Soil Series Atlas

Soils of Vermont

177 soil series mapped on 5.48 million acres

050cm1 ft2 ftOeOrganic layer · moderately decomposed0–8 cm · 0–3 inOaOrganic layer · highly decomposed8–13 cm · 3–5 inELeached layer13–20 cm · 5–8 inBhsSubsoil · humus build-up, iron andaluminum build-up20–28 cm · 8–11 inBsSubsoil · iron and aluminum build-up28–66 cm · 11–26 inBCSubsoil grading to parent material66–71 cm · 26–28 inRHard bedrock71 cm and deeper · 28+ in050cmOeOrganic layer ·moderately decomposed0–8 cm · 0–3 inOaOrganic layer · highlydecomposed8–13 cm · 3–5 inELeached layer13–20 cm · 5–8 inBhsSubsoil · humusbuild-up, iron andaluminum build-up20–28 cm · 8–11 inBsSubsoil · iron andaluminum build-up28–66 cm · 11–26 inBCSubsoil grading toparent material66–71 cm · 26–28 inRHard bedrock71 cm and deeper · 28+ in
Tunbridge, to scale.

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

The state soil, Tunbridge, ranks 2nd of 177 series here on 456,168 acres. First place goes to Cabot, an Inceptisol covering 8.4% of the state’s mapped soil. No order holds a majority; Spodosols lead with 49.8%, ahead of Inceptisols at 41.1%.

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

Soil orders in Vermont

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Largest series in Vermont

  1. CabotInceptisols · 462,185 acres8.43%
  2. TunbridgeSpodosols · 456,168 acres8.32%
  3. PeruSpodosols · 407,628 acres7.43%
  4. LymanSpodosols · 289,102 acres5.27%
  5. BerkshireSpodosols · 261,794 acres4.77%
  6. VershireInceptisols · 225,054 acres4.10%
  7. BucklandInceptisols · 219,581 acres4.00%
  8. MarlowSpodosols · 179,744 acres3.28%
  9. ColonelSpodosols · 172,201 acres3.14%
  10. VergennesAlfisols · 135,854 acres2.48%

Atlas series mapped in Vermont

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