Soil Data Explorer - DICKSON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the DICKSON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of DICKSON, 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 DICKSON 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
122	83P0690	1982KY003005	Dickson	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.7254295,-86.396225
122	87P0706	1987KY045001	Dickson	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.187603,-84.969223
122	98P0362	1998TN015001	Dickson	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.7186127,-86.0025024
122	99P0289	1998TN015002	Dickson	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.7186127,-86.0025024
122	S70AL-077-2	70AL077002-pgm	Dickson	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.9891738891602,-87.4077835083008
122	S70AL-077-7	70AL077007-pgm	Dickson	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.9219512939453,-87.2447280883789
122	02N0197	S2001AL051001	Dickson	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.8486176,-86.8849335
122	05N0283	S2003AL089004	Dickson	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.9372139,-86.7128601
128	02N0183	S2002AL089001	Dickson	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.9016495,-86.5384827
133A	S70AL-077-1	70AL077001-pgm	Dickson	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.9819526672363,-87.7980575561523
n/a	40A4957	1954TN031004	Dickson	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	40A4958	1954TN031010	Dickson	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	98P0256	1997TN127001	Dickson	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	98P0371	1998TN147002	Dickson	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	98P0372	1998TN161001	Dickson	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	54KY-227-002	54KY-227-002	Dickson	4	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 DICKSON 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 DICKSON 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 DICKSON 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 DICKSON 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 DICKSON 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 DICKSON 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 DICKSON 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 DICKSON, 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. KY-2012-01-26-01 | Adair County - April 1964

   Diagram of the Westmoreland-Caneyville-Baxter association in Adair County (Soil Survey of Adair County, Kentucky; April 1964).

2. KY-2012-01-26-02 | Adair County - April 1964

   Diagram of the Baxter-Christian-Bewleyville association (Soil Survey of Adair County (Soil Survey of Adair County, Kentucky; April 1964).

3. KY-2012-01-26-03 | Adair County - April 1964

   Pattern of soils in the Frankstown-Bodine-Westmoreland association (Soil Survey of Adair County (Soil Survey of Adair County, Kentucky; April 1964).

4. KY-2012-01-26-06 | Adair County - April 1964

   Geological cross section of Adair County showing the relationship of the soils to the underlying rocks (Soil Survey of Adair County (Soil Survey of Adair County, Kentucky; April 1964).

5. KY-2012-01-27-11 | Caldwell County - September 1966

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in association 5 (Soil Survey of Caldwell County, Kentucky; September 1966).

6. KY-2012-01-30-08 | Green and Taylor Counties - July 1982

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Frederick-Frankstown-Mountview general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Green and Taylor Counties, Kentucky; July 1982).

7. KY-2012-01-30-09 | Green and Taylor Counties - July 1982

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Frederick-Mountview-Frankstown general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Green and Taylor Counties, Kentucky; July 1982).

8. KY-2012-01-31-18 | Jefferson County - June 1966

   Diagram showing the general parent material and the position and pattern of soils in the Russellville-Crider-Dickson association (Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Kentucky; June 1966).

9. KY-2012-02-01-67 | Wayne County - March 1990

   The relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in the Frederick-Mountview general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Wayne County, Kentucky; March 1990).

10. OK-2012-02-16-01 | Adair County - September 1965

    Soils in the Bodine-Dickson soil association and their general location in the landscape (Soil Survey of Adair County, Oklahoma; September 1965).

11. TN-2010-11-02-01 | Cannon County - 2003

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Dickson-Mountview general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Cannon County, Tennessee; 2003).

12. TN-2010-11-02-09 | Hickman County - 2008

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Sengtown-Mountview-Dickson and Sengtown general soil map units (Soil Survey of Hickman County, Tennessee; 2008).

13. TN-2010-11-02-17 | Lewis County - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Dickson-Ironcity-Taft general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lewis County, Tennessee; 2006).

14. TN-2010-11-02-23 | Moore County - 2006

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Mountview-Dickson-Taft general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Moore County, Tennessee; 2006).

15. TN-2010-11-02-28 | Overton County - 2005

    The relationship of soils and landscapes in the Mountview-Chirstian-Dickson general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Overton County, Tennessee; 2005).

16. TN-2012-03-16-01 | Cheatham County - 2002

    Relationship of soils to topography and the underlying material in the Sengtown-Mountview-Dickson general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Cheatham County, TN; 2002).

17. TN-2012-03-19-18 | Maury County - October 1959

    Sketch showing relative positions of soils in the Mountview-Dickson and the Bodine-Mountview (shallow phases)-Pace assciations (Soil Survey of Maury County, TN; 1959).

18. TN-2012-03-19-30 | Warren County - September 1967

    Major and minor soils and underlying parent material in the Dickson-Mountview association (Soil Survey of Warren County, TN; 1967).

19. TN-2012-03-19-31 | Warren County - September 1967

    Major and minor soils and underlying parent materials in the Baxter-Mountview association (Soil Survey of Warren County, TN; 1967).

