Soil Data Explorer - AGAWAM

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the AGAWAM soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of AGAWAM, 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 AGAWAM 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
144A	40A0421	S1954MA023006	Agawam	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.8471985,-70.9500198
144A	40A0472	S1957NH013003	Agawam	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.0827789,-71.464447
144A	1979MA027001	S1979MA027001	Agawam	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.2937167,-71.6623861
144A	07N0026	S2006CT013001	Agawam	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.8406105,-72.3061371
144A	URI130301	S2013RI003001	Agawam	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.6322622,-71.640567
144A	URI130302	S2013RI003002	Agawam	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.6325694,-71.6410622
144A	URI130702	S2013RI007002	Agawam	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.8467288,-71.6017727
144A	URI130913	S2013RI009013	Agawam	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.5445215,-71.7173302
145	40A0454	S1958MA011002	Agawam	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.5255318,-72.5272827
145	40A1231	S1970MA013001	Agawam	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.1027603,-72.6870193
145	40A1220	S1970VT017001	AGAWAM	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.0105553,-72.1100006
145	1984MA015018	S1984MA015018	Agawam	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.3568583,-72.4815056
145	85P0873	S1985VT027017	Agawam	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.353054,-72.4027786
145	85P0874	S1985VT027018	Agawam	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.3527794,-72.4022217
145	91P0826	S1991MA011008	Agawam	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.5027771,-72.5486145
145	91P0827	S1991MA011008A	Agawam	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.5027771,-72.5488892

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with AGAWAM 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 AGAWAM 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 AGAWAM 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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with AGAWAM, 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. CT-2011-05-31-05 | Fairfield County - 1981

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Carlisle-Adrian-Saco map unit (Soil Survey of Fairfield County, Conneticut; 1981).

2. CT-2011-05-31-08 | New London County - 1983

   Typical pattern of soils in the Hinckley-Merrimac-Agawam general soil map unit (Soil Survey of New London County, Conneticut; 1983).

3. MA-2012-02-02-20 | Hampshire County, Central Part - December 1981

   Soils, topography, and underlying material in the Hinckley-Merrimac-Windsor association (Soil Survey of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Central Part; December 1981).

4. NH-2012-02-14-02 | Cheshire County - June 1989

   Typical landscape pattern of soils and underlying material in the Windsor-Agawam-Hoosic general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Cheshire County, New Hampshire; June 1989).

5. NH-2012-02-14-08 | Grafton County Area - 1999

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Windsor-Hitchcock-Quonset unit (Soil Survey of Grafton County Area, New Hampshire; 1999).

6. NH-2012-02-14-18 | Merrimack County - June 1965

   Soil series in relation to topography (Soil Survey of Merrimack County, New Hampshire; June 1965).

7. NH-2012-02-14-26 | Sullivan County - December 1983

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Windsor-Unadilla Variant-Agawam unit (Soil Survey of Sullivan County, New Hampshire; December 1983).

8. VT-2012-03-22-11 | Windham County - February 1987

   Typical landscape pattern of several soils and underlying material in Windham County (Soil Survey of Windham County, VT; 1987).

