Soil Data Explorer - BLUE LAKE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BLUE LAKE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BLUE LAKE, 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 BLUE LAKE were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BLUE LAKE 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 BLUE LAKE series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2025-02-20) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2025-02-20).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BLUE LAKE 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the BLUE LAKE 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 2024-10-23).

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with BLUE LAKE share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2025-02-20) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2025-02-20).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BLUE LAKE 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the BLUE LAKE 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 2024-10-23).

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

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with BLUE LAKE, 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 2025-02-20).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. MI-2010-09-07-07 | Kalkaska County - 2005

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Islandlake-Blue Lake-Morganlake, sandy substratum, general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Kalkaska County, Michigan; 2005).

2. MI-2010-09-07-22 | Montmorency County - 2003

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Algonquin-Negwegon-Springport association (Soil Survey of Montmorency County, Michigan; 2003).

3. MI-2010-09-07-25 | Montmorency County - 2003

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Lupton-Tawas and Mancelona-Millersburg-Blue Lake associations (Soil Survey of Montmorency County, Michigan; 2003).

4. MI-2010-09-07-27 | Otsego County - 2004

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Kalkaska-Blue Lake-Rubicon association. Depth is indicated in inches (Soil Survey of Otsego County, Michigan; 2004).

5. MI-2012-02-06-07 | Cheboygan County - September 1991

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

6. 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).

7. MI-2012-03-22-01 | Cheboygan County - September 1991

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

8. 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).

