Soil Data Explorer - GALE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the GALE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of GALE, 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 GALE 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
105	78P0042	S1977WI065001	GALE	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.7386093,-89.8577805

Water Balance

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

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 GALE, 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. WI-2012-03-22-02 | Buffalo County - March 1962

   Soil associations and relief in Buffalo County. 1. Silty soils of the rolling limestone uplands and Steep stony and rocky land: Dubuque, Fayette, Steep stony and rocky land. 2. Loamy soils of the rolling to hilly sandstone uplands: Gale, Hixton. 3. Sandy soils of the rolling to hilly sandstone uplands: Boone, Hixton. 4. Sandy soils of stream terraces: Sparta, Plainfield. 5. Silty soils of stream terraces: Bertrand, Richwood. 6. Loamy terrace soils underlain by sand on stream terraces: Meridian, Tell. 7. Wet organic and mineral soils of bottom lands: Peat and Muck, Ettrick, Wallkill. 8. Soils of overflow bottom lands: Loamy alluvial lands, Marsh (Soil Survey of Bayfield County, WI; 1961).

2. WI-2012-03-22-03 | Buffalo County - March 1962

   Soil landscape of Buffalo County showing relationships among major soil series (Soil Survey of Buffalo County, WI; 1962).

3. WI-2012-03-22-04 | Crawford County - December 1961

   Landscape of Crawford County showing the parent materials of the soils and relationships among major soil series (Soil Survey of Crawford County, WI; 1961).

4. WI-2012-03-23-04 | Jackson County - 2001

   Relationship of soils, topography, and parent material in the Seaton-Council association (Soil Survey of Jackson County, WI; 2001).

Map Units

Map units containing GALE 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
Gale silt loam, 18 to 40 percent slopes	479G	535	409987	frmd	ia139	1986	1:15840
Fayette-Gale silt loams, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	798C2	52	1385793	1hj10	il015	2005	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes	413B	404	263528	8v6x	il099	2006	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 4 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	413C2	234	1427791	1jxqs	il099	2006	1:12000
Gale-Oak Center complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	N526B	315	1669989	1t1rm	mn049	2007	1:12000
Gale-Oak Center complex, 18 to 45 percent slopes	N526F	97	1713077	1vhlk	mn049	2007	1:12000
Gale-Hixton complex, shallow, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GhD2	272	2216374	2dd9y	mn157	2008	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaC2	198	2216373	2tc69	mn157	2008	1:12000
Gale-Hixton complex, shallow, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GhC2	178	2216376	2ddb0	mn157	2008	1:12000
Gale-Hixton complex, shallow, 18 to 25 percent slopes	GhE	153	2216375	2dd9z	mn157	2008	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaB2	153	2216372	2tc6d	mn157	2008	1:12000
Gale-Oak Center complex, 18 to 45 percent slopes	N526F	146	2216151	2dd2r	mn157	2008	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaD2	103	2216371	2tc6b	mn157	2008	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	174F	698	1677080	1t94c	mn163	1978	1:15840
Gale silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes	174C	449	1677079	1t94b	mn163	1978	1:15840
Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	174D2	1651	428993	2tc6b	mn169	1987	1:20000
Seaton-Gale silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes	829C	1256	429094	gdhr	mn169	1987	1:20000
Gale-Blackhammer silt loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes	826C	1023	429093	gdhq	mn169	1987	1:20000
Gale-Blackhammer silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	826B	249	429092	gdhp	mn169	1987	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214E2	500	2561730	2tc6c	wi011	1960	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214D2	419	2561729	2tc6b	wi011	1960	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214C2	229	2561728	2tc69	wi011	1960	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214B2	141	2561727	2tc6d	wi011	1960	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214D2	963	2503937	2tc6b	wi023	1960	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214E2	322	2503939	2tc6c	wi023	1960	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214C2	211	2503935	2tc69	wi023	1960	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214B2	24	2503933	2tc6d	wi023	1960	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaC2	2629	753509	2tc69	wi025	1972	1:15840
Gale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaB2	1570	753508	2tc6d	wi025	1972	1:15840
Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaD2	672	753510	2tc6b	wi025	1972	1:15840
Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaD2	5204	424239	2tc6b	wi043	1959	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaF2	1052	424244	2tc6c	wi043	1959	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaC2	1014	424237	2tc69	wi043	1959	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaC2	2021	425271	2tc69	wi045	1969	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaB2	1132	425270	2tc6d	wi045	1969	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaD2	906	425272	2tc6b	wi045	1969	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaE2	120	425273	2tc6c	wi045	1969	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214D2	8597	2774803	2tc6b	wi049	1960	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214E2	3055	2774804	2tc6c	wi049	1960	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214C2	2672	2774802	2tc69	wi049	1960	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214B2	282	2774801	2tc6d	wi049	1960	1:20000
Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaC2	895	424820	2tc69	wi065	1964	1:15840
Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaD2	556	424821	2tc6b	wi065	1964	1:15840
Gale silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GaE2	139	424822	2tc6c	wi065	1964	1:15840
Gale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214D2	866	2503938	2tc6b	wi123	1965	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214C2	503	2503936	2tc69	wi123	1965	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 20 to 30 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214E2	205	2503940	2tc6c	wi123	1965	1:12000
Gale silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	214B2	84	2503934	2tc6d	wi123	1965	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the GALE 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).