This soil survey is designed for many different users. Farmers, ranchers, foresters, and agronomists can use it to evaluate the potential of the soil and the management needed for maximum food and fiber production. In the Soil Explorer soil productivity values such as crop yields, range production, and forest site indexes have been computed as a weighted average for all soils in the mapunit and represented as a single value for the mapunit. Planners, community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers can use the survey to plan land use, select sites for construction, and identify special practices needed to insure proper performance. Conservationists, teachers, students and specialists in recreation, wildlife management, waste disposal, and pollution control can use the survey to help them understand, protect, and enhance the environment.
Some soils are seasonally wet or subject to flooding.
Some are shallow to bedrock. Some are too unstable to be used as a foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or underground installations. In the Soil Explorer a few soil properties and features are represented as being present or not present in the mapunit.