Map Units

Map units containing AGAWAM 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
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	29B	11672	3395714	2tyqx	ct601	2003	1:12000
Agawam-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	229B	8002	3395659	9lkd	ct601	2003	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	29A	7508	3395713	2tyqw	ct601	2003	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	29C	1818	3395715	2tyqy	ct601	2003	1:12000
Agawam-Urban land complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	229C	146	3395660	9lkf	ct601	2003	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, cold, 3 to 8 percent slopes	429B	61	3395909	qwyd	ct601	2003	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, cold, 8 to 15 percent slopes	429C	25	3395908	qwyc	ct601	2003	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, cold, 0 to 3 percent slopes	429A	7	3395910	qwyf	ct601	2003	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	29B	8969	3400087	2tyqx	ct602	2003	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	29A	4518	3400086	2tyqw	ct602	2003	1:12000
Agawam-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	229B	677	3400032	9lkd	ct602	2003	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	29C	115	3400088	2tyqy	ct602	2003	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	275B	2419	278817	2tyqx	ma011	2012	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	275A	2187	278816	2tyqw	ma011	2012	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	275C	1185	278818	2tyqy	ma011	2012	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	275D	577	278819	2tyqz	ma011	2012	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	275A	353	277003	2tyqw	ma602	1976	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	275B	210	277004	2tyqx	ma602	1976	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	275A	189	778488	2tyqw	ma603	1979	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	275B	177	779933	2tyqx	ma603	1979	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	275B	381	277073	2tyqx	ma605	1977	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	275A	308	789999	2tyqw	ma605	1977	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	275C	127	790006	2tyqy	ma605	1977	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	275A	1542	277378	2tyqw	ma607	1975	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	275B	931	277379	2tyqx	ma607	1975	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	275C	216	277380	2tyqy	ma607	1975	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	275A	1282	277695	2tyqw	ma609	1980	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	275B	1097	277696	2tyqx	ma609	1980	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	275C	281	277697	2tyqy	ma609	1980	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	275B	1294	807231	2tyqx	ma613	1982	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	275C	352	807244	2tyqy	ma613	1982	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	275A	251	807229	2tyqw	ma613	1982	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	AdB	950	284813	9kcj	me606	1966	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AdC	857	284814	9kck	me606	1966	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AdA	171	284812	9kch	me606	1966	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	AdD	143	284815	9kcl	me606	1966	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	24B	1200	279625	2tyqx	nh005	1985	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	24A	878	279624	2tyqw	nh005	1985	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	24C	400	279626	2tyqy	nh005	1985	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	24A	1282	281062	2tyqw	nh009	1986	1:24000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	24B	366	281063	2tyqx	nh009	1986	1:24000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AgB	751	279736	2tyqx	nh019	1981	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AgA	709	279735	2tyqw	nh019	1981	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AgA	566	280939	2tyqw	nh601	1980	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AgB	351	280940	2tyqx	nh601	1980	1:20000
Agawam-Ninigret fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	94B	331	2024138	2tx08	nh609	2007	1:24000
Agawam-Ninigret fine sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	94A	298	2024137	2tx09	nh609	2007	1:24000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	160B	539	291468	2tyqx	ny035	2007	1:24000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	160A	94	291467	2tyqw	ny035	2007	1:24000
Hartland-Agawam complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HgB	774	2518320	9swn	ny043	2018	1:24000
Hartland-Agawam complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	HgC	665	2518321	9swp	ny043	2018	1:24000
Hartland-Agawam complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	HgD	310	2518322	9swq	ny043	2018	1:24000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AgB	765	291754	9slf	ny045	1981	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AgA	366	291753	9sld	ny045	1981	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AgA	157	295860	2tyqw	ny113	1982	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AfA	2394	286204	2tyqw	ri600	1977	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AfB	2141	2399595	2tyqx	ri600	1977	1:12000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	AgE	1830	281662	9g2w	vt007	1969	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 5 percent slopes	AgA	1216	281660	9g2t	vt007	1969	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 12 to 30 percent slopes	AgD	336	281661	9g2v	vt007	1969	1:15840
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AgA	1905	279376	2tyqw	vt017	1975	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AgB	1088	279377	2tyqx	vt017	1975	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	AgE	761	279380	9cq8	vt017	1975	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	AgD	492	279379	2tyqz	vt017	1975	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AgC	313	279378	2tyqy	vt017	1975	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	10A	848	281957	2tyqw	vt025	1984	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	10B	285	281958	2tyqx	vt025	1984	1:20000
Urban land-Windsor-Agawam complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	32B	2778	283186	2w2ww	vt027	2000	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	8B	2115	283299	2tyqx	vt027	2000	1:20000
Agawam fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	8A	1721	283298	2tyqw	vt027	2000	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the AGAWAM 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).