Soil Data Explorer - HERSH

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the HERSH soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of HERSH, 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 HERSH 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
71	80P0076	1975NE041002	Hersh	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.5533333,-99.9025
71	85P0232	84NE175001	Hersh	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.4613876,-99.1411133
71	87P0441	87NE175001	Hersh	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7083321,-98.8125
71	87P0438	87NE175001A	Hersh	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7083321,-98.8125
71	87P0439	87NE175001B	Hersh	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7050018,-98.8116684
71	87P0440	87NE175001C	Hersh	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7063904,-98.8102798
71	87P0442	87NE175001D	Hersh	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7083321,-98.8125
71	87P0166	87NE175002	Hersh	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7052765,-98.8111115
71	87P0165	87NE175002A	Hersh	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7052765,-98.8111115
73	94P0108	93NE061001	Hersh	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.3050003,-98.9616699

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the HERSH 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 HERSH 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 HERSH 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 HERSH 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 HERSH 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 HERSH 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 HERSH 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 2D hillslope position figure.

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 HERSH, 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. NE-2012-02-08-07 | Blaine County - September 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Valentine-Hersh-Gates association (Soil Survey of Blaine County, Nebraska; September 1993).

2. NE-2012-02-10-19 | Custer County - July 1982

   Typical pattern of soils in the Valentine association, rolling and hilly, and relationship of soils to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Custer County, Nebraska; July 1982).

3. NE-2012-02-10-23 | Custer County - July 1982

   Typical pattern of soils in the Kenesaw-Hord-Gates association and relationship of soils to topography and parent material (Soil Survey of Custer County, Nebraska; July 1982).

4. NE-2012-02-13-07 | Garfield County - February 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Valentine association (Soil Survey of Garfield County, Nebraska; February 1988).

5. NE-2012-02-13-09 | Garfield County - February 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hersh-Valentine-Gates association (Soil Survey of Garfield County, Nebraska; February 1988).

6. NE-2012-02-13-10 | Garfield County - February 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Uly-Coly association (Soil Survey of Garfield County, Nebraska; February 1988).

7. NE-2012-02-13-16 | Greeley County - April 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Valentine association (Soil Survey of Greeley County, Nebraska; April 1993).

8. NE-2012-02-13-36 | Kearney County - September 1984

   Typical pattern of soils in the Kenesaw-Coly association (Soil Survey of Kearney County, Nebraska; September 1984).

9. NE-2012-02-13-37 | Kearney County - September 1984

   Typical pattern of soils in the Valentine association (Soil Survey of Kearney County, Nebraska; September 1984).

10. NE-2012-02-13-53 | Loup County - October 1990

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hersh-Gates-Valentine association (Soil Survey of Loup County, Nebraska; October 1990).

11. NE-2012-02-14-10 | Valley County - October 1985

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Valentine association (Soil Survey of Valley County, Nebraska; October 1985).

