Soil Data Explorer - JASPER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the JASPER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of JASPER, 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 JASPER 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
108A	76IL019036	1976IL019036	Jasper	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.1695363,-87.9787109
108A	81IL115032	1981IL115032	Jasper	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.8783199,-88.782626
111C	JR7935	1979IN073035	Jasper	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.999875,-87.1660472
111D	MY7904	1979IN107004	Jasper	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.1910667,-87.0897444
98	PR7603	1976IN127003	Jasper	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3524028,-87.0195306

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the JASPER 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 JASPER series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the JASPER 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the JASPER 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 2024-10-23).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with JASPER share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the JASPER 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the JASPER 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 2024-10-23).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with JASPER, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. IL-2010-09-01-85 | Woodford County - 1999

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Alvin-Coloma-Jasper association (Soil Survey of Woodford County, Illinois; 1999).

2. IL-2011-08-04-23 | Henry County - 1984

   Pattern of soils in the Plano-Elburn association (Soil Survey of Henry County, Illinois; 1984).

3. IL-2011-08-04-26 | Henry County - 1984

   Pattern of soils in the Sawmill-Radford association (Soil Survey of Henry County, Illinois; 1984).

4. IL-2011-08-04-73 | Mercer County - 1991

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Sparta-Oakville association (Soil Survey of Mercer County, Illinois; 1991).

Map Units

Map units containing JASPER 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
Jasper silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	2605	199847	6pyp	il007	2006	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	1415	199846	6pyn	il007	2006	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	323	1483183	1lscm	il007	2006	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	1138	1862744	20jbj	il011	2007	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	721	1862745	20jbk	il011	2007	1:12000
Jasper loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	1	1862905	20jhq	il011	2007	1:12000
Jasper fine sandy loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	294	175201	5w9n	il067	1993	1:15840
Jasper loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes, rarely flooded	7440B	254	2604126	2r798	il067	1993	1:15840
Jasper loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	203	175200	5w9m	il067	1993	1:15840
Jasper loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	3649	175580	5wpw	il075	1980	1:15840
Jasper loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	3611	988877	12608	il091	2003	1:12000
Jasper loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	2188	977646	11t9z	il091	2003	1:12000
Jasper loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	136	977648	11tb1	il091	2003	1:12000
Jasper loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	6426	921374	zxrr	il103	2004	1:12000
Jasper loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	1909	921373	zxrq	il103	2004	1:12000
Jasper loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	1015	921375	zxrs	il103	2004	1:12000
Jasper loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	2332	176976	5y4x	il105	1991	1:15840
Jasper loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	1800	176975	5y4w	il105	1991	1:15840
Jasper loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	335	176977	5y4y	il105	1991	1:15840
Jasper loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	16900	208631	7031	il141	2005	1:12000
Jasper loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	6519	208630	7030	il141	2005	1:12000
Jasper loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	2400	208632	7032	il141	2005	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	4	2650830	2r20w	il155	1987	1:15840
Jasper loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	1908	1601068	1qr1c	il183	2006	1:12000
Jasper loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	994	1601069	1qr1d	il183	2006	1:12000
Jasper loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	206	1601070	1qr1f	il183	2006	1:12000
Jasper loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	2314	210880	72fl	il197	2002	1:12000
Jasper loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	649	210881	72fm	il197	2002	1:12000
Jasper loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	499	210879	72fk	il197	2002	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	7384	174099	5v53	il201	1997	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	4686	174098	5v52	il201	1997	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	1008	174100	5v54	il201	1997	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	440A	855	869226	y5hk	il203	2008	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	440C2	242	869228	y5hm	il203	2008	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	440B	137	869227	y5hl	il203	2008	1:12000
Jasper silt loam, till substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopes	JaB	765	163018	5gmn	in107	1984	1:15840
Jasper fine sandy loam, sandy substratum, 1 to 5 percent slopes	64021	339	888734	ytsv	mo045	1992	1:24000
Jasper loam, 1 to 7 percent slopes	64022	1636	888789	ytvm	mo111	1986	1:24000
Jasper loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	JaB	1013	426321	g9m9	wi105	1970	1:20000
Jasper loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	JaA	948	426320	g9m8	wi105	1970	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the JASPER 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 2024-10-30).