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Rittman soil series
Rittman soils cover 189,808 mapped acres, almost all of them in Ohio. 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 99%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 16 of the counties and cities on this site.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2015-03
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 Rittman series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils formed in Wisconsinan age low lime till on plains. Saturated hydraulic conductivity is moderately high above the fragipan and moderately low in the fragipan. Slope ranges from 2 to 70 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 1065 mm (42 in), and mean annual air temperature is about 9 degrees C (48 degrees F).
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Rittman, revised 2015-03. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 189,808 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 0.0% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 99.4% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 99.4% |
| Most common drainage class | Moderately well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | D |
| Taxonomic class | Fine-loamy, mixed, active, mesic Aquic Fragiudalfs |
| Type location | Portage County, Ohio |
Where Rittman is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 189,808 |
Places where Rittman leads
Counties and cities where Rittman covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Congress, OH | 53% |
| Gloria Glens Park, OH | 52% |
| Ontario, OH | 46% |
| Ashland, OH | 42% |
| Chippewa Lake, OH | 38% |
| Richfield, OH | 37% |
| Marshallville, OH | 32% |
| Stow, OH | 29% |
| Seville, OH | 28% |
| Canfield, OH | 27% |
| Mansfield, OH | 22% |
| Silver Lake, OH | 20% |
| Smithville, OH | 19% |
| Macedonia, OH | 18% |
| Campbell, OH | 13% |
| Sebring, OH | 12% |
Other places where Rittman is a main soil
Counties and cities where Rittman is among the six soil series covering the most mapped land, but not the first. Share of the place's mapped land.
Counties
- Geauga County, OH 9%
- Medina County, OH 8%
- Ashland County, OH 7%
- Wayne County, OH 7%
- Richland County, OH 6%
- Summit County, OH 6%
- Mahoning County, OH 5%
Texas and Ohio cities
- Hiram, OH 22%
- Middlefield, OH 18%
- Boston Heights, OH 17%
- Highland Hills, OH 16%
- Rittman, OH 16%
- Medina, OH 16%
- Hubbard, OH 14%
- Orrville, OH 14%
- Northfield, OH 13%
- Orange, OH 13%
- South Russell, OH 12%
- Solon, OH 10%
- Girard, OH 10%
- Bentleyville, OH 9%
- Youngstown, OH 8%
- Twinsburg, OH 7%
- Lordstown, OH 6%
- Struthers, OH 4%
- Broadview Heights, OH 4%
- Chagrin Falls, OH 4%
- Beachwood, OH 4%
- Chardon, OH 4%
- Burton, OH 3%
- Oakwood (Cuyahoga County), OH 2%
- Warrensville 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.