Soil Data Explorer - BUCKSPORT

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BUCKSPORT soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BUCKSPORT, 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 BUCKSPORT 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
141	16N2131	S2016NY113001	Bucksport	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.7756944,-75.6883056
143	10N0314	S09ME003010.Bucksport	Bucksport	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	46.8164722,-69.1860833
143	10N0321	S09ME021005.Bucksport	Bucksport	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.6406667,-68.9570556
144B	01N0951	S2001CT005005	Bucksport	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.9602356,-73.2483139
144B	16N2127	S2016VT005001	Bucksport	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.3738417,-72.1717583

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the BUCKSPORT 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 BUCKSPORT 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 BUCKSPORT 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 BUCKSPORT 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 BUCKSPORT 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 BUCKSPORT 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 BUCKSPORT 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 BUCKSPORT, 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. ME-2010-09-03-08 | Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County - 2003

   Typical pattern of the soils and underlying material in the Charles-Medomak-Cornish general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Franklin County Area and Part of Somerset County, Maine; 2003).

2. NY-2010-09-28-13 | Hamilton County - 2006

   Typical relationship of soils and underlying deposits in the Wonsqueak-Bucksport-Rumney general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Hamilton County, New York; 2006).

Map Units

Map units containing BUCKSPORT 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
Bucksport muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes	438	1793	3395891	2ty6y	ct601	2003	1:12000
Bucksport muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes	850A	440	1386964	2ty6y	ma011	2012	1:12000
Bucksport muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes, ponded	851A	41	2520130	2ty6z	ma011	2012	1:12000
Bucksport and Wonsqueak mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes	59A	18996	808466	2ty70	ma614	1993	1:25000
Bucksport and Pondicherry mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BW	10735	284967	2w9r5	me610	1992	1:20000
Wonsqueak, Bucksport, and Sebago soils	WT	17704	285157	9kqm	me611	1988	1:20000
Wonsqueak and Bucksport mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Ws	11371	285160	2w9p3	me611	1988	1:20000
Bucksport and Wonsqueak mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes, ponded	BW	36360	741960	sx26	me612	2016	1:24000
Bucksport and Wonsqueak mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	BWF	6677	741959	sx25	me612	2016	1:24000
Bucksport and Wonsqueak mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes	WB	29219	285376	2ty70	me615	1994	1:24000
Bucksport and Wonsqueak mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BW	42499	285534	2ty70	me617	2004	1:24000
Wonsqueak and Bucksport mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	WF	21541	285633	2ty71	me617	2004	1:24000
Bucksport and Wonsqueak mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes	WO	62975	285721	2ty70	me619	2005	1:24000
Bucksport and Wonsqueak mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes	WB	84534	2549955	2ty70	me620	2011	1:24000
Wonsqueak and Bucksport mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	WA	7254	2549905	2ty71	me620	2011	1:24000
Bucksport and Wonsqueak mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes	WB	39022	2549880	2ty70	me621	2011	1:24000
Wonsqueak and Bucksport mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	WA	8765	2549851	2ty71	me621	2011	1:24000
Bucksport and Wonsqueak mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes	BWA	78437	1909309	2ty70	me622	2007	1:24000
Wonsqueak and Bucksport mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	WBA	8117	1909184	2ty71	me622	2007	1:24000
Bucksport muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes	895A	6091	1600719	2ty6y	nh603		1:24000
Bucksport muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes	895A	11891	280678	2ty6y	nh607	2000	1:24000
Peacham, Bucksport, and Rumney soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, ponded	897A	4460	280737	9f41	nh607	2000	1:24000
Bucksport mucky peat	Bx	3452	290120	9qwq	ny019	1995	1:24000
Bucksport and Wonsqueak soils	Bw	726	290464	9r7t	ny025	1999	1:24000
Bucksport mucky peat, 0 to 1 percent slopes	BuA	261	1714207	1vjs0	ny031	2007	1:24000
Wonsqueak-Rumney-Bucksport complex	26A	40	2521660	9ssl	ny033	2018	1:24000
Wonsqueak-Rumney-Bucksport complex	26A	41979	291945	9ssl	ny041	1994	1:62500
Bucksport-Wonsqueak complex	24A	5810	291943	9ssj	ny041	1994	1:62500
Bucksport-Wonsqueak complex	24A	29	2677570	9ssj	ny043	2018	1:24000
Bucksport-Wonsqueak association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently ponded	9098A	511	964694	11cv5	ny045	1981	1:15840
Bucksport-Wonsqueak-Tughill complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3007A	5	3118082	2phbm	ny045	1981	1:15840
Bucksport-Wonsqueak-Tughill complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3007A	12603	2487397	2phbm	ny049	2018	1:24000
Bucksport-Wonsqueak complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3011A	3098	2504280	2pq41	ny049	2018	1:24000
Bucksport mucky peat, 0 to 3 percent slopes	BuA	1336	2753707	2splz	ny049	2018	1:24000
Bucksport-Pondicherry complex, occasionally flooded	BpA	785	2753708	2spm0	ny049	2018	1:24000
Bucksport-Wonsqueak-Tughill complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3007A	18	3118104	2phbm	ny065	1993	1:24000
Bucksport-Wonsqueak-Tughill complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3007A	134	3118109	2phbm	ny075	1973	1:15840
Bucksport-Wonsqueak complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	3011A	20	3118110	2pq41	ny075	1973	1:15840
Bucksport muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes	27A	2056	282883	2ty6y	vt005	2006	1:20000
Bucksport peat, 0 to 2 percent slopes	270A	298	1529472	2w9p4	vt005	2006	1:20000
Wonsqueak, Pondicherry, and Bucksport mucks, 0 to 2 percent slopes	SIE8	13800	2433245	2w9r6	vt009	2012	1:
Bucksport muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes	84A	2306	283536	2ty6y	vt019	2005	1:20000
Bucksport muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes, ponded	70A	1222	283521	2ty6z	vt019	2005	1:20000
Bucksport muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes	56	554	283238	2ty6y	vt027	2000	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BUCKSPORT 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).