Soil Data Explorer - GOTHAM

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the GOTHAM soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of GOTHAM, 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 GOTHAM 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
104	UMN2532	S1978MN037001 (2532)	Gotham	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.6482811,-92.7348709
105	UMN2365	S1900MN0552365	Gotham	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.6893692,-91.5816498
105	93P0019	S1992WI121004	Gotham	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.0580559,-91.4116669
90B	UMN2001	S1974MN1632001	Gotham	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	45.2230949,-92.8996201

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the GOTHAM 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 GOTHAM 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 GOTHAM 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 GOTHAM 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 GOTHAM 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 GOTHAM 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 GOTHAM 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with GOTHAM, 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-2012-03-23-02 | Iowa County - July 1962

   Two landscapes of terrace soils showing the relationship of the major soils. The upper illustration shows silty soils, and the lower one, sandy soils. By Soil Survey Division, University of Wisconsin (Soil Survey of Iowa County, WI; 1962).

2. WI-2012-03-23-30 | Pepin County - March 1964

   Cross section showing the geology and the associated soils in Pepin County (Soil Survey of Pepin County, WI; 1964).

Map Units

Map units containing GOTHAM 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
Gotham loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	177B	544	396789	f9wn	mn037	1980	1:15840
Gotham loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	177A	496	396788	f9wm	mn037	1980	1:15840
Gotham loamy fine sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	177C	219	396790	f9wp	mn037	1980	1:15840
Kingsley-Gotham complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	L42C	954	452781	h64v	mn053	2001	1:12000
Kingsley-Gotham complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes	L42D	660	452782	h64w	mn053	2001	1:12000
Kingsley-Gotham complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes	L42F	602	452788	h652	mn053	2001	1:12000
Kingsley-Gotham complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	L42B	460	452780	h64t	mn053	2001	1:12000
Kingsley-Gotham complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes	L42E	443	452787	h651	mn053	2001	1:12000
Gotham loamy sand, 2 to 10 percent slopes	177B	423	398227	fcd1	mn055	1981	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	177C	87	1677217	1t98s	mn123	1978	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 12 to 20 percent slopes	177D	54	1677218	1t98t	mn123	1978	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes	177B	19	1677216	1t98r	mn123	1978	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes	177B	936	1677081	1t94d	mn163	1978	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	177C	761	1677082	1t94f	mn163	1978	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 12 to 20 percent slopes	177D	568	1677083	1t94g	mn163	1978	1:15840
Kingsley-Gotham complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	896C	388	433784	gkd1	mn171	1998	1:12000
Kingsley-Gotham complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	896B	335	433785	gkd2	mn171	1998	1:12000
Gotham loamy sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes	GoB	1444	421782	g4ww	wi035	1974	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	GoC2	1037	421783	g4wx	wi035	1974	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, sandstone substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopes	GsB	741	421784	g4wy	wi035	1974	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, sandstone substratum, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	GsC2	446	421785	g4wz	wi035	1974	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	GoB2	645	425275	2xzlv	wi045	1969	1:12000
Gotham loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GoA	355	425274	2xzls	wi045	1969	1:12000
Gotham loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	GoC2	317	425276	2xzlx	wi045	1969	1:12000
Gotham loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	GaB	2297	423676	2xzld	wi047	1974	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	GaC	515	423677	2xzlf	wi047	1974	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, sandstone substratum, 6 to 12 percent slopes	GbC	260	423678	2xzlq	wi047	1974	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, sandstone substratum, 12 to 30 percent slopes	GbD	155	423679	2xzlr	wi047	1974	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GoB2	128	424823	g81z	wi065	1964	1:15840
Gotham loamy fine sand, 6 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GoC2	81	424824	g820	wi065	1964	1:15840
Gotham loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	GlB	20356	426070	2xzld	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, loamy substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopes	GmB	7473	426074	2xzll	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GlA	7107	426069	2xzlc	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	GlC	4533	426071	2xzlf	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, loamy substratum, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	GmC2	4140	426075	2xzlm	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, loamy substratum, 12 to 30 percent slopes, eroded	GmD2	1808	426076	2xzln	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes	GlD	1641	426072	2xzlg	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GmA	1228	426073	2xzlk	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham fine sandy loam, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	GoA	1074	426079	2xzlp	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	GnB	798	426078	2xzlj	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GnA	419	426077	2xzlh	wi077	1969	1:20000
Gotham loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	GoB	2138	426308	2xzlt	wi105	1970	1:20000
Gotham loamy sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GoA	1568	426307	2xzls	wi105	1970	1:20000
Gotham loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	GoC2	718	426309	2xzlx	wi105	1970	1:20000
Gotham loamy sand, bedrock substratum, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	GpC2	321	426312	2xzm0	wi105	1970	1:20000
Gotham loamy sand, bedrock substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	GpB2	291	426311	2xzlz	wi105	1970	1:20000
Gotham loamy sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes	GoD	200	426310	2xzly	wi105	1970	1:20000
Gotham loamy fine sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	GoB	678	422143	g58j	wi109	1975	1:15840
Gotham loamy fine sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	GoC	453	422144	g58k	wi109	1975	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes	GoB	8547	423162	2xzlt	wi111	1977	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes	GoC	2769	423163	2xzlw	wi111	1977	1:15840
Gotham loamy sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes	GoD	1079	423164	2xzly	wi111	1977	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the GOTHAM 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).