Soil Data Explorer - DUTCHESS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the DUTCHESS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of DUTCHESS, 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 DUTCHESS were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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	40A0522	68VT003003	Dutchess	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.273056,-73.1666641
144A	40A0514	68VT021002	Dutchess	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.416111,-73.2327805
144A	40A0515	68VT021003	Dutchess	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.4988899,-73.2319412
144A	83P0117	S1982VT003033	Dutchess	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.7640266,-73.2063904
144B	78P0571	78NH019009	Dutchess	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.3138885,-72.3399963

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the DUTCHESS 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 DUTCHESS series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the DUTCHESS 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the DUTCHESS 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 2024-10-23).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with DUTCHESS share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the DUTCHESS 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the DUTCHESS 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 2024-10-23).

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 DUTCHESS, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

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

1. NH-2012-02-14-04 | Cheshire County - June 1989

   Typical landscape pattern of soils and underlying material in the Bernardston-Cardigan-Kearsarge-Dutchess general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Cheshire County, New Hampshire; June 1989).

2. VT-2012-03-22-07 | Rutland County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Dutchess-Bomoseen-Pittstown unit (Soil Survey of Rutland County, VT; 1998).

Map Units

Map units containing DUTCHESS 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
Dutchess-Cardigan complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	141D	265	279003	9cb3	ma011	2012	1:12000
Dutchess-Cardigan complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	141C	160	279004	9cb4	ma011	2012	1:12000
Dutchess channery silt loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	471F	145	279065	9cd3	ma011	2012	1:12000
Dutchess channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	470C	113	278905	9c6y	ma011	2012	1:12000
Dutchess channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	470D	111	278906	9c6z	ma011	2012	1:12000
Dutchess-Cardigan complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	141B	86	279005	9cb5	ma011	2012	1:12000
Dutchess channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	470B	62	278904	9c6x	ma011	2012	1:12000
Dutchess channery silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	471C	43	278907	9c70	ma011	2012	1:12000
Dutchess channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	471D	37	279064	9cd2	ma011	2012	1:12000
Dutchess silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	367D	3150	279663	9d0d	nh005	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, very stony	367E	2543	279664	9d0f	nh005	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	367C	2210	279662	9d0c	nh005	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	366C	1364	279660	9d09	nh005	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	366D	923	279661	9d0b	nh005	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	366B	568	279659	9d08	nh005	1985	1:20000
Dutchess stony silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	DuD	2744	279760	9d3j	nh019	1981	1:20000
Dutchess stony silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	DuC	2219	279759	9d3h	nh019	1981	1:20000
Dutchess stony silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	DuE	1306	279761	9d3k	nh019	1981	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	DtC	998	279757	9d3f	nh019	1981	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	DtD	687	279758	9d3g	nh019	1981	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DtB	648	279756	9d3d	nh019	1981	1:20000
Dutchess-Cardigan complex, rolling, rocky	DwC	31773	290646	9rfp	ny027	1992	1:24000
Dutchess-Cardigan complex, undulating, rocky	DwB	26274	290645	9rfn	ny027	1992	1:24000
Dutchess-Cardigan complex, hilly, rocky	DwD	8964	290647	9rfq	ny027	1992	1:24000
Dutchess silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	DuC	3041	290643	9rfl	ny027	1992	1:24000
Dutchess-Cardigan-Urban land complex, undulating, rocky	DxB	2992	290648	9rfr	ny027	1992	1:24000
Dutchess silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DuB	1855	290642	9rfk	ny027	1992	1:24000
Dutchess-Cardigan-Urban land complex, rolling, rocky	DxC	1059	290649	9rfs	ny027	1992	1:24000
Dutchess silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	DuD	749	290644	9rfm	ny027	1992	1:24000
Dutchess extremely stony loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes	DsC	889	281254	9fnq	vt001	1967	1:15840
Dutchess stony loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DcB	631	281251	9fnm	vt001	1967	1:15840
Dutchess extremely stony loam, 15 to 50 percent slopes	DsE	528	281255	9fnr	vt001	1967	1:15840
Nassau-Dutchess rocky complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	NaB	497	281288	9fpt	vt001	1967	1:15840
Nassau-Dutchess rocky complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	NaC	365	281289	9fpv	vt001	1967	1:15840
Dutchess stony loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	DcC	286	281252	9fnn	vt001	1967	1:15840
Nassau-Dutchess rocky complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	NaD	216	281290	9fpw	vt001	1967	1:15840
Dutchess stony loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	DcD	90	281253	9fnp	vt001	1967	1:15840
Dutchess channery loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	47E	22188	281510	9fxz	vt003	1992	1:20000
Dutchess channery loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	47D	7113	281509	9fxy	vt003	1992	1:20000
Dutchess channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	47C	2480	281508	9fxx	vt003	1992	1:20000
Dutchess channery loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	44D	1966	281499	9fxm	vt003	1992	1:20000
Dutchess channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	44C	1689	281498	9fxl	vt003	1992	1:20000
Dutchess channery loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	44B	338	281497	9fxk	vt003	1992	1:20000
St. Albans-Dutchess rocky loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	SbB	350	279274	9clv	vt013	1956	1:20000
St. Albans-Dutchess rocky loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	SbC	35	279275	9clw	vt013	1956	1:20000
St. Albans-Dutchess very rocky loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	ScD	10	279277	9cly	vt013	1956	1:20000
St. Albans-Dutchess very rocky loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	ScB	8	279276	9clx	vt013	1956	1:20000
St. Albans-Dutchess loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	SaB	7	279273	9clt	vt013	1956	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	47E	5791	282352	9gt4	vt021	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	47D	4047	282351	9gt3	vt021	1985	1:20000
Macomber-Dutchess complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	52B	3333	282372	9gts	vt021	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	44C	2560	282340	9gsr	vt021	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	47C	2194	282350	9gt2	vt021	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	44D	1113	282341	9gss	vt021	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	44B	1101	282339	9gsq	vt021	1985	1:20000
Dutchess silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	47B	414	282349	9gt1	vt021	1985	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the DUTCHESS 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 2024-10-30).