Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the AU GRES soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of AU GRES, 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 AU GRES were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot . Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
8911N10003S2011WI057290Au Gres6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.2471046,-90.1118469
94D83P004382WI125002Au Gres6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.1141663,-89.2174988

Water Balance

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

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the AU GRES series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the AU GRES series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the AU GRES 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 .

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with AU GRES share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the AU GRES series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the AU GRES 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 .

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with AU GRES, 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 .

Block Diagrams

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  1. MA-2012-02-02-26 | Plymouth County - 1969

    Relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in associations 4 and 5 (Soil Survey of Plymouth County, Massachusetts; 1969).

  2. MI-2010-09-07-24 | Montmorency County - 2003

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Deford-Au Gres-Croswell association (Soil Survey of Montmorency County, Michigan; 2003).

  3. MI-2010-09-10-05 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Dawson-Au Gres-Croswell association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

  4. MI-2010-09-10-06 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Deer Park-Rubicon-Croswell association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

  5. MI-2010-09-10-07 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Garlic-Waiska-Alcona association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

  6. MI-2010-09-10-08 | Keweenaw County Area - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Lupton-Tawas-Deford association (Soil Survey of Keweenaw County Area, Michigan; 2006).

  7. MI-2012-02-06-02 | Alcona County - 1998

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Algonquin-Negwegon-Springport association (adjacent to the Au Gres-Wakeley-Tawas association) (Soil Survey of Alcona County, Michigan; 1998).

  8. MI-2012-02-06-08 | Cheboygan County - September 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cheboygan-Blue Lake and Tawas-Lupton associations (Soil Survey of Cheboygan County, Michigan; September 1991).

  9. MI-2012-02-06-09 | Chippewa County - February 1992

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Markey-Kinross-Croswell association (Soil Survey of Chippewa County, Michigan; February 1992).

  10. MI-2012-02-06-11 | Chippewa County - February 1992

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Deer Park-Dawson-Au Gres association (Soil Survey of Chippewa County, Michigan; February 1992).

  11. MI-2012-02-06-18 | Houghton County Area - October 1991

    Diagrammatic cross section of Houghton County showing the topography, elevation, general soil texture, landforms, and dominant soils and their drainage class (Soil Survey of Houghton County Area, Michigan; October 1991).

  12. MI-2012-02-06-22 | Houghton County Area - October 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Kalkaska-Liminga-Waiska association (Soil Survey of Houghton County Area, Michigan; October 1991).

  13. MI-2012-02-06-27 | Iron County - October 1997

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Karlin-Sarona-Vilas association (Soil Survey of Iron County, Michigan; October 1997).

  14. MI-2012-03-22-02 | Cheboygan County - September 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cheboygan-Blue Lake and Tawas-Lupton associations (Soil Survey of Cheboygan County, MI; 1991).

  15. VT-2012-03-22-02 | Chittenden County - January 1974

    Relationship of soils in associations 6 and 8 (Soil Survey of Chittenden County, VT; 1974).

  16. WI-2012-03-23-20 | Marinette County - February 1991

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Menahga association (Soil Survey of Marinette County, WI; 1991).

