Soil Data Explorer - AMENIA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the AMENIA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of AMENIA, 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 AMENIA 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
142	83P0109	82VT021002	Amenia	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.8411102,-73.0999985
142	40A0293	S1957NY049002	Amenia	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.8702774,-75.5488892
144A	83P0111	1982VT021004	Amenia	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.476387,-73.043335
144A	83P0113	82VT021005	Amenia	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.4833336,-73.0438919
144B	40A0422	60MA003003	Amenia	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.401371,-73.3295364
144B	99P0556	99CT005003	Amenia	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.9719315,-73.2731476
144B	40A0423	S1960MA003004	Amenia	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.3902588,-73.3523178

Water Balance

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

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the AMENIA 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 2D hillslope position figure.

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

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 AMENIA, 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-2012-02-01-07 | Berkshire County - February 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Amenia-Pittsfield-Farmington general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Berkshire County, Massachusetts; February 1988).

2. VT-2012-03-22-08 | Rutland County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Farmington-Galway unit (Soil Survey of Rutland County, VT; 1998).

Map Units

Map units containing AMENIA 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
Georgia and Amenia silt loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	48B	4676	3395764	9lnx	ct601	2003	1:12000
Georgia and Amenia silt loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	49C	1239	3395767	9lp0	ct601	2003	1:12000
Georgia and Amenia silt loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	48C	1140	3395765	9lny	ct601	2003	1:12000
Georgia and Amenia silt loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	49B	650	3395766	9lnz	ct601	2003	1:12000
Amenia silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	500B	12781	276562	98sc	ma003	1984	1:25000
Amenia silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	500C	5661	276563	98sd	ma003	1984	1:25000
Amenia silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	501B	3868	276565	98sg	ma003	1984	1:25000
Amenia silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	501C	3552	276566	98sh	ma003	1984	1:25000
Amenia silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	502B	1431	276568	98sk	ma003	1984	1:25000
Amenia silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	500A	884	276561	98sb	ma003	1984	1:25000
Amenia silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	502C	873	276569	98sl	ma003	1984	1:25000
Amenia silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	501D	481	276567	98sj	ma003	1984	1:25000
Amenia silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	500D	457	276564	98sf	ma003	1984	1:25000
Amenia silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	502D	434	276570	98sm	ma003	1984	1:25000
Amenia fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AtB	777	290103	9qw5	ny019	1995	1:24000
Amenia fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AtA	591	290102	9qw4	ny019	1995	1:24000
Amenia fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	AmB	2629	291302	9s3v	ny031	2007	1:24000
Amenia fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AmC	813	291301	9s3t	ny031	2007	1:24000
Amenia loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AmB	2211	291763	9slq	ny045	1981	1:15840
Amenia loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AmA	1506	291762	9slp	ny045	1981	1:15840
Amenia loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AgB	3845	2677624	bmhh	ny049	2018	1:24000
Amenia loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AgA	1212	2677623	bmhg	ny049	2018	1:24000
Amenia loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AmB	484	292780	9tnj	ny057	1973	1:24000
Amenia loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AmA	70	292779	9tnh	ny057	1973	1:24000
Amenia silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	582B	4463	293461	9vch	ny065	1993	1:24000
Amenia silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	582A	727	293460	9vcg	ny065	1993	1:24000
Pittsfield-Amenia association, very stony, gently sloping through moderately steep	PVC	345	295997	9y09	ny115	1972	1:20000
Amenia silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AmB	323	295941	9xyh	ny115	1972	1:20000
Amenia extremely stony loam, 0 to 15 percent slopes	AsC	3448	281228	9fmw	vt001	1967	1:15840
Amenia stony loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	AmB	2564	281226	9fmt	vt001	1967	1:15840
Amenia extremely stony loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	AsD	625	281229	9fmx	vt001	1967	1:15840
Amenia stony loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AmC	549	281227	9fmv	vt001	1967	1:15840
Amenia silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	86B	1207	281596	9g0r	vt003	1992	1:20000
Amenia silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	87B	790	281600	9g0w	vt003	1992	1:20000
Amenia silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	86C	709	281597	9g0s	vt003	1992	1:20000
Amenia silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	87C	673	281601	9g0x	vt003	1992	1:20000
Amenia silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	86A	254	281595	9g0q	vt003	1992	1:20000
Amenia silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AaB	3648	279218	9ck1	vt013	1956	1:20000
Amenia silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AaA	2147	279217	9ck0	vt013	1956	1:20000
Amenia very stony silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AbB	725	279221	9ck4	vt013	1956	1:20000
Amenia very stony silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AbA	192	279220	9ck3	vt013	1956	1:20000
Amenia silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AaC	130	279219	9ck2	vt013	1956	1:20000
Amenia very stony silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AbC	29	279222	9ck5	vt013	1956	1:20000
Georgia and Amenia soils, 3 to 8 percent slopes	66B	4693	282411	9gw1	vt021	1985	1:20000
Georgia and Amenia soils, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	67C	3829	282416	9gw6	vt021	1985	1:20000
Georgia and Amenia soils, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	67B	3452	282415	9gw5	vt021	1985	1:20000
Georgia and Amenia soils, 8 to 15 percent slopes	66C	2413	282412	9gw2	vt021	1985	1:20000
Georgia and Amenia soils, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	67D	1160	282417	9gw7	vt021	1985	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the AMENIA 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).