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Published Soil Surveys for South Dakota

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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Follow these instructions to download both text and maps.
 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:

State Conservationist
Federal Building, Room 203
200 4th Street, SW
Huron, SD 57350-2475
Phone: 605-352-1288
FAX: 605-352-1270

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)
Aurora County 1980 Yes No No No
Aurora County Current No No No Yes
Beadle County 1920 No No No No
Beadle County 1979 Yes No No No
Beadle County Current No No No Yes
Bellefourche Area 1907 No No No No
Bennett County 1971 Yes No No No
Bennett County Current No No No Yes
Bon Homme County 1983 Yes No Yes No
Bon Homme County Current No No No Yes
Brookings Area 1903 No No No No
Brookings County 1959 No No No No
Brookings County 2004 Yes No Yes No
Brookings County Current No No No Yes
Brown County 1925 No No No No
Brown County 1994 Yes No Yes No
Brown County Current No No No Yes
Brule and Buffalo Counties 1985 Yes Yes Yes No
Brule and Buffalo Counties Current No No No Yes
Butte County 1976 Yes No No No
Butte County Current No No No Yes
Campbell County 1979 Yes No No No
Campbell County Current No No No Yes
Charles Mix County 1982 Yes No Yes No
Charles Mix County Current No No No Yes
Clark County 1999 Yes No Yes No
Clark County Current No No No Yes
Clay County (state) 1953 No No No No
Clay County 2003 Yes Yes Yes No
Clay County Current No No No Yes
Codington County 1966 No No No No
Codington County Current No No No Yes
Corson County 1995 Yes No Yes No
Corson County Current No No No Yes
Custer and Pennington Counties, Black Hills Parts 1990 Yes No Yes No
Custer and Pennington Counties, Black Hills Parts Current No No No Yes
Custer and Pennington Counties, Prairie Parts 1996 Yes No Yes No
Custer and Pennington Counties, Prairie Parts Current No No No Yes
Davison County 1974 No No No No
Davison County Current No No No Yes
Day County (state) 1952 No No No No
Day County 1997 Yes No Yes No
Day County Current No No No Yes
Deuel County 1997 Yes No Yes No
Deuel County Current No No No Yes
Dewey County 1979 No No No No
Dewey County Current No No No Yes
Douglas County 1923 No No No No
Douglas County 1981 Yes No Yes No
Douglas County Current No No No Yes
Edmunds County 1977 No No No No
Edmunds County Current No No No Yes
Fall River County 1982 Yes No Yes No
Fall River County Current No No No Yes
Faulk County 1984 Yes No Yes No
Faulk County Current No No No Yes
Grant County 1922 No No No No
Grant County 1979 Yes No No No
Grant County Current No No No Yes
Gregory County 1984 Yes No Yes No
Gregory County Current No No No Yes
Haakon County 1998 Yes No Yes No
Haakon County Current No No No Yes
Hamlin County 2003 Yes Yes Yes No
Hamlin County Current No No No Yes
Hand County 1963 No No No No
Hand County Current No No No Yes
Hanson and Hutchinson Counties 1978 No No No No
Hanson and Hutchinson Counties Current No No No Yes
Harding County 1988 Yes No Yes No
Harding County Current No No No Yes
Hughes County 1975 No No No No
Hughes County Current No No No Yes
Hyde County 1925 No No No No
Hyde County 1998 Yes No Yes No
Hyde County Current No No No Yes
Jackson County, Northern Part 1987 Yes No Yes No
Jackson County, Northern Part Current No No No Yes
Jerauld County (state) 1951 No No No No
Jerauld County 1994 Yes No Yes No
Jerauld County Current No No No Yes
Jones County 1999 Yes No Yes No
Jones County Current No No No Yes
Kingsbury County 1997 Yes No Yes No
Kingsbury County Current No No No Yes
Lake County 1973 Yes No No No
Lake County Current No No No Yes
Lawrence County 1979 No No No No
Lawrence County Current No No No Yes
Lincoln County 1976 No No No No
Lincoln County Current No No No Yes
Lyman County 1987 Yes No Yes No
Lyman County Current No No No Yes
Marshall County 1975 No No No No
Marshall County Current No No No Yes
McCook County 1921 No No No No
McCook County 1980 Yes No Yes No
McCook County Current No No No Yes
McPherson County 1981 Yes No Yes No
McPherson County Current No No No Yes
Meade County, Northern Part 1986 Yes No Yes No
Meade County, Northern Part Current No No No Yes
Meade County, Southern Part 1978 No No No No
Meade County, Southern Part Current No No No Yes
Mellette County 1975 No No No No
Mellette County Current No No No Yes
Miner County 1984 No No Yes No
Miner County Current No No No Yes
Minnehaha County 1964 No No No No
Minnehaha County 2004 No No Yes No
Minnehaha County Current No No No Yes
Moody County 1926 No No No No
Moody County 1989 Yes No Yes No
Moody County Current No No No Yes
Perkins County 1980 No No No No
Perkins County Current No No No Yes
Potter County (state) 1955 No No No No
Potter County 1985 No No Yes No
Potter County Current No No No Yes
Reconnaissance, Western South Dakota 1909 No No No No
Roberts County 1977 No No No No
Roberts County Current No No No Yes
Sanborn County 1980 Yes No No No
Sanborn County Current No No No Yes
Shannon County 1971 No No No No
Shannon County Current No No No Yes
Spink County (state) 1954 No No No No
Spink County 2009 No No Yes No
Spink County Current No No No Yes
Stanley County 1980 No No No No
Stanley County Current No No No Yes
Sully County 1975 No No No No
Sully County Current No No No Yes
Todd County 1974 No No No No
Todd County Current No No No Yes
Tripp County 1979 No No No No
Tripp County Current No No No Yes
Turner County 1982 Yes No Yes No
Turner County Current No No No Yes
Union County 1921 No No No No
Union County 1978 Yes No No No
Union County Current No No No Yes
Walworth County 1923 No No No No
Walworth County 1981 Yes No Yes No
Walworth County Current No No No Yes
Washabaugh County 1969 No No No No
Washabaugh County Current No No No Yes
Yankton County 1979 No No No No
Yankton County Current No No No Yes
Ziebach County 1990 Yes No Yes No
Ziebach County Current No No No Yes