Soil Series Atlas

Soils of West Virginia

211 soil series mapped on 11.81 million acres

050100150cm1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ftApTopsoil · plowed0–18 cm · 0–7 inBASubsoil grading from topsoil18–30 cm · 7–12 inBtSubsoil · clay build-up30–56 cm · 12–22 inBtx1Subsoil · clay build-up, fragipan: denseand brittle56–79 cm · 22–31 inBtx2Subsoil · clay build-up, fragipan: denseand brittle79–107 cm · 31–42 inBtx3Subsoil · clay build-up, fragipan: denseand brittle107–132 cm · 42–52 inCParent material132–165 cm · 52–65 in050100150cmApTopsoil · plowed0–18 cm · 0–7 inBASubsoil grading fromtopsoil18–30 cm · 7–12 inBtSubsoil · clay build-up30–56 cm · 12–22 inBtx1Subsoil · claybuild-up, fragipan:dense and brittle56–79 cm · 22–31 inBtx2Subsoil · claybuild-up, fragipan:dense and brittle79–107 cm · 31–42 inBtx3Subsoil · claybuild-up, fragipan:dense and brittle107–132 cm · 42–52 inCParent material132–165 cm · 52–65 in
Monongahela, to scale.

Ultisols — strongly weathered, leached soils with a clay-enriched subsoil

Its state soil, Monongahela, is a minor one locally: 30th of 211 series, 0.66% of the mapped soil. First place goes to Gilpin, an Ultisol covering 19.1% of the state’s mapped soil. No order holds a majority; Ultisols lead with 37.7%, ahead of Inceptisols at 35.0%.

Atlas series mapped in West VirginiaGuide: state soils and where series began

Soil orders in West Virginia

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Largest series in West Virginia

  1. GilpinUltisols · 2,253,454 acres19.09%
  2. BerksInceptisols · 991,130 acres8.40%
  3. UpshurAlfisols · 800,015 acres6.78%
  4. DekalbInceptisols · 581,692 acres4.93%
  5. HighsplintInceptisols · 403,349 acres3.42%
  6. PinevilleUltisols · 402,827 acres3.41%
  7. WeikertInceptisols · 372,750 acres3.16%
  8. PeabodyAlfisols · 338,540 acres2.87%
  9. MatewanInceptisols · 323,086 acres2.74%
  10. CateacheAlfisols · 299,666 acres2.54%

Atlas series mapped in West Virginia

  1. Hazleton183 cm · Typic Dystrudepts
  2. Monongahela165 cm · Typic Fragiudults
  3. Gilpin79 cm · Typic Hapludults
  4. Berks84 cm · Typic Dystrudepts
  5. Shelocta152 cm · Typic Hapludults
  6. Weikert46 cm · Lithic Dystrudepts