Soil Survey Reports for Manitoba

Detailed Soil Survey Reports

Detailed Soil Reports (1:20,000, 1:40,000, 1:50,000) provide detailed and comprehensive soil resource information to supplement and expand on information contained in the Reconnaissance soil survey reports. As well as basic soil information, a variety of derived and interpretive maps can be generated including Soil Suitability for Agriculture, Soil Suitability for Irrigation, Drainage, Salinity, Potential Impact of Irrigation.

The two concepts of "intensity of mapping" and "map scale" refer to different but closely related aspects of a soil survey. The Survey Intensity Level (SIL) is defined by the number of field inspections per unit area. Survey Intensity Levels range from SIL1 (very detailed) to SIL5 (exploratory in nature). Map scale is the scale of publication. In general an SIL1 relates to 1:5,000 map scale, an SIL3 relates to a 1:20,000 to 1:50,000 map scale and an SIL5 related to a 1:100,000 or smaller map scale. The provincial soil survey program places the emphasis on map scale in its program. Field inspection sites for a 1:20,000 map scale (3.2 inches to 1 mile) requires 25-30 inspection sites per section of land and a 1:50,000 map scale (1.5 inches to 1 mile) requires 16 inspections per section. A two-person crew usually maps one section per day.

Report Number Soil Survey Report Vintage Scale Report Data
mb00 Canada - Manitoba Soil Survey Index 1992 0 view the report
mb17 Soils of the Portage La Prairie Area 1972 20,000 view the report
mb18 Soils of the Morden-Winkler Area 1973 20,000 view the report
mb20 Soils of the Boissevain - Melita Area 1978 20,000 view the report
mb30 Soils of the Brandon Region Study Area 1976 20,000 view the report
mbd14 Soils of the Winnipeg Region Study Area 1975 20,000 view the report
mbd17 Organic Soils of the Roseau River Watershed in Manitoba 1977 63,360 view the report
mbd19 Soils of the Pelican-Rock Lake Area 1983 20,000 view the report
mbd20 Soils of the West Portage and Macgregor Map Areas 1982 20,000 view the report
mbd21 Soils of the Lake Minnewasta Area 1979 20,000 view the report
mbd22 Soils of the Killarney Area 1980 20,000 view the report
mbd23 Soils of the Matlock-Gimli-Riverton Area 1981 20,000 view the report
mbd24 Soils of the Glenboro Area 1981 20,000 view the report
mbd25 Soils of the Sandy Lake Area 1980 20,000 view the report
mbd26 Soils of the Brokenhead Area 1979 20,000 view the report
mbd27 Soils of the Rockwood Area 1980 20,000 view the report
mbd28 Soils of the Oak Lake Indian Reserve (I.R. 59 and 59A) 1978 20,000 view the report
mbd29 Soils of the North Shore Lac Du Bonnet - Bird River Areas 1980 20,000 view the report
mbd31 Soils of the Grindstone Point Area 1979 20,000 view the report
mbd32 Soils of the Paint Lake Provincial Recreation Park Map Area 1980 10,000 view the report
mbd34 Soils of the Dauphin Area 1981 20,000 view the report
mbd35 Soils of the South Riding Mountain Planning District 1990 20,000 view the report
mbd36 Soils of the West Interlake Area 1982 20,000 view the report
mbd37 Swan River Townsite 1981 20,000 view the report
mbd38 Soils of the Hadashville Area 1981 20,000 view the report
mbd40 Soils of the Falcon, West Hawk, Brereton and Jessica Lakes Areas 1981 20,000 view the report
mbd41 Quesnel Lake Winnipeg River Area 1981 20,000 view the report
mbd42 Soils of the Duck Mountain Area 1982 20,000 view the report
mbd43 Soils of the Spruce Woods Provincial Park 1983 40,000 view the report
mbd45 Soils of the Pine Creek Area 1983 20,000 view the report
mbd46 Soils of the Arborg - Riverton Area 1982 20,000 view the report
mbd47 Soils of the Roblin Area 1983 20,000 view the report
mbd48 Soils of the Flin Flon Area 1989 20,000 view the report
mbd49 Ste. Anne and La Broquerie, and Part of the Local Government District of Stuartburn 1985 50,000 view the report
