Soil Data Explorer - HOOSIC

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the HOOSIC soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of HOOSIC, 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 HOOSIC 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
144A	40A4078	64NH015003	Hoosic	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.0172234,-70.8272247
144A	40A4079	64NH015004	Hoosic	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.044445,-70.8922195
145	1980MA015004	S1980MA015004	Hoosic	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.3256194,-72.43725

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the HOOSIC 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 HOOSIC series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the HOOSIC 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 HOOSIC 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 HOOSIC share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the HOOSIC 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 HOOSIC 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.

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 HOOSIC, 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. MA-2012-02-01-08 | Berkshire County - February 1988

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Copake-Hero-Hoosic general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Berkshire County, Massachusetts; February 1988).

2. NH-2012-02-14-02 | Cheshire County - June 1989

   Typical landscape pattern of soils and underlying material in the Windsor-Agawam-Hoosic general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Cheshire County, New Hampshire; June 1989).

3. NH-2012-02-14-20 | Rockingham County - October 1994

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hoosic-Paxton-Eldridge general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Rockingham County, New Hampshire; October 1994).

4. NY-2012-02-15-15 | Columbia County - June 1989

   Typical pattern of Pittstown, Bernardston, Nassau, and Manlius soils on uplands and Hoosic soils on outwash plains (Soil Survey of Columbia County, New York; June 1989).

Map Units

Map units containing HOOSIC 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
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	272B	3033	276601	98tm	ma003	1984	1:25000
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	272A	1860	276600	98tl	ma003	1984	1:25000
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	272C	1196	276602	98tn	ma003	1984	1:25000
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	272D	646	276603	98tp	ma003	1984	1:25000
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 50 percent slopes	510E	1109	279681	9d0z	nh005	1985	1:20000
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	510B	921	279679	9d0x	nh005	1985	1:20000
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	510C	553	279680	9d0y	nh005	1985	1:20000
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	510B	6245	279345	9cp4	nh015	1986	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	510A	2684	279344	9cp3	nh015	1986	1:24000
Urban land-Hoosic complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	599	1836	279355	9cpg	nh015	1986	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	510C	1227	279346	9cp5	nh015	1986	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	510D	158	279347	9cp6	nh015	1986	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HoA	5136	290338	9r3r	ny021	1985	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, rolling	HoC	4025	290340	9r3t	ny021	1985	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HoB	3129	290339	9r3s	ny021	1985	1:15840
Hoosic and Blasdell soils, steep	HpE	2417	290342	9r3w	ny021	1985	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, hilly	HoD	1354	290341	9r3v	ny021	1985	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly loam, undulating	HsB	12420	290673	9rgk	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly loam, nearly level	HsA	10494	290672	9rgj	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly loam, rolling	HsC	3665	290674	9rgl	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly loam, hilly	HsD	1340	290675	9rgm	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hoosic-Urban land complex, nearly level	HuA	1193	290679	9rgr	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	HsE	849	290676	9rgn	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hoosic channery loam, fan, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HtB	848	290678	9rgq	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hoosic channery loam, fan, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HtA	493	290677	9rgp	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hoosic-Urban land complex, undulating	HuB	370	290680	9rgs	ny027	1992	1:24000
Hinckley-Hoosic cobbly sandy loams, 0 to 8 percent slopes	HoB	1205	291843	9sp9	ny045	1981	1:15840
Hinckley-Hoosic cobbly sandy loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes	HoE	300	291844	9spb	ny045	1981	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HoB	8126	293929	9vvl	ny071	1976	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	HoC	3490	293930	9vvm	ny071	1976	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	HoD	2000	293931	9vvn	ny071	1976	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HoA	851	293928	9vvk	ny071	1976	1:15840
Otisville and Hoosic soils, steep	OVE	644	293946	9vw4	ny071	1976	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HoB	9280	293170	9v23	ny083	1980	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, rolling	HoC	7652	293171	9v24	ny083	1980	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, hilly	HoD	6299	293172	9v25	ny083	1980	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HoA	2555	293169	9v22	ny083	1980	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, steep	HoE	2425	293173	9v26	ny083	1980	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, undulating	HoB	1631	294384	9wb8	ny091	1993	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, rolling	HoC	811	294385	9wb9	ny091	1993	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, nearly level	HoA	648	294383	9wb7	ny091	1993	1:24000
Hoosic gravelly loam, rolling	HgC	8403	295482	9xgp	ny111	1974	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HgB	7927	295481	9xgn	ny111	1974	1:15840
Hoosic soils, very steep	HSF	2643	295484	9xgr	ny111	1974	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HgA	2429	295480	9xgm	ny111	1974	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	HgD	1997	295483	9xgq	ny111	1974	1:15840
Hoosic cobbly loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HfA	790	295479	9xgl	ny111	1974	1:15840
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HoA	7821	295977	9xzn	ny115	1972	1:20000
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	HoB	7254	295978	9xzp	ny115	1972	1:20000
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, rolling and hilly	HSDK	5623	295966	9xz9	ny115	1972	1:20000
Hoosic and Otisville soils, steep and very steep	HTF	2842	295967	9xzb	ny115	1972	1:20000
Hoosic gravelly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	HoC	2699	295979	9xzq	ny115	1972	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the HOOSIC 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).