Map Units

Map units containing BLUE LAKE 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
Garlic-Blue Lake-Voelker complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes, dissected	76E	5500	1455299	1kvc4	mi003	2007	1:24000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes, dissected	254E	4143	1455403	1kvgh	mi003	2007	1:24000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	214D	3358	1455361	1kvf4	mi003	2007	1:24000
Steuben-Blue Lake-Kalkaska complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	284D	2803	1455422	1kvh3	mi003	2007	1:24000
Steuben-Blue Lake-Kalkaska complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	284B	2525	1455421	1kvh2	mi003	2007	1:24000
Garlic-Blue Lake-Voelker complex, 1 to 12 percent slopes, dissected	76C	2387	1455298	1kvc3	mi003	2007	1:24000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes, dissected	254F	2068	1455404	1kvgj	mi003	2007	1:24000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	214B	1893	1455360	1kvf3	mi003	2007	1:24000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	214E	1464	1455362	1kvf5	mi003	2007	1:24000
Garlic-Blue Lake-Voelker complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes	77D	1027	1455302	1kvc7	mi003	2007	1:24000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake complex, 1 to 12 percent slopes, dissected	254C	776	1455402	1kvgg	mi003	2007	1:24000
Garlic-Blue Lake-Voelker complex, 15 to 60 percent slopes, dissected	76F	744	1455300	1kvc5	mi003	2007	1:24000
Garlic-Blue Lake-Voelker complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	77B	660	1455301	1kvc6	mi003	2007	1:24000
Steuben-Blue Lake-Kalkaska complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	284E	570	1455423	1kvh4	mi003	2007	1:24000
Garlic-Blue Lake-Voelker complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	77E	191	1455303	1kvc8	mi003	2007	1:24000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes, deep water table, burned	315B	164	1455462	1kvjd	mi003	2007	1:24000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes, burned	316B	162	1455463	1kvjf	mi003	2007	1:24000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes, very deep water table, burned	314B	48	1455461	1kvjc	mi003	2007	1:24000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes, burned	316D	14	1455464	1kvjg	mi003	2007	1:24000
Morganlake-Ossineke, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	424B	47	191378	6f4h	mi007	1998	1:12000
Allendale-Dorval-Blue Lake complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	361B	5	191375	6f4d	mi007	1998	1:12000
Blue Lake sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes	350E	5	191373	6f4b	mi007	1998	1:12000
Morganlake-Ossineke, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	424C	4	191379	6f4j	mi007	1998	1:12000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 18 to 35 percent slopes	KlkbaE	37227	3155929	2ytjn	mi009	1976	1:15840
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 6 to 18 percent slopes	KlkbaD	29274	3155887	2ytjm	mi009	1976	1:15840
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	KlkbaB	25329	3155927	2ytjl	mi009	1976	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, 18 to 35 percent slopes	EmtblE	12674	3155904	2ytjs	mi009	1976	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, 2 to 6 percent slopes	EmtblB	11135	3155901	2ytjp	mi009	1976	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, 6 to 12 percent slopes	EmtblC	6800	3155902	2ytjq	mi009	1976	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, lake moderated, 18 to 35 percent slopes	EmtlmE	6366	3155908	2ytk7	mi009	1976	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, 12 to 18 percent slopes	EmtblD	5047	3155903	2ytjr	mi009	1976	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, lake moderated, 12 to 18 percent slopes	EmtlmD	3261	3155907	2ytk6	mi009	1976	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, lake moderated, 2 to 6 percent slopes	EmtlmB	3232	3155905	2ytk4	mi009	1976	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, lake moderated, 6 to 12 percent slopes	EmtlmC	3218	3155906	2ytk5	mi009	1976	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	BluaaB	918	3155886	2yths	mi009	1976	1:15840
Blue Lake-Kalkaska association, undulating	BKB	1473	190404	6d42	mi029	1970	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	BlB	1125	190406	6d44	mi029	1970	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, 18 to 35 percent slopes	EmtblE	671	3156019	2ytjs	mi029	1970	1:15840
Blue Lake-Kalkaska association, rolling	BKC	630	190405	6d43	mi029	1970	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	BlC	466	190407	6d45	mi029	1970	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 18 to 50 percent slopes	BlF	409	190409	6d47	mi029	1970	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 12 to 18 percent slopes	BlD	221	190408	6d46	mi029	1970	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, 2 to 6 percent slopes	EmtblB	202	3156016	2ytjp	mi029	1970	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, 6 to 12 percent slopes	EmtblC	202	3156017	2ytjq	mi029	1970	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, lake moderated, 18 to 35 percent slopes	EmtlmE	179	3156024	2ytk7	mi029	1970	1:15840
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 18 to 35 percent slopes	KlkbaE	156	3187031	2ytjn	mi029	1970	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, lake moderated, 6 to 12 percent slopes	EmtlmC	97	3156022	2ytk5	mi029	1970	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, 12 to 18 percent slopes	EmtblD	94	3156018	2ytjr	mi029	1970	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, lake moderated, 12 to 18 percent slopes	EmtlmD	83	3156023	2ytk6	mi029	1970	1:15840
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	KlkbaB	71	3156029	2ytjl	mi029	1970	1:15840
Emmet-Blue Lake loamy sands, lake moderated, 2 to 6 percent slopes	EmtlmB	69	3156020	2ytk4	mi029	1970	1:15840
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 6 to 18 percent slopes	KlkbaD	45	3156021	2ytjm	mi029	1970	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	18B	14561	190539	6d8f	mi031	1988	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	18C	9018	190540	6d8g	mi031	1988	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes	18D	8670	190541	6d8h	mi031	1988	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 30 to 50 percent slopes	18F	2116	190542	6d8j	mi031	1988	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	52B	6845	189724	6cf4	mi039	1993	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes	52D	405	189725	6cf5	mi039	1993	1:15840
Blue Lake sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	BlB	1361	1588017	1q9gc	mi041	1969	1:24000
