Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CAHABA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CAHABA, 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 CAHABA 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
128S05AL-007-105AL007001-pgmCahaba3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties33.0226944,-86.8781111
131C40A3988S1955LA015001Cahaba4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.398613,-93.5005569
133AS86AL-087-186AL087001-pgmCahaba2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.4463889,-85.8955556
133AS86AL-105-186AL105001-pgmCahaba3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.5491667,-87.1894444
133A40A3990S1956LA105001Cahaba3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties30.7472229,-90.4950027
133A40A4304S1971AL097013Cahaba6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties30.9146595,-88.0355835
133AS86SC005-6S1986SC005002Cahaba3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.9121033,-81.4445523
133AS05AL-129-1S2005AL129211Cahaba3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.3678056,-87.9886111
133B40A4118S1945LA061002CAHABA3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.5319443,-92.4983368
133B40A3989S1955LA015002Cahaba4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties32.9072227,-93.5836105
152A40A3991S1956LA105002Cahaba4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties30.6219444,-90.4844437

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the CAHABA 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 CAHABA 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 CAHABA 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 CAHABA 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 CAHABA 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 CAHABA 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 CAHABA 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with CAHABA, 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. AL-2012-04-24-12 | Greene County - June 1971

    Cross section of association 3 showing topography, important soils, and underlying material (Soil Survey of Greene County, Alabama; June 1971).

  2. LA-2012-02-01-01 | Bossier Parish - August 1962

    Physiographic relationships of general soil areas in the northwestern part of Bossier Parish. The area represented is about 12 miles square (Soil Survey of Bossier Parish, Louisiana; August 1962).

  3. SC-2012-03-14-25 | Marlboro County - November 1965

    Major soils in association 2 and their general location on the landscape (Soil Survey of Marlboro County, SC; 1965).

