Soil Data Explorer - ASHE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ASHE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ASHE, 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 ASHE 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
148	40A1316	S1974DC001003	ASHE	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.961422,-77.0588455
n/a	78P0147	S1977TN171004	Ashe	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ASHE 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 ASHE 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 ASHE 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 ASHE 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 terrace figure.

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ASHE 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 ASHE 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 ASHE 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 terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ASHE, 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. NC-2010-09-27-05 | Burke County - 2006

   Typical relationship between soils, landform, and parent material in the Evard-Cowee general soil map unit in the Blue Ridge mountains (Soil Survey of Burke County, North Carolina; 2006).

2. NC-2010-09-27-06 | Burke County - 2006

   Typical relationship between soils, landform, and parent material in the Ashe-Chestnut-Buladean general soil map unit in the Blue Ridge mountains (Soil Survey of Burke County, North Carolina; 2006).

3. NC-2010-09-27-08 | Burke County - 2006

   Soil-landform relationships in the south end of the Linville Gorge (Soil Survey of Burke County, North Carolina; 2006).

4. SC-2012-03-14-31 | Oconee County - February 1963

   Cross section showing relation of soils to physiography in Oconee County (Soil Survey of Oconee County, SC; 1963).

Map Units

Map units containing ASHE 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
Ashe loam, 15 to 40 percent slopes	AsD	118	128564	49s7	dc001	1975	1:12000
Ashe loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	AsC	56	128563	49s6	dc001	1975	1:12000
Porters-Ashe stony loams, 60 to 95 percent slopes	PAG	1770	124543	45lj	ga137	1960	1:20000
Porters-Ashe stony loams, 25 to 60 percent slopes	PAF	1355	124542	45lh	ga137	1960	1:20000
Porters-Ashe stony loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	PAE	150	124541	45lg	ga137	1960	1:20000
Ashe and Edneyville stony loams, 25 to 60 percent slopes	AEF	55190	531317	ktw8	ga622	1967	1:20000
Ashe stony loam, 60 to 80 percent slopes	AcG	5645	531318	ktw9	ga622	1967	1:20000
Ashe and Edneyville stony loams, 10 to 25 percent slopes	AEE	3985	531316	ktw7	ga622	1967	1:20000
Ashe and Edneyville stony loams, 25 to 60 percent slopes	AEF	17760	125641	46qy	ga632	1967	1:15840
Ashe stony loam, 60 to 90 percent slopes	AcG	5820	125642	46qz	ga632	1967	1:15840
Ashe and Edneyville stony loams, 10 to 25 percent slopes	AEE	1495	125640	46qx	ga632	1967	1:15840
Edneyville-Ashe association, stony, steep	EPF	26660	531391	ktyn	ga651	1976	1:20000
Ashe association, stony, very steep	ADG	17310	531384	ktyf	ga651	1976	1:20000
Saluda and Ashe stony soils, very steep	SBG	7090	531407	ktz5	ga651	1976	1:20000
Ashe-Porters association, moderately steep	ACE	5000	531383	ktyd	ga651	1976	1:20000
Ashe-Cleveland complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, stony	AcE	1618	111318	3qtx	nc003	1988	1:24000
Ashe-Cleveland complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes, stony	AcD	368	111316	3qtv	nc003	1988	1:24000
Ashe stony fine sandy loam, 45 to 65 percent slopes	AsG	4730	545893	lb1g	nc005	1967	1:15840
Ashe fine sandy loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	AhF	2729	545891	lb1d	nc005	1967	1:15840
Ashe stony fine sandy loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	AsF	1553	545892	lb1f	nc005	1967	1:15840
Ashe fine sandy loam, 10 to 25 percent slopes	AhE	663	545890	lb1c	nc005	1967	1:15840
Ashe gravelly fine sandy loam, 25 to 65 percent slopes	AHF	7359	545938	lb2x	nc009	1982	1:24000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very stony	ChE	4552	548049	ld90	nc011	1997	1:12000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	ChF	4434	548050	ld91	nc011	1997	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	AcF	1520	548027	ld89	nc011	1997	1:12000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	ChD	1285	548048	ld8z	nc011	1997	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very bouldery	ArF	12703	1671929	1t3s6	nc021	2006	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very bouldery	ArE	8535	1671928	1t3s5	nc021	2006	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	AcD	2315	1671927	1t3s4	nc021	2006	1:12000
Ashe-Chestnut-Buladean complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, extremely stony	AcF	8705	116778	3xj1	nc023	2000	1:24000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	AsF	5305	116942	3xpb	nc023	2000	1:24000
Ashe-Chestnut-Buladean complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very stony	AbE	1554	116777	3xj0	nc023	2000	1:24000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very rocky	CeD	442	116785	3xj8	nc023	2000	1:24000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	CeE	78	116786	3xj9	nc023	2000	1:24000
