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Gasil soil series
Gasil soils cover 324,234 mapped acres, mostly in Texas and Oklahoma. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 0% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 0%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 21 of the counties and cities on this site, including Johnston County, OK.
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 Gasil series consists of very deep, well drained, moderately permeable soils formed in deeply weathered loamy residuum derived from sandstones. These soils are on nearly level to strongly sloping uplands. Slopes range from 0 to 12 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 940 mm (37 in) and the mean annual air temperature is about 17.8 degrees C (64 degrees F).
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Gasil, revised 2017-01. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 324,234 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 0.0% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 0.0% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 0.0% |
| Most common drainage class | Well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | B |
| Taxonomic class | Fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Ultic Paleustalfs |
| Type location | Cooke County, Texas |
Where Gasil is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Texas | 252,436 |
| Oklahoma | 71,798 |
Places where Gasil leads
Counties and cities where Gasil covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Collinsville, TX | 37% |
| Leona, TX | 35% |
| Double Oak, TX | 34% |
| Copper Canyon, TX | 32% |
| Pantego, TX | 31% |
| Cross Timber, TX | 31% |
| Colleyville, TX | 28% |
| Cross Roads, TX | 27% |
| Aubrey, TX | 25% |
| Kennedale, TX | 23% |
| Corinth, TX | 23% |
| Argyle, TX | 21% |
| Covington, TX | 21% |
| Westlake, TX | 20% |
| Southlake, TX | 20% |
| Shady Shores, TX | 19% |
| Johnston County, OK | 16% |
| Trophy Club, TX | 14% |
| Dalworthington Gardens, TX | 13% |
| Denison, TX | 11% |
| Grapevine, TX | 8% |
Other places where Gasil is a main soil
Counties and cities where Gasil 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
- Providence Village, TX 26%
- Keene, TX 25%
- Bartonville, TX 24%
- Krugerville, TX 20%
- Joshua, TX 19%
- Bedford, TX 16%
- Keller, TX 15%
- Teague, TX 14%
- Lake Dallas, TX 13%
- Briaroaks, TX 12%
- Flower Mound, TX 11%
- Hurst, TX 10%
- Forest Hill, TX 10%
- Lexington, TX 10%
- North Richland Hills, TX 10%
- Callisburg, TX 10%
- Highland Village, TX 9%
- Arlington, TX 9%
- Fairfield, TX 9%
- Oak Point, TX 7%
- Pottsboro, TX 7%
- Coyote Flats, TX 7%
- Euless, TX 7%
- Whitesboro, TX 7%
- Oak Ridge (Cooke County), TX 6%
- Burleson, TX 6%
- Marquez, TX 5%
- Denton, TX 5%
- Franklin, TX 5%
- Tioga, TX 3%
- Streetman, TX 2%
- Jewett, 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.