that formed in loess or other silty materials and in the underlying loamy calcareous till on till plains.
Permeability is moderate.
Slope ranges from 0 to 12 percent. Mean annual air temperature is 50 degrees F., and mean annual precipitation is 33 inches. The depth to the base of the argillic horizon ranges from 32 to 60 inches. The depth to carbonates ranges from 40 to 60 inches. The depth to horizons with more than 20 percent fine sand or coarser ranges from 22 to 40 inches.