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Card 263 of 9712026-09-29 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-29

Foundation Soils maps the ground beneath U.S. counties

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A public reference using USDA soil survey data to map expansive clay and shallow water tables across U.S. counties, with city-level pages for Texas and Ohio.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-29 issue.
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Homeowners, builders, and planners checking local ground conditions
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For Texas and Ohio, the site links every incorporated city to a page measured within city limits.

Field notes

County pages and ranked tables organize USDA soil survey measurements by the share of mapped land with shrink-swell clay or a shallow water table. A drought overlay ranks counties using clay share multiplied by drought share; the homepage dates that map to September 22, 2026. Texas and Ohio city pages are measured within incorporated city limits, rather than across a broader surrounding area.

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