Landscape type Sub-type Location International soil type Dutch soil type
River landscape Eastern river High on top of sandy Brown forest soil Moder podzol
landscape late Pleistocene terraces
High on top of clayey clayey xero/ hydro brick Rade brick soil (dry), kuil
late Pleistocene terraces soil brick soil (wet)
Low position on clayey clayey hydrovague soil Polder’ vague soil
late pleistocene terraces
High lying river dunes sandy Xeropodzol soil Haar' podzol soil
Low lying river dunes sandy hydropodzol soil Veld' podzol soil
Central river natural levees Clayey xerovague soil ‘Ooi’Vague soil &
landscape 'Tuin'vague soil
flood basins clayey hydrovague soil Polder'vague soil
River dunes Brown forest soil Moder podzol soil
Dike-Breach deposit clayey xerovague soils
and claye xero-earth
soils
Western Levees clayey hydrovague soil ‘polder’ vague soil
river
landscape
flood basins clayey hydrovague soil Drecht vague soils (thick
clay cover, 40-80 cm) or
"Waard" peat soils (thin
clay cover, <40 cm)
River dunes (donken) brown forest soil moder podzol soil
, Low-lying close to river (natural clayey hydrovague soil polder'vague soil
peat levees)
landscape
Peat landscape
Peaty flood basin, far clayey earthy peat soil/ Drecht' vague soil,
away from river Raw peat 'waard'/'weide'/'koop'
('toemaardek on peat') peat soils
High-Lying Younger peat colonies Raw peat soil "meer" peat soil
peat
landscape
Older peat colonies peaty hydropodzol soil "Dam"podzol soil
hydropodzol "veld"podzol
high beach ridge Brown forest soil "holt' podzol
Beach ridges
Coastal landscape
Low beach ridge sandy hydrovague soil "vlak" vague soil
"Zanderij" soils on old "Zanderij" soil "Enk" earth soil
beach ridges
Very low beach ridge/ sandy hydro-earth soil "beek" earth soil
Beach plain high beach plain
Low beach plain sandy hydro-earth soil/ "beek" earth
raw peat soil soil/"meer" peat soil
young dunes High dunes sandy xero- vague soil “duin” vague soil
Low dunes sandy hydro vague soil “vlak” vague soil
, Coversand coversand ridge Rich: brown forest soil, Rich: "holt' podzol,
ice pushed ridge high Poor: xero humus Poor: "haar" podzol
flank podzol, agricultural: "Enk"
agricultural soil: hydro earth soil
morphic humus podzol
Sand and Loess
landscape
Plateau (flat) hydro humus podzol "Veld" podzol,
"agricultural' podzol
(human induced)
low Flank hydro humus podzol "veld" Podzol
Valley sandy-hydro earth soil "beek" earth soil
Drift sand dunes High: sandy xero vague High: "duin" vague soil
soil low: "vlak"
low: sandy hydro vague vague soil
soil
Loess Plateau Hydro brick soil "kuil" brick soil
slope <2% Xero brick soil Rade brick soil
slope 2-8 % Xero brick soil Berg brick soil
slope 8-16 % clay xero vague soil ooi vague soil
xero vague soil (krijt
>16% ‘Krijt’ vague soil
within 40 cm)
Valley Clay xero(hydro) vague ooi (polder) vague soil
soil
Clay marine South west Creek ridge clayey hydrovague soil "polder" vague soil
landscape coast
River landscape Eastern river High on top of sandy Brown forest soil Moder podzol
landscape late Pleistocene terraces
High on top of clayey clayey xero/ hydro brick Rade brick soil (dry), kuil
late Pleistocene terraces soil brick soil (wet)
Low position on clayey clayey hydrovague soil Polder’ vague soil
late pleistocene terraces
High lying river dunes sandy Xeropodzol soil Haar' podzol soil
Low lying river dunes sandy hydropodzol soil Veld' podzol soil
Central river natural levees Clayey xerovague soil ‘Ooi’Vague soil &
landscape 'Tuin'vague soil
flood basins clayey hydrovague soil Polder'vague soil
River dunes Brown forest soil Moder podzol soil
Dike-Breach deposit clayey xerovague soils
and claye xero-earth
soils
Western Levees clayey hydrovague soil ‘polder’ vague soil
river
landscape
flood basins clayey hydrovague soil Drecht vague soils (thick
clay cover, 40-80 cm) or
"Waard" peat soils (thin
clay cover, <40 cm)
River dunes (donken) brown forest soil moder podzol soil
, Low-lying close to river (natural clayey hydrovague soil polder'vague soil
peat levees)
landscape
Peat landscape
Peaty flood basin, far clayey earthy peat soil/ Drecht' vague soil,
away from river Raw peat 'waard'/'weide'/'koop'
('toemaardek on peat') peat soils
High-Lying Younger peat colonies Raw peat soil "meer" peat soil
peat
landscape
Older peat colonies peaty hydropodzol soil "Dam"podzol soil
hydropodzol "veld"podzol
high beach ridge Brown forest soil "holt' podzol
Beach ridges
Coastal landscape
Low beach ridge sandy hydrovague soil "vlak" vague soil
"Zanderij" soils on old "Zanderij" soil "Enk" earth soil
beach ridges
Very low beach ridge/ sandy hydro-earth soil "beek" earth soil
Beach plain high beach plain
Low beach plain sandy hydro-earth soil/ "beek" earth
raw peat soil soil/"meer" peat soil
young dunes High dunes sandy xero- vague soil “duin” vague soil
Low dunes sandy hydro vague soil “vlak” vague soil
, Coversand coversand ridge Rich: brown forest soil, Rich: "holt' podzol,
ice pushed ridge high Poor: xero humus Poor: "haar" podzol
flank podzol, agricultural: "Enk"
agricultural soil: hydro earth soil
morphic humus podzol
Sand and Loess
landscape
Plateau (flat) hydro humus podzol "Veld" podzol,
"agricultural' podzol
(human induced)
low Flank hydro humus podzol "veld" Podzol
Valley sandy-hydro earth soil "beek" earth soil
Drift sand dunes High: sandy xero vague High: "duin" vague soil
soil low: "vlak"
low: sandy hydro vague vague soil
soil
Loess Plateau Hydro brick soil "kuil" brick soil
slope <2% Xero brick soil Rade brick soil
slope 2-8 % Xero brick soil Berg brick soil
slope 8-16 % clay xero vague soil ooi vague soil
xero vague soil (krijt
>16% ‘Krijt’ vague soil
within 40 cm)
Valley Clay xero(hydro) vague ooi (polder) vague soil
soil
Clay marine South west Creek ridge clayey hydrovague soil "polder" vague soil
landscape coast
