Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the HEIDEN soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of HEIDEN, 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 HEIDEN 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
8577-OK-50-277-OK099-50-2Heiden4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties34.5590833,-97.0981083
86A78P000477TX027004Heiden4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.0049992,-97.309166
86A87P064787TX145001Heiden7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.4544449,-96.8811111
86A87P064887TX145001AHeiden8Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.4544449,-96.8811111
86A87P064987TX145001BHeiden8Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.4544449,-96.8811111
86A87P065087TX145001CHeiden8Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.4544449,-96.8811111
86A87P065187TX145001DHeiden8Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.4544449,-96.8811111
86AS09TX145003S09TX145003Heiden6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.0111275,-97.0300827
86AS81TX491001S1981TX491001Heiden6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties30.6779442,-97.5988312
86AS78TX027008S78TX027008Heiden3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.0016384,-97.2722244
86AS78TX145001S78TX145001Heiden3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.0732498,-97.0682755
86AS81TX217003S81TX217003Heiden6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties31.9459438,-96.9623642

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the HEIDEN 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 HEIDEN 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 HEIDEN 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 HEIDEN 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with HEIDEN 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 HEIDEN 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 HEIDEN 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 mountains figure.

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with HEIDEN, 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. TX-2010-11-03-02 | Fannin County - 2001

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Houston Black-Leson general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Fannin County, Texas; 2001).

  2. TX-2010-11-04-04 | McLennan County - 2001

    Pattern of soils in the Wilson-Bremond-Mabank general soil map unit (Soil Survey of McLennan County, Texas; 2001).

  3. TX-2010-11-04-08 | Milam County - 2004

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Houston Black-Heiden-Ferris general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Milam County, Texas; 2004).

  4. TX-2010-11-04-09 | Milam County - 2004

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Branyon-Burleson general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Milam County, Texas; 2004).

  5. TX-2010-12-02-01 | McLennan County -

    Typical pattern of soils in the Heiden-Houston Black-Ferris general soil map unit (Soil Survey of McLennan County, Texas).

  6. TX-2012-03-20-23 | Comal and Hays Counties - June 1984

    Pattern of soils in the Heiden-Houston Black general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Comal and Hays Counties, TX; 1984).

  7. TX-2012-03-21-18 | Johnson County - October 1985

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Heiden-Houston Black-Ferris map unit (Soil Survey of Johnson County, TX; 1985).

  8. TX-2012-03-21-51 | Navarro County - December 1974

    Typical pattern of soils in the Crockett-Wilson soil association (Soil Survey of Navarro County, TX; 1974).

  9. TX-2012-03-21-52 | Navarro County - December 1974

    Typical pattern of soils in the Houston Black-Heiden association (Soil Survey of Navarro County, TX; 1974).

  10. TX-2012-03-21-53 | Navarro County - December 1974

    Typical pattern of soils in the Wilson-Burleson association (Soil Survey of Navarro County, TX; 1974).

  11. TX-2012-03-22-11 | Williamson County - January 1983

    Typical landscape pattern of the Branyon-Houston Black-Burleson general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Williamson County, TX; 1983).

