Soil Data Explorer - KALAMAZOO

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the KALAMAZOO soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of KALAMAZOO, 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 KALAMAZOO 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
111B	WB7814	1978IN169014	Kalamazoo	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.9542472,-85.8393944
111D	TI7601	1976IN157001	Kalamazoo	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.523925,-86.7965
111D	TI8611	1986IN157011	Kalamazoo	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.5326,-86.7796556
98	93P0034	S1992MI077001	Kalamazoo	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.4058418,-85.3679962
98	14N1003	S2014MI027001	Kalamazoo	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.8525,-85.8211944

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the KALAMAZOO 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 KALAMAZOO 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 KALAMAZOO 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 KALAMAZOO 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 KALAMAZOO 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 KALAMAZOO 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 KALAMAZOO 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 KALAMAZOO, 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. IN-2012-01-20-15 | Wabash County - February 1983

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Fox-Ockley-Kosciusko map unit (Soil Survey of Wabash County, Indiana; 1983).

2. MI-2010-09-07-02 | Calhoun County - 1997

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Hillsdale-Kalamazoo-Oshtemo association (Soil Survey of Calhoun County, Michigan; 1997).

Map Units

Map units containing KALAMAZOO 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
Kalamazoo loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	KcA	4423	165174	5jw6	in015	1987	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	KcB2	600	165175	5jw7	in015	1987	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	KaA	2413	164056	5hq4	in157	1990	1:15840
Kalamazoo silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	KbB2	1193	164058	5hq6	in157	1990	1:15840
Kalamazoo silt loam, kame, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	KcB2	838	164059	5hq7	in157	1990	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	KaB2	822	164057	5hq5	in157	1990	1:15840
Kalamazoo silt loam, kame, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	KcC2	499	164060	5hq8	in157	1990	1:15840
Kalamazoo sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	KaA	2301	161181	5dqd	in169	1980	1:15840
Kalamazoo sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	KaB	1288	161182	5dqf	in169	1980	1:15840
Kalamazoo sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	KaA	811	161784	5fbv	in183	1985	1:15840
Kalamazoo sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	KaB	344	161785	5fbw	in183	1985	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	22B	11309	186074	2w5m0	mi015	1988	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	22C	4857	186075	2w5m3	mi015	1988	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	22D	1770	186076	67mg	mi015	1988	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	22A	188	186073	2w5lz	mi015	1988	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	25B	41708	188694	2w5m0	mi025	1993	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	25A	13560	188693	2w5lz	mi025	1993	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	25C	8846	188695	2w5m3	mi025	1993	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	25D	2777	188696	6bbz	mi025	1993	1:15840
Urban land-Kalamazoo complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	95B	2689	188737	2w5m5	mi025	1993	1:15840
Urban land-Kalamazoo complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	95C	228	188738	6bdb	mi025	1993	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	9B	54822	186952	2w5m0	mi027	1988	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	9A	20346	186951	2w5lz	mi027	1988	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	9C	11441	186953	2w5m3	mi027	1988	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	9D	2041	186954	68js	mi027	1988	1:15840
Urban land-Kalamazoo complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	45B	1241	186943	2w5m5	mi027	1988	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	KaB	57300	187069	2w5m0	mi077	1978	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	KaA	19427	187068	2w5lz	mi077	1978	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	KaC	15487	187070	2w5m3	mi077	1978	1:15840
Urban land-Kalamazoo complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	UkB	12926	187091	2w5m5	mi077	1978	1:15840
Urban land-Kalamazoo complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	UkC	3552	187092	68p7	mi077	1978	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, moraine, 6 to 12 percent slopes	67C	1272	187191	2w5m4	mi081	1984	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, moraine, 1 to 6 percent slopes	67B	1184	187190	2w5m2	mi081	1984	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes	67D	297	187192	68sg	mi081	1984	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes	27B	11191	186279	2w5m1	mi149	1980	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	27C	603	186280	2w5m3	mi149	1980	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	22B	10088	186308	2w5m0	mi159	1984	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	22A	5225	186307	2w5lz	mi159	1984	1:15840
Kalamazoo loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	22C	3707	186309	2w5m3	mi159	1984	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the KALAMAZOO 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).