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Mitiwanga soil series
Mitiwanga soils cover 40,461 mapped acres, mostly in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. 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 95%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 8 of the counties and cities on this site.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2011-06
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 Mitiwanga series consists of moderately deep, somewhat poorly drained soils formed in 20 to 40 inches of till underlain by sandstone bedrock. They are on till plains and lake plains. Permeability is moderate. Slope ranges from 0 to 6 percent. The mean annual precipitation is about 36 inches, and the mean annual temperature is 50 degrees F.
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Mitiwanga, revised 2011-06. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 40,461 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 0.0% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 95.0% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 95.0% |
| Most common drainage class | Somewhat poorly drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | C/D |
| Taxonomic class | Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aeric Endoaqualfs |
| Type location | Erie County, Ohio |
Where Mitiwanga is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 35,859 |
| Michigan | 4,280 |
| Indiana | 322 |
Places where Mitiwanga leads
Counties and cities where Mitiwanga covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Highland Heights, OH | 62% |
| Richmond Heights, OH | 42% |
| Mayfield, OH | 33% |
| Gates Mills, OH | 22% |
| Linndale, OH | 15% |
| South Euclid, OH | 15% |
| Independence, OH | 12% |
| Cleveland Heights, OH | 12% |
Other places where Mitiwanga is a main soil
Counties and cities where Mitiwanga 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
- Windham, OH 15%
- Middleburg Heights, OH 10%
- Parma Heights, OH 9%
- North Olmsted, OH 9%
- Berea, OH 9%
- Seven Hills, OH 8%
- Mayfield Heights, OH 8%
- South Amherst, OH 8%
- North Ridgeville, OH 7%
- East Cleveland, OH 7%
- Brook Park, OH 6%
- Cortland, OH 6%
- Amherst, OH 6%
- Westlake, OH 5%
- Lyndhurst, OH 5%
- Niles, OH 5%
- Euclid, OH 4%
- Orange, OH 4%
- Olmsted Falls, OH 3%
- Garfield Heights, OH 3%
- Cleveland, OH 2%
- Parma, OH 2%
- Shaker Heights, OH 1%
- Beachwood, OH 1%
- University Heights, 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.