Soil Data Explorer - CUSHING

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the CUSHING soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of CUSHING, 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 CUSHING 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
57	UMN1678	S1973MN1451678	Cushing	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.5799103,-94.3839493
91B	93P0458	S1992WI013001	Cushing	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.7727776,-92.6902771

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the CUSHING 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 CUSHING 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 CUSHING 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 CUSHING 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 mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with CUSHING 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 CUSHING 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 CUSHING 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 CUSHING, 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 CUSHING 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
Cushing-Mahtomedi complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes	928C	23120	432981	gjk4	mn001	1996	1:20000
Cushing-Mahtomedi complex, 10 to 25 percent slopes	928D	17905	432982	gjk5	mn001	1996	1:20000
Cushing loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	204C	6638	432882	gjfy	mn001	1996	1:20000
Cushing-Mahtomedi complex, 25 to 40 percent slopes	928F	3176	432983	gjk6	mn001	1996	1:20000
Cushing loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes	204E	3114	432884	gjg0	mn001	1996	1:20000
DeMontreville-Mahtomedi-Cushing complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	928C	15445	397782	fbxp	mn021	1993	1:20000
DeMontreville-Mahtomedi-Cushing complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes	928E	9940	397783	fbxq	mn021	1993	1:20000
DeMontreville-Mahtomedi-Cushing complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	928B	9168	397781	fbxn	mn021	1993	1:20000
Cushing loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	204B	7146	397717	fbvl	mn021	1993	1:20000
Cushing loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	204C	3872	397718	fbvm	mn021	1993	1:20000
Cushing loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	204E	146	397719	fbvn	mn021	1993	1:20000
Cushing, moderately eroded-Branstad loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C82C	18952	3247925	307cr	mn025	1990	1:15840
Cushing-Branstad complex, 6 to 35 percent slopes, moderately eroded	C82D	18534	3247926	307cs	mn025	1990	1:15840
Mahtomedi-Cushing complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	928B	1137	396599	f9pj	mn025	1990	1:15840
Branstad-Cushing, moderately eroded, loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C18C	1049	3247924	307cm	mn025	1990	1:15840
Mahtomedi-Cushing complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	928C	878	396600	f9pk	mn025	1990	1:15840
Mahtomedi-Cushing complex, 12 to 20 percent slopes	928D	845	396601	f9pl	mn025	1990	1:15840
Cushing loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	204B	3	396557	f9n5	mn025	1990	1:15840
Cushing loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes	204F	1	396560	f9n8	mn025	1990	1:15840
Cushing, moderately eroded-Branstad loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C82C	18076	3247939	307cr	mn059	1956	1:20000
Cushing-Branstad complex, 6 to 35 percent slopes, moderately eroded	C82D	1648	3247940	307cs	mn059	1956	1:20000
Branstad-Cushing, moderately eroded, loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C18C	716	3247938	307cm	mn059	1956	1:20000
Cushing, moderately eroded-Branstad loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C82C	363	3247955	307cr	mn095	2006	1:12000
Cushing-Branstad complex, 6 to 35 percent slopes, moderately eroded	C82D	187	3247956	307cs	mn095	2006	1:12000
Branstad-Cushing, moderately eroded, loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C18C	7	3247954	307cm	mn095	2006	1:12000
Cushing-Mahtomedi-DeMontreville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	928C	14769	400412	ffnj	mn097	1987	1:20000
Cushing-Mahtomedi-DeMontreville complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	928B	14666	400411	ffnh	mn097	1987	1:20000
Cushing-Mahtomedi-DeMontreville complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	928E	7687	400413	ffnk	mn097	1987	1:20000
Cushing fine sandy loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	204B	6720	400369	ffm4	mn097	1987	1:20000
Cushing-Mahtomedi-DeMontreville complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes	928F	3217	400414	ffnl	mn097	1987	1:20000
Cushing fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	204C	1715	400370	ffm5	mn097	1987	1:20000
Cushing fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	204E	403	400371	ffm6	mn097	1987	1:20000
Cushing, moderately eroded-Branstad loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C82C	5211	3247968	307cr	mn115	2009	1:24000
Cushing-Branstad complex, 6 to 35 percent slopes, moderately eroded	C82D	1577	3247969	307cs	mn115	2009	1:24000
Branstad-Cushing, moderately eroded, loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C18C	125	3247967	307cm	mn115	2009	1:24000
Cushing fine sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	204B	505	431468	ggzb	mn141	1994	1:15840
Cushing fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	204C	198	431469	ggzc	mn141	1994	1:15840
Cushing sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	204B	24876	428104	gcgt	mn145	1980	1:15840
Cushing sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	204C	13086	428105	gcgv	mn145	1980	1:15840
Cushing sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	204E	5854	428106	gcgw	mn145	1980	1:15840
Cushing-DeMontreville complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	1843E	2806	428097	gcgl	mn145	1980	1:15840
Cushing and Flak sandy loams, steep	1842F	1384	428095	gcgj	mn145	1980	1:15840
Cushing-DeMontreville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	1843C	1302	428096	gcgk	mn145	1980	1:15840
Cushing-DeMontreville-Mahtomedi complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	928E	17294	428585	gczb	mn153	1985	1:20000
Cushing sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	204B	8883	428518	gcx5	mn153	1985	1:20000
Cushing-DeMontreville-Mahtomedi complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	928C	6786	428584	gcz9	mn153	1985	1:20000
Cushing sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	204C	5590	428519	gcx6	mn153	1985	1:20000
Cushing-DeMontreville-Mahtomedi complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	928B	2786	428583	gcz8	mn153	1985	1:20000
Cushing sandy loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	204E	451	428520	gcx7	mn153	1985	1:20000
Cushing-Branstad complex, 6 to 35 percent slopes, moderately eroded	C82D	2312	3247982	307cs	mn163	1978	1:15840
Cushing, moderately eroded-Branstad loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C82C	303	3247981	307cr	mn163	1978	1:15840
Branstad-Cushing, moderately eroded, loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C18C	31	3247980	307cm	mn163	1978	1:15840
Branstad-Cushing, moderately eroded, loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C18C	2387	3247994	307cm	wi013	2004	1:12000
Cushing-Branstad complex, 6 to 35 percent slopes, moderately eroded	C82D	2381	3247996	307cs	wi013	2004	1:12000
Cushing, moderately eroded-Branstad loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C82C	712	3247995	307cr	wi013	2004	1:12000
Cushing-Branstad complex, 6 to 35 percent slopes, moderately eroded	C82D	6767	3248009	307cs	wi095	1978	1:15840
Cushing, moderately eroded-Branstad loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C82C	4637	3248008	307cr	wi095	1978	1:15840
Cushing complex, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded	CxD2	1201	421180	g48g	wi095	1978	1:15840
Cushing complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	CxC2	934	421179	g48f	wi095	1978	1:15840
Cushing complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CxB	622	421178	g48d	wi095	1978	1:15840
Branstad-Cushing, moderately eroded, loams, 2 to 15 percent slopes	C18C	347	3248007	307cm	wi095	1978	1:15840
Cushing loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CvB	82	421173	g487	wi095	1978	1:15840
Cushing loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	CvC2	58	421174	g488	wi095	1978	1:15840
Cushing loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes	CvE	16	421176	g48b	wi095	1978	1:15840
Cushing loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	CvD	1	421175	g489	wi095	1978	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the CUSHING 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).