Soil Series Atlas

Soils of Missouri

524 soil series mapped on 40.65 million acres

050100150200cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ft6 ftATopsoil0–8 cm · 0–3 inELeached layer8–15 cm · 3–6 inBESubsoil with leached traits15–28 cm · 6–11 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up28–43 cm · 11–17 inBt2Subsoil · clay build-up43–61 cm · 17–24 inBt3Subsoil · clay build-up61–84 cm · 24–33 inBt4Subsoil · clay build-up84–102 cm · 33–40 inBt5Subsoil · clay build-up102–130 cm · 40–51 inBt6Subsoil · clay build-up130–157 cm · 51–62 inBt7Subsoil · clay build-up157–203 cm · 62–80 in050100150200cmATopsoil0–8 cm · 0–3 inELeached layer8–15 cm · 3–6 inBESubsoil with leachedtraits15–28 cm · 6–11 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up28–43 cm · 11–17 inBt2Subsoil · clay build-up43–61 cm · 17–24 inBt3Subsoil · clay build-up61–84 cm · 24–33 inBt4Subsoil · clay build-up84–102 cm · 33–40 inBt5Subsoil · clay build-up102–130 cm · 40–51 inBt6Subsoil · clay build-up130–157 cm · 51–62 inBt7Subsoil · clay build-up157–203 cm · 62–80 in
Menfro, to scale.

Alfisols — moderately leached soils with a clay-enriched subsoil

The state soil, Menfro, ranks 7th of 524 series here on 767,070 acres. First place goes to Goss, an Alfisol covering 3.5% of the state’s mapped soil. Alfisols make up over half of the mapped soil (51.8%).

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

Soil orders in Missouri

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Largest series in Missouri

  1. GossAlfisols · 1,427,908 acres3.51%
  2. ClarksvilleUltisols · 1,426,357 acres3.51%
  3. ArmstrongAlfisols · 1,228,905 acres3.02%
  4. PoynorUltisols · 915,924 acres2.25%
  5. KeswickAlfisols · 846,450 acres2.08%
  6. GatewoodAlfisols · 798,529 acres1.96%
  7. MenfroAlfisols · 767,070 acres1.89%
  8. MexicoAlfisols · 744,330 acres1.83%
  9. ScholtenUltisols · 701,730 acres1.73%
  10. RueterAlfisols · 676,074 acres1.66%

Atlas series mapped in Missouri

  1. Crider254 cm · Typic Paleudalfs
  2. Menfro203 cm · Typic Hapludalfs
  3. Sharkey213 cm · Chromic Epiaquerts
  4. Clarksville152 cm · Typic Paleudults
  5. Loring165 cm · Oxyaquic Fragiudalfs