Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the DAM soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of DAM, 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 DAM were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

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Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the DAM 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.

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the DAM 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).

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Select annual climate data summaries for the DAM 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).

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Geomorphic description summaries for the DAM 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 2D hillslope position figure.

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with DAM 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).

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Select annual climate data summaries for the DAM 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).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the DAM 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 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 DAM, 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).

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Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing DAM 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
DamDAM1189571721mn5al03720061:24000
Dam45132804501yrcsar00519781:20000
Dam4350608088ndrrar03119761:20000
Dam35122804575lyjjar04919791:20000
Dam3542856253lyjjar06519791:20000
DamDam30576963mccqar07519731:20000
Dam4542804558yrcsar08919781:20000
Dam3310578321mdsjar12119761:20000
Dam319579467mfzhar13519811:20000
Dam75126542531tg3az63319941:24000
Dam3623532911sg2az64919781:24000
Dam69211534251sldaz65319851:24000
DamDAM54210867628s7tco02320091:24000
Earthen dam4911415295091nbl0co12519761:24000
DamDam18814085681j8qpco62219681:20000
Dam581498634jqvzco63019751:24000
Dam177324497550jpr0co64119801:24000
DamAED13849027xhgzco66219681:24000
Dam8367583501yq8co66919821:24000
Dam2831576231xytco67119971:24000
Dam173517240301vvzwco67419981:24000
Dam1131213980091hxr2co67519861:24000
Dam84913853481hhknco67919761:24000
Dam131814145301jgy0co68519791:24000
DamDAM18497320jphlco69019741:24000
DamDAM4424818942p9m3ga01520131:12000
DamDAM51018581135xgga03520031:24000
DamDAM2124178456rga06719691:15840
DamDAM20188708421bnpga11719571:20000
DamDAM1016739941t5xtga12120071:12000
DamDAM10725681sc42ga13519661:15840
DamDAM4322155822dchdga14719611:20000
DamDAM7022005322cvtxga20720071:24000
DamDAM101014268131fbga21519801:15840
DamDAM3025112982q0kxga22320101:12000
DamDAM2517225791vth2ga60419721:20000
DamDAM2625676372q795ga61920121:24000
DamDAM4514074791j7lkga62919761:20000
DamDAM517216251vsh9ga63219671:15840
DamDAM914449691khlxga63619751:20000
DamDAM15775688v156ga63719901:20000
DamDAM515919111qfhzga65419791:20000
Dam, largeDAM5013799821h9zkky00319861:20000
Dam, largeDAM4016953941tx64ky01120061:12000
Dam, largeDAM1514047481j4rgky03320051:12000
Dam, largeDAM15802965vyk3ky04319801:20000
Dam, large earthenDAM10777769v3bbky04519891:20000
Dam, largeDAM55549048lfb7ky04719771:20000
Dam, largeDAM2799118vtk0ky04919621:15840
DamDAM41018158135gtky05119941:24000
DamDAM20637157pd0gky06919891:20000
Large damDAM7570626m4s9ky08319951:12000
Dam, largeDAM5014277621jxpvky08519671:20000
DamDAM22619348nsgzky10719741:12000
Dam, largeDAM7917073121v9llky11120051:12000
DamDAM20653943pygyky14119721:20000
DamDAM2413978631hxlcky15119681:20000
