Soil Series Atlas

Soils of Kansas

452 soil series mapped on 51.02 million acres

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftApTopsoil · plowed0–23 cm · 0–9 inABTopsoil grading to subsoil23–30 cm · 9–12 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up30–46 cm · 12–18 inBt2Subsoil · clay build-up46–71 cm · 18–28 inBCkSubsoil grading to parent material · lime(carbonate) build-up71–89 cm · 28–35 inCkParent material · lime (carbonate)build-up89–119 cm · 35–47 inCParent material119–152 cm · 47–60 in050100150cmApTopsoil · plowed0–23 cm · 0–9 inABTopsoil grading tosubsoil23–30 cm · 9–12 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up30–46 cm · 12–18 inBt2Subsoil · clay build-up46–71 cm · 18–28 inBCkSubsoil grading toparent material · lime(carbonate) build-up71–89 cm · 28–35 inCkParent material · lime(carbonate) build-up89–119 cm · 35–47 inCParent material119–152 cm · 47–60 in
Harney, to scale.

Mollisols — soils with a thick, dark, organic-rich topsoil

Kansas’s state soil, Harney, is also its most extensive series, with 3,873,178 acres (7.6% of the mapped soil). Mollisols make up more than two thirds of the mapped soil (82.3%).

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

Soil orders in Kansas

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Largest series in Kansas

  1. HarneyMollisols · 3,873,178 acres7.59%
  2. UlyssesMollisols · 2,394,302 acres4.69%
  3. RichfieldMollisols · 2,162,624 acres4.24%
  4. KeithMollisols · 1,619,909 acres3.17%
  5. CreteMollisols · 1,324,486 acres2.60%
  6. UlyMollisols · 1,241,440 acres2.43%
  7. HoldregeMollisols · 1,088,363 acres2.13%
  8. IrwinMollisols · 1,055,852 acres2.07%
  9. ColbyEntisols · 1,014,578 acres1.99%
  10. ClimeMollisols · 955,325 acres1.87%

Atlas series mapped in Kansas

  1. Harney152 cm · Typic Argiustolls
  2. Holdrege203 cm · Typic Argiustolls
  3. Port183 cm · Cumulic Haplustolls
  4. Valentine203 cm · Typic Ustipsamments
  5. Valent152 cm · Ustic Torripsamments
  6. Ulysses200 cm · Torriorthentic Haplustolls
  7. Uly203 cm · Typic Haplustolls
  8. Clarksville152 cm · Typic Paleudults
  9. Keith152 cm · Aridic Argiustolls
  10. Richfield152 cm · Aridic Argiustolls
  11. Crete152 cm · Pachic Udertic Argiustolls
  12. Coly153 cm · Typic Ustorthents