Soil Data Explorer - PLYMOUTH

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

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

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the PLYMOUTH 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 PLYMOUTH 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 PLYMOUTH 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 PLYMOUTH 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 PLYMOUTH 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 PLYMOUTH 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 PLYMOUTH 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with PLYMOUTH, 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. MA-2012-02-01-02 | Barnstable County - March 1993

   Relationship of soils, landscapes, and parent material between Sandy Neck to the north and Hyannis Harbor to the south. The diagram represents an area approximately 4 by 8 miles (Soil Survey of Barnstable County, Massachusetts; March 1993).

2. MA-2012-02-01-14 | Dukes County - September 1986

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Eastchop-Chilmark-Nantucket general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Dukes County, Massachusetts; September 1986).

3. MA-2012-02-01-15 | Dukes County - September 1986

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Plymouth-Montauk complex, rolling, extremely bouldery (Soil Survey of Dukes County, Massachusetts; September 1986).

4. NY-2012-02-15-33 | Nassau County - February 1987

   Typical relationship of soils and underlying deposits in the Riverhead-Plymouth general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Nassau County, New York; February 1987).

Map Units

Map units containing PLYMOUTH 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
Plymouth-Barnstable complex, hilly, extremely bouldery	484D	8388	276553	98s2	ma001	1984	1:25000
Barnstable-Plymouth complex, rolling	485C	3910	276487	98py	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	435B	3790	276544	2zggz	ma001	1984	1:25000
Barnstable-Plymouth-Nantucket complex, rolling, very bouldery	494C	3366	276491	98q2	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth-Barnstable complex, rolling, extremely bouldery	484C	3113	276552	98s1	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth-Barnstable complex, rolling, very bouldery	483C	2955	276550	98rz	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth-Barnstable complex, hilly, very bouldery	483D	2670	276551	98s0	ma001	1984	1:25000
Barnstable-Plymouth complex, rolling, very bouldery	489C	2619	276489	98q0	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth-Barnstable-Nantucket complex, hilly, very bouldery	493D	1960	276554	98s3	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes	435C	1778	276545	2yldy	ma001	1984	1:25000
Barnstable-Plymouth complex, rolling, bouldery	488C	1585	276488	98pz	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 15 to 35 percent slopes	435D	1532	276546	98rv	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	436B	1489	276547	98rw	ma001	1984	1:25000
Barnstable-Plymouth-Nantucket complex, rolling	490C	845	276490	98q1	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	435A	619	276543	2zgh0	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	436D	522	276549	98ry	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	436C	479	276548	98rx	ma001	1984	1:25000
Plymouth-Montauk complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	475D	2422	276702	2w806	ma007	1983	1:20000
Nantucket-Plymouth complex, rolling, very stony	498C	988	276696	98xp	ma007	1983	1:20000
Plymouth-Montauk complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	475C	939	276701	2w805	ma007	1983	1:20000
Plymouth-Canton-Nantucket complex, rolling, very bouldery	474C	479	276700	98xt	ma007	1983	1:20000
Canton-Montauk-Plymouth complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	461C	437	276663	2w801	ma007	1983	1:20000
Plymouth-Nantucket complex, hilly, extremely bouldery	476D	297	276703	98xx	ma007	1983	1:20000
Nantucket-Plymouth complex, rolling	497C	263	276694	98xm	ma007	1983	1:20000
Nantucket-Plymouth complex, hilly, very stony	498D	243	276697	98xq	ma007	1983	1:20000
Nantucket-Plymouth complex, undulating, very stony	498B	98	276695	98xn	ma007	1983	1:20000
Canton-Montauk-Plymouth complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	460C	65	276662	2w802	ma007	1983	1:20000
Plymouth-Evesboro complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	479B	2352	276991	9976	ma019	1977	1:20000
Plymouth-Evesboro complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	479C	1872	276992	9977	ma019	1977	1:20000
Plymouth-Evesboro complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	479D	1106	276993	9978	ma019	1977	1:20000
Plymouth - Carver complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	480C	5321	309409	bcyy	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth - Carver complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	480E	4054	309408	bcyx	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth - Carver complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	480B	2945	309410	bcyz	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth - Carver complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, bouldery	481C	2601	309412	bcz1	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	438E	2340	309405	bcyt	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes	435C	1947	309399	2yldy	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes, bouldery	437C	1941	309403	bcyr	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 15 to 35 percent slopes, bouldery	437E	1925	309402	bcyq	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth - Carver complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, bouldery	481B	1415	309413	bcz2	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	435B	1337	309400	2zggz	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes, bouldery	437B	1243	309404	bcys	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	438C	1212	309406	bcyv	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 15 to 35 percent slopes	435E	1177	309398	bcyl	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth - Carver complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, bouldery	481E	1160	309411	bcz0	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth - Poquonock complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, bouldery	478B	842	599851	n461	ma023	2010	1:12000
Barnstable - Plymouth complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	486C	649	309508	bd24	ma023	2010	1:12000
Barnstable - Plymouth complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	486B	560	309505	bd21	ma023	2010	1:12000
Barnstable - Plymouth complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very bouldery	483C	529	309509	bd25	ma023	2010	1:12000
Barnstable - Plymouth complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very bouldery	483E	506	319840	bqtf	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	435A	401	309401	2zgh0	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	438B	336	309407	bcyw	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth - Poquonock complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, bouldery	478C	276	309419	bcz8	ma023	2010	1:12000
Barnstable - Plymouth complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	486E	247	309507	bd23	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth - Poquonock complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, bouldery	478E	126	2441808	2myx0	ma023	2010	1:12000
Plymouth-Riverhead complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	PrD	3348	292926	9tt7	ny059	1983	1:24000
Urban land-Plymouth complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	UpB	1005	292946	9ttw	ny059	1983	1:24000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	PlB	841	292924	2zggz	ny059	1983	1:24000
Urban land-Plymouth complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	UpA	820	292945	9ttv	ny059	1983	1:24000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes	PlC	656	292925	2yldy	ny059	1983	1:24000
Urban land-Plymouth complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	UpD	408	292948	9tty	ny059	1983	1:24000
Urban land-Plymouth complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	UpC	398	292947	9ttx	ny059	1983	1:24000
Carver and Plymouth soils, 3 to 15 percent slopes	CpC	43006	295228	2zggw	ny103	1970	1:20000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PlA	38899	295257	2zgh0	ny103	1970	1:20000
Carver and Plymouth soils, 15 to 35 percent slopes	CpE	33766	295229	2zggy	ny103	1970	1:20000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	PlB	26569	295258	2zggz	ny103	1970	1:20000
Carver and Plymouth soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CpA	25123	295227	2zggv	ny103	1970	1:20000
Plymouth loamy coarse sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes	PlC	12811	295259	2yldy	ny103	1970	1:20000
Plymouth loamy sand, silty substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PsA	1838	295262	9x7l	ny103	1970	1:20000
Plymouth gravelly loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	PmC3	1145	295261	9x7k	ny103	1970	1:20000
Plymouth gravelly loamy sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded	PmB3	869	295260	9x7j	ny103	1970	1:20000
Plymouth loamy sand, silty substratum, 3 to 8 percent slopes	PsB	866	295263	9x7m	ny103	1970	1:20000
Riverhead and Plymouth very bouldery soils, 15 to 35 percent slopes	RpE	562	295273	9x7y	ny103	1970	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PLYMOUTH 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).