Soil Data Explorer - CATASKA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CATASKA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CATASKA, 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 CATASKA 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
130B	04N0777	S2004NC173002	Cataska	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.4303818,-83.4860001

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with CATASKA 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 CATASKA 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 CATASKA 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 terrace figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with CATASKA, 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-2010-11-02-19 | McMinn County - 2004

   Relationship of soils and parent material in the Tellico-Red Hills-Nonaburg and Lostcove-Unicoi-Cataska general soil map units (Soil Survey of McMinn County, Tennessee; 2004).

2. TN-2012-03-19-26 | McMinn County - 2004

   Relationship of soils and parent material in the Tellico-Red Hills-Nonaburg and Lostcove-Unicoi-Cataska general soil map units (Soil Survey of McMinn County, TN; 2004).

Map Units

Map units containing CATASKA 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
Cataska channery loam, 45 to 70 percent slopes, very rocky	CeG	1267	1611217	1r2lr	ga015	2013	1:12000
Cataska channery silt loam, 45 to 70 percent slopes, very rocky	CaG	5235	2023858	25xzr	ga129	2007	1:12000
Cataska-Junaluska complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes	CbF	4975	2023857	25xzq	ga129	2007	1:12000
Cataska-Junaluska complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CbE	4265	2023856	25xzp	ga129	2007	1:12000
Junaluska-Cataska complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes	JcF	1635	531773	kvbz	ga637	1990	1:20000
Junaluska-Cataska complex, 45 to 90 percent slopes	JcG	1175	531774	kvc0	ga637	1990	1:20000
Junaluska-Cataska complex, 10 to 25 percent slopes	JcE	675	531772	kvby	ga637	1990	1:20000
Cataska channery silt loam, 45 to 70 percent slopes	CkG	13105	562964	lwt4	ga648	2001	1:12000
Cataska channery silt loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	CkF	980	562963	lwt3	ga648	2001	1:12000
Cataska channery silt loam, 5 to 25 percent slopes	CkE	225	562962	lwt2	ga648	2001	1:12000
Cataska-Sylco-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	CdF	425	1671977	1t3tr	nc021	2006	1:12000
Cataska-Sylco complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	CaE	64	1671976	1t3tq	nc021	2006	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very rocky	SyF	21205	2423167	2vx4l	nc039	2009	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	SyE	5840	2423166	2vx4f	nc039	2009	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very rocky	SyD	1005	2423165	2vx4b	nc039	2009	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes	SxF	2672	546456	lbmm	nc043	1991	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	SxE	1088	546455	2vx4d	nc043	1991	1:12000
Cataska-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes	CbF	365	546390	lbkh	nc043	1991	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	SxD	93	546454	lbmk	nc043	1991	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very rocky	SyF	13879	1912786	2vx4l	nc075	2007	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	SyE	2180	1912785	2vx4f	nc075	2007	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very rocky	SyD	1331	1912784	2vx4b	nc075	2007	1:12000
Cataska-Sylco complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes	CcF	3560	545804	l9yl	nc113	1990	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	SxE	1262	545871	2vx4d	nc113	1990	1:12000
Rock outcrop-Cataska complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes	RhF	639	545856	lb08	nc113	1990	1:12000
Cataska-Sylco-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	CfF	7605	1671328	1t34t	nc115	2006	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, basin, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	SwE	1510	1671441	2vx4g	nc115	2006	1:12000
Rock outcrop-Cataska complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	RcF	407	1671424	1t37x	nc115	2006	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, basin, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very rocky	SwD	313	1671442	2vx4c	nc115	2006	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes	TcG	1091	2390397	2l7dl	nc175	1968	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very rocky	StF	7621	1912624	2vx4l	nc605	2007	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes, very rocky	StE	1504	1912623	2vx4f	nc605	2007	1:12000
Cataska-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes, very stony	CbF	490	623189	nxgw	nc605	2007	1:12000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very rocky	StD	220	1912622	2vx4b	nc605	2007	1:12000
Soco-Cataska-Rock outcrop complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes	SmF	1586	546803	lbzt	nc606	1991	1:12000
Rock outcrop-Cataska complex, 50 to 95 percent slopes	RgF	964	546794	lbzj	nc606	1991	1:12000