Ashe-Chestnut complex, escarpment, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very rocky	AcF	25882	2679191	2vx2k	nc027	2012	1:12000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	CaF	6101	2679201	2r91x	nc027	2012	1:12000
Ashe-Chestnut complex, escarpment, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	AcE	3401	2679190	2vx2h	nc027	2012	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	ArF	1707	2679192	2r91m	nc027	2012	1:12000
Ashe-Chestnut complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very rocky	AcD	385	2679189	2r91j	nc027	2012	1:12000
Ashe stony sandy loam, 45 to 70 percent slopes	AhG	14735	546838	lc0y	nc089	1974	1:20000
Ashe stony sandy loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	AhF	14435	546837	lc0x	nc089	1974	1:20000
Ashe stony sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	AhE	3340	546836	lc0w	nc089	1974	1:20000
Ashe-Buladean-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	793F	2742	2509278	2p7yb	nc089	1974	1:20000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	793E	2362	2509259	2p7rc	nc089	1974	1:20000
Ashe-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes	ArG	1306	546839	lc0z	nc089	1974	1:20000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes. rocky	793D	805	2509258	2p7rb	nc089	1974	1:20000
Rock outcrop-Cleveland-Ashe complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	700F	134	2509291	2p8kw	nc089	1974	1:20000
Ashe-Buladean-Rock outcrop complex, windswept, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	795F	34	2509279	2p7yc	nc089	1974	1:20000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, windswept, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	795E	28	2509270	2p7wc	nc089	1974	1:20000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	793C	16	2509260	2p7rd	nc089	1974	1:20000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, windswept, 15 to 30 percent slopes, rocky	795D	14	2509269	2p7wb	nc089	1974	1:20000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 25 to 80 percent slopes, stony	CaF	44186	547181	lcd0	nc111	1989	1:24000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 60 to 95 percent slopes	AcF	5456	547173	lccr	nc111	1989	1:24000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 10 to 25 percent slopes, stony	CaD	1920	547180	lccz	nc111	1989	1:24000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very bouldery	ArF	8641	1671312	1t349	nc115	2006	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very bouldery	ArE	3973	1671311	1t348	nc115	2006	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	AcD	915	1671310	1t347	nc115	2006	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes, very bouldery	AcF	2817	547535	lcrf	nc121	1997	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes	AsF	3522	111073	3ql0	nc149	1992	1:24000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes	ArF	4415	117604	3ycp	nc161	1997	1:24000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	ArD	101	117603	3ycn	nc161	1997	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Ashe complex, 10 to 80 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	RuE	1284	1383712	1hfvw	nc169	1992	1:24000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	AnF	18492	2393502	2lbmr	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Chestnut complex, high precipitation, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very rocky	AhG	10673	2390357	2vx2l	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Buladean-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	793F	8819	2501855	2q8kh	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	793E	8341	2501834	2q1ww	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, rocky	AnE	5668	2390350	2l7c2	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes. rocky	793D	2373	2501833	2q1wv	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 95 percent slope, very bouldery	St	1598	2393871	2lc0n	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Chestnut complex, high precipitation, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	AhF	1193	2390356	2vx2j	nc175	1968	1:12000
Rock outcrop-Cleveland-Ashe complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	700F	1098	2501869	2q8m0	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	AnD	985	2393504	2lbmt	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	793C	207	2501835	2q1wx	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, windswept, 15 to 30 percent slopes, rocky	795D	90	2501846	2q8kd	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, windswept, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	795E	68	2501847	2q8kf	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Buladean-Rock outcrop complex, windswept, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	795F	44	2501856	2q8kj	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, windswept, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	795C	7	2501848	2q8kg	nc175	1968	1:12000
Ashe-Chestnut complex, escarpment, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very rocky	AcF	10417	563194	2vx2k	nc189	2001	1:12000
Ashe-Chestnut complex, escarpment, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	AcE	6866	563193	2vx2h	nc189	2001	1:12000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	ChF	6513	529773	ks8g	nc189	2001	1:12000
