Soil Data Explorer - COWOOD

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the COWOOD soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of COWOOD, 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 COWOOD were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the COWOOD 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 COWOOD series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the COWOOD 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 COWOOD 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 COWOOD share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the COWOOD 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 COWOOD 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 COWOOD, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing COWOOD 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
Garlet-Cowood families-Rock outcrop association, 15 to 60 percent slopes.	363	3588	471476	htlx	ca732	1998	1:24000
Charcol-Cowood families complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes.	156	576	471385	hthz	ca732	1998	1:24000
Gateway-Cowood families, association, 10 to 40 percent slopes, extremely stony	210B	13882	509309	k2zb	co647		1:24000
Cowood-Grenadier complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	31	2967	509329	k2zz	co647		1:24000
Bobtail family-Cowood complex, 10 to 45 percent slopes	42	2841	509341	k30c	co647		1:24000
Cowood family-Heterwa complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	126	7228	509475	k34p	co660	1994	1:24000
Tigeron, very stony-Como, extremely stony-Cowood, very rubbly families, complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	1251F	169	2995235	2pcz4	mt027	1979	1:24000
Tigeron, very stony-Como, extremely stony-Cowood, rubbly families, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	1251E	41	2995234	2pcz3	mt027	1979	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Cowood family, very bouldery-Rubble land complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	701E	5689	3005114	2v5tx	mt600	1969	1:24000
Wander, stony-Cowood, very stony-Lingshire families, complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	6317F	1488	3169253	2tymt	mt600	1969	1:24000
Cowood, bouldery-Nooney, extremely stony families-Rubble land complex, 60 to 80 percent slopes	580F	46	3005106	2v5tf	mt600	1969	1:24000
Cowood-Rock outcrop complex	Cx	1979	147331	4y9m	mt602	1963	1:20000
Kegsprings family, very rubbly-Rubble land-Cowood family, rubbly, complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	5202G	749	3039689	2v1n0	mt602	1963	1:20000
Cowood stony loam	Cw	677	147330	4y9l	mt602	1963	1:20000
Helmville, very bouldery-Cowood, extremely stony-Yellowmule families, complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	1241G	27	3039651	2pd5h	mt602	1963	1:20000
Matcher-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, cirque headwalls	211Vr	13376	148540	4zkm	mt605	2007	1:24000
Priestlake-Cowood-Littlesalmon families, complex, mountain ridgetops	108Va	12560	843251	x9gn	mt605	2007	1:24000
Como-Littlesalmon-Cowood families, complex, mountain ridgetops	108Sa	10612	149110	5050	mt605	2007	1:24000
Littlesalmon-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, valley trough walls	228Vra	9931	149363	50f5	mt605	2007	1:24000
Cowood family-Rock outcrop-Littlesalmon family, complex, cirque headwalls	218Vra	7118	148541	4zkn	mt605	2007	1:24000
Jeru-Cowood-Rubycreek families, complex, mountain ridgetops	107Vra	6581	149367	50f9	mt605	2007	1:24000
Matcher-Leighcan-Cowood families, complex, mountain ridgetops	101B	2842	148526	4zk5	mt605	2007	1:24000
Leighcan-Como-Cowood families, complex, steep mountain slopes	548V	2423	149100	504p	mt605	2007	1:24000
Priestlake-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, mountain ridgetops	108Vra	2084	149309	50cf	mt605	2007	1:24000
Tophat, bouldery-Cowood, extremely stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	761D	13	2633454	2ppj5	mt605	2007	1:24000
Cowood, rubbly-Rock outcrop association, 25 to 60 percent slopes	971F	89	147627	4ym5	mt609	1971	1:24000
Stemple, very stony-Cowood, extremely stony-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, landslides	820F	1653	2485305	2pf54	mt612	2011	1:24000
Kegsprings, very stony-Lonniebee-Cowood, extremely stony complex, 25 to 50 percent slopes	748F	1174	2512552	2ppj0	mt612	2011	1:24000
Matcher-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, cirque headwalls	211Vr	367	2597694	4zkm	mt612	2011	1:24000
