Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
133AS91AL-087-391AL087003-pgmAltavista3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.4311111,-85.9488889
133AVPI0207V1984-VA081-207Altavista3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.5776825,-77.4568329
133AVPI0208V1984-VA081-208Altavista3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.56567,-77.4863815
133AVPI0209V1984-VA081-209Altavista3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.6370735,-77.435112
133AVPI0210V1984-VA081-210Altavista2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties36.5887299,-77.4083862
135B74HP391974AR05739Altavista3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.8128,-93.4925

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ALTAVISTA 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 ALTAVISTA series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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

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Geomorphic description summaries for the ALTAVISTA 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 .

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

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with ALTAVISTA share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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

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Geomorphic description summaries for the ALTAVISTA 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 .

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

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ALTAVISTA, 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 .

Block Diagrams

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  1. GA-2011-05-31-02 | Morgan County - 1965

    Diagram showing relationship of dominant soils in Lloyd-Davidson association (Soil Survey of Morgan County, Georgia; 1965).

  2. NC-2012-02-07-03 | Carteret County - September 1987

    In east-central Carteret County, the drainage and organic matter content of soils on the Pamlico Surface are influenced by position on the landscape (Soil Survey of Carteret County, North Carolina; September 1987).

  3. NC-2012-02-07-10 | Craven County - March 1989

    The soils on stream terraces and flood plains formed in sandy and loamy sediment and in organic material. Natural drainage is related to landscaped position (Soil Survey of Craven County, North Carolina; March 1989).

  4. NC-2012-02-07-32 | Northampton County - August 1994

    Typical relationship of soils and landscape in the Craven-Bethera-Lenoir, Wickham-Altavista, and Wehadkee-Congaree general soil map units (Soil Survey of Northampton County, North Carolina; August 1994).

  5. NC-2012-02-07-35 | Pamlico County - August 1987

    The natural drainage and organic matter content of soils on the Pamlico Surface are influenced by position on the landscape (Soil Survey of Pamlico County, North Carolina; August 1987).

  6. SC-2012-03-14-17 | Cherokee County - July 1962

    Schematic drawing of a small part of soil association 5 showing the relation of the main soil series in the dominant land types, Mixed alluvial land and Mixed wet alluvial land (Soil Survey of Cherokee County, SC; 1962).

  7. SC-2012-03-14-32 | Saluda County - August 1962

    Landscape showing association of soils developed in alluvium (Soil Survey of Saluda County, SC; 1962).

  8. SC-2012-03-14-35 | York County - April 1965

    Major soils in association 1 and their relation to the landscape (Soil Survey of York County, SC; 1965).

