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Kenoma soil series
Kenoma soils cover 1,210,904 mapped acres, mostly in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on over 99% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on over 99%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 8 of the counties and cities on this site, including Bates County, MO; Lyon County, KS; Allen County, KS.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2018-09
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 Kenoma series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils that formed in loess and/or old alluvial sediments over residuum from Pennsylvanian age shale and limestone. Kenoma soils are on plains or terraces. Slope ranges from 0 to 8 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 1016 mm (40 inches), and mean annual temperature is about 14 degrees C (57 degrees F).
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Kenoma, revised 2018-09. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 1,210,904 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 100.0% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 99.9% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 100.0% |
| Most common drainage class | Moderately well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | D |
| Taxonomic class | Fine, smectitic, thermic Vertic Argiudolls |
| Type location | Anderson County, Kansas |
Where Kenoma is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 943,921 |
| Missouri | 255,244 |
| Oklahoma | 11,739 |
Places where Kenoma leads
Counties and cities where Kenoma covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Bates County, MO | 31% |
| Lyon County, KS | 24% |
| Allen County, KS | 23% |
| Coffey County, KS | 21% |
| Neosho County, KS | 17% |
| Franklin County, KS | 16% |
| Cass County, MO | 16% |
| Linn County, KS | 12% |
Other places where Kenoma is a main soil
Counties and cities where Kenoma is among the six soil series covering the most mapped land, but not the first. Share of the place's mapped land.
Counties
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.