Soil Data Explorer - FALLSINGTON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the FALLSINGTON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of FALLSINGTON, 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 FALLSINGTON 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
153C	14N0300	S2013MD011001	Fallsington	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.0684194,-75.798275

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the FALLSINGTON 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 FALLSINGTON 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 FALLSINGTON 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 FALLSINGTON 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 FALLSINGTON 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 FALLSINGTON 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 FALLSINGTON 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 FALLSINGTON, 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. DC-2011-05-31-05 | District of Columbia - 1976

   Diagram of Coastal Plain showing the pattern of soils and parent material (Soil Survey of District of Columbia; 1976).

2. MD-2010-09-10-05 | Cecil County -

   Sassafras-Woodstown-Fallsington association (Soil Survey of Cecil County, Maryland).

3. MD-2010-09-10-10 | Somerset County -

   Typical pattern of soils and examples of profiles and underlying material near tidal marsh and upland interface (Soil Survey of Somerset County, Maryland).

4. MD-2012-02-03-07 | Baltimore County - March 1977

   Cross section showing typical pattern in the Sassafras-Woodstown-Fallsington association (Soil Survey of Baltimore County, Maryland; March 1976).

5. MD-2012-02-03-24 | Talbot County - December 1970

   Relationship of soils to topography and water table on the Wicomico formation in Talbot County (Soil Survey of Talbot County, Maryland; December 1970).

6. MD-2012-02-03-31 | Wicomico County - January 1970

   Cross section showing typical soil pattern in the Fallsington-Woodstown-Sassafras association (Soil Survey of Wicomico County, Maryland; January 1970).

7. MD-2012-02-03-35 | Worcester County - May 1973

   Cross section showing typical soil pattern in the Othello-Fallsington-Portsmouth association (Soil Survey of Worcester County, Maryland; May 1973).

8. NJ-2010-09-13-04 | Gloucester County -

   (Soil Survey of Gloucester County, New Jersey)