Map Units

Map units containing ALTAVISTA 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
Altavista loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAtA2553328058c0cjal00119721:20000
Altavista loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesAtB1012328059c0ckal00119721:20000
Altavista and Masada silt loams, low terraces, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA3228523274kkhtal01519591:20000
Altavista and Masada silt loams, low terraces 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedAaB2482523275kkhval01519591:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, gently slopingAaB83512268543nlal01719571:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA2015328484c0t8al02119671:20000
Altavista complexAt410312277843rlal02719711:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedAtB1178189570921mmxal03720061:24000
Wickham-Altavista clay loams, eroded, sloping phasesWb1078329305c1nral05119481:20000
Altavista fine sandy loamAa1051329229c1l9al05119481:20000
Altavista silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedAlA2141330370c2s3al08719971:24000
Altavista very fine sandy loamAa1631330864c391al10119581:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA47312281543ssal11119651:15840
Altavista gravelly fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAgB28712281743sval11119651:15840
Altavista gravelly fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedAgC220312281843swal11119651:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAaB19212281643stal11119651:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedAtB46014763951lk9nal12320051:24000
Altavista silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedAlA13014763941lk9mal12320051:24000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedAdA7216111831r2knga01520131:12000
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAdB3916111881r2ktga01520131:12000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopesAlB1726124180456tga06719691:15840
Altavista silt loam, occasionally floodedAL839124179456sga06719691:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAkB752124233458jga08919791:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAkA142124232458hga08919791:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedAkB269512622447brga09719601:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, very gently sloping phaseAcB33512429645bkga11719571:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, level phaseAcA15512429545bjga11719571:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, eroded very gently sloping phaseAcB29012429745blga11719571:20000
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAaB215016723401t46gga12120071:12000
Urban land-Altavista complex, 2 to 10 percent slopesUcC69016723671t47bga12120071:12000
Altavista sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesAaC42016723411t46hga12120071:12000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedAaA20016723361t46bga12120071:12000
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedAkB87025804652qfklga13320111:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAkA810639927pgwtga13519661:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedAkB232012445245hlga13719601:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAkB27012445145hkga13719601:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAkA9512445045hjga13719601:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAkB12812456345m5ga14719611:20000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely floodedAkA145126936482qga15919971:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAkB163012465845q7ga19919601:15840
Altavista-Wickham complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedAmB15801425644sbvga21119981:24000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedAlA8351425634sbtga21119981:24000
Altavista loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedAkA32012487245y4ga22119841:20000
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAnB13402511181trvpga22320101:12000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAv1035324863bx1gga24519791:15840
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedAlB21651249364606ga25519621:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAkB4551249974625ga29719621:15840
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAlB61512524246b2ga60519671:15840
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAlB204012530146czga60619731:20000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesAkA401012551146lrga62519761:20000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAkA744012554246mrga62819771:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAkB365012559446pfga62919761:20000
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedAkB88526390332rj2cga63920121:24000
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAlB123512574446v8ga64219671:15840
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedAkA855127061486rga64519951:12000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally floodedAkA181512733448hkga64919921:12000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA79771115383r20nc01319861:24000
Altavista-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesAbA9831115393r21nc01319861:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesAtA59251113893qx6nc01519841:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded, Southern Coastal PlainAaA38041154622vx8wnc01719831:24000
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedAaB114024225312m9v5nc02519831:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA26561117763r9pnc02919881:24000
Altavista loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA83491155663w7ync03119841:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA3482811378w79hnc04119821:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA91171157243wf1nc04919841:24000
Altavista-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesAcA4561157253wf2nc04919841:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded, Southern Coastal PlainAaA84458110462vx8wnc05119811:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA29921121033rn7nc05319801:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedAaA3471121373rpbnc05719851:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedAaB25424326462mncgnc05719851:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedAaA22624325552mn8jnc05919881:24000
Altavista silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedAlB101424507582n86qnc06319711:15840
Altavista silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedAlA91324507572n86pnc06319711:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesAaA156041015480132pfnc06519761:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedAlB11924334702mp71nc06719701:15840
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely floodedAaA32211125833s4qnc06919971:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesAtA31711159233wmgnc07319901:24000
Altavista loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely floodedAaA16301127503sb3nc07719931:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded, Southern Coastal PlainAaA81031130192vx8wnc08319951:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded, Southern Coastal PlainAtA50041130802vx8wnc08519841:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded, Atlantic Coast FlatwoodsAtA13901131482tn9jnc09119811:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedAaA82841135153t3snc10119861:24000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedAaA3481136153t70nc10919891:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedAaA21871111163qmdnc11719851:24000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely floodedAaA36991108893qd2nc12719841:24000
Altavista-Urban land complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely floodedAbA1651108903qd3nc12719841:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded, Southern Coastal PlainAtA73051140242vx8wnc13119881:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally floodedAa27124507462n86bnc13519751:20000
Altavista loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA88191161103wthnc13719841:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded, Atlantic Coast FlatwoodsAtA8881161542tn9jnc14119861:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA2947811415w7bpnc14319821:24000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopesAlB49541143093tydnc14719691:15840
Altavista loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA28861152443vxknc17719851:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, rarely floodedAaA410330502312xh95nc18319661:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely floodedAaA172924549752ndlrnc18520091:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAaA59991161963wx8nc18719791:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded, Southern Coastal PlainAaA62561164212vx8wnc19519801:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedAfB23791320594fdzsc02119601:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAfA1501320584fdysc02119601:20000
Masada and altavista soils, 2 to 6 percent slopesMaB17891303104clksc05719671:20000
Altavista loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAtA3523943332lchksc05719671:20000
Altavista sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAtB378639213pg4ssc07120051:24000
Altavista silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAtA32341310814ddfsc07919761:20000
Altavista silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAnB4881311474dgksc08119601:20000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes, erodedAdB22081309154d72sc60219601:20000
Altavista loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAtA43551301824cgfsc61019851:20000
Altavista loam, undulating phaseAg934525057kmcbtn05919541:15840
Altavista loam, eroded rolling phaseAf210525056kmc9tn05919541:15840
Altavista silt loam51177525301kmm6tn06320071:24000
Shady-Altavista complex, 1 to 5 percent slopesSaB178815393601nntstn12119681:15840
Shady-Altavista complex, 5 to 12 percent slopesSaC47415393941nnvwtn12119681:15840
Altavista silt loamAs905527847kq8btn12319741:20000
Altavista loam, 1 to 5 percent slopesAnB791728827sgdktn14320031:24000
Altavista silt loamAt1070528523kqz4tn60219731:15840
Altavista loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded1A17971182763z2cva01119931:15840
Polkton-Altavista complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes, rarely flooded34B56324794322p71pva02920101:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, very rarely flooded1B848812101941xvva03319961:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, very rarely flooded1A773312102041xwva03319961:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes1A13281178323ym1va03619931:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAfB15651186803zhdva03719701:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedAfC22901186813zhfva03719701:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAfA2641186793zhcva03719701:15840
Altavista silt loam, undulating phaseAa26412175542plva06519501:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes2A4466695330rbk0va08119861:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3A2789695331rbk1va08119861:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam228201190883zxkva08519761:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAfA1094119190400vva08719731:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAfB585119191400wva08719731:15840
Altavista loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded1A7563694701r9wqva10119951:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes1B1433694703r9wsva10119951:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopesAlB2063119338405mva10919721:15840
Altavista loam, clayey subsoil variant, 2 to 7 percent slopesAlB279516918kbwsva11319671:15840
Altavista loam, clayey subsoil variant, 0 to 2 percent slopesAlA234516917kbwrva11319671:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes, rarely floodedAbB17211950440bzva11719901:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes1A313711967140jcva12719851:15840
Altavista-Dogue complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes2A269311968440jsva12719851:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes2B434120208412pva14519841:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, undulating phaseAa7251202194131va14719501:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAfB22024535402nc3gva15319851:15840
Altavista loamAt141517393kcd3va15719581:20000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded2A15230705257rnw7va17519961:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded2B4238705258rnw8va17519961:24000
Altavista sandy loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes2B1477120420419jva17719801:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesAfA344912046341bxva17919701:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesAfB165112046441byva17919701:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, erodedAfC229712046541bzva17919701:15840
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded1A559117230171vty6va18320061:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded1B56317230181vty7va18320061:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded1A69924817502p9ggva65319911:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded1B54624817512p9ghva65319911:24000
Altavista fine sandy loam1180412079441plva69519811:15840
Altavista-Urban land complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes11441512240343chva71519951:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ALTAVISTA 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 .