Phosphorus (P) mobility is a concern in watersheds draining to Lake Champlain. Soil and sediment-bound P from cropland, riparian areas, and stream banks are important P inputs to streams and the lake. The ability to estimate P loading from erosion is limited by insufficient data on soil series variability along streams, differences in P content, and processes controlling P chemistry and transport. We are performing an extensive remapping, soil sampling, and P analysis in agricultural areas along two small streams, Rugg Brook and Lewis Creek. Soils will be evaluated for NH₄OAc-P and water-soluble P.  Additional studies will investigate P solubility under declining soil redox and characterize soil and water P forms. Another outcome of the research will be a high-order soils map with a GIS layer of soil P contents within series. The high order (1:3500) mapping results show that existing soil surveys (1:20000) were not accurate. At the Rugg Brook site, the soil survey completed in 1979 showed the 6 ha study area as having one soil series. The high-order map revealed five additional soil series in the same area, which comprise over two-thirds of the area. Results from the Lewis Creek site also showed several additional soil series that were not included in the original soil survey. Preliminary results indicate that the use of current soil surveys for water quality modeling in some areas may be flawed.