Soil Data Explorer - HOLSTON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the HOLSTON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of HOLSTON, 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 HOLSTON 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
122	40A4985	1954TN031011	Holston	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.4911118,-86.0061111
122	89KY-057-002	89KY-057-002	Holston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.7559128,-85.413559
122	89KY-057-004	89KY-057-004	Holston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.7325821,-85.452446
124	40A4876	S1955KY011010	Holston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.0708351,-83.4749985
124	40A4877	S1955KY011011	Holston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.1633339,-83.6219406
128	S74AL-055-6	74AL055006-pgm	Holston	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.0319519042969,-85.8683395385742
n/a	40A4986	1954TN031012	Holston	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	GL-s03	1955-OH053-S03	Holston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	CO-048	1958-OH029-048	Holston	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	S72AL-029-2	72AL029002-pgm	Holston	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	S72AL-029-3	72AL029003-pgm	Holston	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	40A4875	S1955KY011009	Holston	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with HOLSTON 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 HOLSTON 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 HOLSTON 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).

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with HOLSTON, 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. KY-2010-09-03-27 | Cumberland County - 1998

   Typical pattern of the soils in the Huntington-Elk-Nelse-Grigsby and Holston-Monongahela-Waynesboro general soil map units and the underlying material (Soil Survey of Cumberland County, Kentucky; 1998).

2. TN-2010-11-02-04 | Clay County - 2004

   The relatiohship between soils and landscape in the Armour-Holston-Lindside general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Clay County, Tennessee; 2004)

