Soil Data Explorer - AMESHA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the AMESHA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of AMESHA, 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 AMESHA 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
43B	88P0338	87MT031007	Amesha	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.9927788,-111.4033356
44	88P0335	87MT031002	Amesha	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.7675018,-111.6763916
44	88P0337	87MT031004	Amesha	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.8241653,-111.6247253
44	40A3700	S1970MT007003	Amesha	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.0674057,-111.5519638
44	40A3699	S1970MT007004	Amesha	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.5982361,-111.6164246

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with AMESHA 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 AMESHA 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 AMESHA 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 AMESHA, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing AMESHA 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
Amesha loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	36B	21341	148133	4z4h	mt604	2001	1:24000
Amesha-Kalsted complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	136C	11349	148164	4z5h	mt604	2001	1:24000
Amesha-Bronec-Sappington complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	336D	5220	148185	4z65	mt604	2001	1:24000
Kounter-Amesha-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes	36E	2760	609136	nfvk	mt604	2001	1:24000
Amesha-Haxby-Rencot complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	436D	1885	148208	4z6x	mt604	2001	1:24000
Amesha loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	36C	1691	148134	4z4j	mt604	2001	1:24000
Bronec, Amesha, and Riverrun, occasionally flooded soils, 0 to 35 percent slopes	41E	427	609142	nfvr	mt604	2001	1:24000
Musselshell-Amesha, bedrock substratum, complex, cool, 8 to 25 percent slopes	84	111	1859643	20f3h	mt605	2007	1:24000
Crago-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	89C	25	2403832	2lpcz	mt605	2007	1:24000
Scravo-Amesha-Scravo complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes	355E	17	2406413	2ls27	mt605	2007	1:24000
Amesha loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes	AoB	30674	147481	4ygg	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha loam, 4 to 9 percent slopes	AoC	8742	147482	4ygh	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha sandy loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes	AmB	4071	147478	4ygc	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha sandy loam, 4 to 9 percent slopes	AmC	1262	147479	4ygd	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha cobbly sandy loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes	AnB	1092	147480	4ygf	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha silt loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	11C	329	147558	4yjy	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	532C	218	147616	4ylt	mt609	1971	1:24000
Cabbart-Shoddy-Amesha complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	191D	197	147593	4yl2	mt609	1971	1:24000
Cabbart-Shoddy-Amesha complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	191E	160	147594	4yl3	mt609	1971	1:24000
Crago-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	264C	118	147599	4yl8	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	32C	108	147655	56pt	mt609	1971	1:24000
Bronec-Shoddy-Amesha complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	273E	104	147605	4ylg	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha-Amesha, stony complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	113C	85	147664	4ync	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha gravelly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	115C	76	147584	4yks	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha cobbly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	118C	71	147587	4ykw	mt609	1971	1:24000
Bronec, Clunton, Channeled, and Amesha soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes	4	52	147557	4yjx	mt609	1971	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	271E	33	147603	4yld	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha-Crago-Shoddy complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	114D	18	147583	4ykr	mt609	1971	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	271C	17	147602	4ylc	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha-Trimad complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	32E	16	147657	56pw	mt609	1971	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	3033B	15	147637	4ymh	mt609	1971	1:24000
Bronec, Amesha, and Riverrun, channeled soils, 0 to 35 percent slopes	41	15	147571	4ykc	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha-Amesha, stony complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	113D	15	147582	4ykq	mt609	1971	1:24000
Cabbart-Amesha-Trimad complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	710E	14	147673	4ynn	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	116C	11	147586	4ykv	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	32D	8	147656	4yn3	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	115D	7	147585	4ykt	mt609	1971	1:24000
Cabbart-Shoddy-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	191C	7	147592	4yl1	mt609	1971	1:24000
Amesha silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	11D	5	147559	4yjz	mt609	1971	1:24000
Bronec-Shoddy-Amesha complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	273D	2	147604	4ylf	mt609	1971	1:24000
Crago-Amesha complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	264F	2	147600	4yl9	mt609	1971	1:24000
Crago-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	89C	7195	2228858	2dt9n	mt612	2011	1:24000
Amesha-Bronec-Varney complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	42C	2599	1407447	1j7kj	mt612	2011	1:24000
Amesha loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	36B	1707	798343	vsr0	mt612	2011	1:24000
Scravo-Amesha-Scravo, escarpments complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes	355E	1379	2228861	2dt9r	mt612	2011	1:24000
Amesha-Yamacall complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	236C	498	2409990	2lwsm	mt612	2011	1:24000
Amesha-Bronec-Sappington complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	336D	320	2597664	4z65	mt612	2011	1:24000
Amesha loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	36C	304	2597653	4z4j	mt612	2011	1:24000
Amesha-Haxby-Rencot complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	436D	60	2597669	4z6x	mt612	2011	1:24000
Amesha-Kalsted complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	136C	47	2597658	4z5h	mt612	2011	1:24000
Bronec, Amesha, and Riverrun, occasionally flooded soils, 0 to 35 percent slopes	41E	13	2597683	nfvr	mt612	2011	1:24000
Amesha loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	32B	10673	155396	56ps	mt622	1997	1:24000
Amesha loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	32C	8186	155397	56pt	mt622	1997	1:24000
Cabbart-Amesha-Trimad complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	710E	7598	155672	56zp	mt622	1997	1:24000
Amesha loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	32D	6665	155398	56pv	mt622	1997	1:24000
Amesha-Trimad complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	32E	5999	155399	56pw	mt622	1997	1:24000
