Dawes County, NE Shrink-Swell Risk

Dawes County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Moderate

In Dawes County, NE, 54.1% of the surveyed soil carries a "Moderate" shrink-swell rating, 4.25% linear extensibility on average. That's a middle reading: not the sharp swings that crack a foundation outright, but enough that grading and drainage are worth getting right.

Before you rely on this for one address

Dawes County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. A local geotechnical report, typically $1,000-$5,000 (around $2,700 typical), is the only way to know what one lot in Dawes County will actually do.

Budgeting for Dawes County, NE

Dawes County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Dawes County's rank among Nebraska counties

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Dawes County, NE ranks 458 most-constrained nationally, and 24 of 93 within Nebraska. The county spans 1,396 square miles, home to 8,003 people.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Divide County, ND and Webster County, MS are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Nebraska

Every county in Nebraska is on this site, including Richardson County, NE and Kimball County, NE. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.