Soil Data Explorer - INSULA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the INSULA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of INSULA, 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 INSULA were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRA	Lab ID	Pedon ID	Taxonname	CI	NSSL / NASIS Reports	Link To SoilWeb GMap
93A	UMN3386	S1980MN137020 (3386)	Insula	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.5765114,-92.5413208
93A	14N0277	S2013MN137VOYA011	Insula	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.4834843,-92.8004217
n/a	82P0310	S1981NY089042	Insula	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the INSULA 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.

Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the INSULA series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the INSULA 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).

Geomorphic description summaries for the INSULA 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).

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with INSULA share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the INSULA 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).

Geomorphic description summaries for the INSULA 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 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 INSULA, 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

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. NY-2010-09-28-28 | St. Lawrence County - 2005

   Typical landscape of soils and underlying material in the Insula-Rock outcrop-Adjidaumo association (Soil Survey of St. Lawrence County, New York; 2005).

Map Units

Map units containing INSULA 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
Conic, very bouldery-Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes	I2a23G	24518	2774642	2t208	mn031	2013	1:24000
Conic, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	I2a22D	2943	2774548	2t207	mn031	2013	1:24000
Quetico, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	I2a10C	2757	2774618	2wqth	mn031	2013	1:24000
Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop-Wahlsten, very bouldery complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	I2a21B	727	2774682	2t206	mn031	2013	1:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes	I2a20B	632	2774651	2t205	mn031	2013	1:24000
Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop-Aquepts, rubbly complex, 0 to 50 percent slopes	I2c11E	212	2774656	2t20p	mn031	2013	1:24000
Quetico, very stony-Insula, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	I2a10D	23363	3114918	2zw3w	mn075	2013	1:24000
Quetico, very stony-Insula, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	I2a10F	15582	3114919	2zw3x	mn075	2013	1:24000
Conic, very bouldery-Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes	I2a23G	15311	3114922	2t208	mn075	2013	1:24000
Quetico, very stony-Insula, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	I2a10C	6150	3114917	2yz7x	mn075	2013	1:24000
Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop-Wahlsten, very bouldery complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	I2a21B	851	3114920	2t206	mn075	2013	1:24000
Conic, very stony-Insula, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	F36D	568	3257670	2zw3q	mn075	2013	1:24000
Conic, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	I2a22D	231	3114921	2t207	mn075	2013	1:24000
Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop-Aquepts, rubbly complex, 0 to 50 percent slopes	I2c11E	110	3114930	2t20p	mn075	2013	1:24000
Insula-Mesaba gravelly loams, 2 to 30 percent slopes	828D	813	398916	fd38	mn077	1989	1:24000
Quetico, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	F21C	31472	2406762	2wqth	mn613	2016	1:24000
Conic, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	F36D	12128	2406431	2ls2t	mn613	2016	1:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes	F167B	9985	2407834	2ltk2	mn613	2016	1:24000
Conic, very bouldery-Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes	F30G	9823	2406434	2ls2x	mn613	2016	1:24000
Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop-Wahlsten, very bouldery, complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	F165C	5976	2406459	2ls3q	mn613	2016	1:24000
Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop-Aquepts, rubbly, complex, 0 to 50 percent slopes	F207F	3339	2407970	2qj02	mn613	2016	1:24000
Quetico-Insula-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very bouldery	2srqm	611	2943723	2srqm	mn613	2016	1:24000
Insula-Conic-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very bouldery	2srqn	581	2943724	2srqn	mn613	2016	1:24000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky	2srqs	233	2943725	2srqs	mn613	2016	1:24000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky	2srrk	217	2943907	2srrk	mn613	2016	1:24000
Quetico-Insula, very bouldery-Greenwood complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very rocky	2srqp	6	2943927	2srqp	mn613	2016	1:24000
Conic, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	F36D	1243	1861428	20gz2	mn617	2007	1:24000
Conic, very bouldery-Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes	F30G	836	1861439	20gzf	mn617	2007	1:24000
Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop-Wahlsten, very bouldery, complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	F165C	438	1913034	226ns	mn617	2007	1:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes	F167B	208	1913040	226nz	mn617	2007	1:24000
Quetico, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	F21C	42	1861801	2wqth	mn617	2007	1:24000
Conic, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	F36D	1432	1533046	1ng83	mn621	2006	1:24000
Conic, very bouldery-Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 70 percent slopes	F30G	410	823033	wmfg	mn621	2006	1:24000
Quetico, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	F21C	409	1678838	2wqth	mn621	2006	1:24000
Insula, very bouldery-Rock outcrop-Wahlsten, very bouldery, complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	F165C	53	3072831	226ns	mn621	2006	1:24000
Quetico, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	F21C	15041	2943837	2wqth	mn625	2015	1:24000
Conic, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	F36D	1906	2943836	2pfxt	mn625	2015	1:24000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky	2srqs	535	2943870	2srqs	mn625	2015	1:24000
Wahlsten, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 10 percent slopes	F167B	253	2943835	2pfxs	mn625	2015	1:24000
Quetico-Insula-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very bouldery	2srqm	50	2943874	2srqm	mn625	2015	1:24000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky	2srrk	38	2943873	2srrk	mn625	2015	1:24000
Insula-Conic-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very bouldery	2srqn	17	2943866	2srqn	mn625	2015	1:24000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 25 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky	2srrk	23925	2742310	2srrk	mn627	2015	1:12000
Insula-Conic-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very bouldery	2srqn	22276	2742231	2srqn	mn627	2015	1:12000
Insula-Conic-Wahlsten complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very stony, very rocky	2srqs	16134	2742235	2srqs	mn627	2015	1:12000
Quetico-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes, LRU 93C	2srmd	12094	2741830	2wglw	mn627	2015	1:12000
Quetico-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 60 percent slopes	2srqm	10338	2742230	2wglv	mn627	2015	1:12000
Insula, very stony-Voyageurs-Wahlsten, very stony complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very rocky	2srrr	3123	2742307	2srrr	mn627	2015	1:12000
Quetico-Insula, very bouldery-Greenwood complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very rocky	2srqp	834	2742232	2srqp	mn627	2015	1:12000
Insula-Millsite-Quetico-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very bouldery	9823C	8150	964693	11cv4	ny045	1981	1:15840
Insula-Rock outcrop complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	IoB	4917	291852	9spl	ny045	1981	1:15840
Insula-Quetico complex, rocky, 0 to 8 percent slopes	InB	4524	291851	9spk	ny045	1981	1:15840
Hailesboro-Wegatchie-Insula association, 0 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	9246A	2116	964697	11cv8	ny045	1981	1:15840
Udorthents, disrupted-Insula-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	9023C	1356	964702	11cvf	ny045	1981	1:15840
Insula-Rock outcrop complex, rolling	IrC	54781	294958	9wxs	ny089	1990	1:24000
Insula-Rock outcrop complex, hilly	IrD	47837	294959	9wxt	ny089	1990	1:24000
Quetico-Rock outcrop-Insula complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	QwB	7079	295004	9wz8	ny089	1990	1:24000
Insula gravelly fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very rocky	InB	6288	294957	9wxr	ny089	1990	1:24000
Insula gravelly fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	IaB	1108	294956	9wxq	ny089	1990	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the INSULA 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).