USDA Soil Order

Spodosols

Acidic soils with a distinctive subsurface accumulation of humus and aluminum/iron oxides. Found under coniferous forests in cool, moist climates.

Acidic pHBleached eluvial horizonIron/humus accumulationSandy texture common

Distribution: Northeast US, northern Great Lakes, and northern Pacific Coast.

Spodosols Distribution Map

Interactive choropleth map coming soon.

Will show counties where Spodosols is the dominant soil order.

Counties with Spodosols as Dominant Order(4)

Other Soil Orders