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Axtell soil series
Axtell soils cover 308,200 mapped acres, almost all of them in Texas. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 89% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 0%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 12 of the counties and cities on this site.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2017-08
of its land: shrink-swell limits houses without basements
of its land: a shallow water table limits basements
median highest linear extensibility (6% and up is high)
median highest clay content in the top 150 cm
USDA's description
The Axtell series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils that formed in clayey alluvium of Pleistocene age derived from mudstone. These nearly level to strongly sloping soils are on treads and risers on stream terraces. Slopes range from 0 to 12 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 984 mm (38 in) and the mean annual air temperature is about 19 degrees C (66 Degrees F).
Vertic features, from the same description: "COLE is 0.07 to 0.10"
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Axtell, revised 2017-08. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 308,200 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 88.9% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 0.0% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 88.9% |
| Most common drainage class | Moderately well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | C |
| Taxonomic class | Fine, smectitic, thermic Udertic Paleustalfs |
| Type location | Navarro County, Texas |
Where Axtell is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Texas | 308,200 |
Places where Axtell leads
Counties and cities where Axtell covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Enchanted Oaks, TX | 75% |
| Log Cabin, TX | 73% |
| Bedias, TX | 45% |
| Tool, TX | 43% |
| Star Harbor, TX | 42% |
| Hawk Cove, TX | 37% |
| Gun Barrel City, TX | 37% |
| Malakoff, TX | 36% |
| Payne Springs, TX | 29% |
| Marquez, TX | 29% |
| Seven Points, TX | 25% |
| Cottonwood, TX | 22% |
Other places where Axtell is a main soil
Counties and cities where Axtell is among the six soil series covering the most mapped land, but not the first. Share of the place's mapped land.
Counties
Texas and Ohio cities
- Oak Valley, TX 35%
- Caney City, TX 24%
- Poetry, TX 19%
- Bellmead, TX 18%
- West Tawakoni, TX 17%
- Goodlow, TX 13%
- Grays Prairie, TX 13%
- Seagoville, TX 13%
- Union Valley, TX 11%
- Lacy-Lakeview, TX 11%
- Trinidad, TX 10%
- Mabank, TX 10%
- Golinda, TX 9%
- Scurry, TX 9%
- Combine, TX 9%
- Post Oak Bend, TX 8%
- Smithville, TX 8%
- Campbell, TX 7%
- Oak Grove, TX 7%
- Kurten, TX 7%
- Balch Springs, TX 7%
- Groesbeck, TX 7%
- Irving, TX 5%
- Giddings, TX 5%
- Riesel, TX 4%
- Angus, TX 3%
- Eureka, TX 2%
- Thornton, TX 2%
- Highland Park, TX 1%
- Mildred, TX 1%
Sources
Shares and properties: USDA NRCS SSURGO via Soil Data Access, weighted by each component's share of its map units. Description: the USDA NRCS series description. How we count.