Soil Data Explorer - DEERFIELD

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the DEERFIELD soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of DEERFIELD, 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 DEERFIELD 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
144A	40A0428	S1959MA005001	Deerfield	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.9638634,-71.127243
145	05N0878	2005CT003002	Deerfield	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7512207,-72.6092224
145	40A1230	S1970MA011004	Deerfield	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.4958115,-72.6128464
145	05N0879	S2005CT003003	Deerfield	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7516937,-72.6093369
149B	91P0792	S1991MA023005	Deerfield	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7488899,-70.7741699
149B	14N0346	S2013NY085002	Deerfield	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6087,-74.1797917
n/a	97P0236	S1996NH013005	Deerfield	6	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 DEERFIELD 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 DEERFIELD 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 DEERFIELD 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 DEERFIELD 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).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with DEERFIELD 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 DEERFIELD 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 DEERFIELD 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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with DEERFIELD, 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

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

1. MA-2010-09-10-03 | Middlesex County - 2009

   A typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Hinckley-Freetown-Windsor association (Soil Survey of Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 2009).

2. MA-2012-02-01-03 | Barnstable County - March 1993

   Relationship of soils, landscapes, and parent material in the Enfield-Merrimac-Carver general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Barnstable County, Massachusetts; March 1993).

3. MA-2012-02-01-11 | Bristol County, Southern Part - October 1981

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Hinckley-Freetown-Scarboro association (Soil Survey of Bristol County, Massachusetts, Southern Part; October 1981).

4. MA-2012-02-02-02 | Essex County, Northern Part - February 1981

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hinckley-Windsor-Merrimac association (Soil Survey of Essex County, Massachusetts, Northern Part; February 1981).

5. MA-2012-02-02-07 | Essex County, Southern Part - May 1984

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Merrimac-Hinckley-Urban land association (Soil Survey of Essex County, Massachusetts, Southern Part; May 1984).

6. MA-2012-02-03-02 | Worcester County, Northeastern Part - December 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hinckley-Merrimac-Windsor map unit (Soil Survey of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Northeastern Part; December 1985).

7. NH-2012-02-14-19 | Rockingham County - October 1994

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Windsor-Hinckley-Canton general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Rockingham County, New Hampshire; October 1994).

8. NH-2012-02-14-24 | Strafford County - March 1973

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Hinckley-Windsor-Saugatuck association (Soil Survey of Strafford County, New Hampshire; March 1973).

9. NY-2010-09-28-25 | Saratoga County - 2004

   Typical relationship of soils and underlying material in the Windsor-Deerfield-Scio general soil map unit. Many areas of this unit are farmed and are easily eroded after cultivation (Soil Survey of Saratoga County, New York; 2004).

10. VT-2012-03-22-02 | Chittenden County - January 1974

    Relationship of soils in associations 6 and 8 (Soil Survey of Chittenden County, VT; 1974).

Map Units

Map units containing DEERFIELD 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
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	24A	990	3395679	2xfg8	ct601	2003	1:12000
Deerfield-Urban land complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	224A	293	3395655	2xfgb	ct601	2003	1:12000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	24A	10	3400052	2xfg8	ct602	2003	1:12000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	1048	276507	2xfg8	ma001	1984	1:25000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	844	276579	2xfg8	ma003	1984	1:25000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	1507	278903	2xfg8	ma011	2012	1:12000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	256B	497	279063	2xfg9	ma011	2012	1:12000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	6549	276797	2xfg8	ma017	1991	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	256B	5054	276798	2xfg9	ma017	1991	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	256B	8201	309346	2xfg9	ma023	2010	1:12000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	7424	309345	2xfg8	ma023	2010	1:12000
Deerfield-Urban land complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	619A	545	599852	2xfgb	ma023	2010	1:12000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	6902	277018	2xfg8	ma602	1976	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	1475	779951	2xfg8	ma603	1979	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	3809	790173	2xfg8	ma605	1977	1:15840
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	942	791051	2xfg8	ma606	1981	1:15840
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	1216	277413	2xfg8	ma607	1975	1:15840
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	1343	277719	2xfg8	ma609	1980	1:15840
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	353	789738	2xfg8	ma610	1985	1:25000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	249A	787	807423	2xfg8	ma613	1982	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	256B	470	791701	2xfg9	ma616	1985	1:25000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	256A	245	791699	2xfg8	ma616	1985	1:25000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DeB	13966	315679	2xfg9	me005	1969	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	DeA	3323	315678	2xfg8	me005	1969	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 8 percent slopes	DeB	2049	284457	9k01	me011	1974	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	313	632	281088	2xfg8	nh009	1986	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	313A	6711	279310	2xfg8	nh015	1986	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	313B	3529	279311	2xfg9	nh015	1986	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	DeA	1441	279866	2xfg8	nh017	1968	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DeB	739	279867	2xfg9	nh017	1968	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	DeA	3908	280968	2xfg8	nh601	1980	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DeB	912	280969	2xfg9	nh601	1980	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	313A	2206	280178	2xfg8	nh609	2007	1:24000
Deerfield fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	DeA	933	290147	9qxl	ny019	1995	1:24000
Deerfield fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DeB	546	290148	9qxm	ny019	1995	1:24000
Deerfield loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	DeA	1131	316475	bm9w	ny031	2007	1:24000
Deerfield loamy sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DeB	441	316476	bm9x	ny031	2007	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DeB	2	1592668	2xfg9	ny035	2007	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 8 percent slopes	DeB	9703	291811	9sn8	ny045	1981	1:15840
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes	DeB	3350	294107	9w1b	ny075	1973	1:15840
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	DfA	185	2520531	2xfg8	ny085	2014	1:12000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	DeA	5048	294370	2xfg8	ny091	1993	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DeB	4923	294371	2xfg9	ny091	1993	1:24000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	De	2508	295233	2xfg8	ny103	1970	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Dc	1340	286231	2xfg8	ri600	1977	1:12000
Duane and Deerfield soils, 0 to 5 percent slopes	DdA	2293	281683	9g3k	vt007	1969	1:15840
Duane and Deerfield soils, 5 to 12 percent slopes	DdB	1117	281684	9g3l	vt007	1969	1:15840
Duane and Deerfield soils, 12 to 20 percent slopes	DdC	288	281685	9g3m	vt007	1969	1:15840
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 8 percent slopes	DeB	2680	281787	9g6x	vt011	1976	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes	DeC	346	281788	9g6y	vt011	1976	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	59A	3089	282388	2xfg8	vt021	1985	1:20000
Deerfield loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	9B	941	282090	2xfg9	vt025	1984	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the DEERFIELD 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).