Map Units

Map units containing FALLSINGTON 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
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FaaA	37	128601	2s96w	dc001	1975	1:12000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Altlantic Coastal Plain	FgcA	32951	1606034	2s96t	de001	2006	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain	FacA	12946	1606036	2s96z	de001	2006	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FadA	3673	2893490	2thvq	de001	2006	1:24000
Ingleside-Hammonton-Fallsington complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	ImB	2193	1606076	1qx7x	de001	2006	1:24000
Hammonton-Fallsington-Mullica complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HoA	2063	1606057	1qx79	de001	2006	1:24000
Fallsington-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	FzB	1122	1606032	1qx6h	de001	2006	1:24000
Ingleside-Hammonton-Fallsington complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	ImB	8951	2479773	2p7dp	de003	2009	1:24000
Hammonton-Fallsington-Mullica complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HoA	5183	2479772	2p7dn	de003	2009	1:24000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Altlantic Coastal Plain	FgcA	4010	2893607	2s96t	de003	2009	1:24000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	FgaA	2510	2479804	2s96v	de003	2009	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain	FacA	2490	2893557	2s96z	de003	2009	1:24000
Fallsington-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	FzB	932	2479806	2p7fr	de003	2009	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FaaA	330	2479805	2s96w	de003	2009	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain	FacA	13251	2893559	2s96z	de005	2006	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FadA	9715	1603395	2thvq	de005	2006	1:24000
Ingleside-Hammonton-Fallsington complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	ImB	2824	1603427	1qthg	de005	2006	1:24000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Altlantic Coastal Plain	FgcA	2115	2893613	2s96t	de005	2006	1:24000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FgdA	1454	1603396	2s96r	de005	2006	1:24000
Hammonton-Fallsington-Mullica complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HoA	1105	1603415	1qth2	de005	2006	1:24000
Fallsington-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	FzB	178	1603403	1qtgp	de005	2006	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FaaA	3154	137770	2s96w	md003	2003	1:12000
Fallsington-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	FrA	398	137771	4mc7	md003	2003	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FaaA	1267	2404265	2s96w	md005	2010	1:12000
Fallsington-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	FBA	463	2404267	2lpv0	md005	2010	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FaaA	188	2516856	2s96w	md009	1967	1:20000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain	FacA	13278	2893564	2s96z	md011	2009	1:12000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Altlantic Coastal Plain	FgcA	9604	2893611	2s96t	md011	2009	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FadA	8492	1600074	2thvq	md011	2009	1:12000
Hammonton-Fallsington-Corsica complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	8056	2452688	2nb6z	md011	2009	1:12000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FgdA	4504	1600075	2s96r	md011	2009	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FaaA	347	2440600	2s96w	md015	2009	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain	FacA	310	2893566	2s96z	md015	2009	1:12000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	FgaA	131	2440599	2s96v	md015	2009	1:12000
Ingleside-Hammonton-Fallsington complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	ImB	107	2440572	2mxm4	md015	2009	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FadA	10824	128934	2thvq	md019	1992	1:15840
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain	FacA	1010	2893568	2s96z	md019	1992	1:15840
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FaaA	1750	792895	2s96w	md027	2004	1:12000
Urban land-Fallsington complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	UfA	349	793651	vmvn	md027	2004	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain	FacA	2436	127975	2s96z	md029	1978	1:15840
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Altlantic Coastal Plain	FgcA	978	127976	2s96t	md029	1978	1:15840
Hammonton-Fallsington-Mullica complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HoA	100	2702630	2s3pp	md029	1978	1:15840
Ingleside-Hammonton-Fallsington complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	ImB	17	2702636	1qx7x	md029	1978	1:15840
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FaaA	1148	2455309	2s96w	md033	2009	1:12000
Fallsington-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	FbB	610	2474813	2p27p	md033	2009	1:12000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Altlantic Coastal Plain	FgcA	1246	139689	2s96t	md035	1995	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FaaA	2371	128314	2s96w	md037	1975	1:20000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FgdA	6258	1407946	2s96r	md039	2006	1:12000
Fallsington-Glassboro complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	FhA	3025	1407947	1j82n	md039	2006	1:12000
Othello-Fallsington complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OvA	1426	1428583	1jykb	md039	2006	1:12000
Corsica and Fallsington soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes	CRA	1030	1407940	1j82f	md039	2006	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FadA	15	1407945	2thvq	md039	2006	1:12000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Altlantic Coastal Plain	FgcA	4572	1712508	2s96t	md041	2009	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain	FacA	4129	1712507	2s96z	md041	2009	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FadA	9860	975553	2thvq	md045	2005	1:12000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FgdA	4205	975555	2s96r	md045	2005	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Tidewater Area	FadA	27561	129298	2thvq	md047	1995	1:12000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	FgaA	405	533383	2s96v	md600	1972	1:15840
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FaaA	867	129600	2s96w	md601	1998	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FamA	40	784245	2s96w	nj001	1975	1:24000
Fallsington fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	FanA	1906	778222	v3sy	nj005	1967	1:24000
Fallsington fine sandy loam, clayey substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	FankA	632	778223	v3sz	nj005	1967	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FamA	1391	848613	2s96w	nj007	1964	1:12000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FamA	5130	1405928	2s96w	nj011	2003	1:24000
Othello and Fallsington soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OTKA	38	1405932	1j5zn	nj011	2003	1:24000
Othello, Fallsington, and Trussum soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OTMA	16	135870	4kcx	nj011	2003	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FamA	5936	1089433	2s96w	nj015	2004	1:24000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	FapA	1714	1089435	2s96v	nj015	2004	1:24000
Fallsington-Urban land complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	FauB	1065	1089437	15kn4	nj015	2004	1:24000
Othello and Fallsington soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OTKA	1	1089540	15krg	nj015	2004	1:24000
Woodstown-Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 5 percent slopes	WomfB	1551	1482378	1lrjn	nj021	1969	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FamA	1419	135147	2s96w	nj021	1969	1:24000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	FapA	114	1412590	2s96v	nj021	1969	1:24000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	FapA	6108	1395409	2s96v	nj023	1985	1:24000
Fallsington bedrock substratum variant loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	FavAr	1460	1429103	1jz33	nj023	1985	1:24000
Fallsington sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, northern coastal plain	FamA	1096	1395408	2s96w	nj023	1985	1:24000
Fallsington loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes, Northern Coastal Plain	FapA	3583	1401642	2s96v	nj025	1985	1:24000
Othello, Fallsington, and Trussum soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OTMA	17111	135618	4k3s	nj033	2004	1:24000
Othello and Fallsington soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OTKA	7643	135617	4k3r	nj033	2004	1:24000
Fallsington fine sandy loam	Fa	23848	119484	40bb	va115	1960	1:20000
Fallsington fine sandy loam	Fa	2955	119744	40lq	va133	1960	1:20000
Fallsington very fine sandy loam	Fd	781	120523	41dv	va179	1970	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the FALLSINGTON 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).