Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
93AUMN2961S1979MN137062 (2961)Grayling2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties46.7748604,-92.5544815
94A94P0184S1993MI069006Graylingn/aPrimary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.3233299,-83.3837585
94B40A1922S1966MI041001Grayling3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties45.8994408,-86.9227676
94C40A1921S1966MI031001Grayling5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties45.3899972,-84.5358222

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the GRAYLING 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.

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the GRAYLING series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the GRAYLING series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the GRAYLING 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 .

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with GRAYLING share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the GRAYLING series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the GRAYLING 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 .

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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 GRAYLING, 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 .

Block Diagrams

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  1. MI-2010-09-07-23 | Montmorency County - 2003

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Rubicon-Grayling-Tawas and Millersburg-Klacking-Horsehead associations (Soil Survey of Montmorency County, Michigan; 2003).

  2. MI-2012-02-06-03 | Alcona County - 1998

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the McGinn-Hoist-Klacking, Grayling-Graycalm-Typic Udipsamments, and Glennie-Bamfield-Lupton associations (Soil Survey of Alcona County, Michigan; 1998).

  3. MI-2012-02-06-07 | Cheboygan County - September 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Grayling-Rubicon and Cheboygan-Blue Lake associations (Soil Survey of Cheboygan County, Michigan; September 1991).

  4. MI-2012-02-06-40 | Menominee County - September 1989

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Pemene-Grayling-Lupton map unit (Soil Survey of Menominee County, Michigan; September 1989).

  5. MI-2012-03-22-01 | Cheboygan County - September 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Grayling-Rubicon and Cheboygan-Blue Lake associations (Soil Survey of Cheboygan County, MI; 1991).