mbd50 Soils of the City of Brandon Area 1984 20,000 view the report
mbd51 Soils of the Westbourne Area 1984 20,000 view the report
mbd52 Soils of the Rathwell Treherne and Notre Dame Areas 1984 20,000 view the report
mbd53 Soils of the Towns of Altona, Emerson, Gretna, Ile Des Chenes, Landmark, Letellier, Rosenort and St. Jean Baptiste 1984 20,000 view the report
mbd54 Soils of the Binscarth and Russell Areas 1984 20,000 view the report
mbd55 Soils of the Ste Rose Townsite Area 1984 20,000 view the report
mbd56 Soils of the Souris, Virden and Wawanesa Townsites 1985 20,000 view the report
mbd57 Soils of the Towns of Fraserwood, Inwood, Komarno and a Strip of the Lake Manitoba Shoreline 1986 20,000 view the report
mbd58 Soils of the Hallboro-Minnedosa Area 1984 20,000 view the report
mbd59 Soils of the Beaudry Provincial Park Area 1986 20,000 view the report
mbd60 Soils of the Rural Municipalities of Grey, Dufferin, Roland, Thompson and Part of Stanley 1988 20,000 view the report
mbd61 Soils of the Meditation Lake, Wanipigow Lake Areas 1984 20,000 view the report
mbd62 Wanipigow Lake 1984 20,000 view the report
mbd63 Soils of the Shellmouth Reservoir-North Area 1986 20,000 view the report
mbd64 Soils of the South Assiniboine River Study Area 1986 20,000 view the report
mbd65 Soils of the Birtle, Elkhorn, Hamiota, Newdale, Rapid City, Shoal Lake and Strathclair Townsites 1988 20,000 view the report
mbd67 Soils of the St. Eustache, Springstein, Brunkild, Southwest Perimeter and Lasalle River Areas 1989 20,000 view the report
mbd68 Soils of the Spruce Point Mine Survey Area 1968 20,000 view the report
mbd69 Soils of the Snow Lake Area 1990 20,000 view the report
mbd70 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Lorne 1986 50,000 view the report
mbd71 Soils of the Whitemouth Peatland 1987 50,000 view the report
mbd73 Soils of the Victoria Beach-Elk Island Areas 1990 20,000 view the report
mbd74 Soils of the South Norfolk R.M. (1:50K) 1987 20,000 view the report
mbd75 Soils of the R.M. of Victoria 1989 20,000 view the report
mbd76 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Rhineland 1991 20,000 view the report
mbd77 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Pembina 1992 50,000 view the report
mbd80 Soils of the Rural Municipality of North Norfolk 1988 20,000 view the report
mbd81 Soils of the Plum Lake Project 1988 20,000 view the report
mbd82 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Hanover 1990 20,000 view the report
mbd83 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Louise 1990 50,000 view the report
mbd84 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Argyle 1997 50,000 view the report
mbd85 Soils of the Rural Municipality of North Cypress 1999 20,000 view the report
mbd86 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Strathcona 1999 50,000 view the report
mbd88 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Springfield 2011 20,000 view the report
mbd89 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Richot 2011 20,000 view the report
mbd90 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain 2011 50,000 view the report
mbd91 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Blanshard 2011 50,000 view the report
mbd92 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Roblin 2013 50,000 view the report
mbd93 Soils of the Rural Municipality of Hamoita 2013 50,000 view the report

Reconnaissance Soil Survey Reports

Reconnaissance Soil Survey reports provide a systematic inventory of Manitoba's soil resource at a scale of 1:100,000, 1:126,720 and 1:125 000. A report consists of a coloured map which indicates the distribution and area of soil map units and a report which provides a general description of the surveyed area, physical features, factors affecting soil development and an evaluation of the soil's agricultural, engineering and urban uses.

