Soil Data Explorer - BUFFALO PARK

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the BUFFALO PARK soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of BUFFALO PARK, 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 BUFFALO PARK were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
72	40A1812	S1957KS075006	Buffalo Park	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.8568611,-101.6210278
72	87P0014	S1986KS063007	Buffalo Park	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.7441361,-100.7689
72	87P0015	S1986KS063008	Buffalo Park	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.7440667,-100.7682444
72	87P0016	S1986KS063009	Buffalo Park	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.743675,-100.7672306
72	87P0027	S1986KS093008	Buffalo Park	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.0976889,-101.2605833
72	87P0028	S1986KS093009	Buffalo Park	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.0984,-101.259325
72	89P0735	S1989KS081010	Buffalo Park	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.4167056,-101.0339444
72	91P0811	S1991KS081010	Buffalo Park	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.6338889,-101.0238889
73	01P0281	S2001KS063001	Buffalo Park	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9889194,-100.5372
n/a	02N0415	S2001CO075006	Buffalo Park	5	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 BUFFALO PARK 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 BUFFALO PARK series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BUFFALO PARK 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 BUFFALO PARK 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 mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with BUFFALO PARK share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the BUFFALO PARK 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 BUFFALO PARK 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.

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 BUFFALO PARK, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing BUFFALO PARK 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
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	22	3069205	2wz9w	co009	1966	1:20000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	11	2668711	2wz8b	co017	1985	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	6292	2768085	2wz9w	co099	1963	1:15840
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	560	2668732	2wz8b	ks023	1987	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	262	2668733	2wz8b	ks039	1985	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	22961	2668735	2wz8b	ks055	1962	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	9824	2668892	2wz9w	ks055	1962	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	8106	2733386	2wz8j	ks055	1962	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	27	2668736	2wz8b	ks057	1962	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	1961	29776	2668847	2wz8g	ks063	1974	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	9501	2605805	2wz8j	ks063	1974	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	1969	2589	2768076	2wz8h	ks063	1974	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	592	2995870	2wz8b	ks063	1974	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	142	2668893	2wz9w	ks063	1974	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	17408	2668894	2wz9w	ks067	1965	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	6101	2768077	2wz8j	ks067	1965	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	6387	2668741	2wz8b	ks069	1965	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	3	2733388	2wz8j	ks069	1965	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	143	2668895	2wz9w	ks071	1959	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	98	2668719	2wz8b	ks071	1959	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	13843	2668896	2wz9w	ks075	1959	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	1422	2668897	2wz9w	ks081	1965	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	743	2733392	2wz8j	ks081	1965	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	4127	2668899	2wz9w	ks093	1961	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	1060	2733393	2wz8j	ks093	1961	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	820	2668742	2wz8b	ks093	1961	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	1961	14619	2668848	2wz8g	ks101	1966	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	12023	2733394	2wz8j	ks101	1966	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	5651	2668900	2wz9w	ks101	1966	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	1011	2995872	2wz8b	ks101	1966	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	1969	609	2768080	2wz8h	ks101	1966	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	1961	20702	2668849	2wz8g	ks109	1962	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	18301	2995874	2wz8b	ks109	1962	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	9363	1150553	2wz8j	ks109	1962	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	1969	3093	2768081	2wz8h	ks109	1962	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	11796	2995876	2wz8b	ks153	1979	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	12658	2668904	2wz9w	ks171	1963	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	1649	2733396	2wz8j	ks171	1963	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	1158	2995877	2wz8b	ks171	1963	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	781	2668905	2wz9w	ks175	1963	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	5213	2995878	2wz8b	ks179	1982	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	58048	2668750	2wz8b	ks181	1967	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	1961	31541	2668850	2wz8g	ks181	1967	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	11147	2768083	2wz8j	ks181	1967	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	1969	2013	3030769	2wz8h	ks181	1967	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	1379	2668907	2wz9w	ks181	1967	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	2915	2668908	2wz9w	ks187	1959	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	2449	2668752	2wz8b	ks187	1959	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	69289	2995879	2wz8b	ks193	1978	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	57405	2668754	2wz8b	ks199	1984	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	5088	2668909	2wz9w	ks199	1984	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes	1961	570	2668851	2wz8g	ks199	1984	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	18301	2995880	2wz8b	ks203	1963	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	1967	5734	2668911	2wz9w	ks203	1963	1:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	1968	671	2733398	2wz8j	ks203	1963	1:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	2399	1699066	2wz8b	ne029	1980	1:20000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	1960	9698	1699315	2wz8b	ne087	1965	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the BUFFALO PARK 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).