Soil Series Atlas

Soils of New Hampshire

171 soil series mapped on 4.54 million acres

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ftOiOrganic layer · slightly decomposed0–5 cm · 0–2 inATopsoil5–13 cm · 2–5 inELeached layer13–20 cm · 5–8 inBs1Subsoil · iron and aluminum build-up20–38 cm · 8–15 inBs2Subsoil · iron and aluminum build-up38–48 cm · 15–19 inBCSubsoil grading to parent material48–84 cm · 19–33 inCdParent material · dense, roots restricted84–165 cm · 33–65 in050100150cmOiOrganic layer ·slightly decomposed0–5 cm · 0–2 inATopsoil5–13 cm · 2–5 inELeached layer13–20 cm · 5–8 inBs1Subsoil · iron andaluminum build-up20–38 cm · 8–15 inBs2Subsoil · iron andaluminum build-up38–48 cm · 15–19 inBCSubsoil grading toparent material48–84 cm · 19–33 inCdParent material ·dense, roots restricted84–165 cm · 33–65 in
Marlow, to scale.

Spodosols — acid soils with a subsoil of humus and iron or aluminum

The state soil, Marlow, ranks 2nd of 171 series here on 307,450 acres. First place goes to Tunbridge, a Spodosol covering 7.3% of the state’s mapped soil. Spodosols make up over half of the mapped soil (56.7%).

Atlas series mapped in New HampshireGuide: state soils and where series began

Soil orders in New Hampshire

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Largest series in New Hampshire

  1. TunbridgeSpodosols · 333,703 acres7.35%
  2. MarlowSpodosols · 307,450 acres6.77%
  3. MonadnockSpodosols · 275,853 acres6.08%
  4. LymanSpodosols · 275,280 acres6.06%
  5. PeruSpodosols · 219,705 acres4.84%
  6. BecketSpodosols · 193,866 acres4.27%
  7. BerkshireSpodosols · 163,465 acres3.60%
  8. CantonInceptisols · 159,030 acres3.50%
  9. SkerrySpodosols · 119,139 acres2.62%
  10. PillsburyInceptisols · 112,579 acres2.48%

Atlas series mapped in New Hampshire

  1. Windsor165 cm · Typic Udipsamments
  2. Chesuncook165 cm · Aquic Haplorthods
  3. Paxton165 cm · Oxyaquic Dystrudepts
  4. Marlow165 cm · Oxyaquic Haplorthods
  5. Tunbridge71 cm · Typic Haplorthods