Soil Data Explorer - HERSEY

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the HERSEY soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of HERSEY, 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 HERSEY were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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	40A1571	S1960WI093002	Hersey	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.6680565,-92.2488861
104	40A1572	S1960WI093003	Hersey	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.6886101,-92.1569443
104	40A1603	S1960WI093004	Hersey	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.7883339,-92.1675034
104	94P0161	S1993WI091009	Hersey	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.5099983,-92.148056
104	94P0162	S1993WI091011	HERSEY	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.5091667,-92.148056
104	94P0167	S1993WI093003	Hersey	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.6794434,-92.1577759
105	UMN1275	S1971MN0491275	Hersey	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.3842506,-92.8949966

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the HERSEY 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 HERSEY series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the HERSEY 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 HERSEY 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 HERSEY share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the HERSEY 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 HERSEY 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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with HERSEY, 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-2010-11-08-05 | Pepin County - 2002

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Pepin-Dorerton-Churchtown association (Soil Survey of Pepin County, Wisconsin; 2002).

Map Units

Map units containing HERSEY 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
Downs-Hersey complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	N574B	3409	1386239	2yvb5	mn039	2005	1:12000
Downs-Hersey complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N574C2	3398	1386238	2yvb7	mn039	2005	1:12000
Downs-Hersey, bedrock substratum, complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N572C2	1545	1385009	1hh6q	mn039	2005	1:12000
Downs-Hersey, bedrock substratum, complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N572D2	1263	1385010	1hh6r	mn039	2005	1:12000
Downs-Hersey, bedrock substratum, complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	N572B	976	1385002	1hh6h	mn039	2005	1:12000
Downs-Hersey complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N574D2	745	1384991	2yvb9	mn039	2005	1:12000
Fayette-Hersey, bedrock substratum, complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N537E2	542	1385011	1hh6s	mn039	2005	1:12000
Fayette-Hersey complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N560E2	118	1384999	1hh6d	mn039	2005	1:12000
Mt. Carroll-Hersey complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	N585B	53828	1591951	2yvbd	mn049	2007	1:12000
Mt. Carroll-Hersey complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N585C2	30504	1591950	2yvbm	mn049	2007	1:12000
Downs-Hersey complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	N574B	10533	1591962	2yvb5	mn049	2007	1:12000
Downs-Hersey complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N574C2	7136	1591963	2yvb7	mn049	2007	1:12000
Mt. Carroll-Hersey complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N585D2	5839	1670133	2yvbn	mn049	2007	1:12000
Oak Center-Hersey complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N601C2	1630	1670016	1t1sh	mn049	2007	1:12000
Downs-Hersey, bedrock substratum, complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N572D2	1053	1711651	1vg3k	mn049	2007	1:12000
Oak Center-Hersey complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N601D2	977	1670028	1t1sw	mn049	2007	1:12000
Downs-Hersey complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N574D2	953	1591964	2yvb9	mn049	2007	1:12000
Downs-Hersey, bedrock substratum, complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N572C2	763	1711650	1vg3j	mn049	2007	1:12000
Downs-Hersey, bedrock substratum, complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	N572B	412	1711649	1vg3h	mn049	2007	1:12000
Fayette-Hersey, bedrock substratum, complex, 18 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N537E2	205	1711645	1vg3c	mn049	2007	1:12000
Mt. Carroll-Hersey complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N585C2	34479	2216182	2yvbm	mn157	2008	1:12000
Mt. Carroll-Hersey complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	N585B	28201	721360	2yvbd	mn157	2008	1:12000
Downs-Hersey complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N574C2	26077	2025155	2yvb7	mn157	2008	1:12000
Downs-Hersey complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	N574B	25932	2025154	2yvb5	mn157	2008	1:12000
Downs-Hersey complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N574D2	5989	2216161	2yvb9	mn157	2008	1:12000
Mt. Carroll-Hersey complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N585D2	4826	2216184	2yvbn	mn157	2008	1:12000
Hersey-Oak Center-Mt. Carroll complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	N520B	4228	721382	s6nd	mn157	2008	1:12000
Hersey-Oak Center-Mt. Carroll complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N520C2	1038	1946887	23bwt	mn157	2008	1:12000
Downs-Hersey, bedrock substratum, complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N572C2	15	2220168	2dj8b	mn157	2008	1:12000
Downs-Hersey, bedrock substratum, complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	N572D2	5	2220169	2dj8c	mn157	2008	1:12000
Hersey silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	826B2	328	2639475	2yvb3	wi011	1960	1:20000
Hersey silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	826C2	6	2639474	2yvb4	wi011	1960	1:20000
Hersey silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	826B2	3232	2518475	2yvb3	wi033	2003	1:15840
Hersey silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	826C2	2872	2518474	2yvb4	wi033	2003	1:15840
Hersey silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	826B2	3025	2518477	2yvb3	wi091	1998	1:12000
Hersey silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	826C2	134	2518476	2yvb4	wi091	1998	1:12000
Hersey silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	826B2	31385	1693133	2yvb3	wi093	2006	1:12000
Hersey silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	826C2	27366	1693134	2yvb4	wi093	2006	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the HERSEY 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).