Map Units

Map units containing AU GRES 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
Au Gres loamy sandAu5597315665blgrme00519691:24000
Tawas-Au Gres complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes12B60311902436cywmi00119931:20000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A55341902496cz2mi00119931:20000
Au Gres-Allendale-Croswell sands, nearly level253A19261902966d0lmi00119931:20000
Au Gres sand, nearly level262A13951902976d0mmi00119931:20000
Haplosaprists, euic-Au Gres complex, nearly level252A2741902956d0kmi00119931:20000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes17A141514552522xxhtmi00320071:24000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A72581912616f0qmi00719981:12000
Tawas-Au Gres complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes12B68681912516f0dmi00719981:12000
Au Gres-Deford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes368A65331913426f3bmi00719981:12000
Au Gres-Deford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesAugdeA152831558912ytj7mi00919761:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAugaaA115131558902ythcmi00919761:15840
Kinross-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesKinauA77531559222ythfmi00919761:15840
Au Gres-Finch sands, 0 to 4 percent slopesAuA638241488838ymi00919761:15840
Croswell-Au Gres sands, 0 to 3 percent slopesCswauA38431558972ythbmi00919761:15840
Au Gres associationAu61301891176bskmi01119641:20000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesArA51871891136bsfmi01119641:20000
Au Gres-Roscommon associationAw21261891186bslmi01119641:20000
Au Gres sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopesAsA15791891156bshmi01119641:20000
Au Gres-Rubicon associationAx15351891196bsmmi01119641:20000
Roscommon-Au Gres-Rubicon association, undulatingRmB10171892486bxsmi01119641:20000
Au Gres sand, loamy substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopesAsB4371891166bsjmi01119641:20000
Au Gres sand, 2 to 6 percent slopesArB3991891146bsgmi01119641:20000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes17A34644149532xxhtmi01319841:20000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 4 percent slopesArA22651903966d3tmi02919701:15840
Au Gres sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 4 percent slopesAuA7381903976d3vmi02919701:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAugaaA131560112ythcmi02919701:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes41A145151905896db1mi03119881:15840
Au Gres-Roscommon complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes70B44381906116dbrmi03119881:15840
Markey-Kinross-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes94A19740415185fy12mi03319891:15840
Kinross-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes89A17735415179fy0wmi03319891:15840
Croswell-Au Gres sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes88A10820415178fy0vmi03319891:15840
Au Gres-Dawson-Rubicon complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes39D8627415146fxztmi03319891:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes21A80974151312xxhtmi03319891:15840
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesAuA65131896096c9fmi03519771:15840
Croswell-Au Gres sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes15A40591896596cc1mi03919931:15840
Kinross-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes24A35431897016cddmi03919931:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A13981896626cc4mi03919931:15840
Au Gres-Kinross-Croswell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes50B9841897226cf2mi03919931:15840
Au Gres sand, nearly level262A2331897026cdfmi03919931:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAuB1515815880152xxhtmi04119691:24000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesArB51871893066bznmi04719681:20000
Au Gres loamy sand, gravelly subsoil variant, 0 to 6 percent slopesAvB23611893086bzqmi04719681:20000
Au Gres loamy sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 6 percent slopesAuB8311893076bzpmi04719681:20000
Croswell-Au Gres associationCT39051897716cgnmi05119661:15840
Chelsea-Au Gres associationCG34841897656cggmi05119661:15840
Iosco-Au Gres-Ingalls associationIA34351897906ch8mi05119661:15840
Croswell-Au Gres-Roscommon associationCW31731897736cgqmi05119661:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesArA19811897436cfrmi05119661:15840
Au Gres-Roscommon associationAW18791897476cfwmi05119661:15840
Grayling-Croswell-Au Gres associationGU6631897866ch4mi05119661:15840
Au Gres-Kinross loamy substratum associationAV6501897466cfvmi05119661:15840
Au Gres-Kinross associationAU6391897456cftmi05119661:15840
Croswell-Au Gres-Kinross associationCU5131897726cgpmi05119661:15840
Au Gres sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopesAsA1631897446cfsmi05119661:15840
Au Gres-Saugatuck sands, 0 to 2 percent slopesAsA8451893896c2bmi05519631:15840
Au Gres-Saugatuck sands, 2 to 6 percent slopesAsB1891893906c2cmi05519631:15840
Au Gres-Roscommon complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes100A6695416033fyxfmi06119891:20000
Halfaday-Au Gres sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes134A6094416073fyyqmi06119891:20000
Croswell-Au Gres sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes75A2434416158fz1gmi06119891:20000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A19944161062xxhtmi06119891:20000
Au Gres-Kinross complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes76A1268416159fz1hmi06119891:20000
Kellogg, sandy substratum-Au Gres-Kinross complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes8232B80124850012pdvbmi06119891:20000
Au Gres sandAs24218786869h8mi06719651:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A80831917246fhnmi06919951:15840
Au Gres-Deford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes368A77261918316fm3mi06919951:15840
Finch-Deford-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes409A18301918556fmwmi06919951:15840
Au Gres sand, nearly level262A16321918026fl5mi06919951:15840
Croswell-Au Gres sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes15A4031917176fhfmi06919951:15840
Tawas-Au Gres complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes12B2031917116fh7mi06919951:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes74A8884160152xxhtmi07119921:20000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A64711906336dcgmi07919981:12000
Au Gres-Roscommon complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes174A35921907106dfymi07919981:12000
Croswell-Au Gres sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes15A29401906306dccmi07919981:12000
Kinross-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes24A15331906416dcqmi07919981:12000
Au Gres-Kinross-Croswell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes50B9191906626dddmi07919981:12000
Au Gres-Deford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesAugdeA431870382ytj7mi07919981:12000
Au Gres-Kalkaska sands, 0 to 4 percent slopesAuA38411907806dj6mi08919671:20000
Kinross-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes60A4881627505p1z3mi09520041:24000
Au Gres-Dawson-Rubicon complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes110D2534631300p5xjmi09520041:24000
Croswell-Au Gres sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes88B717653852pyd0mi09520041:24000
