Soil Data Explorer - GUELPH

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the GUELPH soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of GUELPH, 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 GUELPH 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
98	S79MI-73-1	S1979MI073001	Guelph	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.5708389,-84.78675

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the GUELPH 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 GUELPH series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the GUELPH 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the GUELPH 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 2024-10-23).

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

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with GUELPH share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the GUELPH 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the GUELPH 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 2024-10-23).

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

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with GUELPH, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. MI-2012-02-06-52 | Tuscola County - September 1986

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Guelph-Londo-Tappan association (Soil Survey of Tuscola County, Michigan; September 1986).

Map Units

Map units containing GUELPH 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
Guelph-Menominee complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	GfB	219	2507825	683s	mi011	1964	1:20000
Guelph-Menominee complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	65B	2450	186551	683s	mi017	1978	1:20000
Guelph-Menominee complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	GuB	201	2507838	683s	mi051	1966	1:15840
Guelph-Nester loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GxB2	199	189446	6c45	mi055	1963	1:15840
Guelph-Nester loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GxC2	179	189447	6c46	mi055	1963	1:15840
Guelph-Nester loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GxD2	150	189449	6c48	mi055	1963	1:15840
Guelph-Nester loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GxA	112	189444	6c43	mi055	1963	1:15840
Guelph-Nester loams, 18 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GxE2	98	189450	6c49	mi055	1963	1:15840
Guelph-Nester loams, 25 to 35 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GxF2	96	189451	6c4b	mi055	1963	1:15840
Guelph-Nester loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	GxB	66	189445	6c44	mi055	1963	1:15840
Guelph-Nester loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes	GxD	24	189448	6c47	mi055	1963	1:15840
Guelph-Londo loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	51B	19060	186800	68ct	mi063	1978	1:20000
Guelph loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	51C	5940	186801	68cv	mi063	1978	1:20000
Guelph loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	51D	909	186802	68cw	mi063	1978	1:20000
Guelph loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	60B	7848	186570	684d	mi073	1983	1:15840
Guelph loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	60C	2156	186571	684f	mi073	1983	1:15840
Guelph-Londo loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	45B	817	186557	683z	mi073	1983	1:15840
Guelph loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	158C	5	2673623	692k	mi145	1991	1:15840
Guelph-Londo loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	158B	4	2673735	692j	mi145	1991	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GfC2	410	2508369	69xk	mi147	1969	1:20000
Guelph loam and silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GfB2	20	2508368	69xg	mi147	1969	1:20000
Guelph loam and silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	GfC3	17	2508370	69xl	mi147	1969	1:20000
Guelph loam and silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, slightly eroded	GfB1	14404	188276	69xf	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, slightly eroded	GeB1	11683	188266	69x3	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GfB2	8584	188277	69xg	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, slightly eroded	GfA1	6829	188274	69xc	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GfC2	6206	188280	69xk	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, slightly eroded	GeA1	3018	188265	69x2	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GeC2	2840	188269	69x6	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	GfC3	1800	188281	69xl	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, slightly eroded	GeC1	1420	188268	69x5	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, slightly eroded	GfC1	1183	188279	69xj	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GeB2	1149	188267	69x4	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph-Londo loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	GgB	969	2508271	68ct	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GfD2	864	188283	69xn	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, severely eroded	GfD3	794	188284	69xp	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GfA2	473	188275	69xd	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, severely eroded	GfB3	283	188278	69xh	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 18+ percent slopes, severely eroded	GfE3	278	188287	69xs	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	GeD2	200	188272	69x9	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, slightly eroded	GfD1	183	188282	69xm	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 18+ percent slopes, moderately eroded	GfE2	166	188286	69xr	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	GeC3	133	188270	69x7	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, slightly eroded	GeD1	118	188271	69x8	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, severely eroded	GeD3	116	188273	69xb	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	GeC0	113	2508269	68cv	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam and silt loam, 18+ percent slopes, slightly eroded	GfE1	98	188285	69xq	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph-Londo loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	GhB	36	2508272	692j	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	GeD0	12	2508270	68cw	mi151	1955	1:15840
Guelph-Londo loams, 0 to 6 percent slopes	20B	27420	187473	692j	mi157	1984	1:15840
Guelph loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	20C	8380	187474	692k	mi157	1984	1:15840
Guelph-Londo loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	128B	567	2508126	68ct	mi157	1984	1:15840
Guelph loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	20D2	462	187475	692l	mi157	1984	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the GUELPH 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 2024-10-30).