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Richfield soil series
Richfield soils cover 2,581,668 mapped acres, mostly in Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota. USDA rates shrink-swell a limit for houses without basements on 12% of that land, and a shallow water table a limit for basements on 0%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 10 of the counties and cities on this site, including Haskell County, KS; Greeley County, KS; Wichita County, KS.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2006-01
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 Richfield series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in calcareous loess. Richfield soils are on tableland plains. Slopes range from 0 to 6 percent. Mean annual precipitation is 46 centimeters (18 inches) and mean annual temperature is 12 degrees C (54 degrees F).
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Richfield, revised 2006-01. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 2,581,668 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 11.6% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 0.0% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 92.2% |
| Most common drainage class | Well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | C |
| Taxonomic class | Fine, smectitic, mesic Aridic Argiustolls |
| Type location | Grant County, Kansas |
Where Richfield is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 2,162,624 |
| Colorado | 313,281 |
| South Dakota | 57,729 |
| Nebraska | 27,721 |
| Montana | 20,313 |
Places where Richfield leads
Counties and cities where Richfield covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Haskell County, KS | 56% |
| Greeley County, KS | 56% |
| Wichita County, KS | 51% |
| Stanton County, KS | 42% |
| Scott County, KS | 41% |
| Lane County, KS | 33% |
| Finney County, KS | 30% |
| Kearny County, KS | 27% |
| Seward County, KS | 18% |
| Morton County, KS | 17% |
Other places where Richfield is a main soil
Counties and cities where Richfield 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.