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League soil series
League soils cover 208,765 mapped acres, almost all of them in Texas. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 92% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 94%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 7 of the counties and cities on this site, including Chambers County, TX; Jefferson County, TX.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2014-07
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 League series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained, very slowly permeable soils. These nearly level soils formed in clayey fluviomarine deposits derived from the Beaumont Formation. Slope ranges from 0 to 1 percent. Mean annual air temperature is about 20.6 degrees C (69 degrees F), and mean annual precipitation is about 1397 mm (55 in).
Vertic features, from the same description: "25 to 61 cm (10 to 24 in)"
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for League, revised 2014-07. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 208,765 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 91.6% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 93.6% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 91.6% |
| Most common drainage class | Somewhat poorly drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | D |
| Taxonomic class | Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Oxyaquic Hapluderts |
| Type location | Jefferson County, Texas |
Where League is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Texas | 208,765 |
Places where League leads
Counties and cities where League covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Cove, TX | 36% |
| Mont Belvieu, TX | 26% |
| Baytown, TX | 26% |
| Chambers County, TX | 19% |
| Dayton, TX | 15% |
| Jefferson County, TX | 13% |
| Beaumont, TX | 8% |
Other places where League is a main soil
Counties and cities where League 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
- Beach City, TX 18%
- Sour Lake, TX 15%
- Nome, TX 6%
- Port Neches, TX 5%
- China, TX 3%
- Shoreacres, TX 2%
- Nederland, TX under 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.