Oran soils are wetter and have mottles of 2 chroma in the upper part of the B horizon and more distinct mottles throughout the B horizon. Bt horizons of firm or very firm consistence. Oran, Lourdes, and Waubeek soils typically are upslope from Bassett soils. These soils are moderately well drained. The surface runoff is medium.
Permeability is moderate.
Commonly used for corn, soybeans, small grains, and legume hays. Native vegetation was oak and hickory trees and prairie grasses. Mainly in northeastern Iowa and possibly southeastern Minnesota. These soils are of large extent. Iowa County, Iowa, 1965.