Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CHECKERBOARD soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CHECKERBOARD, and applied along 1-cm thick depth slices. Solid lines are the slice-wise median, bounded on either side by the interval defined by the slice-wise 5th and 95th percentiles. The median is the value that splits the data in half. Five percent of the data are less than the 5th percentile, and five percent of the data are greater than the 95th percentile. Values along the right hand side y-axis describe the proportion of pedon data that contribute to aggregate values at this depth. For example, a value of "90%" at 25cm means that 90% of the pedons correlated to CHECKERBOARD were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the CHECKERBOARD soil series. Monthly precipitation (PPT) and potential evapotranspiration (PET) have been estimated from the 50th percentile of gridded values (PRISM 1981-2010) overlapping with the extent of SSURGO map units containing each series as a major component. Monthly PET values were estimated using the method of Thornthwaite (1948). These (and other) climatic parameters are calculated with each SSURGO refresh and provided by the fetchOSD function of the soilDB package. Representative water storage values (“AWC” in the figures) were derived from SSURGO by taking the 50th percentile of profile-total water storage (sum[awc_r * horizon thickness]) for each soil series. Note that this representation of “water storage” is based on the average ability of most plants to extract soil water between 15 bar (“permanent wilting point”) and 1/3 bar (“field capacity”) matric potential. Soil moisture state can be roughly interpreted as “dry” when storage is depleted, “moist” when storage is between 0mm and AWC, and “wet” when there is a surplus. Clearly there are a lot of assumptions baked into this kind of monthly water balance. This is still a work in progress.

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the CHECKERBOARD series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

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Select annual climate data summaries for the CHECKERBOARD series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

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Geomorphic description summaries for the CHECKERBOARD series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Small Shannon entropy values suggest relatively consistent geomorphic association, while larger values suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with CHECKERBOARD share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

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Select annual climate data summaries for the CHECKERBOARD series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data (updated 2023-10-09).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the CHECKERBOARD series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of proportions and relative hydrologic position within an idealized landform (e.g. top to bottom). Proportions can be interpreted as an aggregate representation of geomorphic membership. Most soil series (SSURGO components) are associated with a hillslope position and one or more landform-specific positions: hills, mountain slopes, terraces, and/or flats. The values printed to the left (number of component records) and right (Shannon entropy) of stacked bars can be used to judge the reliability of trends. Shannon entropy values close to 0 represent soil series with relatively consistent geomorphic association, while values close to 1 suggest lack thereof. Source: SSURGO component records (updated 2023-10-04).

There are insufficient data to create the 2D hillslope position figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D hills figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with CHECKERBOARD, arranged according to family differentiae. Hovering over a series name will print full classification and a small sketch from the OSD. Source: snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Block Diagrams

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Map Units

Map units containing CHECKERBOARD as a major component. Limited to 250 records.

