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Rossmoyne soil series
Rossmoyne soils cover 230,030 mapped acres, mostly in Ohio, Kentucky 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 96%.
It is the leading soil series by area in 20 of the counties and cities on this site, including Boone County, KY.
SSURGO survey versions to August 5, 2026 · series description revised 2021-11
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 Rossmoyne series consists of very deep moderately well drained soils that are moderately deep to a fragipan. These soils formed in loess and the underlying till. Slope ranges from 0 to 25 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 1016 mm (40 inches), and mean annual temperature is about 12 degrees C (54 degrees F).
Source: USDA NRCS series description (OSD) for Rossmoyne, revised 2021-11. Read it.
Engineering properties
| Mapped area (SSURGO) | 230,030 acres |
| Shrink-swell limits houses without basements | 0.0% |
| Shallow water table limits basements | 96.1% |
| Very limited for septic absorption fields | 96.2% |
| Most common drainage class | Moderately well drained |
| Most common hydrologic soil group | C/D |
| Taxonomic class | Fine-silty, mixed, superactive, mesic Aquic Fragiudalfs |
| Type location | Highland County, Ohio |
Where Rossmoyne is mapped
| State | Mapped acres |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 166,174 |
| Kentucky | 41,962 |
| Indiana | 21,894 |
Places where Rossmoyne leads
Counties and cities where Rossmoyne covers more mapped land than any other series.
| Place | Share of mapped land |
|---|---|
| Russellville, OH | 32% |
| Fayetteville, OH | 31% |
| Felicity, OH | 26% |
| Georgetown, OH | 25% |
| Bethel, OH | 22% |
| Boone County, KY | 20% |
| Sardinia, OH | 19% |
| Owensville, OH | 18% |
| Maineville, OH | 18% |
| Williamsburg, OH | 15% |
| Amberley, OH | 9% |
| Loveland, OH | 8% |
| North College Hill, OH | 5% |
| Montgomery, OH | 5% |
| Blue Ash, OH | 5% |
| Mount Healthy, OH | 4% |
| Forest Park, OH | 4% |
| Golf Manor, OH | 2% |
| Deer Park, OH | 2% |
| Norwood, OH | 1% |
Other places where Rossmoyne is a main soil
Counties and cities where Rossmoyne is among the six soil series covering the most mapped land, but not the first. Share of the place's mapped land.
Counties
- Brown County, OH 16%
- Clermont County, OH 12%
- Highland County, OH 8%
- Warren County, OH 6%
- Kenton County, KY 5%
- Hamilton County, OH 2%
Texas and Ohio cities
- Seaman, OH 29%
- Winchester, OH 23%
- Mowrystown, OH 14%
- Blanchester, OH 13%
- Lynchburg, OH 11%
- Mount Orab, OH 9%
- Chillicothe, OH 9%
- The Village of Indian Hill, OH 9%
- Hillsboro, OH 8%
- Greenhills, OH 8%
- South Lebanon, OH 8%
- Batavia, OH 7%
- Madeira, OH 5%
- Milford, OH 4%
- New Richmond, OH 4%
- Hamersville, OH 3%
- Midland, OH 3%
- Wyoming, OH 3%
- Reading, OH 2%
- Sharonville, OH 2%
- Silverton, OH 2%
- Mariemont, OH 2%
- Cincinnati, OH 2%
- Evendale, OH 1%
- Cheviot, OH 1%
- St. Bernard, 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.