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Map Units by MLRA

This script retrieves a list of map units by the MLRA overlap table.


Text highlighted in yellow in the example script can be changed for a particular MLRA. Examples can be found on the Tips page.

Tips Page

Copy the example script below and paste it into the query page on the Soil Data Access site.

Soil Data Access Query Page

Example Script

SELECT lo.areasymbol AS MLRA_symbol, lo.areaname AS MLRA_name, mo.mukey AS MUKEY,

m.musym AS Map_unit_symbol, m.muname AS Map_unit_name, m.muacres AS Area_acres

FROM laoverlap AS lo

INNER JOIN muaoverlap AS mo ON mo.lareaovkey = lo.lareaovkey and lo.areasymbol= '131A'

AND lo.areatypename='MLRA'

INNER JOIN mapunit AS m ON m.mukey = mo.mukey

ORDER BY m.muname

Example Table Output

Description of tables and columns can be found on this link: Table and Column Descriptions

MLRA_symbol MLRA_name MUKEY Map_unit_symbol Map_unit_name Area_acres
131A Southern Mississippi River Alluvium 894220 86005 Acadia silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded 3483
131A Southern Mississippi River Alluvium 2500781 86001 Calhoun silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded 60536
131A Southern Mississippi River Alluvium 577965 28B Overcup silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes 1301



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