This page summarizes USDA SSURGO mapped soil information for El Paso County, Colorado.
Coverage measures mapped SSURGO intersection with Census land geometry. It does not mean that every parcel or point has complete soil information.
County summaries provide regional context across mapped soil units. Address lookup combines available public datasets for the Census-matched location.
| Symbol | Map Unit Name | Mapped Acres | % of Mapped Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| HW | Hueco-Wink association, hummocky | 101,026.53 | 7.41% |
| 46 | Sphinx-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 80 percent slopes | 49,990.98 | 3.67% |
| 8 | Blakeland loamy sand, 1 to 9 percent slopes | 44,592.54 | 3.27% |
| 97 | Truckton sandy loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes | 44,462.2 | 3.26% |
| BPC | Bluepoint association, rolling | 41,209.18 | 3.02% |
| 102 | Valent sand, 1 to 12 percent slopes, dry | 38,615.82 | 2.83% |
| 42 | Sphinx gravelly coarse sandy loam, 15 to 40 percent slopes | 37,567.59 | 2.76% |
| 47 | Sphinx, warm-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 80 percent slopes | 30,494.29 | 2.24% |
| 12 | Bresser sandy loam, cool, 3 to 5 percent slopes | 26,246.28 | 1.93% |
| 43 | Sphinx gravelly coarse sandy loam, 40 to 70 percent slopes | 25,322.26 | 1.86% |
| 60 | Olney sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes | 24,246.49 | 1.78% |
| LM | Rock outcrop-Lozier association | 23,335.94 | 1.71% |
| 2 | Ascalon sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes | 19,497.3 | 1.43% |
| 44 | Sphinx gravelly coarse sandy loam, warm, 15 to 40 percent slopes | 18,338.92 | 1.35% |
| DCD | Delnorte-Canutio association hilly | 18,296.7 | 1.34% |
| Component | Drainage Class | Hydrologic Group | Estimated Acres | % of Mapped Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphinx | Somewhat excessively drained | D | 128,770.5 | 9.45% |
| Truckton | Well drained | A | 71,667.59 | 5.26% |
| Rock outcrop | Unspecified | D | 64,087.64 | 4.7% |
| Blakeland | Somewhat excessively drained | A | 50,674.68 | 3.72% |
| Wink | Well drained | A | 50,060.28 | 3.67% |
| Bresser | Well drained | B, C | 47,586.67 | 3.49% |
| Bluepoint | Somewhat excessively drained | A | 46,379.99 | 3.4% |
| Hueco | Well drained | B | 45,461.94 | 3.34% |
| Valent | Excessively drained | A | 43,349.83 | 3.18% |
| Olney | Well drained | B | 38,519.57 | 2.83% |
| Unnamed | Unspecified | Unspecified | 34,020.72 | 2.5% |
| Ascalon | Well drained | B | 33,825.52 | 2.48% |
| Bijou | Somewhat excessively drained | A | 25,795.83 | 1.89% |
| Vonid | Somewhat excessively drained | A | 23,217.92 | 1.7% |
| Razor | Well drained | D | 19,787.52 | 1.45% |
Hydrologic soil groups are USDA/NRCS classifications related to runoff potential under specified soil conditions. They are not a property-level flood-risk rating.