Report Number Soil Survey Report Vintage Scale Report Data
mb2 Reconnaissance Soil Survey Municipality of Armstrong Manitoba 1939 126,720 view the report
mb3 Reconnaissance Soil Survey South-Western Manitoba 1940 126,720 view the report
mb4 Reconnaissance Soil Survey of South-Central Manitoba 1943 126,720 view the report
mb5 Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Winnipeg and Morris Map Sheet Areas 1953 126,720 view the report
mb6 Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Rossburn and Virden Map Sheet Areas 1956 126,720 view the report
mb7 Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Carberry Map Sheet Area 1957 126,720 view the report
mb8 Reconnaissance Soil Survey of West-Lake Map Sheet Area 1958 126,720 view the report
mb9 Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Grandview Map Sheet Area 1959 126,720 view the report
mb10 Soil Survey of a Cross-Section Through the Upper Nelson River Basin Along the Hudson Bay Railway in Northern Manitoba 1959 100,000 view the report
mb11 Detailed Soil Survey of Pasquia Map Area in Northern Manitoba 1960 63,360 view the report
mb12 Detailed-Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Fisher and Teulon Map Sheet Areas 1961 100,000 view the report
mb13 Detailed-Reconnaissance Soil Survey of Swan River Map Sheet Area 1962 126,720 view the report
mb14 Soil Survey of the South-Eastern Map Sheet Area 1964 126,720 view the report
mb15 Soils of the Lac Du Bonnet Area 1967 126,720 view the report
mb16 Soils of the Grahamdale Area 1971 126,720 view the report
mb19 Soils of the Red Rose-Washow Bay Area 1975 126,720 view the report
mb21 Soils of the Ste Rose Du Lac Area 1981 126,720 view the report
mb22 Soils of the Pas Area 1982 125,000 view the report
mb23 Soils of the Waterhen Area 1985 125,000 view the report
mbr20 Grand Rapids 63G 1979 125,000 view the report
mbr21 Interim Soil Survey Report of the Cormorant Lake Area 1975 126,720 view the report
mbr22 Wekusko 1983 126,720 view the report
mbr26 Cross Lake - Norway House 1983 125,000 view the report
mbr28 Soils and Salinity Conditions in the Pasquia Lake Region 1984 50,000 view the report

Biophysical Land Classification Reports

A system of inventory known as a "biophysical land classification" was used to describe various land attributes such as a soil, surficial deposits, landforms, permafrost and water in northern and eastern Manitoba. Interpretation of this basic information for environmental sensitivity, capability for wildlife, forestry, recreation etc. is possible by relating it to more dynamic features such as vegetation and wildlife populations within an overall climatic framework.

Report Number Soil Survey Report Vintage Scale Report Data
mbb1 Biophysical Land Inventory of the Churchill – Nelson Rivers Study Area, North Central Manitoba 1973 250,000 view the report
mbb3 Biophysical Land Classification Hayes River 54C Manitoba 1976 125,000 view the report
mbb10 Biophysical Land Classification Island Lake, 53E Manitoba (draft) 1977 125,000 view the report
mbb4 Biophysical Land Classification Kettle Rapids, 54D Manitoba 1976 125,000 view the report
mb77-3 Biophysical Land Classification Hecla-Carroll Lake, 62P-52M Manitoba 1977 125,000 view the report
mb78-1 Biophysical Land Classification Berens River 63A, Deer Lake 53D, Manitoba 1978 125,000 view the report
mb78-2 A Guide to Biophysical Land Classification Knee Lake 53M Manitoba 1978 125,000 view the report
mb78-7 A Guide to Biophysical Land Classification Oxford House 53L, Manitoba 1978 125,000 view the report
mb79-2 A Guide to Biophysical Land Classification Sipiwesk 63P Split Lake 64A (SE1/4), Manitoba 1979 125,000 view the report
mb2002-1 Biophysical Land Classification of the Sipiwesk (63P) Map Area 2002 1,000,000 view the report
mb2003-1 Biophysical Land Classification of the Hecla-Carroll Lake (62P-52M) Map Areas 2003 1,000,000 view the report
mb2003-2 Land Classification of the Nelson House (63O) and Kississing (63N – East ¼) Map Area 2003 1,000,000 view the report
mb2003-3 Biophysical Land Classification of the Kettle Rapids (54D) and Split Lake (64A – SE ¼) Map Areas 2003 1,000,000 view the report
mb2003-4 Biophysical Land Classification of the Hayes River (54C) Map Area 2003 1,000,000 view the report
mb2003-5 Biophysical Land Classification of the Uhlman Lake (64B) and Granville Lake (64C – SE 1/8) Map Areas 2003 1,000,000 view the report