Map Units

Map units containing HERSH 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
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	1428	1691915	30trz	ne001	1970	1:20000
Hersh-Kenesaw complex, undulating	2615	454	1691916	1tsky	ne001	1970	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2595	36	2216101	30try	ne001	1970	1:20000
Hersh-Gates complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2604	2501	1699486	2ymc2	ne009	1988	1:20000
Gates-Hersh complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	9043	985	1699484	2ymc0	ne009	1988	1:20000
Hersh loamy fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2600	196	1699485	2ymc1	ne009	1988	1:20000
Uly, eroded-Hersh complex, 11 to 60 percent slopes	2828	93	2606035	2yd3y	ne011	1966	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	28	2228225	2dsn7	ne019	1967	1:20000
Hersh-Valentine complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes	2611	25745	3030740	2wgdy	ne041	1980	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	19727	1699602	2wgdw	ne041	1980	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2597	18426	1699603	2wgdx	ne041	1980	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2595	15540	1699601	2wgdv	ne041	1980	1:20000
Gates-Hersh complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	9043	13270	1699593	2ymc0	ne041	1980	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes	2598	3684	1699604	2wgdz	ne041	1980	1:20000
Hersh loamy fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2600	90	2228172	2ymc1	ne041	1980	1:20000
Valentine-Hersh complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes	4864	2861	1691991	1tsnc	ne061	1974	1:20000
Hersh-Valentine complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2609	2699	1691955	1tsm6	ne061	1974	1:20000
Hersh-Valentine complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	2608	1016	1691954	1tsm5	ne061	1974	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	5238	1699786	2wgdw	ne071	1984	1:20000
Hersh-Valentine complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes	2611	5147	1699789	2wgdy	ne071	1984	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2597	4314	1699787	2wgdx	ne071	1984	1:20000
Hersh-Gates complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2604	4264	1699788	2ymc2	ne071	1984	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2595	2431	1699785	2wgdv	ne071	1984	1:20000
Hersh-Gates complex, 17 to 30 percent slopes	2605	6396	1699948	1v1y1	ne077	1987	1:20000
Gates-Hersh complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	9042	5779	1699941	2ymbz	ne077	1987	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	3189	1699945	2wgdw	ne077	1987	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2597	2720	1699946	2wgdx	ne077	1987	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2595	1042	1699944	2wgdv	ne077	1987	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes	2598	773	1699947	2wgdz	ne077	1987	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, silty substratum, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2599	1406	1700137	1v244	ne079	2003	1:12000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	2607	1691849	30trz	ne099	1982	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2595	1927	1691848	30try	ne099	1982	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2597	1088	1691850	30ts0	ne099	1982	1:20000
Hersh-Valentine complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2609	9	2219446	2dhj1	ne099	1982	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	18600	2219716	2wgdw	ne111	1971	1:24000
Hersh-Valentine loamy fine sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	2607	13181	1699172	1v140	ne111	1971	1:24000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2597	12612	2219780	2wgdx	ne111	1971	1:24000
Hersh and Anselmo soils, 11 to 30 percent slopes	2591	7181	1699175	1v143	ne111	1971	1:24000
Hersh-Anselmo fine sandy loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes	2603	3231	1699171	1v13z	ne111	1971	1:24000
Hersh and Valentine soils, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2594	3152	1699176	1v144	ne111	1971	1:24000
Hersh-Valentine complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes	2611	1349	2219715	2wgdy	ne111	1971	1:24000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes	2598	28	2219781	2wgdz	ne111	1971	1:24000
Hersh and Anselmo fine sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2590	14	2219714	2dhsp	ne111	1971	1:24000
Hersh-Valentine complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes	2611	8728	1699359	2wgdy	ne113	1969	1:24000
Hersh and Valentine soils, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2594	3562	1699358	1v1b0	ne113	1969	1:24000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	2943	1699356	2wgdw	ne113	1969	1:24000
Hersh and Anselmo fine sandy loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2590	1793	1699357	1v19z	ne113	1969	1:24000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2595	39	2219795	2wgdv	ne113	1969	1:24000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2597	26	2219796	2wgdx	ne113	1969	1:24000
Hersh-Gates complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2604	5212	1699537	2ymc2	ne115	1986	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	3917	1699535	2wgdw	ne115	1986	1:20000
Hersh-Valentine complex, 11 to 30 percent slopes	2611	2865	1699539	2wgdy	ne115	1986	1:20000
Hersh-Gates complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	2606	2312	1699538	1v1ht	ne115	1986	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2597	2187	1699536	2wgdx	ne115	1986	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2595	1709	1699534	2wgdv	ne115	1986	1:20000
Hersh loamy fine sand, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2600	46	2219825	2ymc1	ne115	1986	1:20000
Gates-Hersh complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	9043	10	2219820	2ymc0	ne115	1986	1:20000
Nora-Hersh complex, 6 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded	6773	538	427494	gbv4	ne125	1958	1:20000
Nora-Hersh complex, 11 to 17 percent slopes, severely eroded	6771	200	427495	gbv5	ne125	1958	1:20000
Uly, eroded-Hersh complex, 11 to 60 percent slopes	2828	90	2606030	2yd3y	ne125	1958	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2595	5	2219462	30try	ne137	1967	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	1712	1699992	1v1zg	ne163	1987	1:20000
Hersh-Valentine complex, 11 to 24 percent slopes	2610	976	1699993	1v1zh	ne163	1987	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2595	1191	1699889	2wgdv	ne175	1983	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2597	1117	1699891	2wgdx	ne175	1983	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	2596	752	1699890	2wgdw	ne175	1983	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 11 to 17 percent slopes	2598	354	1699892	2wgdz	ne175	1983	1:20000
Hersh fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	2595	697	1699844	2wgdv	ne183	1984	1:20000
Gates-Hersh complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	9042	4	2219898	2ymbz	ne183	1984	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the HERSH 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).