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Published Soil Surveys for Arizona

Soil surveys issued prior to 2008 are archive copies that are not compatible with the screen-reader software used by the visually impaired. For accessibility assistance, email nrcs-spsd-508@usda.gov or call (402) 437-5499.

Current, official soil survey information is on the Web Soil Survey. The Web Soil Survey allows you to create custom reports by selecting a specific area of interest, such as a county, national park, or your property. In the table below, clicking on a survey area that is listed as “current” takes you to the Web Soil Survey.

Historical and supplemental documents are also available below. Printed soil survey reports were the main source of soils information from 1899 to 2005. Most of these reports are county-based, have been converted to PDF, and are available from links below. The reports are also available at Federal depository libraries. USDA phased out the printing of reports after making Web Soil Survey the official source for information in 2005.

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In some cases, the published reports are available at local USDA offices. For information about reference copies of a publication or for information about publications that are not on the following list, contact the State Conservationist.
Soil survey name (Click links for online surveys.)   Date Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Aguila-Carefree Area, Parts of Maricopa and Pinal Counties   1986 Yes No
Aguila-Carefree Area, Parts of Maricopa and Pinal Counties   current No Yes
Apache County, Central Part   1975 Yes No
Apache County, Central Part   current No Yes
Beaver Creek Area   1967 Yes No
Beaver Creek Area   current No Yes
Benson Area   1924 Yes No
Buckeye-Beardsley Area   1927 Yes No
Canyon de Chelly National Monument   current No Yes
Casa Grande Area   1941 Yes No
Chinle Area, Parts of Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona, and San Juan County, New Mexico   2011 Yes No
Chinle Area, Parts of Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona, and San Juan County, New Mexico   current No Yes
Cochise County, Douglas-Tombstone Part   2003 Yes No
Cochise County, Douglas-Tombstone Part   current No Yes
Cochise County, Northwestern Part   2007 Yes No
Cochise County, Northwestern Part   current No Yes
Coconino County Area, Central Part   1983 Yes No
Coconino County Area, Central Part   current No Yes
Coconino County Area, North Kaibab Part   2005 Yes No
Coconino County Area, North Kaibab Part   current No Yes
Colorado River Indian Reservation, Parts of La Paz County, Arizona, and Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California   current No Yes
Colorado River Indian Reservation   1986 Yes No
Duncan Area, Arizona-New Mexico   1950 Yes No
Eastern Maricopa and Northern Pinal Area   1974 Yes No
Eastern Maricopa and Northern Pinal Area   current No Yes
Eastern Pinal and Southern Gila Counties   2009 Yes No
Eastern Pinal and Southern Gila Counties   current No Yes
Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Parts of Apache, Gila, and Navajo Counties   1981 Yes No
Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Parts of Apache, Gila, and Navajo Counties   current No Yes
Fort Defiance Area, Parts of Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona, and McKinley and San Juan Counties, New Mexico   2003 Yes No
Fort Defiance Area, Parts of Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona, and McKinley and San Juan Counties, New Mexico   current No Yes
Gila Bend Area   1931 Yes No
Gila Bend-Ajo Area, Parts of Maricopa and Pima Counties   1997 Yes No
Gila Bend-Ajo Area, Parts of Maricopa and Pima Counties   current No Yes
Gila River Indian Reservation, Parts of Maricopa and Pinal Counties   1998 Yes No
Gila River Indian Reservation, Parts of Maricopa and Pinal Counties   current No Yes
Gila Valley Area, Middle   1920 No No
Gila Valley Area, Upper   1938 Yes No
Gila-Duncan Area, Parts of Graham and Greenlee Counties   1981 Yes No
Gila-Duncan Area, Parts of Graham and Greenlee Counties   current No Yes
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona and Utah   2010 Yes No
Graham County, Southwestern Part   2011 Yes No
Graham County, Southwestern Part   current No Yes