Tophat, bouldery-Cowood, extremely stony complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	761D	191	2512557	2ppj5	mt612	2011	1:24000
Kegsprings family, very rubbly-Rubble land-Cowood family, rubbly, complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	5202G	226	3044843	2v1n0	mt615	1992	1:24000
Elve-Cowood complex, very stony, 35 to 60 percent slopes	5026F	339	154867	564q	mt616	2003	1:24000
Cowood-Elve, very stony-Rock outcrop association, 35 to 70 percent slopes	5027F	269	154868	564r	mt616	2003	1:24000
Shadow, stony-Cowood, very stony complex, 60 to 75 percent slopes	495G	1119	155535	56v8	mt622	1997	1:24000
Lonniebee-Cowood complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	593E	1049	155612	56xr	mt622	1997	1:24000
Lonniebee-Cowood complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	593F	977	155613	56xs	mt622	1997	1:24000
Lonniebee-Cowood complex, warm, 40 to 70 percent slopes	794G	528	155730	571k	mt622	1997	1:24000
Shadow, stony-Cowood, very stony complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	495F	306	155534	56v7	mt622	1997	1:24000
Cowood channery loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes, very stony	993E	243	155779	5734	mt622	1997	1:24000
Mikesell-Tiberlin-Cowood complex, 8 to 70 percent slopes	5516F		2793231	rvxl	mt623	1988	1:24000
Matcher-Leighcan-Cowood families complex, mountain ridgetops	101B	302	1707985	1vb99	mt623	1988	1:24000
Elve-Cowood complex, 45 to 70 percent slopes	2661F	1143	150971	5231	mt627	1998	1:24000
Elve, very stony-Elve, rubbly-Cowood, rubbly, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	964E	1087	151620	52rz	mt627	1998	1:24000
Elve, very stony-Cowood, rubbly-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, dry	965F	649	151623	52s2	mt627	1998	1:24000
Elve, very stony-Cowood, rubbly, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	965E	451	151622	52s1	mt627	1998	1:24000
Elve, very stony-Cowood, rubbly-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, cool	964F	451	151621	52s0	mt627	1998	1:24000
Elve, very stony-Cowood, rubbly-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	967F	341	151625	52s4	mt627	1998	1:24000
Elve-Cowood very cobbly loams, 8 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	2473E	309	150934	521v	mt627	1998	1:24000
Worock, stony-Cowood, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	2311F	299	150899	520q	mt627	1998	1:24000
Cowood, very stony-Elve, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 4 to 25 percent slopes	973D	135	151631	52sb	mt627	1998	1:24000
Coweed, rubbly-Elve, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	2125F	118	150859	51zf	mt627	1998	1:24000
Cowood, rubbly-Rock outcrop association, 25 to 60 percent slopes	971F	105	151629	52s8	mt627	1998	1:24000
Cowood, very bouldery-Kimpton, very bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	972F	101	151630	52s9	mt627	1998	1:24000
Warwood-Tigeron, very stony-Cowood, very stony, complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	1901F	84	150757	51w4	mt627	1998	1:24000
Elve-Cowood complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	2662E	75	150972	5232	mt627	1998	1:24000
Stemple-Tigeron-Cowood very channery loams, dry, 30 to 60 percent slopes	690F	7514	147888	4ywl	mt630	1991	1:24000
Shadow-Cowood complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	190F	3757	147728	4yqf	mt630	1991	1:24000
Cowood-Cheadle-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	893F	2311	147933	4yy1	mt630	1991	1:24000
Cowood-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	793F	1517	147913	4yxd	mt630	1991	1:24000
Helmville, very bouldery-Cowood, extremely stony-Yellowmule families, complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	1241G	35	3094087	2pd5h	mt630	1991	1:24000
Garlet-Cowood-Elvick families complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	15VD3	656	1703517	1v5n5	mt631	1988	1:24000
Garlet-Cowood-Worock families complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	15VE2	237	1703519	1v5n7	mt631	1988	1:24000
Worock-Cowood families complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	15VDE	168	1703518	1v5n6	mt631	1988	1:24000
Worock-Cowood-Finn families complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	15VEE	61	1703520	1v5n8	mt631	1988	1:24000
Worock, stony-Cowood, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	2311F	32	1704473	1v6n0	mt631	1988	1:24000