Blue Lake sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes	BlD	255	1588018	1q9gd	mi041	1969	1:24000
Blue Lake sand, 18 to 40 percent slopes	BlE	20	1588019	1q9gf	mi041	1969	1:24000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	BlB	31080	189309	6bzr	mi047	1968	1:20000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	BlC	22360	189310	6bzs	mi047	1968	1:20000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 25 to 60 percent slopes	BlF	17128	189313	6bzw	mi047	1968	1:20000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 18 to 25 percent slopes	BlE	16679	189312	6bzv	mi047	1968	1:20000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 12 to 18 percent slopes	BlD	5839	189311	6bzt	mi047	1968	1:20000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake loamy sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	KbB	1245	189348	6c10	mi047	1968	1:20000
Islandlake-Blue Lake complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	366B	10031	190649	6dcz	mi079	1998	1:12000
Islandlake-Blue Lake complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	366C	5055	190650	6dd0	mi079	1998	1:12000
Islandlake-Blue Lake complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes	366D	3328	190693	6dfd	mi079	1998	1:12000
Morganlake, sandy substratum-Woodman-Blue Lake complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	467B	2571	190723	6dgc	mi079	1998	1:12000
Islandlake-Blue Lake complex, 18 to 35 percent slopes	366E	1618	190694	6dff	mi079	1998	1:12000
Morganlake, sandy substratum-Woodman-Blue Lake complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	467C	1158	190724	6dgd	mi079	1998	1:12000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	KlkbaB	1119	3187041	2ytjl	mi079	1998	1:12000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 18 to 35 percent slopes	KlkbaE	407	3187042	2ytjn	mi079	1998	1:12000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 6 to 18 percent slopes	KlkbaD	375	3187037	2ytjm	mi079	1998	1:12000
Mancelona-Blue Lake complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	471B	282	190728	6dgj	mi079	1998	1:12000
Mancelona-Millersburg-Blue Lake complex, 6 to 18 percent slopes	363D	6401	192259	6g1x	mi119	1997	1:12000
Allendale-Dorval-Blue Lake complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	361B	4218	192255	6g1s	mi119	1997	1:12000
Morganlake-Ossineke, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	424B	4010	192400	6g6g	mi119	1997	1:12000
Mancelona-Millersburg-Blue Lake complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes, dissected	364E	2548	192260	6g1y	mi119	1997	1:12000
Blue Lake sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	350B	2525	192244	6g1f	mi119	1997	1:12000
Morganlake-Ossineke, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	424C	2283	192401	6g6h	mi119	1997	1:12000
Blue Lake sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes	350D	1771	192245	6g1g	mi119	1997	1:12000
Menominee-Bamfield, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes	399D	1510	192170	6fz1	mi119	1997	1:12000
Millersburg-Blue Lake complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	450B	1142	192301	6g38	mi119	1997	1:12000
Millersburg-Blue Lake complex, 6 to 18 percent slopes	450D	1032	192302	6g39	mi119	1997	1:12000
Millersburg-Blue Lake complex, 18 to 35 percent slopes	450E	727	192303	6g3b	mi119	1997	1:12000
Mancelona-Ossineke-Blue Lake complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	353B	479	192249	6g1l	mi119	1997	1:12000
Menominee-Bamfield, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 18 to 70 percent slopes, dissected	400F	475	192398	6g6d	mi119	1997	1:12000
Mancelona-Blue Lake sands, 15 to 70 percent slopes, dissected	354F	469	192252	6g1p	mi119	1997	1:12000
Blue Lake sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes	350E	240	192246	6g1h	mi119	1997	1:12000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	BlC	2284	189988	6cpn	mi133	1966	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BlB	1697	189987	6cpm	mi133	1966	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 12 to 18 percent slopes	BlD	1175	189989	6cpp	mi133	1966	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 18 to 25 percent slopes	BlE	463	189990	6cpq	mi133	1966	1:15840
Blue Lake loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BlA	330	189986	6cpl	mi133	1966	1:15840
Islandlake-Blue Lake sands, 6 to 18 percent slopes	508D	1035	628149	p2mw	mi135	2003	1:12000
Morganlake-Ossineke, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	424C	829	628170	p2nk	mi135	2003	1:12000
Islandlake-Blue Lake sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	508B	811	628150	p2mx	mi135	2003	1:12000
Morganlake-Ossineke, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	424B	692	628171	p2nl	mi135	2003	1:12000
Menominee-Bamfield, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes	399D	195	628161	p2n8	mi135	2003	1:12000
Islandlake-Blue Lake sands, 18 to 35 percent slopes	508E	166	628148	p2mv	mi135	2003	1:12000
Menominee-Bamfield, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 18 to 70 percent slopes, dissected	400F	128	628172	p2nm	mi135	2003	1:12000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	52B	23584	191506	6f8m	mi137	1998	1:12000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes	52D	18623	191507	6f8n	mi137	1998	1:12000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 8 to 50 percent slopes, dissected	365F	12855	191484	6f7x	mi137	1998	1:12000
Menominee-Bamfield, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 18 to 70 percent slopes, dissected	400F	2752	191493	6f86	mi137	1998	1:12000
Menominee-Bamfield, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes	399D	2289	191492	6f85	mi137	1998	1:12000
Blue Lake loamy sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes	52E	2115	191508	6f8p	mi137	1998	1:12000
Morganlake-Ossineke, sandy substratum-Blue Lake complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	424B	1817	191497	6f8b	mi137	1998	1:12000
Morganlake-0ssineke, sandy substratum,-Blue Lake complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	424C	1469	191498	6f8c	mi137	1998	1:12000
Mancelona-Blue Lake sands, 15 to 70 percent slopes, dissected	354F	1408	191553	6fb4	mi137	1998	1:12000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 6 to 18 percent slopes	KlkbaD	126	3187047	2ytjm	mi137	1998	1:12000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 18 to 35 percent slopes	KlkbaE	92	3187051	2ytjn	mi137	1998	1:12000
Blue Lake sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes	350D	26	191542	6f9s	mi137	1998	1:12000
Kalkaska-Blue Lake sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	KlkbaB	10	3187050	2ytjl	mi137	1998	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BLUE LAKE 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 2024-10-30).