Minnesota's soil training regions

map of soil training regions kittson roseau lake of the woods Koochiching st.louis lake cook marshall beltrami itasca aitkin carlton pennington polk red lake clearwater norman mahnomen hubbard cass clay becker wilkin otter tail wadena todd crow wing traverse grant douglas morrison mille lacs kanabec pine big stone stevens pope stearns benton sherburne isanti chisago lac qui parle swift kandiyohi meeker wright chippewa anoka washington ramsey hennepin yellow medicine renville mcleod carver dakota sibley scott lincoln lyon redwood brown nicollet le suer rice goodhue wabasha pipestone murray cottonwood watonwan blue earth waseca steele dodge olmsted winona rock nobles jackson martin faribault freeborn mower fillmore houston map legend

Aitkin | Anoka | Becker | Beltrami | Benton | Big Stone | Blue Earth | Brown | Carlton | Carver | Cass | Chippewa | Chisago | Clay | Clearwater

Cook | Cottonwood | Crow Wing | Dakota | Dodge | Douglas | Faribault | Fillmore | Freeborn | Goodhue | Grant | Hennepin | Houston | Hubbard

Isanti | Jackson | Kanabec | Kandiyohi | Kittson | Koochiching | Lac Qui Parle | Lake | Lake of the Woods | Le Sueur | Lincoln | Lyon | Mahnomen

Marshall | Martin | McLeod | Meeker | Mille Lacs | Morrison | Mower | Murray | Nicollet | Nobles | Norman | Olmsted | Otter Tail | Pennington

Pine | Pipestone | Polk | Pope | Ramsey | Red Lake | Redwood | Renville | Rice | Rock | Roseau | Scott | Sherburne | Sibley | St. Louis | Stearns

Steele | Stevens | Swift | Todd | Traverse | Wabasha | Wadena | Waseca | Washington | Watonwan | Wilkin | Winona | Wright | Yellow Medicine

Sum of acres

Aitkin County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 35
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 34
Lacustrine 5
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 11
Superior Lobe 16

Anoka County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 6
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 12
Lacustrine 0
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 82


Becker County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 68
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 31


Beltrami County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 46
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 37
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 17


Benton County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 32
Superior Lobe 68


Big Stone County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 81
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 19


Blue Earth County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 35
Lacustrine 51
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 15


Brown County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 75
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 25


Carlton County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 10
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 6
Lacustrine 9
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 31
Superior Lobe 44


Carver County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 89
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 11


Cass County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 17
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 31
Rainy Lobe 21 
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 32 


Chippewa County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 2
Lacustrine 31
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 32 


Chisago County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 6
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 64
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 30
Superior Lobe 0


Clay County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 27
Lacustrine 47
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 26


Clearwater County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 12
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 75
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 13


Cook County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 3
Lacustrine 1
Rainy Lobe 63
Superior Lobe 33


Cottonwood County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 91
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 9


Crow Wing County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 1
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 16
Rainy Lobe 26
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 52
Superior Lobe 5


Dakota County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 1
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 5
Iowan Erosion Surface 17
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 52
Superior Lobe 25


Dodge County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 3
Iowan Erosion Surface 88
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 9


Douglas County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 80
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 20


Faribault County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 1
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 72
Lacustrine 24
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 3


Fillmore County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Bedrock 55
Iowan Erosion Surface 14
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 31


Freeborn County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 1
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 87
Iowan Erosion Surface 1
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 11


Goodhue County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 2
Bedrock 27
Iowan Erosion Surface 31
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 41


Grant County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 93
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 7


Hennepin County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 70
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 30


Houston County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Bedrock 38
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 62


Hubbard County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 3
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 50
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 48


Isanti County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 3
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 37
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 58
Superior Lobe 3


Itasca County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 10
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 52
Lacustrine 1
Rainy Lobe 10
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 27


Jackson County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 76
Lacustrine 13
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 10


Kanabec County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 2
Lacustrine 1
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 16
Superior Lobe 81


Kandiyohi County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 90
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 10


Kittson County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 7
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 8
Lacustrine 45
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 40


Koochiching County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 49
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 42
Lacustrine 2
Rainy Lobe 0
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 6


Lac Qui Parle County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 70
Lacustrine 15
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 15


Lake County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 77
Rainy Lobe 55
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 2
Superior Lobe 35


Lake of the Woods County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 69
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 20
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 11


Le Sueur County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 1
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 91
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 7


Lincoln County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 96
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 4


Lyon County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 89
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 11


Mahnomen County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 89
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 11


Marshall County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 13
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 37
Lacustrine 26
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 24


Martin County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 1
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 96
Lacustrine 0
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 3


McLeod County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 92
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 8


Meeker County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 84
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 16


Mille Lacs County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 22
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 2
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 12
Superior Lobe 63


 

Morrison County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 5
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 0
Rainy Lobe 47
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 27
Superior Lobe 21


Mower County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 1
Bedrock 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 3
Iowa Erosion Surface 83
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 13


Murray County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 93
Lacustrine 1
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 6


Nicollet County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 88
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 12


Nobles County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 92
Iowan Erosion Surface 1
Lacustrine 0
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 6


Norman County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 23
Lacustrine 37
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 39


Olmsted County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Bedrock 58
Iowan Erosion Surface 29
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 13


Otter Tail County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 3
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 62
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 35


Pennington County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 6
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 74
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 21


Pine County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 9
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 6
Lacustrine 3
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 21
Superior Lobe 62


Pipestone County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 34
Iowan Erosion Surface 47
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 19


Polk County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 3
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 38
Lacustrine 33
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 26


Pope County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 68
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 31


Ramsey County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 30
Lacustrine 17
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 34
Superior Lobe 20


Red Lake County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 4
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 45
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 52


Redwood County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 83
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 17


Renville County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 89
Lacustrine 0
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 11


Rice County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 72
Iowan Erosion Surface 17
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 11


Rock County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 0
Iowan Erosion Surface 89
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 11


Roseau County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 25
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 60
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 15


Scott County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 80
Iowan Erosion Surface 0
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 19


Sherburne County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 2
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 7
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 89
Superior Lobe 1


Sibley County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 96
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 4


St. Louis County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 11
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 23
Lacustrine 2
Rainy Lobe 44
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 12
Superior Lobe 7


Stearns County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 48
Rainy Lobe 3
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 34
Superior Lobe 14


Steele County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 90
Iowan Erosion Surface 0
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 10


Stevens County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 92
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 8


Swift County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 47
Lacustrine 21
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 31


Todd County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 59
Rainy Lobe 16
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 25


Traverse County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
  1
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 89
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 10


Wabasha County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 2
Bedrock 48
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 50


Wadena County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 9
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 20
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 71


Waseca County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 1
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 87
Lacustrine 10
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 2


Washington County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Bedrock 11
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 7
Lacustrine 3
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 38
Superior Lobe 41


Watonwan County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 64
Lacustrine 10
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 25


Wilkin County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 73
Lacustrine 13
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 14


Winona County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Bedrock 42
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 57


Wright County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 79
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 21


Yellow Medicine County

Soil training regions/Parent material % of County
Other 0
Des Moines and Wadena Lobes 85
Lacustrine 5
Sandy Alluvium and Outwash 10