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Published Soil Surveys for Washington

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.

To view the soil maps of archived soil survey reports, use the Firefox browser. Chrome, Edge, and other browsers do not support the links. For help accessing these historical maps, click here.

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)
Adams County   1967 Yes No
Adams County   current No Yes
Asotin County Area, Asotin and Garfield Counties   current No Yes
Asotin County Area   1991 Yes No
Bellingham Area   1909 Yes No
Benton County Area   1971 Yes No
Benton County Area   current No Yes
Benton County   1919 Yes No
Cashmere Mountain Area, Parts of Chelan and Okanogan Counties   2006 Yes No
Cashmere Mountain Area, Parts of Chelan and Okanogan Counties   current No Yes
Chelan Area, Parts of Chelan and Kittitas Counties   current No Yes
Chelan Area   1975 Yes No
Clallam County Area   1987 Yes No
Clallam County Area   current No Yes
Clallam County   1951 Yes No
Clark County   1972 Yes No
Clark County   current No Yes
Columbia Basin Area (Reconnaissance)   1929 Yes No
Columbia County Area   1973 Yes No
Columbia County Area   current No Yes
Colville Indian Reservation, Parts of Ferry and Okanoga Counties   2002 Yes No
Cowlitz Area   1974 Yes No
Cowlitz County   2006 Yes No
Cowlitz County   current No Yes
Douglas County   1981 Yes No
Douglas County   2008 Yes No
Douglas County   current No Yes
Everett Area   1906 Yes No
Franklin County   1917 Yes No
Franklin County   2006 Yes No
Franklin County   current No Yes
Garfield County Area   1974 Yes No
Garfield County Area   current No Yes
Grant County Area   1984 Yes No
Grant County Area   current No Yes
Grays Harbor Area, Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties   1986 Yes No
Grays Harbor Area, Pacific and Wahkiakum Counties   current No Yes
Hood River-White Salmon River Area, Oregon-Washington   1914 Yes No
Island County   1905 Yes No
Island County   1958 Yes No
Island County   2010 Yes No
Island County   current No Yes
Jefferson County Area   1975 Yes No
Jefferson County Area   current No Yes
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Area, Parts of Pierce and Thurston Counties   current No Yes
Kaniksu National Forest   current No Yes
King County Area   1973 Yes No
King County Area   current No Yes
King County   1952 Yes No
Kitsap County Area   1980 Yes No
Kitsap County Area   current No Yes
Kitsap County   1939 Yes No
Kittitas County Area   2010 Yes No
Kittitas County Area   current No Yes
Kittitas County   1945 Yes No
Klickitat County Area   2009 Yes No
Klickitat County Area   current No Yes
Lewis County Area   1987 Yes No
Lewis County Area   current No Yes
Lewis County   1954 Yes No
Lincoln County   1981 Yes No
Lincoln County   current No Yes
Makah Indian Reservation   current No Yes
Mason County Area   1960 Yes No
Mason County Area   current No Yes
Mount Rainier National Park   2016 Yes No
Mount Rainier National Park   current No Yes
North Cascades National Park Co   current No Yes
North Cascades National Park Complex   2012 Yes No
North Ferry County Area   1979 Yes No
North Ferry County Area   current No Yes
Okanogan County Area   1980 Yes No
Okanogan County Area   2010 Yes No
Okanogan County Area   current No Yes
Okanogan National Forest Area   2008 Yes No
Okanogan National Forest Area   current No Yes
Olympic National Forest Area, Parts of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, and Mason Counties   current No Yes
Pend Oreille County Area   1992 Yes No
Pend Oreille County Area   current No Yes
Pierce County Area   1979 Yes No
Pierce County Area   current No Yes
Pierce County   1955 Yes No
Puget Sound Basin, Eastern Part (Reconnaissance)   1911 Yes No
Puget Sound Basin, Western Part (Reconnaissance)   1912 Yes No
Quinault Indian Reservation   current No Yes
Quincy Area   1913 Yes No
San Juan County   1962 Yes No
San Juan County   2009 Yes No
San Juan County   current No Yes
Skagit County Area   1989 Yes No
Skagit County Area   current No Yes
Skagit County   1960 Yes No
Skamania County Area   1990 Yes No
Skamania County Area   current No Yes
Skamania County   1956 Yes No
Snohomish County Area   1983 Yes No
Snohomish County Area   current No Yes
Snohomish County   1947 Yes No
Snoqualmie Pass Area, Parts of King and Pierce Counties   1992 Yes No
Snoqualmie Pass Area, Parts of King and Pierce Counties   current No Yes
Southwestern Washington (Reconnaissance)   1913 Yes No
Spokane County   1921 Yes No
Spokane County   1968 Yes No
Spokane County   2016 Yes No
Spokane County   current No Yes
Stevens County   1915 Yes No
Stevens County   1982 Yes No
Stevens County   current No Yes
Thurston County   1958 Yes No
Thurston County   1990 Yes No
Thurston County   current No Yes
Umatilla National Forest   current No Yes
Walla Walla Area   1902 Yes No
Walla Walla County Area   current No Yes
Walla Walla County   1964 Yes No
Wenatchee Area   1922 Yes No
Wenatchee National Forest, Naches Area, Parts of Kittitas and Yakima Counties   2009 Yes No
Wenatchee National Forest, Naches Area, Parts of Kittitas and Yakima Counties   current No Yes
Whatcom County Area   1992 Yes No
Whatcom County Area   current No Yes
Whatcom County   1953 Yes No
Whitman County   1980 Yes No
Whitman County   current No Yes
Yakama Nation Area, Parts of Klickitat and Yakima Counties   current No Yes
Yakima Area   1901 Yes No
Yakima County Area   1985 Yes No
Yakima County Area   current No Yes
Yakima County   1958 Yes No
Yakima Indian Reservation Irrigated Area, Part of Yakima   1976 Yes No
Yakima Indian Reservation Irrigated Area, Part of Yakima   current No Yes
Yakima Training Center, Parts of Kittitas and Yakima Counties   2006 Yes No
Yakima Training Center, Parts of Kittitas and Yakima Counties   current No Yes