Elve-Cowood complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	2662E	4	1704476	1v6n3	mt631	1988	1:24000
Tigeron, very stony-Como, extremely stony-Cowood, rubbly families, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	1251E	24253	2484157	2pcz3	mt632		1:24000
Tigeron, very stony-Como, extremely stony-Cowood, very rubbly families, complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	1251F	16537	2484158	2pcz4	mt632		1:24000
Lonniebee-Como, very stony-Cowood, extremely stony families, complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	1251D	14584	2484156	2pcz2	mt632		1:24000
Lonnibee, stony-Cowood, very stony-Worock, stony families, complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	1266F	11204	2485234	2pf2v	mt632		1:24000
Helmville, very bouldery-Cowood, extremely stony-Yellowmule families, complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	1241G	10383	2484355	2pd5h	mt632		1:24000
Lonnibee, stony-Cowood, very stony-Worock, stony families, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	1266E	8863	2485233	2pf2t	mt632		1:24000
Cowood, very rubbly-Lonniebee, very stony-Como, very stony families, complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	1219D	8754	2604435	2r6xh	mt632		1:24000
Cowood-Cuberant-Rock outcrop complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	6366F	7852	2911048	2w75f	mt632		1:24000
Lonniebee-Stemple-Cowood, stony complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	403F	5335	2512881	1sd6h	mt632		1:24000
Worock, stony-Cowood, stony families-Rubble land complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	1372G	3874	2832430	2v10c	mt632		1:24000
Storm, rubbly-Cowood, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	6340G	3761	2911039	2w758	mt632		1:24000
Kegsprings family, very rubbly-Rubble land-Cowood family, rubbly, complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	5202G	3545	2833639	2v1n0	mt632		1:24000
Wander, stony-Cowood, very stony-Lingshire families, complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	6317F	3332	2826849	2tymt	mt632		1:24000
Cowood, extremely stony-Swift Creek, rubbly families-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 65 percent slopes	6330G	1608	2832440	2v10p	mt632		1:24000
Currycreek-Spearhead, extremely stony-Cowood, very stony families, complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	6233F	1518	2832433	2v10g	mt632		1:24000
Cuberant-Cowood-Storm complex, 15 to 70 percent slopes, very stony	6240G	968	2911049	2w75g	mt632		1:24000
Cowood, very stony-Mariaspass-Waldbillig, stony families, complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes	6323E	612	2826854	2tymz	mt632		1:24000
Yellowmule-Cowood, extremely stony families, complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	1241D	604	2485035	2pdwf	mt632		1:24000
Waldbillig-Bata families-Rock outcrop complex, moderately steep trough bottoms	37UD2	21299	149435	50hh	mt635	2006	1:24000
Garlet-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, very steep trough walls, moist	35UD4	17734	149427	50h7	mt635	2006	1:24000
Garlet-Cowood-Elvick families, complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	15VD3	14773	149391	50g2	mt635	2006	1:24000
Worock-Cowood families, complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	15VDE	9787	149392	50g3	mt635	2006	1:24000
Elve-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, very steep trough walls	35UB4	6313	149425	50h5	mt635	2006	1:24000
Garlet-Cowood-Worock families, complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	15VE2	4660	149393	50g4	mt635	2006	1:24000
Waldbillig-Cowood-Lowder families, complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	15ND3	3581	149382	50fs	mt635	2006	1:24000
Garlet-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, very steep trough walls	35UC4	3160	149426	50h6	mt635	2006	1:24000
Cowood family-Rock outcrop-Bata family, complex, moderately steep trough bottoms	37UD3	3114	149436	50hj	mt635	2006	1:24000
Cowood family-Rock outcrop-Evaro family, complex, very steep cirques	31UD4	1785	149416	50gw	mt635	2006	1:24000
Worock-Cowood-Finn families, complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes and ridges	15VEE	1386	149394	50g5	mt635	2006	1:24000
Elve-Cowood family, complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	2662E	124	1703115	1v576	mt635	2006	1:24000
Worock family, stony-Cowood family, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	2311F	108	1703102	1v56s	mt635	2006	1:24000
