Soil Data Explorer - CAVODE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CAVODE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CAVODE, 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 CAVODE were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2025-01-21). 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
121	90P0665	1990KY137016	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.4847908,-84.6679764
124	58PA065009	1958PA065009	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1511111,-79.1041667
124	58PA065010	1958PA065010	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1780556,-79.0972222
126	58PA063002	1958PA063002	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7677778,-79.0727778
126	61PA063052	1961PA063052	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.8644444,-79.0119444
126	61PA063059	1961PA063059	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.8608333,-78.9213889
126	73PA019037	1973PA019037	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.0569444,-79.8955556
126	73PA019038	1973PA019038	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.0561111,-79.8863889
126	73PA019039	1973PA019039	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.9425,-80.0194444
127	72PA129018	1972PA129018	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.1747222,-79.2694444
127	88PA021013	1988PA021013	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.5177778,-78.7516667
127	88PA021014	1988PA021014	Cavode	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.4952778,-78.7786111

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the CAVODE 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 CAVODE series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2025-10-03), parsed OSD records (updated 2025-09-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2025-12-01).

Select annual climate data summaries for the CAVODE 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 2025-10-08).

Geomorphic description summaries for the CAVODE 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 2025-10-06).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with CAVODE share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2025-09-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2025-12-01).

Select annual climate data summaries for the CAVODE 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 2025-10-08).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the CAVODE 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 2025-10-06).

There are insufficient data to create the 2D hillslope position figure.

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

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 CAVODE, 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 2025-12-01).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. KY-2012-01-26-17 | Bath County - September 1963

   Typical landscape in the knobby areas of the county showing the topography, the relationship of some of the principal soils, and the parent rocks (Soil Survey of Bath County, Kentucky; September 1963).

2. KY-2012-01-26-25 | Bath County - September 1963

   Cross section of Bath County showing the major soils and their relationship to the rock formations and to relief (Soil Survey of Bath County, Kentucky; September 1963).

3. PA-2012-03-12-03 | Allegheny County - August 1981

   The pattern of soils and underlying material in the Gilpin--Wharton-Upshur soil association (Soil Survey of Allegheny County, PA; 1981).

4. PA-2012-03-12-06 | Beaver and Lawrence Counties - April 1982

   Pattern of soils and parent material in Gilpin-Wharton-Weikert association (Soil Survey of Beaver and Lawrence Counties, PA; 1982).

5. PA-2012-03-12-07 | Beaver and Lawrence Counties - April 1982

   Pattern of soils and parent material in Gilpin-Upshur-Weikert association (Soil Survey of Beaver and Lawrence Counties, PA; 1982).

6. PA-2012-03-13-01 | Cambria County - September 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cookport-Hazleton-Laidig association (Soil Survey of Cambria County, PA; 1985).

7. PA-2012-03-13-02 | Cambria County - September 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Gilpin-Ernest-Wharton association (Soil Survey of Cambria County, PA; 1985).

8. PA-2012-03-13-03 | Cambria County - September 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Brinkerton-Wharton-Cavode association (Soil Survey of Cambria County, PA; 1985).

9. PA-2012-03-13-08 | Centre County - August 1981

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in association 2 (Soil Survey of Centre County, PA; 1981).

10. PA-2012-03-13-15 | Clearfield County - August 1988

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Udorthents-Gilpin-Rayne association (Soil Survey of Clearfield County, PA; 1988).

11. PA-2012-03-13-23 | Fayette County - March 1973

    Parent material, position, and pattern of soils in the Gilpin-Wharton-Ernest soil association (Soil Survey of Fayette County, PA; 1973).

12. PA-2012-03-13-35 | Indiana County - January 1968

    Parent material, position, and pattern of soils in the Gilpin-Wharton-Cavode association (Soil Survey of Indiana County, PA; 1968).

13. PA-2012-03-14-12 | Somerset County - December 1983

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in area of Rayne-Gilpin-Wharton-Cavode soils (Soil Survey of Somerset County, PA; 1983).

14. PA-2012-03-14-16 | Somerset County - December 1983

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in area of Ernest-Rayne-Gilpin soils (Soil Survey of Somerset County, PA; 1983).

15. PA-2012-03-14-29 | Venango County - December 1975

    Pattern of soils and underlying material in Cavode-Wharton association (Soil Survey of Venango County, PA; 1975).

16. PA-2012-03-14-30 | Warren and Forest Counties - October 1985

    Typical landscape and underlying material of the Hazleton-Cookport-Cavode map unit (Soil Survey of Warren and Forest Counties, PA; 1985).