Dam, largeDAM514245871jtdfky15519861:20000
DamDAM10558606lr8kky16119831:20000
Dam, largeDAM2014453861kj1cky17119771:20000
DamDAM2550504lgv6ky17319831:20000
Dam, largeDAM2514051241j54lky17919671:15840
Dam, largeDAM37822842wm79ky18319831:20000
Dam, largeDAM10641126pj4hky18519751:20000
DamDAM1114053751j5dpky19519861:24000
Dam, largeDAM10014051021j53wky20719791:20000
Dam, largeDAM2114905917kpfky20919741:15840
Dam, large earthenDAM130748179t3jtky21119781:20000
Dam, largeDAM5014083591j8hyky21919841:20000
Dam, largeDAM70557254lpvyky22720041:12000
Dam, largeDAM2014036541j3m5ky22919831:20000
Dam, largeDAM13779113v4qpky60119821:20000
DamDAM1715987081qnl7ky60219721:12000
Dam, largeDAM3014690881l9pyky60319681:15840
Dam, largeDAM3849061xhj2ky60419781:20000
Dam, largeDAM6532485kw2yky60619791:20000
Dam, largeDAM2014016371j1j3ky60719921:20000
Dam, largeDAM1714285051jygtky60819831:20000
Dam, largeDAM42680351qtytky61019681:12000
DamDAM5780695v6cqky61119911:20000
Dam, largeDAM76816453wdl6ky61519711:20000
Dam, largeDAM21186258520j5dky61620041:24000
Dam, largeDAM34552937lkcpky61819931:12000
Dam, largeDAM5014455331kj63ky61919781:15840
Dam, largeDAM37817095wf7xky62019791:20000
Dam, largeDAM20807338w335ky62119751:20000
Dam, largeDAM10620539ntqdky62219891:20000
Dam, large earthenDAM179550727lh2dky62619971:24000
Dam, largeDAM714006581j0hjky62819731:20000
Dam, largeDAM50639221pg51ky62919791:20000
Dam, largeDAM1515423461nry3ky63019661:15840
DamDAM38811323w77qky63119761:20000
DamDAM190622248nwhjky63319791:24000
Dam, largeDAM12818256wggcky63519781:20000
Dam, largeDAM3558334lqzsky63719891:12000
Dam, largeDAM15822693wm2hky63919911:24000
Dam, largeDAM12550899lh7yky64019961:24000
Dam, largeDAM714787651lms3ky64519711:20000
Dam, largeDAM424529752nbj7ky64619661:15840
Large damDAM2524528522nbd8ky70919951:20000
Dam, concrete or riprap-coveredDAM1624943302qk8yma01120121:12000
Dam751516517351sfrsma60719751:15840
Dam75147789991vj1lma61019851:25000
DamDAM201907960221d3md02319701:20000
DamDAM2679093qsn7mi02119791:15840
DamDAM218695668jvmi02319841:15840
DamDAM4752887t8fpmi03119881:15840
DamDAM11897406cfnmi03919931:15840
DamDAM5655055pzmtmi09919671:20000
DamDAM1648284prldmi12319901:15840
DAMDAM116101131r1g4mi60019831:15840
DamDAM117023451v4fcmn01719731:20000
DamDAM2219144652284yms00119661:15840
DamDAM9202488325z1tms01319631:15840
DAMDAM28917218401vsq7ms01519851:20000
DAMDAM3210909728spdms02119611:20000
DAMDAM1210892928shzms02719561:24000
DamDAM2322155912dchpms03119621:15840
DamDAM102202490125z2dms03319551:24000
DAMDAM195190452821xtdms04319651:15840
DamDAM41210877328sbyms05119971:20000
DamDAM7014770591ll02ms07519801:20000
DAMDAM10185995220ffgms08519611:20000
DamDAM1814794231lngbms09919791:20000
DamDAM306210877528sc0ms10719611:24000
DamDAM523761842krm3ms11119971:20000
DamDAM1423761612krlcms12919971:20000
DAMDAM541914092227rxms13519661:24000
DamDAM73190768622138ms16119751:20000
DamDAM115167152tmmt62719981:24000
DamDAM121479764yzfmt63019911:24000
DamDAM4715643957sfmt65119971:24000
DamDAM5130503302xn4qnc00120171:12000
DamDAM1189689021nw0nc00319881:24000
DamDAM31145103v4wnc00719991:24000
DamDAM1548062ld9fnc01119971:12000
DamDAM4616719961t3vcnc02120061:12000
DamDAM226870323vvmnc02320001:24000
DamDAM024939023vvmnc02519831:24000
DamDAM226792152r92cnc02720121:12000
DamDAM1229738932wx1fnc03320161:24000
DamDAM8190068421stdnc03519691:15840
DamDAM1714855371lvtknc03720051:24000
DamDAM1214280891jy1dnc03920091:12000
DamDAM22202423725ycznc04319911:12000
DamDAM401172803y17nc04520001:24000
DamDAM113844311hgm2nc05719851:24000
DamDAM18190219621vd5nc05919881:24000
DamDAM17189735621pc1nc06319711:15840
DamDAM151124763s18nc06919971:24000
DamDAM5189805621q2mnc07119851:24000