Map Units

Map units containing HOLSTON 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
Holston fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	HoB2	1544	523333	kkkq	al015	1959	1:20000
Holston fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	HoC2	399	523334	kkkr	al015	1959	1:20000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HgB	16817	523013	2r70y	al019	1973	1:20000
Holston fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HfA	5755	523012	kk7c	al019	1973	1:20000
Holston-Allen association, rolling	HAR	5554	122798	43s7	al029	1974	1:24000
Waynesboro-Holston complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes	WhC	1554	122814	43sr	al029	1974	1:24000
Holston loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HoB	1294	122800	43s9	al029	1974	1:24000
Holston fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	32	11750	329401	c1rv	al055	1976	1:20000
Holston-Urban land complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	33	5450	329402	c1rw	al055	1976	1:20000
Holston variant fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	34	1900	329403	c1rx	al055	1976	1:20000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Huu	3246	522911	2r70y	al071	1943	1:24000
Holston loam, level phase	Huv	1787	522912	kk44	al071	1943	1:24000
Holston-Urban land complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	25	4280	329923	c29p	al073	1980	1:24000
Holston loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	24	3640	329922	c29n	al073	1980	1:24000
Monongahela and Holston fine sandy loams, eroded, undulating phase	Hf	2987	330128	c2j9	al079	1950	1:20000
Monongahela and Holston fine sandy loams, undulating phase	Hh	1001	330130	c2jc	al079	1950	1:20000
Monongahela and Holston fine sandy loams, level phases	Hg	851	330129	c2jb	al079	1950	1:20000
Holston fine sandy loam, level	Ht	2629	523153	kkcx	al089	1958	1:24000
Holston fine sandy loam, undulating	Hu	1426	523154	kkcy	al089	1958	1:24000
Holston fine sandy loam, eroded, undulating	Hv	1110	523155	kkcz	al089	1958	1:24000
Holston fine sandy loam, undulating	Hw	4965	331102	c3jq	al103	1949	1:15840
Holston fine sandy loam, level	Hv	3336	331101	c3jp	al103	1949	1:15840
Holston fine sandy loam, eroded, undulating	Hu	643	331100	c3jn	al103	1949	1:15840
Holston gravelly fine sandy loam, eroded, rolling	Hx	497	331103	c3jr	al103	1949	1:15840
Holston gravelly fine sandy loam, eroded, undulating	Hy	347	331104	c3js	al103	1949	1:15840
Holston gravelly fine sandy loam, rolling	Hz	339	331105	c3jt	al103	1949	1:15840
Holston gravelly fine sandy loam, undulating	HA	312	331077	c3hx	al103	1949	1:15840
Holston sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HoB	1200	331392	c3v2	al115	1983	1:24000
Holston fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HoB	1270	523241	kkgr	al121	1969	1:20000
Holston gravelly fine sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes	HsD	419	523242	kkgs	al121	1969	1:20000
Allen-Holston association, very steep, (nella)	AMF	13766	565526	lzgs	ar047	1967	1:20000
Holston-Enders association, very steep, (nella, enders)	HOF	3636	565555	lzhq	ar047	1967	1:20000
Holston soils, steep, (nella)	HLE	3133	565552	lzhm	ar047	1967	1:20000
Holston-Enders association, steep, (nella, enders)	HOE	2753	565554	lzhp	ar047	1967	1:20000
Holston soils, rolling, (nella)	HLD	1363	565551	lzhl	ar047	1967	1:20000
Holston-Enders association, rolling, (nella, enders)	HOD	1251	565553	lzhn	ar047	1967	1:20000
Holston fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HsB	2929	1610387	1r1qz	ga015	2013	1:12000
Holston fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes	HsC	1714	1610427	1r1s8	ga015	2013	1:12000
Holston fine sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes	HsD	330	1611786	1r363	ga015	2013	1:12000
Holston-Urban land complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	HuD	279	2554240	2qvpw	ga015	2013	1:12000
Holston fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HoB	835	531185	ktr0	ga047	1987	1:20000
Holston fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes	HoC	250	531186	2szj4	ga047	1987	1:20000
Holston-Shack complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HsB	1615	2023813	25xy9	ga129	2007	1:12000
Holston fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HoB	5060	531273	kttv	ga621	1975	1:20000
Holston fine sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes	HoC	3320	531274	2szj4	ga621	1975	1:20000
Holston fine sandy loam, 10 to 25 percent slopes	HoD	2760	531275	kttx	ga621	1975	1:20000
Holston sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HVB	6515	125766	46vz	ga642	1967	1:15840
Holston sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes	HVD	5040	125767	46w0	ga642	1967	1:15840
Holston fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HsB	4580	562836	lwp0	ga648	2001	1:12000
Holston fine sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes	HsD	2105	562838	lwp2	ga648	2001	1:12000
Holston-Waynesboro complex, 12 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	HsD2	1670	551454	lhtv	ky057	1991	1:20000
Holston silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	HoC2	1520	551453	lhtt	ky057	1991	1:20000
Holston silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	HoB	895	551452	lhts	ky057	1991	1:20000
Holston loam, eroded undulating phase	Hf	217	526920	kp9f	tn011	1951	1:20000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	He	109	526919	2szj2	tn011	1951	1:20000
Sequatchie fine sandy loam (Holston)	Stx	685	524554	klv3	tn025	1948	1:24000
Holston fine sandy loam	Ho	222	524522	klt2	tn025	1948	1:24000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	HoC2	1011	636824	pcnq	tn027	2002	1:24000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	120	636823	pcnp	tn027	2002	1:24000
