Soil Series Atlas

Houdek soil series

Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiustolls

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftApTopsoil · plowed0–15 cm · 0–6 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up15–25 cm · 6–10 inBt2Subsoil · clay build-up25–46 cm · 10–18 inBk1Subsoil · lime (carbonate) build-up46–71 cm · 18–28 inBk2Subsoil · lime (carbonate) build-up71–102 cm · 28–40 inCParent material102–152 cm · 40–60 in050100150cmApTopsoil · plowed0–15 cm · 0–6 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up15–25 cm · 6–10 inBt2Subsoil · clay build-up25–46 cm · 10–18 inBk1Subsoil · lime(carbonate) build-up46–71 cm · 18–28 inBk2Subsoil · lime(carbonate) build-up71–102 cm · 28–40 inCParent material102–152 cm · 40–60 in
Typical pedon, to scale: 152 cm (60 in), 6 horizons.

Mollisols — soils with a thick, dark, organic-rich topsoil

Houdek is mapped on 866,384 acres in South Dakota, 229th nationally by area. In South Dakota only four series cover more ground. Every mapped acre is in South Dakota. It is the largest of the 8 established series in its family. It is the state soil of South Dakota.

Depth
Very deep
Drainage
Well drained
Water movement
Moderate

Compare with another seriesSimilar series in the finder

Where Houdek is mapped

866,384 acres in 19 soil survey areas, from current SSURGO data.

AlabamaArizonaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaKansasMaineMassachusettsMinnesotaNew JerseyNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOklahomaPennsylvaniaSouth Dakota: 866,384 acresTexasWyomingConnecticutMissouriWest VirginiaIllinoisNew MexicoArkansasCaliforniaDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaIowaKentuckyMarylandMichiganMississippiMontanaNew HampshireNew YorkOhioOregonTennesseeUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinNebraskaSouth CarolinaIdahoNevadaVermontLouisianaRhode Island

Share of all Houdek acres

  1. South Dakota100%
  • Rank in the state · share of its mapped soil
  • South Dakota 5th of 764 · 1.88%

In the field

Drainage

Well drained

Drains fastStays wet

Soil depth

Very deep

ShallowDeep

Permeability

Moderate

SlowFast
Parent material
Glacial till
Landform
Till plains
Type location
South Dakota

How it is classified

  1. OrderMollisols
  2. SuborderUstolls
  3. Great groupArgiustolls
  4. SubgroupTypic Argiustolls
  5. FamilyFine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiustollsfine-loamy particle-size classmixed mineralogy classsuperactive cation-exchange activity classmesic soil temperature regime

Against other Mollisols

Houdek makes up 0.20% of all mapped Mollisols — the 65th largest of 7,593 series in the order.

Depth to the subsoil

15 cm under a median of 25 cm

Its relatives

7 other established series share the family “Fine-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Typic Argiustolls”

  1. Houdek866 k
  2. Ree208 k
  3. Glenham161 k
  4. Reventon48 k
  5. Wewela39 k
  6. Hennings27 k
  7. Verdigre10 k
  8. Flagwell1 k

Close relatives, at one scale

  1. Houdek152 cm · Typic Argiustolls
  2. Harney152 cm · Typic Argiustolls
  3. Holdrege203 cm · Typic Argiustolls
  4. Williams152 cm · Typic Argiustolls

Horizon by horizon

HorizonLayerDepthThickness
ApTopsoil: plowed0–15 cm0–6 in15 cm
Bt1Subsoil: clay build-up15–25 cm6–10 in10 cm
Bt2Subsoil: clay build-up25–46 cm10–18 in21 cm
Bk1Subsoil: lime (carbonate) build-up46–71 cm18–28 in25 cm
Bk2Subsoil: lime (carbonate) build-up71–102 cm28–40 in31 cm
CParent material102–152 cm40–60 in50 cm

Sources: USDA–NRCS Official Series Description (revised n/a), Soil Classification database and SSURGO. Ranks computed by Soil Series Atlas. Method · Guides