Soil Data Explorer - CAPSHAW

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CAPSHAW soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CAPSHAW, 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 CAPSHAW 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
n/a	S76AL-033-6	76AL033006-pgm	Capshaw	3	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 CAPSHAW 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 CAPSHAW 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 CAPSHAW 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 CAPSHAW 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 CAPSHAW 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 CAPSHAW 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 CAPSHAW 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 CAPSHAW, 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. TN-2010-11-02-33 | Rhea County - 2005

   The relationship of soils, geology, and parent materials in the Pailo-Fullerton-Tasso and Colbert-Lyerly-Ketona-Capshaw general soil map units (Soil Survey of Rhea County, Tennessee; 2005).

Map Units

Map units containing CAPSHAW 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
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CaB	12149	328685	c10r	al033	1986	1:20000
Capshaw silt loam	Ca	1000	329128	c1h1	al049	1953	1:20000
Capshaw silt loam, undulating phase	Cpu	5716	522839	kk1s	al071	1943	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, level phase	Cpv	1896	522840	kk1t	al071	1943	1:24000
Capshaw loam	Cl	292	522739	kjyk	al083	1953	1:20000
Captina and capshaw silt loams, level	Cb	4324	523085	kk9q	al089	1958	1:24000
Captina and capshaw silt loams, undulating	Cc	1171	523086	kk9r	al089	1958	1:24000
Captina and capshaw loams, undulating	Ca	594	523084	kk9p	al089	1958	1:24000
Captina and Capshaw silt loams, undifferentiated	Cb	2713	331035	c3gk	al103	1949	1:15840
Captina and Capshaw loams, undifferentiated	Ca	1695	331034	c3gj	al103	1949	1:15840
Capshaw silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CaA	2188	1611948	1r3cb	ga015	2013	1:12000
Capshaw silty clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CaB	422	1611949	1r3cc	ga015	2013	1:12000
Capshaw-Urban land complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	CbB	215	2554234	2qvpp	ga015	2013	1:12000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CaB	520	531160	ktq6	ga047	1987	1:20000
Capshaw silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes	CaB	4609	2507943	2q785	ga619	2012	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CaA	1790	562923	lwrt	ga648	2001	1:12000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CaB	1210	562924	lwrv	ga648	2001	1:12000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CbB	403	1887371	21byy	tn001	1978	1:15840
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CaB	12842	529367	krvc	tn003	1998	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CaA	3547	529366	krvb	tn003	1998	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, undulating phase	Ca	390	526858	kp7f	tn011	1951	1:20000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CaB	1886	524409	klpf	tn015	1999	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CaB	568	523412	kkn8	tn037	1977	1:15840
Capshaw silt loam, phosphatic, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CaB	407	527046	kpfh	tn041	1968	1:15840
Capshaw silt loam	Ca	3156	527156	kpk1	tn051	1950	1:20000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CaB	4901	1017836	1354f	tn065	1980	1:15840
Mercer silt loam, eroded rolling phase	Mc	81	527530	kpy3	tn083	1952	1:20000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CpB	2101	525821	kn4z	tn103	1999	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, eroded undulating phase	Cb	1685	526237	knld	tn115	1951	1:20000
Capshaw silt loam, undulating phase	Ca	286	526236	knlc	tn115	1951	1:20000
Capshaw silt loam, eroded rolling phase	Cc	100	526238	knlf	tn115	1951	1:20000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CaB	6835	524064	klb9	tn117	1999	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CaB	1717	1421447	1jq44	tn121	1968	1:15840
Capshaw-Lyerly complex 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	CbC2	601	1421452	1jq49	tn121	1968	1:15840
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CaB	2371	728841	sgf0	tn143	2003	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	CaC	222	728842	sgf1	tn143	2003	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CaB	3204	1475615	301gy	tn145	2005	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CpA	6701	528215	kqn6	tn149	1974	1:15840
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CpB	3313	528216	kqn7	tn149	1974	1:15840
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	CaB	371	529602	ks2y	tn153	1995	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CpB	710	530013	ksj6	tn169	1993	1:24000
Capshaw silt loam	Cl	137	529951	ksg6	tn173	1945	1:24000
Mercer silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	MfB2	486	523554	kksv	tn187	1961	1:15840
Capshaw silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CaB	10935	528452	kqwv	tn189	1988	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CAPSHAW 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).