Map Units

Map units containing CAHABA 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
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, occasional floodingCaB9493281132vy07al00319611:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA267522303302dvv4al00720071:24000
Cahaba sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaB213522308042dwbfal00720071:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA4703284462tl0sal01319961:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA2090328571c0x2al02319981:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedCaA11906000782tl1val02520041:24000
Cahaba-Bigbee complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCbA10897328721c11xal03519851:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA394328720c11wal03519851:20000
Cahaba sandy loamCa1447329237c1lkal05119481:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loamCa2055329319c1p6al05319691:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesCaB1062329538c1x8al05919621:15840
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA353329537c1x7al05919621:15840
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesCaB9256329655c211al06320131:
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedCaA78253297392tl1val06520031:24000
Kolomoki-Cahaba complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely floodedKhB2807607356nd04al06920021:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA263425146322tl0sal08520111:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaB87125146332qcw1al08520111:24000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA1073330451c2vqal08719971:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA70203305662tl0sal09119971:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedCbA59803305672tl1val09119971:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely floodedCcB4790330568c2zhal09119971:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes81200330646c320al09319761:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes7760330645c31zal09319761:20000
Annemaine-Cahaba complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes, occasionally floodedAcD173129950712x5rgal09720181:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesCaB94129950472vy06al09720181:24000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedCaA3860330830c37yal09919841:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, level phaseCaA2801330888c39tal10119581:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, eroded, very gently sloping phaseCaB22700330889c39val10119581:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, eroded, gently sloping phaseCaC2580330890c39wal10119581:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA8030331227c3nral10519961:24000
Cahaba sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaB1280331228c3nsal10519961:24000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedCbA11030331275c3q9al10719971:24000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA360331300c3r3al10919961:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedCaA8585331472c3xnal11919861:24000
Cahaba sandy loam134301331505c3yqal12519801:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA232026420682tl0sal12920131:24000
Annemaine-Cahaba complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes, occasionally floodedAcD198426420462x5rgal12920131:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA58303316442tl0sal13119971:24000
Cahaba sandy loam, eroded gently sloping phaseCaC21567565149lz2mar01119591:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, gently sloping phaseCaC1279565148lz2lar01119591:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, nearly level phaseCaB809565147lz2kar01119591:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, sloping phase (smithdale)CaD144565150lz2nar01119591:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, terrace, 1 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded111931317934230dnhar01919831:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes127133179343lym3ar01919831:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, erodedCbC22878565297lz7dar02519651:15840
Cahaba fine sandy loam, terrace, 1 to 3 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaB512456544730dnhar04319721:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, terrace, 1 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded112395317923230dnhar05919831:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes12873179233lym3ar05919831:20000
Cahaba-Norfolk association, undulatingCNB29744566050m00par10319691:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCaB77355660512tglmar10319691:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesCaC7030566052m00rar10319691:20000
Cahaba loamy sandCX9181251234667ga60119691:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA660325760bxzdga63419801:20000
Cahaba-Bienville-Guyton complex, gently undulatingCk2213815861001q7gjla00319781:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCh8594158609930g0nla00319781:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesChB4931172569730g0nla01119931:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopesChC172717245761vwkhla01319921:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCaB570159223430cqsla01520051:24000
Bienville-Cahaba-Guyton complex, gently undulatingBn1098014136731jg1cla01919831:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCh29414136761jg1gla01919831:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCh388172564230cqsla02119851:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCa94356931230cqsla02719861:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCa9618172452630cqsla03119861:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCh1435152745630cqsla04319821:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesChB18171172525530cqsla04919911:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesChB1685141466830g0nla05319891:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCh2384160016030cqsla05919861:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesChB50157111530cqsla06119911:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCa14215697342vy08la06319871:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesChB908056995030cqsla07919731:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCa111813269982vy08la10319851:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCa1453815365082vy08la10519851:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopesCh22615365091nkvtla10519851:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopesCa282517253281vxbrla11119921:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesChB10687172554230cqsla11519921:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopesCa1242617241391vw3dla11719891:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCa415857033830cqsla11919891:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesCa2060172595130cqsla12719911:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA7843319812shspms02319631:15840
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, erodedCaB2623331983c4g4ms02319631:15840
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesCaB483331982c4g3ms02319631:15840
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedCaA10093320832tjldms02519741:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA2602567676m1q4ms02919811:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesCaB1679567677m1q5ms02919811:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesCaB1575332129c4lvms03119621:15840
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA8393321282shspms03119621:15840
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesChA1532332212c4pjms03519761:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes23A654567802m1v6ms03719921:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 12 to 17 percent slopes (smithdale)CaE6529332259c4r1ms03919671:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA13753322582shspms03919671:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA197426421702tl0sms04120121:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaB146226421712rrxzms04120121:24000
Cahaba sandy loam, occasionally flooded20A4372332709c56kms06719841:20000
Harleston-Cahaba association, occasionally flooded192212332707c56hms06719841:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA10333328782shspms07519801:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedChA98663329242tjldms07719721:20000
Cahaba sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesChB935332925c5fjms07719721:20000
Cahaba and Ruston fine sandy loams, 17 to 30 percent slopes (smithdale, smithdale)CaF13957333004c5j2ms08119681:20000
Luverne and Cahaba soils, 17 to 30 percent slopes (luverne, smithdale)LuF11415333017c5jhms08119681:20000
Cahaba and Ruston fine sandy loams, 12 to 17 percent slopes, eroded (smithdale, smithdale)CaE24432333003c5j1ms08119681:20000
Cahaba and Ruston fine sandy loams, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded (ruston, ruston)CaC21204333002c5j0ms08119681:20000
Cahaba-Latonia association, occasionally floodedCL12231333054c5kpms08719771:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA5105333056c5krms08719771:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes occasionally floodedCbA3971333058c5ktms08719771:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesCaB1820333057c5ksms08719771:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, occasionally floodedCbB777333059c5kvms08719771:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA89983331152shspms09119831:20000
Gullied land-Cahaba complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes (smithdale)GuE71045568275m2bgms09319681:20000
Cahaba-Providence complex, 12 to 30 percent slopes, severely eroded (smithdale, providence)CbE331844568266m2b5ms09319681:20000
Cahaba and Lexington soils, 12 to 30 percent slopes (smithdale, lexington)CaE31059568265m2b4ms09319681:20000
Providence-Cahaba complex, 12 to 30 percent slopes (providence, smithdale)PvE14207568298m2c6ms09319681:20000
Providence-Cahaba association, hilly (providence, smithdale)PCF8541568291m2bzms09319681:20000
Cahaba-Lexington association, hilly (smithdale, lexington)CLF6731568262m2b1ms09319681:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA4749333151c5ntms09519631:15840
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, erodedCaB21357333152c5nvms09519631:15840
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes, severely erodedCaC3437333153c5nwms09519631:15840
Cahaba very fine sandy loam, eroded very gently sloping phase (2 to 5 percent slopes)CaB2329333309c5txms10119571:20000
Cahaba very fine sandy loam, eroded gently sloping phaseCaC2125333310c5tyms10119571:20000
Cahaba very fine sandy loam, level phase (0 to 2 percent slopes)CaA57333308c5twms10119571:20000
Latonia-Cahaba association, occasionally floodedLC1775333421c5yjms10319831:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA16773334072shspms10319831:20000
Cahaba-Annemaine complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCa15239333601c64bms11119971:20000
Cahaba, Latonia, and Bassfield soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedCLB7776333600c649ms11119971:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 17 to 35 percent slopes (smithdale)CaF9145333635c65fms11319651:15840
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 17 to 35 percent slopes, severely eroded (smithdale)CaF3505333636c65gms11319651:15840
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded12A7963338432tl0sms12119841:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCoA22343339562tl0sms12719931:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCa16413340432tl0sms12919971:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA13833343022shspms14719651:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesCaB8353343032vy06ms14719651:20000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaA983624034362tl0sms15320081:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely floodedCaB181424034372lnz7ms15320081:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopesChA9424571138m59tok08919701:24000
Cahaba and Tiak soils, 3 to 8 percent slopes, severely erodedCkD39104571140m59wok08919701:24000
Cahaba loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopesCbD8698571137m59sok08919701:24000
Cahaba fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopesChB3231571139m59vok08919701:24000
Cahaba loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesCbB2963571136m59rok08919701:24000
Cahaba loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA3081323634fqssc00519891:20000
Cahaba loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopesCaB1231323644fqtsc00519891:20000
Cahaba loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesCaA58371299434c6qsc04119691:20000
Cahaba-Leaf complexCb38481299444c6rsc04119691:20000
Cahaba loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA4921300944cclsc04919901:20000
Cahaba loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopesCaB1311300954ccmsc04919901:20000
Cahaba loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopesCaA11501305554cvgsc06719751:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CAHABA 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 .