Map Units

Map units containing DICKSON 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
Dickson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	DkA	1715	328694	2t8fr	al033	1986	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DoB	79182	523044	2sr6k	al077	1973	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes	DoC	16160	523045	kk8f	al077	1973	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	DoA	7964	523043	2t8fr	al077	1973	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	Dle	22716	522753	2s8mc	al083	1953	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Dlv	17840	522756	2t8fr	al083	1953	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Dlu	12853	522755	2sr6k	al083	1953	1:20000
Dickson cherty silt loam eroded rolling phase	Dcn	3414	522747	kjyt	al083	1953	1:20000
Dickson cherty silt loam eroded undulating phase	Dce	2445	522746	kjys	al083	1953	1:20000
Dickson cherty silt loam undulating phase	Dcu	1139	522748	kjyv	al083	1953	1:20000
Dickson silt loam eroded rolling phase	Dln	1033	522754	kjz1	al083	1953	1:20000
Dickson cherty silt loam rolling phase	Dco	841	522745	kjyr	al083	1953	1:20000
Dickson cherty silty clay loam severely eroded rolling phase	Dkd	248	522752	kjyz	al083	1953	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Dt	11550	523117	2sr6k	al089	1958	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, eroded, undulating	Du	6124	523118	kkbs	al089	1958	1:24000
Dickson cherty silt loam, eroded, undulating	Do	4970	523113	kkbm	al089	1958	1:24000
Dickson cherty silt loam, undulating	Dn	3539	523112	kkbl	al089	1958	1:24000
Dickson cherty silt loam, eroded, rolling	Dr	3388	523115	kkbp	al089	1958	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Ds	2430	523116	2t8fr	al089	1958	1:24000
Dickson cherty silt loam, rolling	Dp	1151	523114	kkbn	al089	1958	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	DkB	4780	549759	lg25	ky169	1965	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	DkC2	483	549761	lg27	ky169	1965	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	DkA	307	549758	lg24	ky169	1965	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	DkB2	238	549760	lg26	ky169	1965	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	DkB	1248	550068	lgd4	ky231	1985	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	DcB	9219	552548	ljz4	ky620	1979	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	DcB	23279	2452977	2nbj9	ky646	1966	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	DcC2	4256	2452978	2nbjb	ky646	1966	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	DcA	863	2452976	2nbj8	ky646	1966	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	18031	524421	2rgxr	tn015	1999	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	DkC2	610	524422	2qh7h	tn015	1999	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB2	5799	527008	2rgxr	tn021	1991	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB2	957	531091	2rgxr	tn027	2002	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Dk	45136	2749865	2rgxr	tn031	1956	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	2804	523415	2rgxr	tn037	1977	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	Dk	3295	2749891	2qh7h	tn039	2008	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Dl	1306	2749867	2rgxr	tn039	2008	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, severely eroded rolling phase	Dm	360	327290	bzkr	tn039	2008	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	18036	527055	2rgxr	tn041	1968	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	DkA	1667	527054	2qh74	tn041	1968	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	6393	527104	2rgxr	tn043	1993	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	Dz	12703	527196	2s8mc	tn051	1950	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Dy	12468	527195	2wc0r	tn051	1950	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, eroded, rolling phase	D3	1676	527171	kpkj	tn051	1950	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, rolling phase	D2	341	527170	kpkh	tn051	1950	1:20000
Dickson silty clay loam, severely eroded, rolling phase	D4	90	527172	kpkk	tn051	1950	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DnB	2209	527303	2wc0r	tn055	1965	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	1851	527458	2rgxr	tn081	1997	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Da	3245	2749871	2rgxr	tn083	1952	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	Dc	570	2749892	2qh7h	tn083	1952	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, shallow	Dls	40366	527562	kpz4	tn085	1943	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Dl	5445	527561	2rgxr	tn085	1943	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	Dlx	1683	527563	2qh7h	tn085	1943	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB2	1002	530186	2rgxr	tn087	1999	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	DkC2	9	530187	2qh7h	tn087	1999	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, eroded gently sloping phase	Df	8859	527635	kq1h	tn099	1955	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	De	2890	527634	2wc0r	tn099	1955	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, eroded gently sloping dark brown surface phase	Dh	971	527637	kq1k	tn099	1955	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, level dark brown surface phase	Dg	217	527636	kq1j	tn099	1955	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB2	7123	530858	2rgxr	tn101	1999	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	DkC2	202	530859	2qh7h	tn101	1999	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	26102	525822	2wc0r	tn103	1999	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	DkC2	1217	525823	kn51	tn103	1999	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB2	16116	527700	2rgxr	tn111	1992	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	De	340	527761	2rgxr	tn119	1955	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DsB	20302	527980	2rgxr	tn125	1972	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	DsC	2825	527981	2qh7h	tn125	1972	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	2534	625734	2rgxr	tn127	2002	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	DkA	1081	625733	2qh74	tn127	2002	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB2	2107	843365	2rgxr	tn133	2003	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB2	109	560616	2rgxr	tn135	2000	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DsB	26921	528169	2rgxr	tn147	1965	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	DsC2	1332	528170	2qh7h	tn147	1965	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	Da	22256	2396895	2qh7h	tn161	1953	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Db	10890	2396896	2rgxr	tn161	1953	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Sa	2389	2396968	2qh74	tn161	1953	1:20000
Dickson-Gullied land complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	Rd	1924	2396961	2lg7b	tn161	1953	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB2	24594	528351	2rgxr	tn165	1993	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	20843	529879	2rgxr	tn177	1965	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	2417	328009	2wc0r	tn181	1996	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	DkC	624	328010	c09z	tn181	1996	1:24000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	727	523493	2rgxr	tn187	1961	1:15840
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	DkB	3322	528642	2rgxr	tn604	1974	1:20000
Dickson silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Dk	4932	2427432	2rgxr	tn610	1960	1:15840
Bewleyville-Dickson complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	BeB	3100	2439166	2mw4s	tn701	1985	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the DICKSON 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).