Soil Data Explorer - ASHTON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ASHTON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ASHTON, 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 ASHTON 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
107B	M0402102	2004MO021002	ASHTON	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.6261111,-94.7318056
115B	M9009901	1990MO099001	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672644,-92.3451678
115B	M9009913	1990MO099013N	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.4167188,-90.5812213
115B	M9105707	1991MO057007	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012
115B	M9205788	1992MO057088	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012
115B	M9316138	1993MO161038	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012
115B	M9409925	1994MO099231	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.3925524,-90.5903882
115B	M9509902	1995MO099248	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.4000523,-90.5709432
115B	M9509903	1995MO099249	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.3983857,-90.5706654
115C	M8900721	89MO007021	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.3340556,-91.8773917
116A	59ID07	1959AR06307	Ashton	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.8267,-91.7746
116A	61ID01	1961AR06301	Ashton	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.8267,-91.7746
116A	61ID06	1961AR06306	Ashton	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.8267,-91.7746
116A	65BN03	1965AR00703	Ashton	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.1644,-94.4511
116A	66BN03	1966AR00703	Ashton	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.1097,-94.5242
116A	M9309919	1993MO099194	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.3353309,-90.735115
116B	M9016726	1990MO167112	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5,-93.5294444
116B	M9016729	1990MO167115	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.4499833,-93.4348139
116B	M9507702	1995MO077002	Ashton	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1018472,-93.3337611
121	90KY-135-015	90KY-135-015	Ashton	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.6967163,-83.510994
126	WVU0010	2000WV035301	Ashton	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.0558333,-81.8029167
n/a	LW-s02	1962-OH087-S02	Ashton	4	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 ASHTON 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 ASHTON 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 ASHTON 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 ASHTON 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).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ASHTON 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 ASHTON 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 ASHTON 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 ASHTON, 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. KY-2012-01-26-13 | Anderson and Franklin Counties - May 1985

   Relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in the Ashton-Huntington-Elk unit (Soil Survey of Anderson and Franklin Counties, Kentucky; May 1985).

2. KY-2012-01-26-25 | Bath County - September 1963

   Cross section of Bath County showing the major soils and their relationship to the rock formations and to relief (Soil Survey of Bath County, Kentucky; September 1963).

3. KY-2012-01-27-37 | Clark County - 1964

   Major soil series in soil association 4, their relationship to the landscape, and the parent rocks from which the soils formed (Soil Survey of Clark County, Kentucky; 1964).

4. KY-2012-01-27-39 | Clark County - 1964

   Major soil series in soil association 6, their relationship to the landscape, and the parent rocks from which the soils formed (Soil Survey of Clark County, Kentucky; 1964).

5. KY-2012-01-27-40 | Clark County - 1964

   Major soil series in soil association 7, their relationship to the landscape, and the parent rocks from which the soils formed (Soil Survey of Clark County, Kentucky; 1964).

6. KY-2012-01-30-12 | Harrison County - April 1968

   Major soils in association 2, their relationship to the landscape, and the parent material from which the soils formed (Soil Survey of Harrison County, Kentucky; April 1968).

7. KY-2012-01-31-22 | Jessamine and Woodford Counties - December 1983

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in McAfee-Maury-Fairmount unit (Soil Survey of Jessamine and Woodford Counties, Kentucky; December 1983).

8. KY-2012-02-01-01 | Livingston County - September 1993

   Relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in the Huntington-Otwell-Lindside-Wheeling general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Livingston County, Kentucky; September 1993).

9. WV-2010-11-08-05 | Jackson and Mason Counties -

   The typical pattern of soils and parent materials found along the Ohio River (Soil Survey of Jackson and Mason Counties, West Virginia).

10. WV-2012-03-23-05 | Pleasants and Tyler Counties - July 1989

    Typical relationship of soils, landscapes, and underlying parent materials in Chagrin-Wheeling-Urban land general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Pleasants and Tyler Counties, WV; 1989).

