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Published Soil Surveys for Arizona

Soil surveys are being completed and published on a continuing schedule.  As time passes, the data in published surveys become dated. The official information about the soils in a given area is available from the Soil Data Mart, which provides the most current data about the soils. If spatial data are available, the Web Soil Survey also provides access to the most current information. In the “Date” column, the word “current” is used for those surveys having both tabular and spatial data in the Soil Data Mart. “Archived PDF online” refers to any surveys published as PDF files on the Web, including new surveys as well as old ones dating back to 1899.

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 How to Save an Archived Soil Survey Publication to Your Local Machine (PDF; 2.8 MB) 

For information about areas not included on the following list of soil survey publications or for ordering or obtaining information about reference copies (CD-ROM or paper copy), contact:

Robert W. Wilson, Resource Soil Scientist
230 N. First Avenue
Suite 509
Phoenix, Arizona 85003-1733
Phone: 602-280-8801
FAX: 602-280-8809

Soil survey name (Follow links for online surveys.) Date Paper copy available CD-ROM Archived PDF online Web Soil Survey (generated from official soil data)
Aguila-Carefree Area, Parts of Maricopa and Pinal Counties 1986 Yes No Yes No
Aguila-Carefree Area, Parts of Maricopa and Pinal Counties Current No No No Yes
Apache County, Central Part 1975 Yes No No No
Apache County, Central Part Current No No No Yes
Beaver Creek Area 1967 Yes No No No
Beaver Creek Area Current No No No Yes
Benson Area 1924 No No No No
Buckeye-Beardsley Area 1930 No No No No
Casa Grande Area 1941 No No No No
Cochise County, Douglas-Tombstone Part 2003 Yes No Yes No
Cochise County, Douglas-Tombstone Part Current No No No Yes
Cochise County, Northwestern Part 2007 No No Yes No
Cochise County, Northwestern Part Current No No No Yes
Coconino County Area, Central Part 1983 Yes No Yes No
Coconino County Area, Central Part Current No No No Yes
Coconino County Area, North Kaibab Part 2005 Yes No No No
Coconino County Area, North Kaibab Part Current No No No Yes
Colorado River Indian Reservation 1986 Yes No Yes No
Colorado River Indian Reservation, Parts of La Paz County, Arizona, and Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California Current No No No Yes
Duncan Area 1950 No No No No
Eastern Maricopa and Northern Pinal Area 1974 No Yes Yes No
Eastern Maricopa and Northern Pinal Area Current No No No Yes
Eastern Pinal and Southern Gila Counties Current No No No Yes
Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Parts of Apache, Gila, and Navajo Counties 1981 Yes No Yes No
Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Parts of Apache, Gila, and Navajo Counties Current No No No Yes
Fort Defiance Area, Parts of Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona, and McKinley and San Juan Counties, New Mexico 2003 No No Yes No
Fort Defiance Area, Parts of Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona, and McKinley and San Juan Counties, New Mexico Current No No No Yes
Gila Bend Area 1928 No No No No
Gila Bend-Ajo Area, Parts of Maricopa and Pima Counties 1997 Yes No Yes No
Gila Bend-Ajo Area, Parts of Maricopa and Pima Counties Current No No No Yes
Gila River Indian Reservation, Parts of Maricopa and Pinal Counties 1998 Yes No Yes No
Gila River Indian Reservation, Parts of Maricopa and Pinal Counties Current No No No Yes
Gila Valley Area, Middle 1920 No No No No
Gila Valley Area, Upper 1938 No No No No
Gila-Duncan Area, Parts of Graham and Greenlee Counties 1981 Yes No Yes No
Gila-Duncan Area, Parts of Graham and Greenlee Counties Current No No No Yes
Grand Canyon Area 2003 No Yes No No
Grand Canyon Area, Parts of Coconino and Mohave Counties Current No No No Yes
Holbrook - Show Low Area 1964 No No No No
Hopi Area, Parts of Coconino and Navajo Counties 1996 Yes No No No
Hopi Area, Parts of Coconino and Navajo Counties Current No No No Yes
Hualapai-Havasupai Area, Parts of Coconino, Mohave, and Yavapai Counties 1999 Yes No Yes No
Hualapai-Havasupai Area, Parts of Coconino, Mohave, and Yavapai Counties Current No No No Yes
Long Valley Area 1974 Yes No No No
Long Valley Area Current No No No Yes
Luke Air Force Range, Parts of Maricopa, Pima, and Yuma Counties Current No No No Yes
Maricopa County, Central Part 1977 Yes No No No
Maricopa County, Central Part Current No No No Yes
Mohave County, Central Part 2005 No No Yes No
Mohave County, Central Part Current No No No Yes
Mohave County, Northeastern Part, and Part of Coconino County 2004 Yes No No No
Mohave County, Northeastern Part, and Part of Coconino County Current No No No Yes
Mohave County, Southern Part 2006 No No Yes No
Mohave County, Southern Part Current No No No Yes
Navajo County Area, Central Part 2003 Yes No Yes No
Navajo County Area, Central Part Current No No No Yes
Navajo Mountain Area, Parts of Apache, Coconino, and Navajo Counties 2008 No No Yes No
Navajo Mountain Area, Parts of Apache, Coconino, and Navajo Counties Current No No No Yes
Nogales Area 1930 No No No No
Oak Creek-San Franciso Peaks Area, Part of Coconino County Current No No No Yes
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Current No No No Yes
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Pima County 1973 No No No No
Paradise-Verde County 1928 No No No No
Pima County, Eastern Part 2003 Yes No Yes No
Pima County, Eastern Part Current No No No Yes
Pinal County, Western Part 1991 Yes No Yes No
Pinal County, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Safford Area 1970 Yes No No No
Safford Area Current No No No Yes
Salt River Valley Area 1900 No No No No
Salt River Valley Area 1926 No No No No
San Simon Area 1921 No No No No
San Simon Area, Parts of Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee Counties 1980 Yes No No No
San Simon Area, Parts of Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee Counties Current No No No Yes
Santa Cruz County and Parts of Cochise and Pima Counties 1979 Yes No No No
Santa Cruz County and Parts of Cochise and Pima Counties Current No No No Yes
Shiprock Area, Parts of San Juan County, New Mexico and Apache County, Arizona Current No No No Yes
Shivwits Area, Part of Mohave County 2004 Yes No No No
Shivwits Area, Part of Mohave County Current No No No Yes
Solmonsville Area 1903 No No No No
Sulphur Springs Valley Area 1954 No No No No
Tohono O'odham Nation, Parts of Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties 1999 Yes No Yes No
Tohono O'odham Nation, Parts of Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties Current No No No Yes
Tucson Area 1931 No No No No
Tucson-Avra Valley Area 1972 No Yes Yes No
Tucson-Avra Valley Area Current No No No Yes
Virgin River Area Current No No No Yes
Virgin River Area, Nevada and Arizona 1980 Yes No No No
Virgin River Valley Area 1942 No No No No
Willcox Area, Parts of Cochise and Graham Counties 1976 Yes No No No
Willcox Area, Parts of Cochise and Graham Counties Current No No No Yes
Winslow Area 1921 No No No No
Yavapai County, Western Part 1976 Yes No No No
Yavapai County, Western Part Current No No No Yes
Yuma Area 1902 No No No No
Yuma Area 1904 No No No No
Yuma Desert Area 1941 No No No No
Yuma Wellton Area 1929 No No No No
Yuma-Wellton Area, Parts of Yuma County, Arizona and Imperial County, California 1980 Yes No No No
Yuma-Wellton Area, Parts of Yuma County, Arizona and Imperial County, California Current No No No Yes