Soils and Terrain Information Bulletins

Soil survey of Manitoba's rural municipalities.

Report Number Soil Survey Report Vintage Scale Report Data
mbrm000 Technical Manual for Manitoba RM Soils and Terrain Information Bulletins 2001 view the report
mbrm478 Rural Municipality of Albert-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm479 Rural Municipality of Alexander-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm480 Rural Municipality of Alonsa-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm481 Rural Municipality of Archie-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm482 Rural Municipality of Argyle-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm483 Rural Municipality of Armstrong-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm484 Rural Municipality of Arthur-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm485 Rural Municipality of Bifrost-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm486 Rural Municipality of Birtle-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm487 Rural Municipality of Blanshard-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm488 Rural Municipality of Boulton-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm489 Rural Municipality of Brenda 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm490 Rural Municipality of Brokenhead-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm491 Rural Municipality of Cameron-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm492 Rural Municipality of Cartier-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm493 Rural Municipality of Clanwilliam-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm494 Rural Municipality of Coldwell-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm495 Rural Municipality of Cornwallis-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm496 Rural Municipality of Daly-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm497 Rural Municipality of Dauphin-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm498 Rural Municipality of De Salaberry-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm499 Rural Municipality of Dufferin-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm500 Rural Municipality of East St Paul-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm501 Rural Municipality of Edward-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm502 Rural Municipality of Ellice-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm503 Rural Municipality of Elton-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm504 Rural Municipality of Eriksdale-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm505 Rural Municipality of Ethelbert-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm506 Rural Municipality of Fisher-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm507 Rural Municipality of Franklin-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm508 Rural Municipality of Gilbert Plains-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm509 Rural Municipality of Gimli-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm510 Rural Municipality of Glenella-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm511 Rural Municipality of Glenwood 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm512 Rural Municipality of Grahamdale-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm513 Rural Municipality of Grandview-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm514 Rural Municipality of Grey-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm515 Rural Municipality of Hamiota-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm516 Rural Municipality of Hanover-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm517 Rural Municipality of Harrison-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm518 Rural Municipality of Headingley-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm519 Rural Municipality of Hillsburg-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm520 Rural Municipality of Labroquerie-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm521 Rural Municipality of Lac Dubonnet-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm522 Rural Municipality of Lakeview-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm523 Rural Municipality of Langford-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm524 Rural Municipality of Lansdowne-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm525 Rural Municipality of Lawrence-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm526 Rural Municipality of Lorne-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm527 Rural Municipality of Louise-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm528 Rural Municipality of Macdonald-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm529 Rural Municipality of Mccreary-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm530 Rural Municipality of Miniota-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm531 Rural Municipality of Minitonas-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm532 Rural Municipality of Minto-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm533 Rural Municipality of Montcalm-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm534 Rural Municipality of Morris-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm535 Rural Municipality of Morton-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm536 Rural Municipality of Mossey River-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm537 Rural Municipality of Mountain North-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm538 Rural Municipality of Mountain South-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm539 Rural Municipality of North Cypress-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm540 Rural Municipality of North Norfolk-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm541 Rural Municipality of Oakland-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm542 Rural Municipality of