Soil Data Explorer - GILA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the GILA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of GILA, 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 GILA 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
30	40A3197	S1959NV003014	GILA	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.7125015,-114.6769409
30	40A3199	S1959NV003015	GILA	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.7194443,-114.6930542
42	40A0197	S1967TX141003	Gila	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	31.541666,-106.1919479
42	88P0056	S1987-NM015-001-copy	Gila	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.2168722,-103.9989167
n/a	40A0726	S1967NM061001	GILA	2	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 GILA 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 GILA 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 GILA 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 GILA 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 GILA 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 GILA 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 GILA 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 GILA, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing GILA 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
Gila-Glendale complex, dry, 1 to 3 percent slopes	47	4125	1507910	1mm38	az627	2005	1:24000
Gila-Glendale complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes	46	1199	1507909	1mm37	az627	2005	1:24000
Gila soils	Go	9150	52857	1s02	az637	1968	1:31680
Gila very fine sandy loam, reddish variant	Gs	376	802486	vy1n	az641	1965	1:31680
Gila fine sandy loams	54	3720	53091	1s7m	az645	1982	1:24000
Gila-Vinton complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	43	6834	581586	mj5v	az661	2009	1:24000
Quiburi-Gila complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	79	1850	60080	20j2	az661	2009	1:24000
Anthony and Gila gravelly sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AtA	17720	53590	1srq	az662	1966	1:20000
Gila and Glendale soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GgA	10610	53615	1ssj	az662	1966	1:20000
Gila loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GcA	10050	53611	1ssd	az662	1966	1:20000
Continental-Gila gravelly sandy loams, 0 to 5 percent slopes	CsB	8710	53608	1ss9	az662	1966	1:20000
Gila sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GfA	1700	53614	1ssh	az662	1966	1:20000
Tidwell, Gila, and Glendale soils, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopes	TgA	1140	53642	1std	az662	1966	1:20000
Gila loam, saline, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GeA	580	53613	1ssg	az662	1966	1:20000
Gila gravelly loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GbA	500	53610	1ssc	az662	1966	1:20000
Gila loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	GcB	290	53612	1ssf	az662	1966	1:20000
Glendale-Gila complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes, severely eroded	16	13780	54438	1tn2	az663	1979	1:24000
Anthony-Gila complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	2	5465	54442	1tn6	az663	1979	1:24000
Gila fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes**	14	1245	54436	1tn0	az663	1979	1:24000
Glendale-Gila complex, eroded	23	29655	53664	1sv3	az664	1975	1:24000
Anthony-Gila complex	1	28332	53649	1stm	az664	1975	1:24000
Gila loam	20	14190	53661	1sv0	az664	1975	1:24000
Gila-Anthony-Bluepoint complex	21	6721	53662	1sv1	az664	1975	1:24000
Glendale-Gila association, frequently flooded	24	6491	53665	1sv4	az664	1975	1:24000
Glendale-Gila complex	22	2878	53663	1sv2	az664	1975	1:24000
Gila-Glendale complex, chihuahuan, 0 to 2 percent slopes	40	3330	679607	qt5t	az666	2007	1:24000
