Soil Series Atlas

Soils of Wisconsin

782 soil series mapped on 32.63 million acres

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ftApTopsoil · plowed0–23 cm · 0–9 inELeached layer23–30 cm · 9–12 inB/EMixed subsoil and leached layer30–48 cm · 12–19 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up48–71 cm · 19–28 in2Bt2Subsoil · clay build-up, different parentmaterial71–79 cm · 28–31 in2Bt3Subsoil · clay build-up, different parentmaterial79–84 cm · 31–33 in3CParent material · different parentmaterial84–152 cm · 33–60 in050100150cmApTopsoil · plowed0–23 cm · 0–9 inELeached layer23–30 cm · 9–12 inB/EMixed subsoil andleached layer30–48 cm · 12–19 inBt1Subsoil · clay build-up48–71 cm · 19–28 in2Bt2Subsoil · claybuild-up, differentparent material71–79 cm · 28–31 in2Bt3Subsoil · claybuild-up, differentparent material79–84 cm · 31–33 in3CParent material ·different parentmaterial84–152 cm · 33–60 in
Antigo, to scale.

Alfisols — moderately leached soils with a clay-enriched subsoil

Its state soil, Antigo, is a minor one locally: 30th of 782 series, 0.72% of the mapped soil. First place goes to Magnor, an Alfisol covering 2.2% of the state’s mapped soil. No order holds a majority; Alfisols lead with 47.3%, ahead of Spodosols at 17.4%.

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

Soil orders in Wisconsin

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Largest series in Wisconsin

  1. MagnorAlfisols · 728,777 acres2.23%
  2. PenceSpodosols · 584,326 acres1.79%
  3. PadusSpodosols · 567,250 acres1.74%
  4. CathroHistosols · 540,144 acres1.66%
  5. FreeonAlfisols · 527,156 acres1.62%
  6. PlainfieldEntisols · 519,449 acres1.59%
  7. SeatonAlfisols · 493,751 acres1.51%
  8. KewauneeAlfisols · 462,730 acres1.42%
  9. NewglarusAlfisols · 460,618 acres1.41%
  10. LuptonHistosols · 437,981 acres1.34%

Atlas series mapped in Wisconsin

  1. Drummer152 cm · Typic Endoaquolls
  2. Miami200 cm · Oxyaquic Hapludalfs
  3. Tama152 cm · Typic Argiudolls
  4. Kalkaska205 cm · Typic Haplorthods
  5. Antigo152 cm · Haplic Glossudalfs
  6. Blount200 cm · Aeric Epiaqualfs
  7. Fayette185 cm · Typic Hapludalfs