Soil Data Explorer - CHEROKEE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CHEROKEE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CHEROKEE, 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 CHEROKEE were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
107A	87P0333	86IA0350042	Cherokee	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.8819427,-95.8349991
107A	87P0334	86IA0350043	Cherokee	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.8822212,-95.8363876
112	69KS037003	1969KS037003	Cherokee	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3752583,-94.9233278
112	M9005788	1990MO057088	Cherokee	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5447222,-94.0205556
112	M9105752	1991MO057052	Cherokee	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5715583,-94.0524667
112	M9209701	1992MO097001	Cherokee	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2884611,-94.5522833
112	M9209702	1992MO097002	Cherokee	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2883111,-94.5574694
112	M9209711	1992MO097011	Cherokee	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2463889,-94.5725
112	M9209712	1992MO097012	Cherokee	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3491667,-94.5658333
112	M9209713	1992MO097013	Cherokee	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3563889,-94.5575
112	M9209714	1992MO097014	Cherokee	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2761111,-94.5833333
112	M9209715	1992MO097015	Cherokee	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.285,-94.565
112	M9209717	1992MO097017	Cherokee	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2705556,-94.5461111
112	94P0825	1994KS021001	Cherokee	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.165,-95.0266667
112	84P0825	84KS021001	Cherokee	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1305542,-94.9986115
112	94P0714	94KS021001	Cherokee	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1650009,-95.0266647
112	13N0428	S2012KS021004	Cherokee	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1352167,-95.0066833
112	13N0430	S2012KS037002	Cherokee	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3761667,-94.9231389
112	13N0431	S2012KS099001	Cherokee	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.26405,-95.0864583
112	13N0442	S2012OK035004	Cherokee	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.5209889,-95.0411972
115B	M9005756	1990MO057056	Cherokee	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012
116B	M8905738	1989MO057038	Cherokee	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5535556,-93.8886
116B	91P1155	1991MO011001	Cherokee	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.4230537,-94.1680527
116B	93P0787	1993MO097003	Cherokee	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2750015,-94.0661087
116B	M9509718	1995MO097018	Cherokee	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1739028,-94.613575
n/a	56WS06	1956AR14306	Cherokee	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 CHEROKEE 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 CHEROKEE series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the CHEROKEE 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the CHEROKEE 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 2024-10-23).

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

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with CHEROKEE share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the CHEROKEE 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the CHEROKEE 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 2024-10-23).

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

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with CHEROKEE, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

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

1. KS-2012-01-20-40 | Crawford County - December 1973

   Typical cross section of the major soils that formed in material weathered from acid clayey and sandy shale or sandstone or in alluvium derived from these materials. These soils are in associations 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Soil Survey of Crawford County, Kansas; 1973).

2. KS-2012-01-23-46 | Labette County - July 1990

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Cherokee-Dennis association (Soil Survey of Labette County, Kansas; 1990).

Map Units

Map units containing CHEROKEE 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
Cherokee silt loam	Cs	5410	565025	lyym	ar007	1973	1:20000
Cherokee complex, mounded	Ck	1549	566568	m0kd	ar143	1966	1:20000
Cherokee silt loam	Ch	1200	566567	m0kc	ar143	1966	1:20000
Cherokee silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8460	17350	1426886	2tgtj	ks021	1983	1:24000
Cherokee silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8460	7645	1386987	2tgtj	ks037	1969	1:24000
Cherokee silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8460	17594	1426850	2tgtj	ks099	1987	1:24000
Cherokee silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8460	21	1427011	2tgtj	ks133	1980	1:20000
Cherokee silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	44000	6028	2532485	2tgtj	mo011	1969	1:24000
Cherokee silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	44006	19	2532494	2qnyc	mo015	1986	1:24000
Cherokee silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	44000	1741	2532483	2tgtj	mo057	1996	1:24000
Cherokee silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	44005	2215	886887	yrw8	mo083	1972	1:24000
Cherokee silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	44006	1591	2532495	2qnyc	mo083	1972	1:24000
Cherokee silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	44000	13970	2532486	2tgtj	mo097	2000	1:24000
Cherokee silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	44000	11	2532484	2tgtj	mo217	1974	1:24000
Cherokee silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Ce	2127	106494	2tgtj	ok035	1968	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CHEROKEE 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 2024-10-30).