- A: Typically has less than 10 percent clay and more than 90 percent sand or gravel and has gravel or sand textures.
- B: Typically has between 10 percent and 20 percent clay and 50 percent to 90 percent sand and has loamy sand or sandy loam textures.
- C: Typically has between 20 percent and 40 percent clay and less than 50 percent sand and have loam, silt loam, sandy clay loam, clay loam, and silty clay loam textures.
- D: Typically has greater than 40 percent clay, less than 50 percent sand, and has clayey textures.
- Excessively drained. Water is removed very rapidly.
- Somewhat excessively drained. Water is removed from the soil rapidly.
- Well drained. Water is removed from the soil readily but not rapidly.
- Moderately well drained. Water is removed from the soil somewhat slowly during some periods of the year.
- Somewhat poorly drained. Water is removed slowly so that the soil is wet at a shallow depth for significant periods.
- Poorly drained. Water is removed so slowly that the soil is wet at shallow depths periodically or remains wet for long periods.
- Very poorly drained. Water is removed from the soil so slowly that free water remains at or very near the ground surface for very long periods.