Soil Data Explorer - GATES

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the GATES soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of GATES, 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 GATES 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
71	78P0136	1974NE041003	Gates	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.5538889,-99.8927778
71	85P0230	1984NE077041	Gates	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.625,-98.4455556
n/a	40A2053	60NE041002	Gates	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 GATES 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 GATES 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 GATES 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 GATES 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 GATES 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 GATES 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 GATES 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 GATES, 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. NE-2012-02-08-07 | Blaine County - September 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Valentine-Hersh-Gates association (Soil Survey of Blaine County, Nebraska; September 1993).

2. NE-2012-02-10-23 | Custer County - July 1982

   Typical pattern of soils in the Kenesaw-Hord-Gates association and relationship of soils to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Custer County, Nebraska; July 1982).

3. NE-2012-02-13-07 | Garfield County - February 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Valentine association (Soil Survey of Garfield County, Nebraska; February 1988).

4. NE-2012-02-13-09 | Garfield County - February 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hersh-Valentine-Gates association (Soil Survey of Garfield County, Nebraska; February 1988).

5. NE-2012-02-13-16 | Greeley County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Valentine association (Soil Survey of Greeley County, Nebraska; April 1993).

6. NE-2012-02-13-17 | Greeley County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Dunday-Anselmo-Valentine association (Soil Survey of Greeley County, Nebraska; April 1993).

7. NE-2012-02-13-53 | Loup County - October 1990

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hersh-Gates-Valentine association (Soil Survey of Loup County, Nebraska; October 1990).

8. NE-2012-02-14-19 | Wheeler County - September 1988

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Coly-Uly association (Soil Survey of Wheeler County, Nebraska; September 1988).

Map Units

Map units containing GATES 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
Gates silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	9027	1347	2216089	30ts7	ne001	1970	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	9026	209	2216088	30ts6	ne001	1970	1:20000
Gates fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, hummocky	9025	3	2216087	30ts5	ne001	1970	1:20000
Hersh-Gates complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2604	2501	1699486	2ymc2	ne009	1988	1:20000
Gates-Hersh complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	9043	985	1699484	2ymc0	ne009	1988	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	9036	360	1699483	2wgdl	ne009	1988	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes	9039	19	2219156	2wgdn	ne009	1988	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	9038	51	2216662	2wgdm	ne011	1966	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	9027	521	2228212	30ts7	ne019	1967	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	9028	77	2228213	30rsx	ne019	1967	1:20000
Gates-Hersh complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	9043	13270	1699593	2ymc0	ne041	1980	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	9036	12632	1699589	2wgdl	ne041	1980	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 17 to 30 percent slopes	9041	9597	1699592	2wgdp	ne041	1980	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	9038	7746	1699590	2wgdm	ne041	1980	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes	9039	5642	1699591	2wgdn	ne041	1980	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes	9033	968	2228176	2zns3	ne041	1980	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	9029	207	2228174	2wgdg	ne041	1980	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	9030	122	2228175	2wgdh	ne041	1980	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	9027	24	2228173	2wgdf	ne041	1980	1:20000
Hersh-Gates complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2604	4264	1699788	2ymc2	ne071	1984	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	9037	3646	1699780	2wgdk	ne071	1984	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes	9040	2280	1699782	2zns4	ne071	1984	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	9035	1866	1699779	2wgdj	ne071	1984	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	9038	1508	1699781	2wgdm	ne071	1984	1:20000
Hersh-Gates complex, 17 to 30 percent slopes	2605	6396	1699948	1v1y1	ne077	1987	1:20000
Gates-Hersh complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	9042	5779	1699941	2ymbz	ne077	1987	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	9030	5167	1699939	2wgdh	ne077	1987	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	9029	3603	1699938	2wgdg	ne077	1987	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes, eroded	9032	2797	1699940	1v1xs	ne077	1987	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	9027	6915	1700121	30ts7	ne079	2003	1:12000
Gates fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, hummocky	9025	4125	1700125	30ts5	ne079	2003	1:12000
Gates silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	9026	2804	1700120	30ts6	ne079	2003	1:12000
Gates silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	9028	2525	1700122	30rsx	ne079	2003	1:12000
Gates silt loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	9030	1150	1700124	1v23q	ne079	2003	1:12000
Gates silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	9029	324	1700123	1v23p	ne079	2003	1:12000
Gates fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, hummocky	9025	4	2228916	30ts5	ne093	1968	1:12000
Hersh-Gates complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2604	5212	1699537	2ymc2	ne115	1986	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	9029	2782	1699530	2wgdg	ne115	1986	1:20000
Hersh-Gates complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	2606	2312	1699538	1v1ht	ne115	1986	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	9030	1643	1699531	2wgdh	ne115	1986	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	9027	1471	1699529	2wgdf	ne115	1986	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 11 to 30 percent slopes	9033	1406	1699532	2zns3	ne115	1986	1:20000
Gates-Hersh complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	9043	10	2219820	2ymc0	ne115	1986	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	9036	5	2219819	2wgdl	ne115	1986	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	9037	585	1699885	2wgdk	ne175	1983	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	9038	405	1699886	2wgdm	ne175	1983	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	9035	850	1699839	2wgdj	ne183	1984	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	9038	778	1699841	2wgdm	ne183	1984	1:20000
Gates very fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	9036	659	1699840	2wgdl	ne183	1984	1:20000
Gates silt loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	9030	71	2219897	2wgdh	ne183	1984	1:20000
Gates-Hersh complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	9042	4	2219898	2ymbz	ne183	1984	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the GATES 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).