Soil Data Explorer - APALONA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the APALONA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of APALONA, 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 APALONA 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
120A	10N1057	S10KY149003	Apalona	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5945549,-87.3389969
120A	10N1274	S2010KY149036	Apalona	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5945486,-87.3393007
120A	10N1275	S2010KY149037	Apalona	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.594702,-87.3392447
120A	10N1277	S2010KY149039	Apalona	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.594809,-87.339619
120B	93P0332	92IN123 Apalona-OSD	APALONA	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.1347778,-86.6630556
120B	06N1115	S06IN037008	Apalona	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.4600556,-86.6986944
120B	93P0326	S1992IN025001	Apalona	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.2194443,-86.3958359
120B	93P0327	S1992IN123101	Apalona	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.1919441,-86.4772186
120B	93P0328	S1992IN123102	Apalona	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.1888885,-86.4908371
120B	93P0329	S1992IN123103	Apalona	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.1883316,-86.4891663
120B	93P0331	S1992IN123104	Apalona	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.1347237,-86.6630554
120B	93P0330	S1992IN147001	APALONA	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.148613,-86.8544464

Water Balance

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

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with APALONA 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 APALONA 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 APALONA 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 APALONA, 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. IN-2010-09-24-20 | Perry County -

   Typical pattern of soils and parent materials of alluvial, stream terrace lacustrine and aeolian landforms adjacent to hills underlain with interbedded shale and limestone in Ohio River Valley (Soil Survey of Perry County, Indiana).

2. IN-2010-09-24-21 | Perry County -

   Typical pattern of soils and parent materials in the Adyeville-Ebal-Deuchars and Apalona associations (Soil Survey of Perry County, Indiana).

Map Units

Map units containing APALONA 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
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AgrB	17921	1652542	2s2d1	in025	1970	1:20000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	AgrC3	17036	1652544	2s2d4	in025	1970	1:20000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	AgrC2	7775	1652543	2s2d3	in025	1970	1:20000
Apalona silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AgrA	1781	1652541	1sgls	in025	1970	1:20000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	ZaB2	3314	162988	2s2d2	in027	1969	1:20000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	ZaC2	2419	162989	2s2d3	in027	1969	1:20000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	ZaC3	2338	162990	2s2d4	in027	1969	1:20000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	ZnC2	47423	535661	2s2d3	in037	1978	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	ZnC3	2783	535662	2s2d4	in037	1978	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	ZaC2	12628	161591	2s2d3	in055	1984	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	ZaB2	11574	161590	2s2d2	in055	1984	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	ZaC3	3985	161592	2s2d4	in055	1984	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AgzB	3387	775564	2s2d1	in061	2007	1:12000
Deuchars-Apalona-Wellston silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	DeaC3	2854	1703916	1v621	in061	2007	1:12000
Deuchars-Apalona-Wellston silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	DeaC2	2354	1698569	1v0hk	in061	2007	1:12000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AgrB	467	1651487	2s2d1	in093	1982	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	ZamB2	83	1651509	2s2d2	in093	1982	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	ZamC2	10	1651510	2s2d3	in093	1982	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AgrB	15903	1443063	2s2d1	in101	1984	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	AgrC2	9969	1443064	2s2d3	in101	1984	1:15840
Apalona-Udorthents complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	AgyC	3903	1443067	1kfmk	in101	1984	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	AgrC3	2392	1443065	2s2d4	in101	1984	1:15840
Apalona-Udorthents complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AgyB	2084	1443066	1kfmj	in101	1984	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes	AgrC	1556	535576	2zs4p	in105	1979	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ZaB	796	163265	2s2d1	in109	1979	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AgrB	9809	1442961	2s2d1	in117	1980	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	AgrC2	4983	1442962	2s2d3	in117	1980	1:15840
Apalona silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AgrA	521	1442960	1kfj3	in117	1980	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	AgrC3	315	1442964	2s2d4	in117	1980	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	ZamC3	4681	166398	2s2d4	in119	1997	1:12000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	ZamB2	3728	166396	2s2d2	in119	1997	1:12000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	ZamC2	3620	166397	2s2d3	in119	1997	1:12000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	AgrC2	13265	535683	2s2d3	in123	1997	1:12000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AgrB	11015	535682	2s2d1	in123	1997	1:12000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	AgrC3	9944	535684	2s2d4	in123	1997	1:12000
Apalona silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AgrA	149	535681	kzf1	in123	1997	1:12000
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	ZaC3	10796	161949	2s2d4	in125	1983	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	ZaB	6630	161948	2s2d1	in125	1983	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	ZaC3	18652	160082	2s2d4	in147	1966	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	ZaB2	11837	160080	2s2d2	in147	1966	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	ZaC2	5022	160081	2s2d3	in147	1966	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	ZaC3	16508	159996	2s2d4	in173	1976	1:15840
Apalona-Zanesville silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	ZaB2	8777	159994	2s2d2	in173	1976	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the APALONA 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).