Map Units

Map units containing CAVODE 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
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CfB	372	2401089	2lljh	md001	2009	1:12000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CfA	168	2401088	2lljg	md001	2009	1:12000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CfC	155	2401090	2lljj	md001	2009	1:12000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	CoB	4860	532902	kwjd	md023	1970	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded	CoC2	940	532903	kwjf	md023	1970	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	188D	252	318232	bp4k	ny009	2002	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	188C	89	318234	bp4m	ny009	2002	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	188B	50	318233	bp4l	ny009	2002	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	834	541660	2wdpc	pa003	1973	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	415	541661	2wdpd	pa003	1973	1:15840
Vandergrift-Cavode silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VcD	117	541747	l5qq	pa003	1973	1:15840
Vandergrift-Cavode silt loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VcC	31	541746	l5qp	pa003	1973	1:15840
Vandergrift-Cavode silt loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VcB	18	541745	l5qn	pa003	1973	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	8951	1678199	2wdpc	pa005	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	6942	1678200	2wdpd	pa005	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CaD	1022	1678201	2wdpf	pa005	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CeB	3641	2900243	2wdpc	pa007	1978	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CeC	3434	2900244	2wdpd	pa007	1978	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CeD	1000	2900245	2wdpf	pa007	1978	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CeA	562	2900242	2wdpb	pa007	1978	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	567	542335	l6bp	pa013	1978	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	ClC	14028	538161	2wdpd	pa019	1984	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ClB	11649	538160	2wdpc	pa019	1984	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	ClD	4137	538162	2wdpf	pa019	1984	1:15840
Vandergrift-Cavode silt loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	VcC	2305	538219	l21x	pa019	1984	1:15840
Vandergrift-Cavode silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	VcD	1541	538220	l21y	pa019	1984	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ClA	1246	538159	2wdpb	pa019	1984	1:15840
Vandergrift-Cavode silt loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	VcB	790	538218	l21w	pa019	1984	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	14987	541899	l5wm	pa021	1978	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	2308	541900	l5wn	pa021	1978	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CaA	929	541898	l5wl	pa021	1978	1:20000
Cavode very stony silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	CbB	784	541901	l5wp	pa021	1978	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CdB	3947	538260	l237	pa027	1975	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CdA	361	538259	l236	pa027	1975	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	25592	529754	2wdpc	pa031	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	10939	529755	2wdpd	pa031	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CaA	2569	529782	2wdpb	pa031	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	CdB	2164	2438056	2mtzz	pa031	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	CdD	569	2438057	2mv00	pa031	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	7209	538510	l2c9	pa033	1981	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	2185	538511	l2cb	pa033	1981	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	2971	1591066	1qdmq	pa051	2005	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	888	1591067	1qdmr	pa051	2005	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CaD	337	1591068	1qdms	pa051	2005	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	CeB	203	1591141	1qdq4	pa051	2005	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CaA	106	1591065	1qdmp	pa051	2005	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	CeD	49	1591142	1qdq5	pa051	2005	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	7998	1720844	2wdpc	pa063	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	5026	1720845	2wdpd	pa063	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CaA	1766	1720843	2wdpb	pa063	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CaD	879	1720846	2wdpf	pa063	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	CdB	364	1720848	1vrp7	pa063	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	CdD	71	1720849	1vrp8	pa063	2012	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	14772	2398937	2lj92	pa065	2012	1:12000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	9412	2398938	2lj93	pa065	2012	1:12000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CaA	2886	2398936	2lj91	pa065	2012	1:12000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	CdB	1852	2398940	2lj95	pa065	2012	1:12000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	CdD	903	2398941	2lj96	pa065	2012	1:12000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CeC	576	2900396	2wdpd	pa073	1978	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CeB	339	2900395	2wdpc	pa073	1978	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CeD	172	2900397	2wdpf	pa073	1978	1:15840
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	2991	539894	l3sy	pa083	1984	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CaA	855	539893	l3sx	pa083	1984	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CaD	4	1452400	1krbm	pa083	1984	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	23260	542071	l625	pa111	1977	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	7320	542072	l626	pa111	1977	1:20000
Cavode very stony silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	CbB	5591	542073	l627	pa111	1977	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CaA	2979	542070	l624	pa111	1977	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ClB	19598	538908	2wdpc	pa121	1971	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	ClC	3101	538909	2wdpd	pa121	1971	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	ClA	2308	538907	2wdpb	pa121	1971	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	6567	544674	2wdpc	pa129	2003	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	CeB	1542	544613	l8q5	pa129	2003	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	1533	544675	2wdpd	pa129	2003	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	CeD	253	544614	l8q6	pa129	2003	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CaB	12058	539163	l31c	pa607	1986	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CaC	3075	539164	l31d	pa607	1986	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	CdB	2663	539165	l31f	pa607	1986	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CaA	2066	539162	l31b	pa607	1986	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	CdD	1226	539166	l31g	pa607	1986	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	CdB	17667	539214	l330	pa609	1979	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 0 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	CeC	17004	539217	l333	pa609	1979	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CdC	11237	539215	l331	pa609	1979	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	CdD	3378	539216	l332	pa609	1979	1:20000
Clearbrook-Cavode silt loams, 0 to 8 percent slopes	CvB	746	555709	ln83	wv065	2003	1:24000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CdB	2986	1864189	20kv4	wv077	1955	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	CdC	1333	1864191	20kv6	wv077	1955	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, severely eroded	CdB3	131	1864190	20kv5	wv077	1955	1:20000
Cavode stony silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CeB	7994	515882	k9tc	wv628	1980	1:20000
Cavode silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	CdB	623	515881	k9tb	wv628	1980	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CAVODE 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 2025-10-04).