Holston loam, eroded, gently sloping phase	Hn	2219	524921	km6y	tn031	1956	1:20000
Holston loam, gently sloping phase	Hm	1244	524920	km6x	tn031	1956	1:20000
Holston clay loam, severely eroded, sloping phase	Hk	248	524919	km6w	tn031	1956	1:20000
Holston loam, eroded, sloping phase	Hp	190	524923	km70	tn031	1956	1:20000
Holston loam, sloping phase	Ho	87	524922	km6z	tn031	1956	1:20000
Holston loam, eroded undulating phase	Hg	1706	527211	kplt	tn051	1950	1:20000
Holston loam, undulating phase	Hf	572	527210	kpls	tn051	1950	1:20000
Holston loam, eroded rolling phase	Hh	372	527212	kplv	tn051	1950	1:20000
Holston clay loam, severely eroded rolling phase	He	74	527209	kplr	tn051	1950	1:20000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Hm	381	525147	2r70y	tn059	1954	1:15840
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	Hl	271	525146	2szj2	tn059	1954	1:15840
Holston very fine sandy loam, rolling, 5 to 12 percent slope	42C	273	525295	kmm0	tn063	2007	1:24000
Holston very fine sandy loam, undulating, 2 to 5 percent slope	42B	212	525294	kmlz	tn063	2007	1:24000
Holston very fine sandy loam, hilly, 12 to 20 percent slope	42D	105	525296	kmm1	tn063	2007	1:24000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	uHnC	1097	2442082	2szj1	tn065	1980	1:15840
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	uHnB	745	2442081	2r70y	tn065	1980	1:15840
Holston loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	uHnD	327	2442083	2szj0	tn065	1980	1:15840
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	HoC2	2038	530192	kspz	tn087	1999	1:24000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	936	530191	kspy	tn087	1999	1:24000
Holston loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded	HoD2	599	530193	ksq0	tn087	1999	1:24000
Holston loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, severely eroded	HoD3	433	530194	ksq1	tn087	1999	1:24000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	HoC	216	1539383	2szj1	tn121	1968	1:15840
Holston gravelly loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	HsC	209	1539528	1np06	tn121	1968	1:15840
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	112	1539379	2r70y	tn121	1968	1:15840
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	HoC	602	527899	2szj1	tn123	1974	1:20000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	HoC2	804	843333	x9k9	tn133	2003	1:24000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	576	843332	x9k8	tn133	2003	1:24000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	1247	728834	2r70y	tn143	2003	1:24000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	HoC	655	728835	2szj1	tn143	2003	1:24000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	HoC2	878	529620	2szj2	tn153	1995	1:24000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	876	529619	2r70y	tn153	1995	1:24000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	HoC2	738	529824	ksb3	tn159	1992	1:24000
Holston loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	HoD2	597	529825	ksb4	tn159	1992	1:24000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	HoB2	315	529823	ksb2	tn159	1992	1:24000
Holston-Urban land complex, 2 to 12 percent slopes	HuC	2901	530069	ksl0	tn163	1991	1:20000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	HoC2	596	530067	2szj2	tn163	1991	1:20000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	389	530066	2r70y	tn163	1991	1:20000
Holston loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, eroded	HoD2	267	530068	kskz	tn163	1991	1:20000
Holston loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, eroded	HoB2	206	530023	ksjj	tn169	1993	1:24000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	HoC2	383	1689663	2szj2	tn179	1955	1:15840
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	271	1689664	2r70y	tn179	1955	1:15840
Holston cobbly loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	HoD2	108	1689662	1tq77	tn179	1955	1:15840
Holston loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes, eroded	HoB2	448	528467	kqxb	tn189	1988	1:20000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	2395	528571	2r70y	tn602	1973	1:15840
Holston-Urban land complex	Hx	2036	528574	kr0s	tn602	1973	1:15840
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	HoC	2023	528572	2szj1	tn602	1973	1:15840
Holston loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	HoD	1632	528573	2szj0	tn602	1973	1:15840
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	HnC	1939	524791	2szj1	tn606	2001	1:24000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HnB	1010	524790	2r70y	tn606	2001	1:24000
Holston loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes	HnD	831	524792	km2s	tn606	2001	1:24000
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	HnC	1462	529666	2szj1	tn608	2001	1:24000
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HnB	1070	529665	2r70y	tn608	2001	1:24000
Holston fine sandy loam, eroded sloping phase	Hn	419	1899515	21rlp	tn609	1955	1:20000
Holston silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HoB	5286	2427447	2mgyr	tn610	1960	1:15840
Holston silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	HoC2	1473	2427449	2mgyt	tn610	1960	1:15840
Holston loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	HnB	1065	2427445	2mgyp	tn610	1960	1:15840
Holston silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes	HoC	505	2427448	2mgys	tn610	1960	1:15840
Holston loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	HnC2	467	2427446	2mgyq	tn610	1960	1:15840
Leadvale-Holston complex, 3 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	LeC2	2087	2439173	2mw50	tn701	1985	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the HOLSTON 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).