Map Units

Map units containing GRAYLING 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
Grayling sand, calcareous substratum, nearly level and undulating209B108921902516cz4mi00119931:20000
Grayling sand, banded substratum, nearly level and undulating211B55861902556cz8mi00119931:20000
Grayling sand, nearly level and undulating210B49551902526cz5mi00119931:20000
Graycalm-Grayling sands, rolling223C44531902706czrmi00119931:20000
Graycalm-Grayling sands, nearly level and undulating223B34691902696czqmi00119931:20000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes81B26531903676d2wmi00119931:20000
Grayling sand, rolling210C16941902536cz6mi00119931:20000
Grayling sand, banded substratum, rolling211C9531902566cz9mi00119931:20000
Grayling sand, very deep water table, nearly level and undulating212B7431902576czbmi00119931:20000
Grayling sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes81E5831903696d2ymi00119931:20000
Grayling sand, hilly210D4741902546cz7mi00119931:20000
Grayling sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes81C3681903686d2xmi00119931:20000
Graycalm-Grayling sands, hilly223D1871902716czsmi00119931:20000
Grayling sand, very deep water table, 0 to 6 percent slopes373B11531912776f17mi00719981:12000
Grayling associationGr110181891676bv5mi01119641:20000
Grayling sand, 1 to 6 percent slopes8250B840224507162n85cmi01319841:20000
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes8250C294324507172n85dmi01319841:20000
Grayling-Kinross complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes29D1218414965fxszmi01319841:20000
Grayling sand, 0 to 8 percent slopes12B87171905246d7ymi03119881:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesGyB294751896172v14vmi03519771:15840
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopesGyC31711896186c9qmi03519771:15840
Grayling sand, 18 to 35 percent slopesGyD5511896196c9rmi03519771:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes81B738131897332v14vmi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes81D124991897346cfgmi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, nearly level and undulating210B46831896676cc9mi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, 18 to 45 percent slopes81F40351897356cfhmi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, very deep water table, nearly level and undulating212B31171896756cckmi03919931:15840
Graycalm-Grayling sands, hilly223D27701896916cd2mi03919931:15840
Graycalm-Grayling sands, rolling223C18371896906cd1mi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, rolling210C16681896686ccbmi03919931:15840
Graycalm-Grayling sands, nearly level and undulating223B13651896896cd0mi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, banded substratum, nearly level and undulating211B12291896716ccfmi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, hilly210D10601896696cccmi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, steep210E8111896706ccdmi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, banded substratum, steep211E5301896746ccjmi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, banded substratum, rolling211C2591896726ccgmi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, banded substratum, hilly211D1271896736cchmi03919931:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesGrB638515880571q9hnmi04119691:24000
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopesGrD36615880581q9hpmi04119691:24000
Grayling-Covert-Pipestone associationGW402626734922qz5ymi05119661:15840
Grayling association, undulatingGSB24441897846ch2mi05119661:15840
Grayling association, rollingGSC8851897856ch3mi05119661:15840
Grayling-Croswell-Au Gres associationGU6631897866ch4mi05119661:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesGrB5051966616lmxmi05119661:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesGuB3211894422v14vmi05519631:15840
Grayling sand, calcareous substratum, nearly level and undulating209B386361917316fhwmi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes81B158641919516fqzmi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, very deep water table, nearly level and undulating212B124261917436fj8mi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, nearly level and undulating210B54071917346fhzmi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, calcareous substratum, rolling209C42551917326fhxmi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes81D26871919536fr1mi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, rolling210C23211917356fj0mi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, hilly210D15991917366fj1mi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, banded substratum, nearly level and undulating211B13401917386fj3mi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes81E10331919546fr2mi06919951:15840
Graycalm-Grayling sands, nearly level and undulating223B9451917626fjwmi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, calcareous substratum, hilly209D8571917336fhymi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, steep210E8311917376fj2mi06919951:15840
Graycalm-Grayling sands, rolling223C2621917636fjxmi06919951:15840
Graycalm-Grayling sands, steep223E1261917656fjzmi06919951:15840
Graycalm-Grayling sands, hilly223D1051917646fjymi06919951:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes81B91851906712v14vmi07919981:12000
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes81D23291906726ddqmi07919981:12000
Grayling sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes81E13481906736ddrmi07919981:12000
Grayling sand, 18 to 45 percent slopes81F35643102pl67mi07919981:12000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes10B22308394972f801mi10319991:24000
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes10D3119394973f802mi10319991:24000
Grayling sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes, rocky111B945394978f807mi10319991:24000
Grayling sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes10E630394974f803mi10319991:24000
Grayling sand, 3 to 12 percent slopes50B4534415484fybqmi10919851:20000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes19B36331924222v14vmi11319831:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes81B311351923372v14vmi11919971:12000
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes81D41781923386g4gmi11919971:12000
Grayling sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes81E10231923396g4hmi11919971:12000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes10B118251898672v14vmi12919871:15840
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes10C20201898686cksmi12919871:15840
Grayling sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes10E2581898696cktmi12919871:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesGrB28451900332v14vmi13319661:15840
Grayling sand, 18 to 25 percent slopesGrE1131900356cr5mi13319661:15840
Grayling, banded substratum-Graycalm sands, nearly level and undulating211B226512413998362mi13520031:12000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes81B156112414092v14vmi13520031:12000
Grayling, banded substratum-Graycalm sands, rolling211C146702414308372mi13520031:12000
Grayling sand, nearly level and undulating210B10212241396835zmi13520031:12000
Grayling, banded substratum-Graycalm sands, hilly211D60012414668387mi13520031:12000
Grayling sand, steep210E58742414008363mi13520031:12000
Grayling sand, rolling210C58422413978360mi13520031:12000
Grayling, banded substratum-Graycalm sands, steep211E49412414678388mi13520031:12000
Grayling sand, very deep water table, nearly level and undulating212B41982414318373mi13520031:12000
