Soil Data Explorer - HOUGHTONVILLE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the HOUGHTONVILLE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of HOUGHTONVILLE, 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 HOUGHTONVILLE 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
143	2014NH605068	2014NH605068	Houghtonville	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.0417083,-71.8515833
143	78P0116	77NY031002	Houghtonville	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.2144432,-73.9255524
143	78P0117	77NY031002B	Houghtonville	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.2144432,-73.9255524
143	84P0789	84VT023005	Houghtonville	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.3152771,-72.8572235
143	78P0345	S1978VT025006	Houghtonville	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.163887,-72.6397247
n/a	78P0054	S1977VT025005	HOUGHTONVILLE	5	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 HOUGHTONVILLE 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 HOUGHTONVILLE 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 HOUGHTONVILLE 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 HOUGHTONVILLE 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 HOUGHTONVILLE 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 HOUGHTONVILLE 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 HOUGHTONVILLE 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 HOUGHTONVILLE, 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. VT-2012-03-22-10 | Rutland County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Rawsonville-Houghtonville unit (Soil Survey of Rutland County, VT; 1998).

Map Units

Map units containing HOUGHTONVILLE 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
Houghtonville-Rawsonville association, hilly, rocky	715D	39784	281572	9fzz	vt003	1992	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville-Mundal association, hilly, rocky	705D	8387	281559	9fzk	vt003	1992	1:20000
Houghtonville-Monadnock association, hilly, very stony	905D	6127	281615	9g1c	vt003	1992	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, rocky	111E	5449	281366	9fsb	vt003	1992	1:20000
Mundal-Houghtonville association, rolling, very stony	703C	5120	281556	9fzg	vt003	1992	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	95E	5058	281642	9g27	vt003	1992	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes, rocky	111D	4146	281365	9fs9	vt003	1992	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	95D	3738	281641	9g26	vt003	1992	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	111C	2635	281364	9fs8	vt003	1992	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	95C	1151	281640	9g25	vt003	1992	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very bouldery	94D	247	798157	vsk0	vt005	2006	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes, rubbly	93E	69	1689466	1tq0x	vt005	2006	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	88C	35	798158	vsk1	vt005	2006	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville association, hilly, rocky	705D	11077	282434	9gws	vt021	1985	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, rocky	128D	7074	282147	9glj	vt021	1985	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, rocky	128E	6364	282148	9glk	vt021	1985	1:20000
Houghtonville gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	127D	1738	282144	9glf	vt021	1985	1:20000
Houghtonville gravelly fine sandy loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	127E	1513	282145	9glg	vt021	1985	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	128C	782	282146	9glh	vt021	1985	1:20000
Houghtonville gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	127C	271	282143	9gld	vt021	1985	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	163D	2425	282554	9h0n	vt023	1996	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very bouldery	88D	1061	282774	9h7r	vt023	1996	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 15 to 60 percent slopes, rubbly	89E	940	282776	9h7t	vt023	1996	1:20000
Houghtonville-Rawsonville complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very bouldery	162D	397	282551	9h0k	vt023	1996	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	163C	280	282553	9h0m	vt023	1996	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	163E	237	282555	9h0p	vt023	1996	1:20000
Houghtonville-Rawsonville complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very bouldery	162E	99	282552	9h0l	vt023	1996	1:20000
Houghtonville-Rawsonville fine sandy loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very bouldery	49C	19788	282030	9ggr	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville-Rawsonville fine sandy loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very bouldery	49D	17979	282031	9ggs	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville-Rawsonville fine sandy loams, 25 to 50 percent slopes, very bouldery	49E	9261	282032	9ggt	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	61C	7907	282051	9ghf	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes, very stony	61E	7445	282053	9ghh	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	61D	7356	282052	9ghg	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville-Rawsonville fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very bouldery	49B	1819	282029	9ggq	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	60C	1631	282048	9ghb	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville-Rawsonville fine sandy loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	66C	1325	282063	9ght	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	61B	512	282050	9ghd	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	60D	493	282049	9ghc	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	60B	344	282047	9gh9	vt025	1984	1:20000
Houghtonville-Rawsonville fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	66B	326	282062	9ghs	vt025	1984	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, rocky	59E	2855	283245	9hqy	vt027	2000	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, rocky	59D	2776	283244	9hqx	vt027	2000	1:20000
Rawsonville-Hogback-Houghtonville complex, 8 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky	202E	1807	283335	9htv	vt027	2000	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville-Mundal complex, 8 to 50 percent slopes, rocky	705D	1232	283358	9hvl	vt027	2000	1:20000
Rawsonville-Houghtonville complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	59C	538	283243	9hqw	vt027	2000	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the HOUGHTONVILLE 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).