Ochre River-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm543 Rural Municipality of Odanah-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm544 Rural Municipality of Park (North) RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm545 Rural Municipality of Park (South) RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm546 Rural Municipality of Pembina-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm547 Rural Municipality of Pinawa-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm548 Rural Municipality of Piney-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm549 Rural Municipality of Pipestone-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm550 Rural Municipality of Portage-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm551 Rural Municipality of Reynolds-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm552 Rural Municipality of Rhineland-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm553 Rural Municipality of Ritchot-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm554 Rural Municipality of Riverside-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm555 Rural Municipality of Roblin-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm556 Rural Municipality of Rockwood-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm557 Rural Municipality of Roland-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm558 Rural Municipality of Rosedale-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm559 Rural Municipality of Rossburn-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm560 Rural Municipality of Rosser-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm561 Rural Municipality of Russell-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm562 Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm563 Rural Municipality of Shell River-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm564 Rural Municipality of Shellmouth-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm565 Rural Municipality of Shoal Lake-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm566 Rural Municipality of Sifton-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm567 Rural Municipality of Siglunes-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm568 Rural Municipality of Silvercreek-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm569 Rural Municipality of South Cypress-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm570 Rural Municipality of South Norfolk-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm571 Rural Municipality of Springfield-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm572 Rural Municipality of St Andrews-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm573 Rural Municipality of St Clements-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm574 Rural Municipality of St François Xavier-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm575 Rural Municipality of St Laurent-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm576 Rural Municipality of Stanley-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm577 Rural Municipality of Ste. Anne-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm578 Rural Municipality of Ste. Rose-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm579 Rural Municipality of Strathclair-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm580 Rural Municipality of Strathcona-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm581 Rural Municipality of Stuartburn-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm582 Rural Municipality of Swan River-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm583 Rural Municipality of Tache-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm584 Rural Municipality of Thompson-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm585 Rural Municipality of Turtle Mountain-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm586 Rural Municipality of Victoria-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm587 Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm588 Rural Municipality of Wallace-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm589 Rural Municipality of Westbourne-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm590 Rural Municipality of West St. Paul-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm591 Rural Municipality of Whitehead-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm592 Rural Municipality of Whitemouth-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm593 Rural Municipality of Whitewater-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm594 Rural Municipality of Winchester-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm595 Rural Municipality of Woodlands-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report
mbrm596 Rural Municipality of Woodworth-RMSID 2001 100,000 view the report

Special reports

These reports include a number of very detailed research study area reports, typically at 1,5000 scale, as well as some very large scale reports of the entire province at 1.5M and 1:2M scale.

Report Number Soil Survey Report Vintage Scale Report Data
mbstats2002 Status of Agricultural Soil Resources of Manitoba 2002 10,000,000 view the report
mb99-1 Soils of SE32-14-25W, Miniota Precision Agriculture Research Site 1999 5,000 view the report
mb99-2 Soils of the Brandon Research Centre 1999 10,000 view the report
mb99-3 Soils of 32-09-19W, Research Plot Sites, Brandon Research Centre 1999 0 view the report
mbd33 Soils of the Cranberry Portage Map Area 1980 5,000 view the report
mb96-1 Soils of the Roblin Effluent Irrigation Site NE¼ 20-Tp25-Rge28W 1996 5,000 view the report
mb97-1 Soils of the S½ of N½ Sec3-Tp3-Rge5W Morden MB 1997 5,000 view the report
mbs002 Soil Survey of the Morden Experimental Farm 1961 0 view the report
mbs006 The Soils of Manitoba 1938 0 view the report
mbs007 The Soils of the Deep Lake Study Area 1975 view the report
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