Soil series profile
Ipage soil series
Ipage is a moderately well drained soil with a fine sand surface, mapped on 691,786 acres in 63 counties across 4 states. Hydrologic group A.
- Drainage class
- Moderately well drained 100% of mapped acres
- Hydrologic group
- A >99% of mapped acres
- Typical topsoil pH
- 6.5 slightly acidic · range 6.5–6.7
- Mapped area
- 692k acres in 63 counties, 4 states
Typical Ipage profile
Texture and pH by depth
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| Depth | Texture | pH | Clay | Sand | Organic matter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–4 in (A) | Fine sand | 6.5 | 2% | 96% | 0.75% |
| 4–15 in (AC) | Fine sand | 6.5 | 2% | 96% | 0.5% |
| 15–38 in (C) | Fine sand | 6.5 | 3% | 96% | 0.25% |
| 38–79 in (Cg) | Fine sand | 6.5 | 3% | 96% | 0.25% |
What this means
What Ipage soil means for gardens, lawns and septic systems
For gardens
Typical topsoil in Ipage soils is slightly acidic: pH 6.5 (most land between 6.5 and 6.7), the range most vegetables, flowers and lawn grasses prefer.
Sandy topsoil covers 100% of mapped Ipage acres. It drains fast and warms early in spring, but dries out and loses nutrients quickly: mulch, compost and steady watering help. The most common surface texture is fine sand (77% of mapped Ipage acres).
100% of mapped Ipage acres is moderately well to excessively drained, which suits most garden plants.
For lawns and yards
>99% of mapped acres is in hydrologic group A, where water soaks in fast. Lawns there dry out quickly; deeper, less frequent watering and organic matter help.
For a septic system
For conventional septic absorption fields, NRCS rates 100% of the acres in mapped Ipage soils very limited, 0% somewhat limited and 0% not limited.
Where the soil is very limited (slow permeability, a high water table, flooding, shallow bedrock or steep slopes), alternative systems such as mound or sand-filter designs are common and cost more.
Only a licensed site evaluation or perc test at the actual lot decides whether a system is allowed and which design.
Where Ipage soil is found
Mapped acres
Ipage is mapped in Nebraska, Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. The 60 counties with the most Ipage acres:
| County | Acres | Share of county land |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry County, NE | 169,205 | 4.4% |
| Holt County, NE | 120,186 | 7.8% |
| Sheridan County, NE | 40,160 | 2.6% |
| Blaine County, NE | 37,657 | 8.3% |
| Rock County, NE | 34,155 | 5.3% |
| Brown County, NE | 26,904 | 3.5% |
| Garden County, NE | 23,747 | 2.2% |
| Garfield County, NE | 23,645 | 6.5% |
| Keya Paha County, NE | 23,393 | 4.8% |
| Loup County, NE | 22,002 | 6.1% |
| Wheeler County, NE | 18,570 | 5.1% |
| Custer County, NE | 16,230 | 1.0% |
| Lincoln County, NE | 15,839 | 1.0% |
| Keith County, NE | 13,186 | 1.9% |
| McPherson County, NE | 11,780 | 2.1% |
| Merrick County, NE | 8,168 | 2.6% |
| Arthur County, NE | 7,718 | 1.7% |
| Yuma County, CO | 6,853 | 0.5% |
| Box Butte County, NE | 5,983 | 0.9% |
| Hooker County, NE | 5,935 | 1.3% |
| Sherman County, NE | 5,491 | 1.5% |
| Bennett County, SD | 5,078 | 0.7% |
| Grant County, NE | 4,478 | 0.9% |
| Thomas County, NE | 4,444 | 1.0% |
| Dundy County, NE | 4,050 | 0.7% |
| Greeley County, NE | 3,851 | 1.1% |
| Chase County, NE | 3,754 | 0.7% |
| Hall County, NE | 3,680 | 1.1% |
| Sioux County, NE | 3,506 | 0.3% |
| Washington County, CO | 3,014 | 0.2% |
| Todd County, SD | 2,961 | 0.3% |
| Logan County, NE | 2,490 | 0.7% |
| Valley County, NE | 1,618 | 0.4% |
| Perkins County, NE | 1,495 | 0.3% |
| Morrill County, NE | 1,243 | 0.1% |
| Logan County, CO | 1,078 | 0.1% |
| Nance County, NE | 976 | 0.3% |
| Oglala Lakota County, SD | 948 | 0.1% |
| Spink County, SD | 828 | 0.1% |
| Sanborn County, SD | 769 | 0.2% |
| Antelope County, NE | 636 | 0.1% |
| Platte County, NE | 547 | 0.1% |
| Kit Carson County, CO | 539 | 0.0% |
| Howard County, NE | 494 | 0.1% |
| Tripp County, SD | 423 | 0.0% |
| Phillips County, CO | 391 | 0.1% |
| Hayes County, NE | 380 | 0.1% |
| Boone County, NE | 302 | 0.1% |
| Dawes County, NE | 212 | 0.0% |
| Sedgwick County, CO | 186 | 0.1% |
| Boyd County, NE | 163 | 0.0% |
| Banner County, NE | 145 | 0.0% |
| Hitchcock County, NE | 61 | 0.0% |
| Dawson County, NE | 53 | 0.0% |
| Knox County, NE | 53 | 0.0% |
| Goshen County, WY | 36 | 0.0% |
| Scotts Bluff County, NE | 26 | 0.0% |
| Adams County, CO | 25 | 0.0% |
| Morgan County, CO | 20 | 0.0% |
| Deuel County, NE | 19 | 0.0% |
Septic absorption fields
NRCS rating, share of Ipage acres
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| Not limited | 0.0% |
| Somewhat limited | 0.0% |
| Very limited | 100.0% |
Drainage, water table and flooding
Share of Ipage acres
- Depth to seasonal high water table
- About 3.9 feet (47 in) (median where reported); within 18 inches on <1% of acres.
- Flooding
- Not mapped as flooding on most acres.
- Slope
- Typically 1–3% (median 2%).
- Topsoil organic matter
- Median 0.8%.
Drainage class
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| Excessively drained | 0.0% |
| Somewhat excessively drained | 0.0% |
| Well drained | 0.0% |
| Moderately well drained | 100.0% |
| Somewhat poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Poorly drained | 0.0% |
| Very poorly drained | 0.0% |
Hydrologic soil group
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| Category | Share of acres |
|---|---|
| A: fast infiltration (mostly sandy or gravelly) | 99.5% |
| B: moderate infiltration | 0.0% |
| C: slow infiltration | 0.0% |
| D: very slow infiltration (clayey, shallow or wet) | 0.0% |
| A/D: D as is, A if drained | 0.5% |
| B/D: D as is, B if drained | 0.0% |
| C/D: D as is, C if drained | 0.0% |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- USDA NRCS Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO), queried through Soil Data Access. Public domain.
- Data date
- SSURGO as published on November 3, 2026 (most recent survey area update October 26, 2026). NRCS refreshes SSURGO each October.
- Scope
- All map unit components named Ipage (component kind "Series") in SSURGO: 691,786 acres.
- Method
- Shares are by mapped acres of Ipage components. The profile comes from the single largest Ipage component. Full methodology.