Soil Series Atlas

Soils of Delaware

115 soil series mapped on 986,370 acres

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ft6 ftApTopsoil · plowed0–25 cm · 0–10 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up25–41 cm · 10–16 inBt2Subsoil · clay build-up41–56 cm · 16–22 in2Bt3Subsoil · clay build-up, different parentmaterial56–64 cm · 22–25 in2Bt4Subsoil · clay build-up, different parentmaterial64–74 cm · 25–29 in2CBParent material with subsoil traits ·different parent material74–99 cm · 29–39 in2C1Parent material · different parentmaterial99–117 cm · 39–46 in2C2Parent material · different parentmaterial117–140 cm · 46–55 in2C3Parent material · different parentmaterial140–183 cm · 55–72 in050100150cmApTopsoil · plowed0–25 cm · 0–10 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up25–41 cm · 10–16 inBt2Subsoil · clay build-up41–56 cm · 16–22 in2Bt3Subsoil · claybuild-up, differentparent material56–64 cm · 22–25 in2Bt4Subsoil · claybuild-up, differentparent material64–74 cm · 25–29 in2CBParent material withsubsoil traits ·different parentmaterial74–99 cm · 29–39 in2C1Parent material ·different parentmaterial99–117 cm · 39–46 in2C2Parent material ·different parentmaterial117–140 cm · 46–55 in2C3Parent material ·different parentmaterial140–183 cm · 55–72 in
Greenwich, to scale.

Ultisols — strongly weathered, leached soils with a clay-enriched subsoil

The state soil, Greenwich, ranks 23rd of 115 series here on 13,466 acres. First place goes to Fallsington, an Ultisol covering 7.7% of the state’s mapped soil. Ultisols make up more than two thirds of the mapped soil (73.4%). Only two of the 52 states and territories here map fewer series than its 115.

Atlas series mapped in DelawareGuide: state soils and where series began

Soil orders in Delaware

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Largest series in Delaware

  1. FallsingtonUltisols · 76,369 acres7.74%
  2. RosedaleUltisols · 50,364 acres5.11%
  3. HammontonUltisols · 48,593 acres4.93%
  4. WoodstownUltisols · 45,927 acres4.66%
  5. HurlockUltisols · 44,823 acres4.54%
  6. InglesideUltisols · 43,670 acres4.43%
  7. DownerUltisols · 38,061 acres3.86%
  8. HambrookUltisols · 33,829 acres3.43%
  9. MullicaInceptisols · 31,774 acres3.22%
  10. PepperboxUltisols · 29,793 acres3.02%

Atlas series mapped in Delaware

  1. Greenwich183 cm · Typic Hapludults
  2. Sassafras178 cm · Typic Hapludults
  3. Downer203 cm · Typic Hapludults