Map Unit Name Symbol Map Unit Area (ac) Map Unit Key National Map Unit Symbol Soil Survey Area Publication Date Map Scale
Dryadine, rubbly-Checkerboard, extremely stony-Daisypeak families, complex, 4 to 30 percent slopes1463E27729952452rf1rmt02719791:24000
Ettienridge, extremely stony-Checkerboard, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes2164F9629952362pcz5mt02719791:24000
Ettienridge, very stony-Checkerboard, extremely stony families-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 70 percent slopes1174G58530396552pwswmt60219631:20000
Ettienridge-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee, stony families, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes1164E53630396462mx51mt60219631:20000
Ettienridge, extremely stony-Checkerboard, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes2164F44930396472pcz5mt60219631:20000
Ettienridge, stony-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee families, complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes1164D20830396522pdy4mt60219631:20000
Whitore-Checkerboard, very stony-Helmville families, complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes1264E8330396452lbbkmt60219631:20000
Hardhart-Farlin, stony-Checkerboard complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes164D373039570pd3jmt60219631:20000
Hardhart-Checkerboard complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes, bouldery364E1730395861r3yzmt60219631:20000
Farlin, stony-Hardhart-Checkerboard, stony complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes664E173039578pghvmt60219631:20000
Farlin-Hardhart, stony-Checkerboard, extremely stony complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes764F103039579pgvymt60219631:20000
Ettienridge, extremely stony-Checkerboard, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes2164F38230396992pcz5mt61319751:24000
Ettienridge, very stony-Checkerboard, extremely stony families-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 70 percent slopes1174G18630397052pwswmt61319751:24000
Ettienridge, stony-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee families, complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes1164D1030397022pdy4mt61319751:24000
Ettienridge-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee, stony families, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes1164E730396982mx51mt61319751:24000
Ettienridge-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee, stony families, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes1164E18729796382mx51mt62420211:24000
Ettienridge, stony-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee families, complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes1164D11129796372pdy4mt62420211:24000
Ettienridge, extremely stony-Checkerboard, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes2164F9526946362pcz5mt62420211:24000
Ettienridge-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee, stony families, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes1164E11530940862mx51mt63019911:24000
Hardhart, rubbly-Checkerboard, very rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 45 to 70 percent slopes6164G7630941062v1n1mt63019911:24000
Ettienridge, extremely stony-Checkerboard, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes2164F2748224841592pcz5mt6321:24000
Ettienridge, very stony-Checkerboard, extremely stony families-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 70 percent slopes1174G2566524965642pwswmt6321:24000
Ettienridge-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee, stony families, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes1164E1613824401352mx51mt6321:24000
Whitore-Checkerboard, very stony-Helmville families, complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes1264E1411023932172lbbkmt6321:24000
Kimpton family, very stony-Rock outcrop-Checkerboard family, very rubbly, complex, 45 to 70 percent slopes6111G929128384322v2s8mt6321:24000
Hardhart, rubbly-Checkerboard, very rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 45 to 70 percent slopes6164G737328336402v1n1mt6321:24000
Ettienridge, stony-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee families, complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes1164D604624850882pdy4mt6321:24000
Dryadine, rubbly-Checkerboard, extremely stony-Daisypeak families, complex, 4 to 30 percent slopes1463E293226274312rf1rmt6321:24000
Hardhart-Checkerboard complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes, bouldery364E247723928072l9xbmt6321:24000
Firada, extremely stony-Checkerboard, very rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes6110E172728384342v2sbmt6321:24000
Farlin, stony-Hardhart-Checkerboard, stony complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes664E155924862732pg5cmt6321:24000
Hardhart-Farlin, stony-Checkerboard complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes164D82023927792l9wfmt6321:24000
Farlin-Hardhart, stony-Checkerboard, extremely stony complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes764F8092604444pgvymt6321:24000
Findon, stony-Checkerboard, very-stony, Hardhart, stony-complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes664F65523928282l9y0mt6321:24000
Farlin, stony-Hardhart-Checkerboard, stony complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes664E3480639556pghvmt63720141:24000
Hardhart-Checkerboard complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes, bouldery364E292016125261r3yzmt63720141:24000
Farlin-Hardhart, stony-Checkerboard, extremely stony complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes764F1941639900pgvymt63720141:24000
Hardhart-Farlin, stony-Checkerboard complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes164D1918637252pd3jmt63720141:24000
Findon, stony-Checkerboard, very-stony, Hardhart, stony-complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes664F126116126751r43smt63720141:24000
Whitore-Checkerboard, very stony-Helmville families, complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes1264E88824286682mj74mt63720141:24000
Ettienridge, very stony-Checkerboard, extremely stony families-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 70 percent slopes1174G62624965652pwswmt63720141:24000
Ettienridge-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee, stony families, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes1164E16224965472mx51mt63720141:24000
Ettienridge, extremely stony-Checkerboard, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes2164F525173312pcz5mt63720141:24000
Firada, extremely stony-Checkerboard, very rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes6110E50430941412v2sbmt65719901:24000
Kimpton family, very stony-Rock outcrop-Checkerboard family, very rubbly, complex, 45 to 70 percent slopes6111G32030941402v2s8mt65719901:24000
Ettienridge-Checkerboard, very stony-Cowcoulee, stony families, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes1164E26530941182mx51mt65719901:24000
Ettienridge, extremely stony-Checkerboard, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes2164F19630941192pcz5mt65719901:24000
Hardhart, rubbly-Checkerboard, very rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 45 to 70 percent slopes6164G11130941362v1n1mt65719901:24000
Whitore-Checkerboard, very stony-Helmville families, complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes1264E6630941172lbbkmt65719901:24000
Ettienridge, extremely stony-Checkerboard, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes2164F87729952492pcz5mt66620081:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CHECKERBOARD soil series. To learn more about how this distribution was mapped, or to compare this soil series extent to others, use the Series Extent Explorer (SEE) application. Source: generalization of SSURGO geometry (updated 2023-10-04).