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 . 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
7240A1812S1957KS075006Buffalo Park6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.8568611,-101.6210278
7287P0014S1986KS063007Buffalo Park5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.7441361,-100.7689
7287P0015S1986KS063008Buffalo Park5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.7440667,-100.7682444
7287P0016S1986KS063009Buffalo Park5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.743675,-100.7672306
7287P0027S1986KS093008Buffalo Park5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.0976889,-101.2605833
7287P0028S1986KS093009Buffalo Park5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.0984,-101.259325
7289P0735S1989KS081010Buffalo Park5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.4167056,-101.0339444
7291P0811S1991KS081010Buffalo Park6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.6338889,-101.0238889
7301P0281S2001KS063001Buffalo Park7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9889194,-100.5372
n/a02N0415S2001CO075006Buffalo Park5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/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.

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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 , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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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 .

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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 .

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

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with BUFFALO PARK 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 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 .

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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 .

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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 .

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, eroded19672230692052wz9wco00919661:20000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes19601126687112wz8bco01719851:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded1967629227680852wz9wco09919631:15840
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes196056026687322wz8bks02319871:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes196026226687332wz8bks03919851:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes19602296126687352wz8bks05519621:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded1967982426688922wz9wks05519621:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded1968810627333862wz8jks05519621:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes19602726687362wz8bks05719621:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes19612977626688472wz8gks06319741:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded1968950126058052wz8jks06319741:24000
Buffalo Park silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes1969258927680762wz8hks06319741:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes196059229958702wz8bks06319741:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded196714226688932wz9wks06319741:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded19671740826688942wz9wks06719651:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded1968610127680772wz8jks06719651:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes1960638726687412wz8bks06919651:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded1968327333882wz8jks06919651:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded196714326688952wz9wks07119591:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes19609826687192wz8bks07119591:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded19671384326688962wz9wks07519591:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded1967142226688972wz9wks08119651:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded196874327333922wz8jks08119651:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded1967412726688992wz9wks09319611:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded1968106027333932wz8jks09319611:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes196082026687422wz8bks09319611:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes19611461926688482wz8gks10119661:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded19681202327333942wz8jks10119661:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded1967565126689002wz9wks10119661:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes1960101129958722wz8bks10119661:24000
Buffalo Park silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes196960927680802wz8hks10119661:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes19612070226688492wz8gks10919621:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes19601830129958742wz8bks10919621:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded1968936311505532wz8jks10919621:24000
Buffalo Park silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes1969309327680812wz8hks10919621:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes19601179629958762wz8bks15319791:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded19671265826689042wz9wks17119631:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded1968164927333962wz8jks17119631:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes1960115829958772wz8bks17119631:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded196778126689052wz9wks17519631:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes1960521329958782wz8bks17919821:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes19605804826687502wz8bks18119671:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes19613154126688502wz8gks18119671:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded19681114727680832wz8jks18119671:24000
Buffalo Park silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes1969201330307692wz8hks18119671:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded1967137926689072wz9wks18119671:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded1967291526689082wz9wks18719591:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes1960244926687522wz8bks18719591:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes19606928929958792wz8bks19319781:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes19605740526687542wz8bks19919841:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded1967508826689092wz9wks19919841:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 6 to 15 percent slopes196157026688512wz8gks19919841:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes19601830129958802wz8bks20319631:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded1967573426689112wz9wks20319631:24000
Buffalo Park-Ulysses silt loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded196867127333982wz8jks20319631:24000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes1960239916990662wz8bne02919801:20000
Buffalo Park silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes1960969816993152wz8bne08719651:20000

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 .