Map Units

Map units containing HEIDEN 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
Heiden soils, 8 to 20 percent slopes491585571364m5k3ok00519771:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes481061571363m5k2ok00519771:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes405262381822dt9vok01319741:24000
Heiden stony clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes411937381823dt9wok01319741:24000
Heiden clay, 5 to 12 percent slopes1710085381999dthkok01919771:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes165165381998dthjok01919771:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes231563571213m5d7ok02319771:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes283051383291dvv7ok06919761:24000
Heiden stony clay, 2 to 8 percent slopes292994383292dvv8ok06919761:24000
Ferris and Heiden soils, 3 to 5 percent slopes, severely eroded191757383281dvtxok06919761:24000
Steedman-Heiden complex, 5 to 20 percent slopesBa10705383698dw8cok08519631:24000
Heiden-Burleson complex, 3 to 5 percent slopesDdC8372383704dw8kok08519631:24000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopesDcD4242383703dw8jok08519631:24000
Heiden stony clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes168435383890dwgkok09519781:24000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes157669383889dwgjok09519781:24000
Heiden clay, 5 to 12 percent slopesHeD4374384628dx7cok12319671:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopesHeC2946384627dx7bok12319671:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 8 percent slopesHeD383575142m9gztx00119701:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedHeC255913932982v1vbtx02119721:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB31643932972v1v9tx02119721:24000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedHeD218193932992v1vdtx02119721:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB262853910952v1v9tx02719721:24000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, moderately erodedHfD320684391098f3z2tx02719721:24000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedFhF2106763910912s1r4tx02719721:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopesHeC50433910962v1vctx02719721:24000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately erodedHedC2290531300442sshptx02719721:24000
Heiden stony clay, 3 to 8 percent slopesHeD766391097f3z1tx02719721:24000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, gravellyHfD57531300472s1rmtx02719721:24000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes, gravellyHedC12831300452s1rltx02719721:24000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 5 to 10 percent slopes, severely erodedHoD36763390474f39ytx02920001:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedHnC259353904722v1vbtx02920001:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHnB39733904712v1v9tx02920001:24000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 3 to 5 percent slopes, severely erodedHnC3733390473f39xtx02920001:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedHeC2179853635112v1vbtx05519721:20000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes, severely erodedHhF38549363514d688tx05519721:20000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedHeD260163635122v1vdtx05519721:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB59183635102v1v9tx05519721:20000
Heiden-Wilson complex, 1 to 3 percent slopesHmB1796363515d689tx05519721:20000
Heiden gravelly clay, 3 to 8 percent slopesHgD10643635132v1v8tx05519721:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedHcC2285343640732v1vbtx08519651:20000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedHcD2213543640742v1vdtx08519651:20000
Ferris-Heiden clay, 5 to 12 percent slopes, severely erodedFeE313901364069d6v5tx08519651:20000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes3425093364816d7m8tx11319751:20000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded42154653648252sshptx11319751:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes4169303648242v1v9tx11319751:20000
Ferris-Heiden clay, 5 to 15 percent slopes3210174364983d7sntx12119751:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes4190663649932v1v9tx12119751:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes4266283649942v1vctx12119751:24000
Ferris-Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes311819364982d7smtx12119751:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopesHeC29013650622wg90tx12319731:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB26623650612wg91tx12319731:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedHcC2347403653062v1vbtx13919621:20000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 5 to 8 percent slopes, severely erodedHsD317946365309d845tx13919621:20000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedHcD2169363653072v1vdtx13919621:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHcB126113653052v1v9tx13919621:20000
Ellis and Heiden clays, 5 to 12 percent slopes, severely erodedEhE39806365295d83qtx13919621:20000
Ellis and Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedEhC25451365294d83ptx13919621:20000
Heiden and Ellis clays, 1 to 3 percent slopesHmB3747365308d844tx13919621:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes29245613654472v1v9tx14519751:20000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately eroded31143343654502sshptx14519751:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes3090633654492v1vctx14519751:20000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 5 to 8 percent slopes, eroded327807365451d88rtx14519751:20000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 5 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded244456365442d88gtx14519751:20000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedHfC217617365523d8c2tx14719891:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB47733655222v1v9tx14719891:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes40173073666772v1vctx18119771:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes39152743666752v1v9tx18119771:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedHeC3150683668572v1vbtx18719731:20000
Ferris and Heiden soils, 5 to 20 percent slopes, erodedFhF38848366854d9r0tx18719731:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB59463668552v1v9tx18719731:20000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedHeD341753668582v1vdtx18719731:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopesHeC34493668562v1vctx18719731:20000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes39461313677522v1v7tx21719751:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes43339023677572v1v9tx21719751:20000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes4414063677582sshqtx21719751:20000
Heiden-Urban land complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes451171367759dbp6tx21719751:20000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded11243183678722sshjtx23119781:24000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes1395023678742sshltx23119781:24000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes1413903678752sshqtx23119781:24000
Heiden-Urban land complex, 3 to 6 percent slopes15441367876dbsztx23119781:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB525433681752v1v9tx25119811:20000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 2 to 5 percent slopesFhC134023681652v1v7tx25119811:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 8 percent slopesHeD3819368176dc3ntx25119811:20000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes, erodedFhC2371883693962sshjtx29319911:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB182743694002v1v9tx29319911:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB382693701002v1v9tx30919921:24000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopesHeD136143701022sshqtx30919921:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopesHeC83773701012v1vctx30919921:24000
Heiden gravelly clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHgB3045370103df3ttx30919921:24000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedFhF2278423706722s1r4tx33119881:24000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopesHeC84533706772sshltx33119881:24000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately erodedHedC2466031300782sshptx33119881:24000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes, gravellyHedC194731300792s1rltx33119881:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB106531300772v1v9tx33119881:24000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, gravellyHfD60531300802s1rmtx33119881:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopesHaC141913709402v1vctx34919681:24000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedHaC2135483709412v1vbtx34919681:24000
Ferris and Heiden clays, 5 to 15 percent slopes, erodedFhE210148370931dfzjtx34919681:24000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopesHaD87733709422sshqtx34919681:24000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedHaD270903709432v1vdtx34919681:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHaB48733709392v1v9tx34919681:24000
Ferris and Heiden stony clays, 8 to 15 percent slopesFlE105370932dfzktx34919681:24000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB106833723792v1v9tx43919791:20000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 2 to 5 percent slopesFhC27813723702v1v7tx43919791:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedHeC2157613932062v1vbtx45319691:20000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 8 to 20 percent slopes, severely erodedFhF314879392244f551tx45319691:20000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedHeD2125033932072v1vdtx45319691:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB22143932052v1v9tx45319691:20000
Heiden gravelly clay, 8 to 20 percent slopes, moderately erodedHgF22065393210f656tx45319691:20000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedFhF2194953735522s1r4tx49119811:20000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes, moderately erodedHedC2172073735562sshptx49119811:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB90013735552v1v9tx49119811:20000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedHeiD367553735572v1vdtx49119811:20000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes, gravellyHedC106331301122s1rltx49119811:20000
Heiden extremely stony clay, 3 to 12 percent slopesHesE973373558djq8tx49119811:20000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, gravellyHfD66231301132s1rmtx49119811:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedHeC3157323907002v1vbtx60419811:20000
Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopesHeB74443906992v1v9tx60419811:20000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopes, erodedHeD345853907012v1vdtx60419811:20000
Heiden gravelly clay, 3 to 8 percent slopesHgD26223907022v1v8tx60419811:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes, erodedHeC26903743932v1vbtx61019731:20000
Ferris-Heiden complex, 2 to 5 percent slopesFhC175273744712v1v7tx61219731:20000
Heiden clay, 3 to 5 percent slopesHeC153433744752v1vctx61219731:20000
Heiden clay, 5 to 8 percent slopesHeD18023744762sshqtx61219731:20000
Heiden clay, 2 to 5 percent slopes24187973933542sshltx61419751:20000
Heiden-Ferris complex, 3 to 5 percent slopes2514844393355f69wtx61419751:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the HEIDEN 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 .