Information on soil

Information: This page provides links to pages and external sources of information on soils. Links in red have not been developed yet.

• Soil concepts and properties
  • Soil classification
  • Soil texture and structure
  • Soil erodibility
  • Soil infiltration
  • Stormwater and soil, engineered (bioretention) media, and media amendments
• Tables providing information on soil properties
  • Soil water storage properties
  • Specific yields for geologic materials
  • Design infiltration rates
• Determining soil infiltration
  • Determining soil infiltration rates
  • Understanding and interpreting soils and soil boring reports for infiltration BMPs
• Soil management
  • Alleviating compaction from construction activities
  • Erosion prevention practices
  • Sediment control practices
• Links to soil information
  • Web Soil Survey
  • Digital Soil Mapping in Minnesota
  • Published soil surveys in Minnesota
  • Soil orders and suborders in Minnesota
  • Minnesota SWCDs on the web