DamDAM141912744226cfnc07520071:12000
DamDAM61128693sfync08119751:20000
DamDAM8424247592md51nc09720111:12000
DamDAM5189805721q2nnc10919891:24000
DamDAM2189805521q2lnc11919771:24000
DamDAM1422335662dz6jnc12320071:24000
DamDAM211140883tq8nc13119881:24000
DamDAM50189734421pbnnc14519871:24000
DamDAM31147023vc2nc15319961:24000
DamDAM17190219721vd6nc15719831:24000
DamDAM13679202qsrrnc15919961:24000
DamDAM211176653yfnnc16119971:24000
DamDAM111151843vvmnc16719841:24000
DamDAM36188716321br7nc16919921:24000
DamDAM214275971jxjjnc17120051:24000
DamDAM323924162l9hqnc17519681:12000
DamDAM41153743w1rnc17919911:24000
DamDAM19525386792qqn8nc18319661:24000
DamDAM14563384lx7pnc18920011:12000
DamDAM2514535601ksk1nc19319931:24000
DamDAM51910254223s3nc60520071:12000
DamDAM616736751t5ljnc60619911:12000
DamDAM222812209fmmnh00919861:24000
DamDAM67508140k1rmnm00719741:24000
DamDAM33365221d81bnm01119831:48000
DamDAM6017025881v4p6nm61819781:63360
DamDAM48114655217h2knm63019771:48000
DamDAM16561491wf8nm65019891:24000
DamDAM466563111wlhnm65619871:24000
DamDAM12394490f7hhnm67619691:31680
DamDAM329425311wf8nm6781:24000
DamDAM10581663mj8bny00119851:15840
DamDAM1318689bpm9ny01319881:15840
DamDAM27185728220bnbny03919851:24000
DamDAM162949279wwsny08919901:24000
DamDa27190656021zxyny11119741:15840
DamDAM28750623t62nny11919871:12000
DamDAM3319842bqthoh00720011:12000
DamDAM4722165782ddjjoh02319971:15840
DamDAM2312923241dcrwoh02920051:12000
DamDAM11664115l53oh04919771:15840
DamDam2526528412q6ykoh06119801:15840
DamDAM214205501jp66oh07119731:15840
DamDAM15868641y4wpoh08319831:15840
DamDAM114031631j33boh12919771:15840
DamDAM4843973xb6yoh14119971:15840
DamDAM1695059rb88oh14319831:15840
Large damDAM78630202p4s3ok00119631:24000
Large damDAM10623489nxskok02119671:24000
Large damDAM1914157751jj75ok04119671:24000
Large damDAM90817664wfv8ok13519661:24000
Dam00218185760320bzpor6541:24000
DamDAM532460122yclxsc00119761:20000
DamDAM3431923662yclxsc07719671:20000
DamDAM4131923682yclxsc60219601:20000
DamDAM7188744021c15tn00119781:15840
DamDAM1016831401thfvtn02319891:24000
DamDAM6640645phmztn02720021:24000
Dam, largeDAM814802811lpc0tn03519981:24000
DamDAM717218421vsq9tn04119681:15840
DamDAM5217130191vhjptn04519631:15840
DamDAM30709040rst8tn05119501:20000
Dam, largeDAM125126282qb8vtn05919541:15840
DamDAM414592621kzgztn06919961:24000
DamDAM3122202652djcgtn07119611:15840
DamDAM614161041jjkstn09919551:20000
DamDAM22026319260k4tn10519581:15840
DamDAM314782481lm7ftn10919941:20000
DamDAM3717215851vsg0tn11319741:20000
DamDAM1414161051jjkttn11519511:20000
Dam, largeDAM2315293191nbcwtn16319911:20000
Dam, largeDAM116896441tq6ntn17919551:15840
DamDAM7189958221rnvtn60919551:20000
DamDam18482652j67fut60819811:24000
DamDAM5530500kt0xva01519781:15840
DamDAM1757924tfp5va01919851:24000
DamDAM124208402m82mva02520071:24000
DamDAM1023998582lk7sva05120081:24000
DamDAM6521055kh67va06919831:15840
DamDAM20119300404dva08719731:15840
DamDAM312240143cfva08919951:24000
DamDAM9725708sc4yva11719901:24000
DamDAM18517386kccwva13919951:20000
DamDAM8848443xgw4va14319891:24000
DamDAM5712643rxkhva14519841:15840
DamDAM816955111tx9xva15519811:15840
DamDAM16725082sbhrva17919701:15840
DamDAM124818892p9lyva65319911:24000
DamDAM512246743fkva71519951:12000
DamDAM3012088241sfva80019791:15840
DamDAM43025795kt0xva8201:12000
Dam1924620901nv32wa01119721:20000
Dam26478736538sqf9wa01519941:24000
Dam221414158471jj9hwa02119941:20000
Dam125266860229czwa07519751:20000
DamDAM17693544r8pdwa61319671:20000
DamDAM2889560yvnhwa62319701:20000
Dam5325603972n8gzwa64819871:24000
DamDAM1657008q1ntwa65319741:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the DAM 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).