Au Gres-Dawson-Rubicon complex, 0 to 35 percent slopes110E287631301p5xkmi09520041:24000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes17A81023951352xxhtmi10319991:24000
Au Gres-Deford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes203A1955395160f863mi10319991:24000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes16A117811924206g73mi11319831:15840
Deford-Au Gres-Croswell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes352B55191922486g1kmi11919971:12000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A20471922066g06mi11919971:12000
Kinross-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes24A3121922256g0tmi11919971:12000
Roscommon and Au Gres sandsRa2701918737368z9mi12119661:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes13A55371898756cl0mi12919871:15840
Croswell-Au Gres-Tawas complex, 0 to 18 percent slopes120D225114565431kwn8mi13120071:24000
Au Gres-Deford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes19A106214564001kwhnmi13120071:24000
Kellogg, sandy substratum-Au Gres-Kinross complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes8232B67416748691t6v1mi13120071:24000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A16014563992xxhtmi13120071:24000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesArB36411899806cpdmi13319661:15840
Au Gres sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 6 percent slopesAuB6301899816cpfmi13319661:15840
Deford-Au Gres-Croswell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes352B7632241413836jmi13520031:12000
Au Gres sand, nearly level262A2476241407836bmi13520031:12000
Au Gres-Deford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes368A212520904170j8mi13520031:12000
Croswell-Au Gres sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes15A1429241378835dmi13520031:12000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A546241381835hmi13520031:12000
Haplosaprists, euic-Au Gres complex, nearly level252A2192414638384mi13520031:12000
Kinross-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes24A114241388835qmi13520031:12000
Au Gres-Kinross-Croswell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes50B5241390835smi13520031:12000
Croswell-Au Gres sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes15A17761914526f6wmi13719981:12000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A8141914566f70mi13719981:12000
Au Gres-Deford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes368A6501914856f7ymi13719981:12000
Deford-Au Gres-Croswell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes352B5911914836f7wmi13719981:12000
Kinross-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes24A4191914626f76mi13719981:12000
Au Gres-Kinross-Croswell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes50B1901915046f8kmi13719981:12000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesAmB55041926326gfymi13919671:15840
Au Gres loamy sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 6 percent slopesArB19451926336gfzmi13919671:15840
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes25A57261908756dm8mi14119891:15840
Au Gres-Roscommon complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes70A52161909356dp6mi14119891:15840
Au Gres sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes44A39791908966dmymi14119891:15840
Deer Park-Croswell-Au Gres complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes56C34671909146dnjmi14119891:15840
Au Gres-Kinross-Croswell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes50B147401910036drdmi14319991:12000
Croswell-Au Gres sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes15A99051909946dr3mi14319991:12000
Augres-Deford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes368A51321909856dqtmi14319991:12000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes18A48991909826dqqmi14319991:12000
Kinross-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes24A41181910006dr9mi14319991:12000
Deford-Rubicon-Au Gres complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes540D1477916123041r3qtmi15320071:24000
Kinross-Au Gres-Rubicon complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes541D1116716503421sd9vmi15320071:24000
Au Gres-Deford complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes19A650614569381kx20mi15320071:24000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes17A110414569372xxhtmi15320071:24000
Au Gres-Finch sands, 0 to 4 percent slopes10A117131907346dgqmi60019831:15840
Au Gres-Deford-Croswell complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes126B3486800765vw84mi60520041:24000
Croswell-Au Gres complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes125A1320800767vw86mi60520041:24000
Au Gres-Kinross complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes127A1008435360gm0wmi60520041:24000
Au Gres-Scarboro-Croghan associationAda128992677430bmbrny03320181:24000
Walpole, neutral variant, and Au Gres loamy sands, 0 to 6 percent slopesWka49362677559bmghny03320181:24000
Walpole and Au Gres loamy sands, 0 to 6 percent slopesWha16272677468bmggny03320181:24000
Au Gres fine sandy loamAu20402816649g2yvt00719691:15840
Au Gres loamy fine sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesAuA31932817689g69vt01119761:20000
Au Gres loamy sandAu1818422920g62lwi00119781:20000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes3276A222014445352xxhrwi00320061:12000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes3276A112413835572xxhrwi00720051:12000
Au Gres-Newson complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesAnA804431839ghc9wi01919941:20000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes3276A28857811692xxhrwi03120051:12000
Au Gres sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes3676A4027814312xxhtwi03120051:12000
Au Gres loamy sandAu3037421744g4vnwi03519741:15840
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAu6594299922xxhrwi03719951:12000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAu10484298322xxhrwi04119951:12000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes3276A51507820372xxhrwi05120061:12000
Kinross-Au Gres-Markey complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes455A352717021811v482wi05120061:12000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAs15474210462xxhrwi06719831:20000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAuA30264316082xxhrwi06919931:20000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAuA261574223762xxhrwi07519871:20000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAuA16483957802xxhrwi07819981:12000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAu145354210782xxhrwi08519881:20000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes3276A274614827362xxhrwi09920061:12000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes3276A1414814902xxhrwi10720061:12000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes3276A134916699542xxhrwi11320061:12000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAuA66154226522xxhrwi11519811:15840
Au Gres variant loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAxA1457422653g5szwi11519811:15840
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesAu69024212282xxhrwi12519851:20000
Au Gres loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes3276A2547236022xxhrwi12920021:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the AU GRES 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 .