Cataska channery silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	CcF	6056	526436	2v0x9	tn019	2000	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 50 to 80 percent slopes	CcG	1803	526437	2v0xb	tn019	2000	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 50 to 80 percent slopes	11G	3417	2395917	2v0xb	tn059	1954	1:15840
Sylco-Cataska complex, 50 to 80 percent slopes	24G	2387	2395938	2vx4k	tn059	1954	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	11F	1067	2395916	2v0x9	tn059	1954	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes	11E	812	2395915	2v0xc	tn059	1954	1:15840
Sylco-Cataska complex, 35 to 50 percent slopes	24F	452	2395937	2vx4h	tn059	1954	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	CcF	3046	526519	2v0x9	tn091	2000	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 50 to 80 percent slopes	CcG	2225	526520	2v0xb	tn091	2000	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes	CcE	1970	526518	2v0xc	tn091	2000	1:24000
Cataska very channery loam, 65 to 90 percent slopes, very rocky	CaG	838	526201	knk7	tn107	1999	1:24000
Cataska very channery loam, 35 to 65 percent slopes, very rocky	CaF	72	526198	knk4	tn107	1999	1:24000
Cataska-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes	CcF	1411	527856	kq8m	tn123	1974	1:20000
Cataska-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes	CaF	5491	523735	kkzp	tn139	1997	1:24000
Cataska-Rock outcrop complex, 65 to 90 percent slopes	CaG	5076	523736	kkzq	tn139	1997	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	CaF	1723	530055	2v0x9	tn163	1991	1:20000
Cataska channery silt loam, 50 to 80 percent slopes	CaG	825	530056	2v0xb	tn163	1991	1:20000
Cataska channery silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes	CaE	752	530054	2v0xc	tn163	1991	1:20000
Cataska cobbly loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	CcF	88	530057	kskm	tn163	1991	1:20000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 50 to 80 percent slopes	24G	1333	2401334	2vx4k	tn171	1980	1:24000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 35 to 50 percent slopes	24F	899	2401333	2vx4h	tn171	1980	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes	11E	234	2401319	2v0xc	tn171	1980	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 50 to 80 percent slopes	11G	132	2401321	2v0xb	tn171	1980	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	11F	49	2401320	2v0x9	tn171	1980	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 50 to 80 percent slopes	CaG	3927	1689633	2v0xb	tn179	1955	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	CaF	1068	1689632	2v0x9	tn179	1955	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes	CaE	966	1689631	2v0xc	tn179	1955	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 35 to 50 percent slopes	CaF	14831	524763	2v0x9	tn606	2001	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 50 to 80 percent slopes	CaG	9405	524764	2v0xb	tn606	2001	1:24000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 50 to 80 percent slopes	SyG	7743	524835	2vx4k	tn606	2001	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes	CaE	4063	524762	2v0xc	tn606	2001	1:24000
Sylco-Cataska complex, 35 to 50 percent slopes	SyF	2390	524834	2vx4h	tn606	2001	1:24000
Cataska-Sylco complex, 25 to 80 percent slopes	CcE	39354	529682	ks5j	tn608	2001	1:24000
Junaluska-Cataska complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes	JcD	16402	529689	ks5r	tn608	2001	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 25 to 80 percent slopes	CaE	11340	529681	ks5h	tn608	2001	1:24000
Cataska channery silt loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes	CaD	3028	529680	ks5g	tn608	2001	1:24000
Soco-Cataska complex, 25 to 80 percent slopes, eroded	SoE	116	529706	ks69	tn608	2001	1:24000
Cataska-Sylco complex, 30 to 95 percent slopes, very rocky	CcF	18004	553554	ll0l	tn640	2007	1:24000
Cataska-Hartleton very stony loams, 25 to 60 percent slopes	11E	3500	516298	kb7s	va003	1981	1:15840
Cataska-Hartleton very stony loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	11D	610	516297	kb7r	va003	1981	1:15840
Hartleton-Cataska very stony loams, 7 to 15 percent slopes	35C	500	516357	kb9p	va003	1981	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	16E	5624	517525	kcjc	va015	1978	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 45 to 70 percent slopes	16F	3559	517528	kcjg	va015	1978	1:15840
Cataska very stony silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	17E	1623	517542	kcjx	va015	1978	1:15840
Cataska-Cardiff slaty loams, 15 to 45 percent slopes	7D	2131	516584	kbk0	va043	1980	1:15840
Cataska very stony silt loam, 25 to 75 percent slopes	CaE	364	516876	kbvf	va079	1983	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 25 to 65 percent slopes	8E	2318	518870	kdxr	va187	1980	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	8D	1331	518869	kdxq	va187	1980	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	8C	245	518868	kdxp	va187	1980	1:15840
Cataska channery silt loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	16E	27	3025816	2xd5d	va820		1:12000
Cataska silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, extremely stony	17E	10	3025802	2xd5f	va820		1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CATASKA 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).