Map Units

Map units containing ASHTON 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
Ashton silt loam, occasionally flooded	3	17950	564502	lydr	ar121	1976	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	AsC	660	550099	lgf4	ky049	1962	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	AsC2	498	550100	lgf5	ky049	1962	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrB	476	3252482	2yq58	ky049	1962	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	uAsB	413	550098	2yq5c	ky049	1962	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrA	191	3252464	2yq5f	ky049	1962	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	uAsA	36	550097	2yq5d	ky049	1962	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrA	2404	551773	2yq5f	ky097	1965	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrB	1603	3252485	2yq58	ky097	1965	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	AsC	408	551775	lj56	ky097	1965	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	uAsB	290	551774	2yq5c	ky097	1965	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	As	2107	549159	2wh4w	ky101	1964	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	uAsoB	301	3252486	2yq59	ky135	1998	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrB	8	550273	2yq58	ky135	1998	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	AsA	3433	549303	lflg	ky139	1989	1:20000
Ashton silt loam	As	434	552380	ljsq	ky199	1969	1:12000
Ashton silt loam	Ab	440	552479	ljwx	ky207	1979	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrB	742	3252488	2yq58	ky209	1974	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrA	187	548858	2yq5f	ky209	1974	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	uAsoA		3252469	2yq5g	ky601	1982	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrA		3252468	2yq5f	ky601	1982	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	uAsA	1292	551609	2yq5d	ky601	1982	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrB	1168	3252489	2yq58	ky601	1982	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	uAsoB	237	3252490	2yq59	ky601	1982	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	uAsB	217	551610	2yq5c	ky601	1982	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	uAsoB	321	3252495	2yq59	ky603	1968	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrB	249	3252494	2yq58	ky603	1968	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	uAsB	225	552017	2yq5c	ky603	1968	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	uAsoA	199	3252472	2yq5g	ky603	1968	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	uAsA	156	552016	2yq5d	ky603	1968	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrA	91	3252471	2yq5f	ky603	1968	1:15840
Ashton silt loam	As	818	550385	lgqc	ky605	1975	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	uAsoB	208	3252479	2yq59	ky612	1972	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	uAsoA	140	3252476	2yq5g	ky612	1972	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrA	88	3252475	2yq5f	ky612	1972	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrB	48	3252478	2yq58	ky612	1972	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	uAsB	31	3252477	2yq5c	ky612	1972	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	uAsA	29	551980	2yq5d	ky612	1972	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	As	2977	549368	2wh4w	ky615	1971	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	As	1055	551024	2wh4w	ky621	1975	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrB	1794	3252497	2yq58	ky624	1976	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	uAsB	603	551864	2yq5c	ky624	1976	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	uAsrA	365	3252481	2yq5f	ky624	1976	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	uAsA	12	551863	2yq5d	ky624	1976	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	As	842	549499	2wh4w	ky635	1978	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, occasionally flooded	As	329	537050	l0v6	oh013	1978	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AsA	200	537752	l1kv	oh111	1968	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AsA	699	536450	l06v	oh167	1973	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	AsB	82	536451	l06w	oh167	1973	1:15840
Ashton silt loam	As	904	545454	l9l9	pa605	1975	1:20000
Urban land-Ashton-Lindside complex	Us	1400	513684	k7jg	wv011	1984	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AsA	520	513638	k7gz	wv011	1984	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AsB	300	513639	k7h0	wv011	1984	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AsA	650	513153	k6zb	wv079	1981	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AsB	225	513154	k6zc	wv079	1981	1:20000
Urban land-Ashton-Lindside complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	UsB	1205	515036	k8y2	wv099	1993	1:24000
Ashton silt loam	AsA	285	514999	k8ww	wv099	1993	1:24000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded	AsA	1997	1384137	1hg9l	wv600	2005	1:24000
Ashton-Gallipolis-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rarely flooded	AuB	661	1384232	1hgdn	wv600	2005	1:24000
Ashton fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded	AfA	535	1384229	1hgdk	wv600	2005	1:24000
Ashton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rarely flooded	AsB	445	1384138	1hg9m	wv600	2005	1:24000
Ashton fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rarely flooded	AfB	258	1384230	1hgdl	wv600	2005	1:24000
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AsA	507	514582	k8gf	wv601	1966	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 3 to 10 percent slopes	AsB	256	514583	k8gg	wv601	1966	1:15840
Ashton silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AsA	341	514682	k8kn	wv612	1984	1:20000
Ashton silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	AsB	290	514683	k8kp	wv612	1984	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ASHTON 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).