Cabbart-Amesha loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	710C	1656	155670	56zm	mt622	1997	1:24000
Cabbart-Amesha loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	710D	1341	155671	56zn	mt622	1997	1:24000
Amesha loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes	32F	1151	155400	56px	mt622	1997	1:24000
Amesha cobbly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	232C	1125	155332	56mq	mt622	1997	1:24000
Rentsac-Amesha complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes	412E	854	155464	56rz	mt622	1997	1:24000
Cabbart, moist-Amesha-Trimad complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	810E	555	155734	571p	mt622	1997	1:24000
Amesha-Musselshell complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes	139B	43	2523229	1ncg1	mt624	2021	1:24000
Amesha loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	116C	6517	150519	51mg	mt627	1998	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	271C	6400	150992	523q	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	532C	5014	151112	527l	mt627	1998	1:24000
Bronec-Shoddy-Amesha complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	273E	4678	150998	523x	mt627	1998	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	271D	4545	150993	523r	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha gravelly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	115C	3730	150510	51m5	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, cobbly	539B	3716	151123	527y	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha silt loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	11C	3168	150535	51mz	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	116A	2670	150518	51mf	mt627	1998	1:24000
Cabbart-Shoddy-Amesha complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	191E	2544	150762	51w9	mt627	1998	1:24000
Crago-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	264C	2204	150964	522t	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes	11B	1520	150534	51my	mt627	1998	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha cobbly loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	277C	1506	151008	5247	mt627	1998	1:24000
Bronec, Amesha, and Riverrun, channeled, soils, 0 to 35 percent slopes	41	1413	151066	5263	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha-Crago-Shoddy complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	114E	1162	150500	51lv	mt627	1998	1:24000
Bronec, Riverrun, Channeled, and Amesha soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes	9	1111	151542	52pg	mt627	1998	1:24000
Bronec, Clunton, Channeled, and Amesha soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes	4	1008	151063	5260	mt627	1998	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	271F	976	150995	523t	mt627	1998	1:24000
Crago-Amesha complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	264E	968	150966	522w	mt627	1998	1:24000
Crago-Amesha complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	264D	877	150965	522v	mt627	1998	1:24000
Cabbart-Shoddy-Amesha complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	191D	754	150761	51w8	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha-Amesha, stony, complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	113C	742	150489	51lh	mt627	1998	1:24000
Brocko-Amesha complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	182D	714	150727	51v5	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	3033B	703	151655	52t3	mt627	1998	1:24000
Bronec-Shoddy-Amesha complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	273D	686	150997	523w	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	536A	619	151118	527s	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, stony	539C	583	151124	527z	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha gravelly loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	115E	579	150512	51m7	mt627	1998	1:24000
Haxby-Amesha-Rencot complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	511C	571	151103	5279	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	116D	485	150520	51mh	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	11D	483	150536	51n0	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha gravelly loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	115A	448	150509	51m4	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha cobbly loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	118C	379	150532	51mw	mt627	1998	1:24000
Crago-Amesha cobbly loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	268C	330	150978	5238	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	115D	325	150511	51m6	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha-Cabbart-Bronec cobbly loams, 4 to 25 percent slopes	117E	325	150526	51mp	mt627	1998	1:24000
Crago-Amesha complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	264F	242	150967	522x	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha-Amesha, stony, complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	113D	229	150490	51lj	mt627	1998	1:24000
Cabbart-Shoddy-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	191C	224	150760	51w7	mt627	1998	1:24000
Amesha-Crago-Shoddy complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	114D	214	150499	51lt	mt627	1998	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha-Bronec complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	271E	167	150994	523s	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	3033C	122	151654	52t2	mt627	1998	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	33B	15722	147789	4ysd	mt630	1991	1:24000
Delpoint-Amesha loams, 2 to 8 percent slopes	457C	4473	147822	4ytg	mt630	1991	1:24000
Amesha silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	136B	2310	147696	4ypd	mt630	1991	1:24000
Sappington-Amesha loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	33C	2257	147790	4ysf	mt630	1991	1:24000
Musselshell-Amesha, bedrock substratum, complex, cool, 8 to 25 percent slopes	84	35053	146512	4xg6	mt636	1983	1:24000
Amesha loam, cool, bedrock substratum, 8 to 25 percent slopes	4	8382	146463	4xdm	mt636	1983	1:24000
Thess-Amesha loams, cool, 0 to 2 percent slopes	133	5981	146407	4xbt	mt636	1983	1:24000
Amesha, bedrock substratum-Musselshell complex, cool, 2 to 8 percent slopes	5	3123	146474	4xdz	mt636	1983	1:24000
Amesha loam, cool, 2 to 8 percent slopes	3	2766	146452	4xd8	mt636	1983	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	217	168	146581	4xjf	mt636	1983	1:24000
Amesha silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes	209	60	146577	4xj9	mt636	1983	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	219	43	146583	4xjh	mt636	1983	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	220	35	146584	4xjj	mt636	1983	1:24000
Bronec-Amesha complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	218	12	146582	4xjg	mt636	1983	1:24000
Amesha silt loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	210	7	146578	4xjb	mt636	1983	1:24000
Amesha-Musselshell complex, cool, 2 to 4 percent slopes	129B	1235	147983	4yzn	mt637	2014	1:24000
Amesha silt loam, cool, 1 to 4 percent slopes	29B	1160	148015	4z0p	mt637	2014	1:24000
Amesha-Musselshell complex, 2 to 4 percent slopes	139B	654	1530347	1ncg1	mt637	2014	1:24000
Amesha silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes	39B	377	1530858	1nczj	mt637	2014	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the AMESHA 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).