Soil Data Explorer - GLACIERCREEK

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the GLACIERCREEK soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of GLACIERCREEK, 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 GLACIERCREEK were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the GLACIERCREEK 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 GLACIERCREEK series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the GLACIERCREEK 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 GLACIERCREEK 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 flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with GLACIERCREEK share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the GLACIERCREEK 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 GLACIERCREEK 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 GLACIERCREEK, 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 GLACIERCREEK 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
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, moderately steep glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3f	384	2850809	2lg3f	id601	2002	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3g	270	2850810	2lg3g	id601	2002	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3d	100	2850808	2lg3d	id601	2002	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Typic Udifluvents-Marblecreek families, complex, granitic alluvial substratum, narrow valley bottoms and toeslopes	2lfx8	61	2850778	2lfx8	id601	2002	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, dissected steep glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3j	59	2850812	2lg3j	id601	2002	1:24000
Humic Udivitrands-Glaciercreek-Pearsoncreek families, complex, dense substratum complex, shallow incised draws, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3h	25	2850811	2lg3h	id601	2002	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Eloika families, complex, glaciated mountain slope, granitic geology, all aspects	2lg3r	9	2850817	2lg3r	id601	2002	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3d	134	2850859	2lg3d	id604	1981	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, moderately steep glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3f	104	2850860	2lg3f	id604	1981	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Eloika families, complex, glaciated mountain slope, granitic geology, all aspects	2lg3r	49	2850865	2lg3r	id604	1981	1:24000
Humic Udivitrands-Glaciercreek-Pearsoncreek families, complex, dense substratum complex, shallow incised draws, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3h	37	2850861	2lg3h	id604	1981	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3d	2	2850886	2lg3d	id606	1976	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	360	52988	2396839	2lg3d	id670		1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, moderately steep glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	361	18502	2396840	2lg3f	id670		1:24000
Humic Udivitrands-Glaciercreek-Pearsoncreek families, complex, dense substratum complex, shallow incised draws, granitic geology, north aspects	363	10795	2396842	2lg3h	id670		1:24000
Glaciercreek-Typic Udifluvents-Marblecreek families, complex, granitic alluvial substratum, narrow valley bottoms and toeslopes	103	9800	2396649	2lfx8	id670		1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	362	7282	2396841	2lg3g	id670		1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, dissected steep glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	365	5508	2396843	2lg3j	id670		1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Eloika families, complex, glaciated mountain slope, granitic geology, all aspects	390	2209	2396850	2lg3r	id670		1:24000
Oldtrail-Glaciercreek-Larchpoint complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	41B	257	2995607	57cx	mt603	1989	1:24000
Glaciercreek gravelly ashy silt loam, cool, 0 to 8 percent slopes	67C	136	3005039	57l5	mt603	1989	1:24000
Glaciercreek gravelly ashy silt loam, cool, 8 to 30 percent slopes	867E	15	3005052	57q2	mt603	1989	1:24000
Glaciercreek gravelly ashy silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	67C	4632	1151404	17n42	mt618	2008	1:24000
Pleasantvalley-Courville-Glaciercreek complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	225F	2027	581660	mj87	mt618	2008	1:24000
Lesier, dry-Glaciercreek complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	88C	1403	1483907	1lt3z	mt618	2008	1:24000
Foyslake-Glaciercreek complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	812C	1023	1483392	1lslc	mt618	2008	1:24000
Lesier, dry-Foyslake-Glaciercreek complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	881D	765	1483906	1lt3y	mt618	2008	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Pleasantvalley complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes	671E	664	797847	vs70	mt618	2008	1:24000
Tamarack-Crystalex-Glaciercreek complex, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes	681C	575	796657	vqzm	mt618	2008	1:24000
Pleasantvalley-Courville-Glaciercreek complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	225F	365	2409948	2lwr8	mt619	1988	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Pleasantvalley complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes	671E	71	2409951	2lwrc	mt619	1988	1:24000
Glaciercreek gravelly silt loam, 2 to 4 percent slopes	68	2693	145281	4w5h	mt629	1991	1:20000
Glaciercreek-Pleasantvalley complex, 8 to 30 percent slopes	671E	479	2409872	2lwnt	mt634	1988	1:24000
Pleasantvalley-Courville-Glaciercreek complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	225F	218	2409869	2lwnq	mt634	1988	1:24000
Glaciercreek gravelly ashy silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	67C	169	2409838	2lwmq	mt634	1988	1:24000
Tamarack-Crystalex-Glaciercreek complex, dry, 2 to 8 percent slopes	681C	119	2409840	2lwms	mt634	1988	1:24000
Glaciercreek gravelly silt loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	42	7368	145460	4wc8	mt638	1985	1:24000
Glaciercreek variant-Glaciercreek complex, 4 to 20 percent slopes	43	3080	145461	4wc9	mt638	1985	1:24000
Udorthents-Glaciercreek complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	112	2199	145401	4w9c	mt638	1985	1:24000
Glaciercreek gravelly ashy silt loam, cool, 0 to 8 percent slopes	67C	10428	156245	57l5	mt651	1997	1:24000
Oldtrail-Glaciercreek-Larchpoint complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	41B	5027	156051	57cx	mt651	1997	1:24000
Glaciercreek gravelly ashy silt loam, cool, 8 to 30 percent slopes	867E	5000	156366	57q2	mt651	1997	1:24000
Glaciercreek gravelly ashy silt loam, cool, 30 to 45 percent slopes	867F	1395	156367	57q3	mt651	1997	1:24000
Glaciercreek gravelly ashy silt loam, 8 to 30 percent slopes	671E	99	156241	57l1	mt651	1997	1:24000
Humic Udivitrands-Glaciercreek-Pearsoncreek families, complex, dense substratum complex, shallow incised draws, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3h	530	2850928	2lg3h	wa651	1981	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3d	482	2850935	2lg3d	wa651	1981	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, dissected steep glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3j	232	2850910	2lg3j	wa651	1981	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, moderately steep glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3f	196	2850940	2lg3f	wa651	1981	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Pearsoncreek families, dense substratum complex, steep glaciated mountain slopes, granitic geology, north aspects	2lg3g	33	2850922	2lg3g	wa651	1981	1:24000
Glaciercreek-Humic Udivitrands-Eloika families, complex, glaciated mountain slope, granitic geology, all aspects	2lg3r	27	2850918	2lg3r	wa651	1981	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the GLACIERCREEK 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).