Gila-Glendale complex, sonoran, 0 to 2 percent slopes	41	600	1693174	1ttwj	az666	2007	1:24000
Vinton-Gila complex, chihuahuan, 0 to 3 percent slopes	84	410	802948	vyjk	az666	2007	1:24000
Vinton-Gila complex, sonoran, 0 to 3 percent slopes	85	225	1693169	1ttwc	az666	2007	1:24000
Gila loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	GbA	10435	54360	1tkk	az668	1968	1:20000
Gila sandy loam	Ga	1774	54359	1tkj	az668	1968	1:20000
Gila loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	GbB	1063	54361	1tkl	az668	1968	1:20000
Gila silty clay loam	Gc	528	54362	1tkm	az668	1968	1:20000
Glendale-Gila complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	36	3426	59256	1znh	az675	2009	1:24000
Glendale-Gila complex, saline-sodic, 0 to 3 percent slopes	37	2521	1427803	1jxr5	az675	2009	1:24000
Anthony-Gila complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	5	1281	59258	1znk	az675	2009	1:24000
Gila sandy loam	GA	15502	57012	2sprl	nm023	1967	1:31680
Gila loam	Gb	3227	57016	2vsrx	nm023	1967	1:31680
Gila sandy loam	Ga	6774	56025	1w98	nm029	1967	1:24000
Gila loam	Gm	5714	56027	1w9b	nm029	1967	1:24000
Gila sandy loam, hummocky	Gh	3081	56026	1w99	nm029	1967	1:24000
Gila-Hantz complex	GH	13724	55642	1vwx	nm600	1973	1:24000
Gila loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes mlra 42-1	Gb	4804	55643	2tm57	nm600	1973	1:24000
Gila clay loam MLRA 42	Ge	3710	55646	2spt3	nm600	1973	1:24000
Gila fine sandy loam	GA	3700	55640	1vwv	nm600	1973	1:24000
Gila complex, moderately alkali	GF	900	55641	1vww	nm600	1973	1:24000
Gila loam, moderately alkali	Gd	457	55645	1vx0	nm600	1973	1:24000
Gila loam, slightly saline	Gc	260	55644	1vwz	nm600	1973	1:24000
Gila loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes mlra 42-1	Gd	8981	55790	2tm57	nm612	1970	1:24000
Gila clay loam	Gk	5418	55795	1w1v	nm612	1970	1:24000
Gila loam, strongly saline and alkali	Gh	2140	55794	1w1t	nm612	1970	1:24000
Gila loam, slightly saline	Ge	1272	55791	1w1q	nm612	1970	1:24000
Gila loam, strongly alkali	Gg	1156	55793	1w1s	nm612	1970	1:24000
Gila loam, moderately alkali	Gf	1113	55792	1w1r	nm612	1970	1:24000
Gila clay loam, slightly saline	Gm	785	55796	1w1w	nm612	1970	1:24000
Gila loamy fine sand	Ga	643	55788	1w1m	nm612	1970	1:24000
Gila clay loam, moderately alkali	Gn	418	55797	1w1x	nm612	1970	1:24000
Gila loamy fine sand, strongly alkali	Gc	390	55789	1w1n	nm612	1970	1:24000
Glendale-Gila complex, nearly level	37	12438	56514	1wt1	nm660	1981	1:48000
Gila variant fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	16	1860	59282	1zpb	nm662	1979	1:48000
Anthony-Gila complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	615	8997	57149	1xgj	nm664	1984	1:24000
Gila clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	32	3588	57096	1xdt	nm664	1984	1:24000
Gila clay loam, occasionally flooded, 0 to 1 percent slopes	232	826	57092	1xdp	nm664	1984	1:24000
Gila fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	132	412	57085	1xdg	nm664	1984	1:24000
Gila loam, strongly saline	Gf	2486	469373	hrf2	nv608	1967	1:24000
Gila loam	Ge	1154	469372	hrf1	nv608	1967	1:24000
Gila fine sand	Gd	1003	469371	hrf0	nv608	1967	1:24000
Gila loam, water table	Gm	369	469374	hrf3	nv608	1967	1:24000
Gila loam, water table, strongly saline	Gn	308	469375	hrf4	nv608	1967	1:24000
Gila-Patrole association	15	7495	58534	1yx6	tx389	1976	1:24000
Gila fine sandy loam, saline	14	3891	58533	1yx5	tx389	1976	1:24000
Gila soils	Ga	4909	372520	dhms	tx443	1964	1:31680
Gila fine sandy loam	Gf	7974	59012	1zdm	tx475	1969	1:24000
Made land, gila soil material	Mg	6910	696634	rcx2	tx624	1967	1:31680
Gila loam	Gc	3497	696622	rcwp	tx624	1967	1:31680
Gila fine sandy loam	Ga	3202	696621	rcwn	tx624	1967	1:31680

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the GILA 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).