Elve, very stony-Cowood family, rubbly, complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	965E	96	1703041	1v54t	mt635	2006	1:24000
Elve, very stony-Cowood family, rubbly-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, dry	965F	71	1703042	1v54v	mt635	2006	1:24000
Rubble land, Rock outcrop-Cowood family, very rubbly, complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	324	4988	3162837	2z0zz	mt636	1983	1:24000
Rubble land, Cowood, rubbly-Nopemountain, very rubbly families, complex, 20 to 55 percent slopes	323	1891	3162836	2z0zy	mt636	1983	1:24000
Lonniebee-Cowood complex, warm, 40 to 70 percent slopes	189	105	146572	4xj4	mt636	1983	1:24000
Lonniebee-Cowood complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	188	91	146557	4xhn	mt636	1983	1:24000
Cowood family-Rock outcrop-Evaro family, complex, very steep cirques	318	83	1703434	1v5kh	mt636	1983	1:24000
Garlet-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, very steep trough walls, moist	256	82	1703436	1v5kk	mt636	1983	1:24000
Lonniebee-Cowood complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	187	75	146556	4xhm	mt636	1983	1:24000
Cowood family-Rock outcrop-Bata family, complex, moderately steep trough bottoms	257	57	1703437	1v5kl	mt636	1983	1:24000
Lonniebee-Stemple-Cowood, stony complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	403F	6762	1650238	1sd6h	mt637	2014	1:24000
Lonniebee-Como, very stony-Cowood, extremely stony families, complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	1251D	633	2496552	2pcz2	mt637	2014	1:24000
Warwood-Timberlin-Cowood complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	408F	736	149970	511r	mt639	2000	1:24000
Warwood-Timberlin-Cowood complex, 8 to 35 percent slopes	408E	199	149969	511q	mt639	2000	1:24000
Tongue River-Novary-Cowood complex, 4 to 45 percent slopes	387E	128	149949	5112	mt639	2000	1:24000
Cowood very channery loam, 4 to 25 percent slopes	361E	98	149919	5103	mt639	2000	1:24000
Garlet-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, very steep trough walls, moist	35UD4	67	1704488	1v6nh	mt644	1995	1:24000
Priestlake-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, mountain ridges	33H43	2516	1678301	1tbdr	mt647	2007	1:24000
Cowood family-Rock outcrop-Littlesalmon family, complex, cirque headwalls	40H91	433	1678300	1tbdq	mt647	2007	1:24000
Warwood-Timerlin-Cowood complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	408F	10	361443	d43g	mt655	1975	1:24000
Helmville, very bouldery-Cowood, extremely stony-Yellowmule families, complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes	1241G	135	3094121	2pd5h	mt657	1990	1:24000
Nooney, extremely stony-Rubble land-Cowood family, bouldery complex, 60 to 80 percent slopes	570F	21718	2848248	2v5td	mt663	2017	1:24000
Rock outcrop-Cowood family, very bouldery-Rubble land complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	701E	16612	2848262	2v5tx	mt663	2017	1:24000
Cowood, bouldery-Nooney, extremely stony families-Rubble land complex, 60 to 80 percent slopes	580F	9301	2848249	2v5tf	mt663	2017	1:24000
Wander, stony-Cowood, very stony-Lingshire families, complex, 8 to 45 percent slopes	6317F	506	3005098	2tymt	mt663	2017	1:24000
Mikesell-Tiberlin-Cowood complex, 8 to 70 percent slopes	5516F	1483	711065	rvxl	mt669		1:24000
Ivywild-Cowood families-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes, stony	501	16269	512511	k69m	ut646		1:24000
Cowood-Ellena families complex, 0 to 30 percent slopes	238A	423	512446	k67j	ut646		1:24000
Rock outcrop, Charpeak, and Cowood soils, 15 to 75 percent slopes	171		3302907	597n	wy629		1:24000
Arrowpeak, Cowood, Sigbird families, soils, 15 to 75 percent slopes	150		3302922	597g	wy629		1:24000
Rock outcrop, Charpeak, and Cowood soils, 15 to 75 percent slopes	171	180357	157841	597n	wy656	2008	1:24000
Arrowpeak, Cowood, Sigbird families, soils, 15 to 75 percent slopes	150	115870	157835	597g	wy656	2008	1:24000
Arrowpeak-Cowood families, complex, 35 to 45 percent slopes	181	14247	157846	597t	wy656	2008	1:24000
Needleton-Worock-Cowood families, complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	143	10567	157829	5978	wy656	2008	1:24000
Butchlake-Storm-Cowood families, complex, 20 to 35 percent slopes	144	10410	157830	5979	wy656	2008	1:24000
Storm-Cowood-Needleton families, complex, 10 to 60 percent slopes	148	3684	157833	597d	wy656	2008	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the COWOOD 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).