Soil Data Explorer - ALCESTER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ALCESTER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ALCESTER, 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 ALCESTER were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
102C	80P0092	79NE027236	Alcester	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.4691658,-97.2061081
102C	84P0746	84NE107004	Alcester	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.7402763,-97.6633301
102C	15N0046	S2014NE053001	Alcester	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.64868,-96.4656
102C	15N0047	S2014NE053001A	Alcester	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.64877,-96.465588
102C	15N0048	S2014NE053001B	Alcester	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.648535,-96.46542
102C	15N0463	S2014NE053005	Alcester	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.652308,-96.469585
102C	15N0464	S2014NE053005A	Alcester	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.652498,-96.469703
102C	15N0465	S2014NE053005B	Alcester	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.652188,-96.469448
55C	40A2414	S1951SD059009	Alcester	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.6347237,-98.8508301

Water Balance

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

Select annual climate data summaries for the ALCESTER 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 ALCESTER 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 ALCESTER 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).

Select annual climate data summaries for the ALCESTER 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 ALCESTER 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 ALCESTER, 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. NE-2012-02-10-01 | Cedar County - October 1985

   Typical pattern of soils in the Nora-Crofton-Moody association and the relationship of the soils to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Cedar County, Nebraska; October 1985).

2. NE-2012-02-10-02 | Cedar County - October 1985

   Typical pattern of soils in the Moody-Nora association and the relationship of the soils to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Cedar County, Nebraska; October 1985).

3. NE-2012-02-10-03 | Cedar County - October 1985

   Typical pattern of soils in the Crofton-Alcester association and the relationship of the soils to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Cedar County, Nebraska; October 1985).

4. NE-2012-02-10-14 | Colfax County - January 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Nora-Crofton-Moody association (Soil Survey of Colfax County, Nebraska; January 1982).

5. NE-2012-02-10-15 | Colfax County - January 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Moody-Alcester association (Soil Survey of Colfax County, Nebraska; January 1982).

6. NE-2012-02-10-18 | Colfax County - January 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Zook-Shell-Hobbs association (Soil Survey of Colfax County, Nebraska; January 1982).

7. NE-2012-02-13-49 | Knox County - June 1997

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Crofton-Nora-Alcester association (Soil Survey of Knox County, Nebraska; June 1997).

8. NE-2012-02-13-69 | Platte County - September 1988

   Typical landscape pattern of the soils and the underlying material in the Nora-Crofton-Moody association (Soil Survey of Platte County, Nebraska; September 1988).

9. SD-2010-11-01-12 | Minnehaha County - 2004

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Clamo-Chaska association (Soil Survey of Minnehaha County, South Dakota; 2004).

10. SD-2012-03-14-06 | Bon Homme County - January 1983

    Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Eltree-Yankton-Alcester association (Soil Survey of Bon Homme County, SD; 1983).

Map Units

Map units containing ALCESTER 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
Alcester silty clay loam, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes	37	1509	409084	2ts6r	ia119	1973	1:15840
Alcester silty clay loam, cool, 2 to 6 percent slopes	37B	276	409085	2tv2n	ia119	1973	1:15840
Alcester silty clay loam, cool, 2 to 6 percent slopes	P20B	141	725522	2tv2n	mn117	2005	1:12000
Alcester silty clay loam, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes	P19A	3803	432726	2ts6r	mn133	2002	1:12000
Alcester silty clay loam, cool, 2 to 6 percent slopes	P20B	1158	432725	2tv2n	mn133	2002	1:12000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	11984	2862612	2tv2m	ne003	1975	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	7230	13	2215985	2ts6q	ne003	1975	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	7230	16638	427020	2ts6q	ne011	1966	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	2729	2862613	2tv2m	ne011	1966	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	28454	2862614	2tv2m	ne021	1978	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	33823	427076	2tv2m	ne027	1982	1:20000
Crofton-Alcester silt loams, 20 to 60 percent slopes	6787	5968	427092	gbf5	ne027	1982	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	6601	4775	427077	2ts6s	ne027	1982	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	23229	2862618	2tv2m	ne037	1980	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	36544	2862619	2tv2m	ne039	1973	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	15321	2862620	2tv2m	ne043	1972	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	6601	1184	2862655	2ts6s	ne043	1972	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	7230	291	426739	2ts6q	ne043	1972	1:20000
Nora-Alcester silt loams, 11 to 17 percent slopes	6769	32	2217040	2df0f	ne043	1972	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	32972	426653	2tv2m	ne051	1975	1:20000
Nora-Alcester silt loams, 11 to 17 percent slopes	6769	5762	426692	gb08	ne051	1975	1:20000
Alcester silt loam, gullied, 11 to 60 percent slopes	6602	5732	426655	g9z2	ne051	1975	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	6601	5167	426654	2ts6s	ne051	1975	1:20000
Nora-Alcester silt loams, 17 to 30 percent slopes	6770	2622	426693	gb09	ne051	1975	1:20000
Crofton-Alcester silt loams, 20 to 60 percent slopes	6787	363	2217062	2df14	ne051	1975	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	19053	2862623	2tv2m	ne053	1975	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	32848	1144198	2tv2m	ne107	1989	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	6601	614	1144199	2ts6s	ne107	1989	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	21920	427383	2tv2m	ne119	1981	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	54	2228982	2tv2m	ne125	1958	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	1340	2862627	2tv2m	ne139	1970	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	20168	2862629	2tv2m	ne141	1984	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	19327	426811	2tv2m	ne167	1980	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	30304	2862631	2tv2m	ne173	1966	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	7230	1404	427714	2ts6q	ne173	1966	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	9035	395523	2tv2m	ne177	2000	1:12000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	6603	20801	2862633	2tv2m	ne179	1970	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	7230	200	1699846	2ts6q	ne183	1984	1:20000
Yankton-Alcester silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	YaA	5350	418294	g18c	sd009	1981	1:20000
Yankton-Alcester silt loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	YaB	4456	418295	g18d	sd009	1981	1:20000
Ethan-Alcester complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	EhB	2335	418266	g17g	sd009	1981	1:20000
Ethan-Alcester complex, 1 to 9 percent slopes	EhC	1862	418267	g17h	sd009	1981	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AaA	1662	418246	2ts6q	sd009	1981	1:20000
Alcester-Chancellor complex	AcA	625	418247	g16v	sd009	1981	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AeA	381	445528	2ts6r	sd027	1995	1:24000
Alcester silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AcA	3991	416620	2ts6q	sd083	1971	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AcB	3555	416621	2tv2m	sd083	1971	1:20000
Alcester and Lamo silty clay loams	Ah	3001	416623	fzjg	sd083	1971	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, channeled	Af	2931	416622	fzjf	sd083	1971	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AcA	2851	445996	2ts6r	sd099	1995	1:24000
Alcester silty clay loam, cool, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AcB	2688	445997	2tv2n	sd099	1995	1:24000
Alcester silty clay loam, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Ac	1350	418300	2ts6r	sd101	1985	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Ac	2023	418201	2ts6r	sd125	1980	1:20000
Alcester silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Ae	26379	453676	2tv2m	sd127	1974	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ALCESTER 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).