Ashe-Chestnut complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very rocky	AcD	2117	561963	lvrv	nc189	2001	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	ArF	1247	561928	lvqq	nc189	2001	1:12000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 25 to 90 percent slopes, very stony	CeF	28790	1383415	1hfk9	nc193	1993	1:24000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	CeD	922	1383414	1hfk8	nc193	1993	1:24000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes, very bouldery	AcF	10587	547808	ld17	nc199	1997	1:12000
Rock outcrop-Ashe-Cleveland complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes	RfF	2116	546793	lbzh	nc606	1991	1:12000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, windswept, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	795E	24	2509072	2q1vr	nc606	1991	1:12000
Ashe-Buladean-Rock outcrop complex, windswept, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	795F	18	2509081	2q1vp	nc606	1991	1:12000
Ashe-Cleveland association, stony, very steep	ATG	13170	132455	4ftr	sc045	1972	1:20000
Ashe-Cleveland association, very steep	ASG	6932	132454	4ftq	sc045	1972	1:20000
Edneyville and Ashe soils, very steep	EHG	5853	132479	4fvj	sc045	1972	1:20000
Ashe and cleveland soils, 15 to 40 percent slopes	AvF	876	132458	4ftv	sc045	1972	1:20000
Ashe sandy loam, 40 to 90 percent slopes	AsG	6672	131015	4db9	sc077	1967	1:20000
Ashe sandy loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes	AsF	570	131014	4db8	sc077	1967	1:20000
Ashe sandy loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	AsF	1166	130921	4d78	sc602	1960	1:20000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	CjF	5793	526442	knt0	tn019	2000	1:24000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very stony	CjE	3488	526441	knsz	tn019	2000	1:24000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	CjD	2874	526440	knsy	tn019	2000	1:24000
Ashe gravelly fine sandy loam, 25 to 65 percent slopes	AsF	5854	526506	knw2	tn091	2000	1:24000
Ashe gravelly fine sandy loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes	AsE	3821	526505	knw1	tn091	2000	1:24000
Ashe-Cleveland-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	AcF	727	526504	knw0	tn091	2000	1:24000
Chestnut-Ashe complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	ChG	25	526522	knwl	tn091	2000	1:24000
Ashe loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes	AsF	14163	528397	kqv2	tn171	1980	1:24000
Ashe variant loam, 20 to 45 percent slopes	AvE	1516	528398	kqv3	tn171	1980	1:24000
Ashe loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes	AsE	848	528396	kqv1	tn171	1980	1:24000
Ashe loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	4E	14080	516400	kbc2	va003	1981	1:15840
Ashe loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	4D	9420	516399	kbc1	va003	1981	1:15840
Ashe loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	4C	1230	516398	kbc0	va003	1981	1:15840
Ashe loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	4B	210	516397	kbbz	va003	1981	1:15840
Ashe gravelly sandy loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	2E	4782	135968	4kh2	va019	1985	1:24000
Ashe gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	2D	197	135967	4kh1	va019	1985	1:24000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes	2E	11191	1914820	228jd	va063	2007	1:24000
Edneytown-Ashe complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	16D	7679	1914802	228ht	va063	2007	1:24000
Edneytown-Ashe complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	16C	5120	1914801	228hs	va063	2007	1:24000
Ashe-Edneytown complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes	1E	5046	1914803	228hv	va063	2007	1:24000
Ashe-Edneyville complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, very stony	3E	2137	1914822	228jg	va063	2007	1:24000
Edneyville-Ashe complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	19D	1553	1914821	228jf	va063	2007	1:24000
Edneyville-Ashe complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	18D	602	1914819	228jc	va063	2007	1:24000
Edneyville-Ashe complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	18C	401	1914818	228jb	va063	2007	1:24000
Peaks-Ashe-Edneyville complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes, very stony	33E	7504	582035	mjnb	va067	2004	1:24000
Peaks-Ashe-Edneyville complex, 45 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	33F	5668	582037	mjnd	va067	2004	1:24000
Ashe-Peaks-Edneyville complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	2D	979	581931	mjjz	va067	2004	1:24000
Ashe-Edneyville-Peaks complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	1C	541	581929	mjjx	va067	2004	1:24000
Ashe sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	AsD	4500	516866	kbv3	va079	1983	1:15840
Ashe very stony sandy loam, 25 to 75 percent slopes	AvE	1154	516869	kbv6	va079	1983	1:15840
Ashe sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	AsC	1012	516865	kbv2	va079	1983	1:15840
Ashe sandy loam, 25 to 75 percent slopes	AsE	820	516867	kbv4	va079	1983	1:15840
Ashe very stony sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	AvD	768	516868	kbv5	va079	1983	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ASHE 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).