Soil Data Explorer - APPLETON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the APPLETON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of APPLETON, 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 APPLETON 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
140	89P0427	88NY099005	Appleton	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.5722237,-76.8152771

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the APPLETON 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 APPLETON 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 APPLETON 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 APPLETON 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 APPLETON 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 APPLETON 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 APPLETON 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 APPLETON, 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. NY-2012-02-15-17 | Genesee County - March 1969

   Cross section showing typical soil patterns in the Ontario-Hilton association, the Collamer-Galen-Canandaigua-Lamson association, and the Muck association in northern Genesee County (Soil Survey of Genesee County, New York; March 1969).

2. NY-2012-02-15-20 | Genesee County - March 1969

   Cross section showing typical soil pattern in the Lansing-Conesus association (Soil Survey of Genesee County, New York; March 1969).

3. NY-2012-02-15-29 | Madison County - March 1981

   Typical relationship of soils and underlying material in Hilton-Appleton, gently sloping (Soil Survey of Madison County, New York; March 1981).

4. NY-2012-02-15-35 | Niagara County - October 1972

   Typical cross section of the Appleton-Hilton-Sun association (Soil Survey of Niagara County, New York; October 1972).

5. NY-2012-02-15-36 | Niagara County - October 1972

   Typical cross section of the Hilton-Ovid-Ontario association (Soil Survey of Niagara County, New York; October 1972).

6. NY-2012-02-15-41 | Seneca County - April 1972

   Cross section of Honeoye-Lima association (Soil Survey of Seneca County, New York; April 1972).

7. NY-2012-02-15-43 | Seneca County - April 1972

   Cross section of Langford-Erie and Conesus-Lansing associations in southern part of Seneca County (Soil Survey of Seneca County, New York; April 1972).

8. NY-2012-02-16-01 | Wyoming County - April 1974

   Typical pattern of soils in association 1 (Soil Survey of Wyoming County, New York; April 1974).

Map Units

Map units containing APPLETON 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
Appleton and Lyons soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AsB	1128	289352	2trwx	ny011	1968	1:15840
Appleton loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AwA	2605	290104	2w5hs	ny019	1995	1:24000
Appleton loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AwB	2257	290105	2w5hz	ny019	1995	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	4616	290741	2w5hn	ny029	1979	1:15840
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ApB	106	290742	2w5ht	ny029	1979	1:15840
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	44B	4049	291541	2w5ht	ny035	2007	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	44A	307	291540	2w5hn	ny035	2007	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	8861	634675	2w5hn	ny037	2004	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ApB	844	301668	2w5ht	ny037	2004	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ApB	6921	2518292	2w5ht	ny043	2018	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	2874	2518291	2w5hn	ny043	2018	1:24000
Appleton and Manheim soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	AtB	2332	2518293	2w5hw	ny043	2018	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	61A	2471	3105690	2w5hn	ny051	2019	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	61B	2426	3105691	2w5ht	ny051	2019	1:24000
Appleton-Conesus complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	161A	1431	3105748	2y9xp	ny051	2019	1:24000
Appleton loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AoA	7191	292513	2w5hs	ny053	1975	1:15840
Appleton loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AoB	4717	292514	2w5hz	ny053	1975	1:15840
Appleton loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	9796	292662	2w5hs	ny055	1967	1:15840
Ovid and Appleton soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes, bedrock substratum	Ow	2527	292751	2w5hp	ny055	1967	1:15840
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ApB	13789	292784	2w5ht	ny057	1973	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	896	292783	2w5hn	ny057	1973	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	372A	7397	293411	2w5hn	ny065	1993	1:24000
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	372B	2678	293412	2w5ht	ny065	1993	1:24000
Appleton loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AoA	3877	293520	2w5hs	ny067	1973	1:20000
Appleton gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ApB	1290	293522	2w5hy	ny067	1973	1:20000
Appleton gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	389	293521	2w5hr	ny067	1973	1:20000
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AnA	20935	293995	2w5hn	ny073	1973	1:15840
Kendaia and Appleton soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes, bedrock substratum	KaA	3819	294043	2w5hq	ny073	1973	1:15840
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AnB	852	293996	2w5ht	ny073	1973	1:15840
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	36	309536	2w5hn	ny093	1973	1:15840
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ApB	17	309537	2w5ht	ny093	1973	1:15840
Ilion and Appleton soils, 3 to 8 percent slopes	IaB	1864	294485	2w5hv	ny095	1965	1:15840
Appleton gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ApB	1536	294449	2w5hy	ny095	1965	1:15840
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ApB	2427	294575	2w5ht	ny097	1976	1:15840
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	2072	294574	2w5hn	ny097	1976	1:15840
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	2900	294679	2w5hn	ny099	1966	1:15840
Appleton gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AoA	1212	294677	2w5hr	ny099	1966	1:15840
Appleton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ApB	979	294680	2w5ht	ny099	1966	1:15840
Appleton gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AoB	291	294678	2w5hy	ny099	1966	1:15840
Appleton loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Ap	11320	295700	2w5hs	ny117	1972	1:15840
Appleton gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	4352	295292	2w5hr	ny121	1969	1:20000
Appleton gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ApB	977	295293	2w5hy	ny121	1969	1:20000
Appleton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ApA	15520	292962	2w5hn	ny664	1968	1:15840
Appleton gravelly loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AnA	15003	292961	2w3nl	ny664	1968	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the APPLETON 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).