Soil Data Explorer - GOLDENDALE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the GOLDENDALE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of GOLDENDALE, 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 GOLDENDALE 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
6	40A1005	S1958WA039005	GOLDENDALE	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.752224,-121.1333313
6	83P0253	S1982WA039001	GOLDENDALE	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.7436104,-121.1691666
6	83P0255	S1982WA039003	GOLDENDALE	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.7591667,-121.1777802
8	40A0997	S1958WA039003	GOLDENDALE	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.8247223,-120.7194443
8	40A1004	S1958WA039004	Goldendale	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.7808342,-120.8427811

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the GOLDENDALE 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 GOLDENDALE 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 GOLDENDALE 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 GOLDENDALE 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 terrace figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with GOLDENDALE 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 GOLDENDALE 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 GOLDENDALE 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with GOLDENDALE, 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. WA-2010-11-05-07 | Klickitat County - 2009

   Representative landscape cross section of the Goldendale-Lorena general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Klickitat County, Washington; 2009).

2. WA-2010-11-05-11 | Klickitat County - 2009

   Representative landscape cross section of the Swalecreek-Niva-Konner general soil map unit (lower part of diagram) (Soil Survey of Klickitat County, Washington; 2009).

3. WA-2012-05-11-45 | Klickitat County Area - December 2009

   Representative landscape cross-section of general soil map unit 7 (Soil Survey of Klickitat County Area, Washington; December 2009).

4. WA-2012-05-11-49 | Klickitat County Area - December 2009

   Representative landscape cross-section of general soil map unit 16 (lower part of diagram) (Soil Survey of Klickitat County Area, Washington; December 2009).

Map Units

Map units containing GOLDENDALE 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
Goldendale silt loam, basalt substratum, 5 to 10 percent slopes	69A	12088	76429	2kjg	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, basalt substratum, 2 to 5 percent slopes	69	11243	76428	2kjf	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	93	7569	76563	2kns	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	93A	5425	76566	2knw	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, basalt substratum, 10 to 15 percent slopes	69B	2660	76430	2kjh	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes	93B	1471	76567	2knx	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale-Lorena-Rockly complex, 30 to 65 percent slopes	991	1059	76596	2kpv	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, basalt substratum, 10 to 15 percent slopes	969B	1036	76584	2kpg	wa639	2003	1:24000
Oreoke-Goldendale-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 50 percent slopes	1096	1014	76147	2k7c	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	93C	967	76568	2kny	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes	993B	856	76598	2kpx	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	993C	745	76599	2kpy	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale-Lorena-Rockly complex, 2 to 30 percent slopes	990	663	76595	2kpt	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, basalt substratum, 15 to 30 percent slopes	969C	618	76585	2kph	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale-Tekison complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	1012	548	76125	2k6n	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale-Tekison complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	1013	528	76126	2k6p	wa639	2003	1:24000
Tronsen-Goldendale-Horseflat complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	1017	512	76130	2k6t	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	993A	389	76597	2kpw	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, basalt substratum, 5 to 10 percent slopes	969A	356	76583	2kpf	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 30 to 65 percent slopes	93D	342	76569	2knz	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale-Rockly complex, 30 to 65 percent slopes	1016	319	76129	2k6s	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale-Lorena complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	1093	305	76146	2k7b	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 30 to 65 percent slopes	993D	276	76600	2kpz	wa639	2003	1:24000
Tekison-Goldendale complex, 30 to 65 percent slopes	1014	175	76127	2k6q	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes	793	47	76518	2kmb	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, basalt substratum, 2 to 5 percent slopes	969	36	76582	2kpd	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, basalt substratum, 15 to 30 percent slopes	69C	17	76431	2kjj	wa639	2003	1:24000
Goldendale silt loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes	5605	670	86779	2x9b	wa676	2014	1:12000
Goldendale silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	563	660	86292	2wsm	wa676	2014	1:12000
Goldendale silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes	5604	640	86749	2x8c	wa676	2014	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the GOLDENDALE 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).