Grand Canyon Area, Parts of Coconino and Mohave Counties   2003 Yes No
Grand Canyon Area, Parts of Coconino and Mohave Counties   current No Yes
Holbrook-Show Low Area   1964 Yes No
Hopi Area, Parts of Coconino and Navajo Counties   1996 Yes No
Hopi Area, Parts of Coconino and Navajo Counties   current No Yes
Hualapai-Havasupai Area, Parts of Coconino, Mohave, and Yavapai Counties   1999 Yes No
Hualapai-Havasupai Area, Parts of Coconino, Mohave, and Yavapai Counties   current No Yes
Little Colorado River Area, Parts of Coconino and Navajo Counties   2012 Yes No
Little Colorado River Area, Parts of Coconino and Navajo Counties   current No Yes
Long Valley Area   1974 Yes No
Long Valley Area   current No Yes
Luke Air Force Range, Parts of Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma Counties   current No Yes
Maricopa County, Central Part   1977 Yes No
Maricopa County, Central Part   current No Yes
Middle Gila Valley Area   1920 Yes No
Mohave County Area, Northeastern Part, and Part of Coconino County   2004 Yes No
Mohave County Area, Northeastern Part, and Part of Coconino County   current No Yes
Mohave County, Central Part   2005 Yes No
Mohave County, Central Part   current No Yes
Mohave County, Southern Part   2006 Yes No
Mohave County, Southern Part   current No Yes
Navajo County Area, Central Part   2003 Yes No
Navajo County Area, Central Part   current No Yes
Navajo Mountain Area, Parts of Apache, Coconino, and Navajo Counties   2008 Yes No
Navajo Mountain Area, Parts of Apache, Coconino, and Navajo Counties   current No Yes
Nogales Area   1930 Yes No
Oak Creek-San Franciso Peaks Area, Part of Coconino County   current No Yes
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Pima County   1973 Yes No
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument   current No Yes
Paradise-Verde Area   1931 Yes No
Pima County, Eastern Part   2003 Yes No
Pima County, Eastern Part   current No Yes
Pinal County, Western Part   1991 Yes No
Pinal County, Western Part   current No Yes
Safford Area   1970 Yes No
Safford Area   current No Yes
Salt River Valley Area   1926 Yes No
Salt River Valley   1900 Yes No
San Carlos Indian Reservation, Parts of Gila and Graham Counties   2009 Yes No
San Carlos Indian Reservation, Parts of Gila and Graham Counties   current No Yes
San Simon Area, Parts of Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee Counties   1980 Yes No
San Simon Area, Parts of Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee Counties   current No Yes
San Simon Area   1924 Yes No
Santa Cruz and Parts of Cochise and Pima Counties   1979 Yes No
Santa Cruz and Parts of Cochise and Pima Counties   current No Yes
Shiprock Area, Parts of San Juan County, New Mexico and Apache County, Arizona   2001 Yes No
Shiprock Area, Parts of San Juan County, New Mexico and Apache County, Arizona   current No Yes
Shivwits Area, Part of Mohave County   2004 Yes No
Shivwits Area, Part of Mohave County   current No Yes
Solomonsville Area   1903 Yes No
Sulphur Spring Valley Area   1954 Yes No
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument   2014 Yes No
Tohono O'odham Nation, Parts of Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties   1999 Yes No
Tohono O'odham Nation, Parts of Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties   current No Yes
Tonto National Forest, Parts of Gila, Maricopa, Pinal, and Yavapai Counties   current No Yes
Tucson Area   1931 Yes No
Tucson-Avra Valley Area   1972 Yes No
Tucson-Avra Valley Area   current No Yes
Virgin River Area, Nevada and Arizona   current No Yes
Virgin River Area, Nevada and Arizona   1980 Yes No
Virgin River Valley Area, Utah-Arizona   1942 Yes No
Walnut Canyon National Monument   2015 Yes No
Willcox Area, Parts of Cochise and Graham Counties   1976 Yes No
Willcox Area, Parts of Cochise and Graham Counties   current No Yes
Winslow Area   1921 No No
Wupatki National Monument   2015 Yes No
Yavapai County, Western Part   1976 Yes No
Yavapai County, Western Part   current No Yes
Yuma Area, Arizona-California   1905 Yes No
Yuma Area   1902 Yes No
Yuma Desert Area   1941 Yes No
Yuma Wellton Area   1929 No No
Yuma-Wellton Area, Parts of Yuma County, Arizona, and Imperial County, California   1980 Yes No
Yuma-Wellton Area, Parts of Yuma County, Arizona, and Imperial County, California   current No Yes