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USDA SSURGO SOIL REFERENCE

Alabama County Soil Summaries

Official USDA SSURGO mapped soil summaries for qualifying published counties in Alabama.

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3
Qualifying cohort counties
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County Soil Summaries

3 published counties

Jefferson County

99.94%
Mapped land coverage
719,014.88 ac
Mapped soil area
Largest unit: Montevallo-Nauvoo association, 6 to 45 percent slopes
Largest component: Rock outcrop
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Madison County

100%
Mapped land coverage
520,137.7 ac
Mapped soil area
Largest unit: Sharkey clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded, south
Largest component: Sharkey
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Mobile County

99.96%
Mapped land coverage
1,051,792.55 ac
Mapped soil area
Largest unit: Wadley loamy fine sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes
Largest component: Wadley
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