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Crosstell soil series
Crosstell soils cover 123,629 mapped acres, almost all of them in Texas. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 98% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 0%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 11 of the counties and cities on this site, including Johnson County, TX.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2017-01
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 Crosstell series consists of deep, moderately well drained, very slowly permeable soils that formed in clayey residuum derived from claystone. These nearly level to strongly sloping soils are on shoulders and backslopes of ridges on hills. Slope ranges from 0 to 12 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 965 mm (38 in) and the mean annual air temperature is about 19 degrees C (66 Degrees F).
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Crosstell, revised 2017-01. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 123,629 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 98.5% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 0.0% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 98.5% |
| Most common drainage class | Moderately well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | D |
| Taxonomic class | Fine, smectitic, thermic Udertic Paleustalfs |
| Type location | Hill County, Texas |
Where Crosstell is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Texas | 123,629 |
Places where Crosstell leads
Counties and cities where Crosstell covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Ravenna, TX | 80% |
| Coyote Flats, TX | 44% |
| Keene, TX | 42% |
| Briaroaks, TX | 38% |
| Joshua, TX | 36% |
| Forest Hill, TX | 26% |
| Bedford, TX | 21% |
| Burleson, TX | 18% |
| Keller, TX | 16% |
| Johnson County, TX | 13% |
| Euless, TX | 11% |
Other places where Crosstell is a main soil
Counties and cities where Crosstell 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
- Kennedale, TX 23%
- Collinsville, TX 20%
- Southlake, TX 17%
- Cross Timber, TX 16%
- Mansfield, TX 14%
- Colleyville, TX 13%
- Hurst, TX 11%
- Denison, TX 10%
- Dalworthington Gardens, TX 10%
- Alvarado, TX 9%
- North Richland Hills, TX 9%
- Whitesboro, TX 9%
- Arlington, TX 8%
- Grapevine, TX 8%
- Pottsboro, TX 7%
- Pantego, TX 3%
- Everman, TX 2%
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.