Grayling sand, hilly210D39532413988361mi13520031:12000
Graycalm-Grayling sands, nearly level and undulating223B17592414038366mi13520031:12000
Gerrish-Grayling sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes496B173120907170k7mi13520031:12000
Graycalm-Grayling sands, hilly223D16242414048367mi13520031:12000
Graycalm-Grayling sands, rolling223C15532414058368mi13520031:12000
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes81D906241394835xmi13520031:12000
Graycalm-Grayling sands, steep223E6081975976mm3mi13520031:12000
Grayling sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes81E540241415836lmi13520031:12000
Grayling sand, 18 to 45 percent slopes81F52241395835ymi13520031:12000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes81B40891915202v14vmi13719981:12000
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes81D11161915216f93mi13719981:12000
Grayling sand, 18 to 45 percent slopes81F3621915226f94mi13719981:12000
Grayling sand, 18 to 35 percent slopes81E821915526fb3mi13719981:12000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes39B32171908882v14vmi14119891:15840
Grayling sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes39C6761908896dmqmi14119891:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes81B274691909892v14vmi14319991:12000
Grayling sand, 6 to 18 percent slopes81D60911909906dqzmi14319991:12000
Grayling sand, 18 to 45 percent slopes81F25961910046drfmi14319991:12000
Gerrish-Grayling sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes496B21861910516dsymi14319991:12000
Gerrish-Grayling sands, 6 to 18 percent slopes496D2501910526dszmi14319991:12000
Gerrish-Grayling sands, 18 to 45 percent slopes496F1051910536dt0mi14319991:12000
Grayling-Cromwell complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesF120A829437451hkk6mn03120131:24000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 12 to 25 percent slopesD77D600827326522ndr1mn03520091:24000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 2 to 15 percent slopesD77C460827326502ndqvmn03520091:24000
Graycalm-Grayling-Meehan complex, 1 to 8 percent slopesD78B368627326512ndqwmn03520091:24000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 25 to 45 percent slopesD77F217627326532ndr2mn03520091:24000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, pitted, 2 to 15 percent slopesD76C184527326492ndqnmn03520091:24000
Graycalm-Grayling-Rifle complex, 0 to 25 percent slopesD80D174127326562ndr5mn03520091:24000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, pitted, 2 to 20 percent slopesD76D172627326992slnymn03520091:24000
Graycalm-Grayling-Water complex, 0 to 25 percent slopesD82D128827326602ndrkmn03520091:24000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesC112B200716735351t5g0mn06520061:12000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesC112C67516735361t5g1mn06520061:12000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesC112A63816735341t5fzmn06520061:12000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 15 to 30 percent slopesC112E32216735371t5g2mn06520061:12000
Grayling-Grytal-Cromwell complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, pittedF4-20D4127422272rn2dmn07520131:24000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesC112C15416764371t8gmmn09520061:12000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesC112B15316764361t8glmn09520061:12000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 15 to 30 percent slopesC112E9416764381t8gnmn09520061:12000
Grayling sand, 0 to 7 percent slopesC153649324846652pdhhmn11520091:24000
Grayling sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesC152532324846642pdhgmn11520091:24000
Grayling sand, 2 to 17 percent slopesC154191724846662pdhjmn11520091:24000
Grayling sand, 17 to 35 percent slopesC155121724846672pdhkmn11520091:24000
Grayling-Cromwell complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesF120B1498449624h2w0mn61520071:24000
Grayling-Grytal-Cromwell complex, pitted, 0 to 8 percent slopesF123B149513872911hklbmn61520071:24000
Grayling-Grytal-Cromwell complex, pitted, 0 to 18 percent slopesF123D128814247321jtk3mn61520071:24000
Grayling-Cromwell complex, 8 to 18 percent slopesF120D101514249091jtqtmn61520071:24000
Grayling-Cromwell complex, 18 to 45 percent slopesF120F26714249081jtqsmn61520071:24000
Grayling-Cromwell complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesF120A26513872561hkk6mn61520071:24000
Graycalm-Grayling complex, 1 to 8 percent slopesB13B1351186180220hc4mn61720071:24000
Grayling-Cromwell complex, 2 to 8 percent slopesF120B190317158281vlg9mn61920091:24000
Grayling-Grytal-Cromwell complex, pitted, 0 to 8 percent slopesF123B163117158381vlgmmn61920091:24000
Grayling-Grytal-Cromwell complex, pitted, 0 to 18 percent slopesF123D90517158391vlgnmn61920091:24000
Grayling-Cromwell complex, 18 to 45 percent slopesF120F72217158301vlgcmn61920091:24000
Grayling-Cromwell complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesF120A72117158271vlg8mn61920091:24000
Grayling-Cromwell complex, 8 to 18 percent slopesF120D68817158291vlgbmn61920091:24000
Graycalm-Grayling-Leander complex, pitted, 0 to 18 percent slopesA2D1327822891wm8wmn62120061:24000
Graycalm-Grayling-Leander complex, pitted, 0 to 45 percent slopesA2E1210822892wm8xmn62120061:24000
Grayling sand, beaches, 2 to 12 percent slopes599C20314445871kh6lwi00320061:12000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes399B46333448344h1jqwi01320041:12000
Friendship-Wurtsmith-Grayling complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes396B20879448340h1jlwi01320041:12000
Grayling sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes399C17053448345h1jrwi01320041:12000
Grayling sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes399D11568448346h1jswi01320041:12000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes399B10596781215v6xhwi03120051:12000
Grayling sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes399C4499781216v6xjwi03120051:12000
Grayling sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes399D3537781217v6xkwi03120051:12000
Friendship-Wurtsmith-Grayling complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes396B423781213v6xfwi03120051:12000
Grayling loamy sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesGaB8106395795f8vlwi07819981:12000
Grayling loamy sand, 6 to 15 percent slopesGaC5984395883f8yfwi07819981:12000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopesGyB5508395884f8ygwi07819981:12000
Grayling loamy sand, 15 to 35 percent slopesGaD3374395882f8ydwi07819981:12000
Grayling sand, 6 to 15 percent slopesGyC1950395886f8yjwi07819981:12000
Grayling sand, 15 to 35 percent slopesGyD393395885f8yhwi07819981:12000
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes399B934324277092mh76wi09519781:15840
Grayling sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes399C571424277122mh79wi09519781:15840
Grayling sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes399D220324277142mh7cwi09519781:15840
Grayling-Trade River-Seep complex, 20 to 80 percent slopes8F22924277212mh7lwi09519781:15840
Friendship-Wurtsmith-Grayling complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes396B17824276862mh6gwi09519781:15840
Grayling sand, 0 to 6 percent slopes399B11158435509gm5pwi12920021:12000
Grayling sand, 12 to 30 percent slopes399D8353435511gm5rwi12920021:12000
Grayling sand, 6 to 12 percent slopes399C7674435510gm5qwi12920021:12000
Friendship-Wurtsmith-Grayling complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes396B216435507gm5mwi12920021:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the GRAYLING 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 .