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Latty soil series
Latty soils cover 228,924 mapped acres, mostly in Ohio and Michigan. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 25% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 97%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 10 of the counties and cities on this site.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2012-09
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 Latty series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils formed in clayey glaciolacustrine sediments. These soils are on lake plains. Slope ranges from 0 to 2 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 889 mm (35 inches), and mean annual air temperature is about 11 degrees C (51 degrees F).
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Latty, revised 2012-09. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 228,924 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 25.5% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 97.0% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 97.0% |
| Most common drainage class | Very poorly drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | D |
| Taxonomic class | Fine, illitic, nonacid, mesic Typic Endoaquepts |
| Type location | Paulding County, Ohio |
Where Latty is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 202,402 |
| Michigan | 26,522 |
Places where Latty leads
Counties and cities where Latty covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Latty, OH | 87% |
| Scott, OH | 83% |
| Lakeview, OH | 67% |
| Haviland, OH | 66% |
| Walbridge, OH | 59% |
| Oregon, OH | 57% |
| Sherwood, OH | 37% |
| Northwood, OH | 37% |
| Paulding, OH | 32% |
| Kalida, OH | 18% |
Other places where Latty is a main soil
Counties and cities where Latty is among the six soil series covering the most mapped land, but not the first. Share of the place's mapped land.
Counties
- Paulding County, OH 22%
- Defiance County, OH 13%
- Lucas County, OH 8%
- Putnam County, OH 7%
- St. Clair County, MI 5%
- Van Wert County, OH 4%
- Marion County, OH 3%
- Wood County, OH 2%
Texas and Ohio cities
- New Bloomington, OH 36%
- Antwerp, OH 27%
- Archbold, OH 27%
- Rossford, OH 20%
- Russells Point, OH 17%
- Millbury, OH 14%
- Harpster, OH 12%
- Bryan, OH 10%
- Ottoville, OH 8%
- Perrysburg, OH 6%
- Payne, OH 4%
- Grover Hill, OH 2%
- Continental, OH 2%
- Melrose, OH 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.