Soil Data Explorer - KIPSON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the KIPSON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of KIPSON, 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 KIPSON 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
74	69KS127017	69KS127017	Kipson	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.6240005,-96.9006653
74	79P0318	79KS127001	Kipson	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.6472206,-96.8899994
76	01KS201051	01KS201051	Kipson	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.6216469,-96.8820114

Water Balance

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

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the KIPSON 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 2D hillslope position figure.

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

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 KIPSON, 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. KS-2012-01-23-37 | Hodgeman County - June 1973

   Typical pattern of soils and parent materials across the Sawlog Valley, about 4 miles north of the Hodgeman-Ford County line (Soil Survey of Hodgeman County, Kansas; 1973).

2. KS-2012-01-24-19 | Morris County - November 1974

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in association 5 (Soil Survey of Morris County, Kansas; 1974).

3. KS-2012-01-25-19 | Republic County - November 1967

   Distribution of the soils in the Crete-Butler-Hastings association (Soil Survey of Republic County, Kansas; 1967).

4. KS-2012-01-25-20 | Republic County - November 1967

   Distribution of the soils in the Hastings-Crete-Geary association (Soil Survey of Republic County, Kansas; 1967).

5. KS-2012-01-25-21 | Republic County - November 1967

   Distribution of the soils in the Kipson-Tully-Crete association (Soil Survey of Republic County, Kansas; 1967).

6. KS-2012-01-25-23 | Republic County - November 1967

   Distribution of the soils in the Muir-Carr-Humbarger association (Soil Survey of Republic County, Kansas; 1967).

7. KS-2012-01-25-30 | Saline County - May 1992

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Crete-Longford association (Soil Survey of Saline County, Kansas; 1992).

8. KS-2012-01-25-31 | Saline County - May 1992

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Irwin-Clime association (Soil Survey of Saline County, Kansas; 1992).

9. KS-2012-01-26-29 | Washington County - August 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Crete-Kipson-Tully association (Soil Survey of Washington County, Kansas; 1993).

10. NE-2012-02-13-67 | Nemaha County - December 1985

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Monona-Ida and Onawa-Haynie-Albaton associations (Soil Survey of Nemaha County, Nebraska; December 1985).

11. OK-2012-02-17-50 | Stephens County - 1964

    Typical pattern of soils in association 4 (Soil Survey of Stephens County, Oklahoma; 1964).

Map Units

Map units containing KIPSON 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
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	3313	1152154	2ww04	ks013	1994	1:24000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	13704	1454661	2ww04	ks027	1983	1:24000
Kipson soils, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4715	28312	1382064	2ww02	ks029	1972	1:24000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	54	1454557	2ww04	ks041	1977	1:24000
Kipson-Clime complex, 6 to 20 percent slopes	4720	49	1454556	2ww03	ks041	1977	1:24000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	210	1480328	2ww04	ks085	1976	1:24000
Kipson silty clay loam, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4710	4441	1382782	2ww01	ks115	1981	1:24000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	51022	1457070	2ww04	ks117	1977	1:24000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	10533	1454504	2ww04	ks127	1970	1:24000
Kipson silty clay loam, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4710	8736	1406005	2wtw3	ks131	1980	1:24000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	223	1406006	2ww04	ks131	1980	1:24000
Kipson soils, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4715	998	1382134	2ww02	ks143	1978	1:24000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	311	1481071	2ww04	ks149	1984	1:24000
Kipson soils, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4715	25633	1455235	2ww02	ks157	1965	1:24000
Kipson complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes	4705	1679	1433250	2ww00	ks159	1971	1:24000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	1033	1472316	2ww04	ks161	1970	1:24000
Kipson-Clime complex, 6 to 20 percent slopes	4720	5252	1382174	2ww03	ks169	1989	1:24000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	1392	1473458	2ww04	ks177	1966	1:24000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4725	16818	1454887	2ww04	ks201	1988	1:24000
Kipson soils, 5 to 30 percent slopes	4715	6813	1454886	2ww02	ks201	1988	1:24000
Kipson complex, 7 to 30 percent slopes	4160	4668	1691970	2wvzq	ne061	1974	1:20000
Rock Outcrop-Kipson complex, 7 to 45 percent slopes	4168	14	2219309	2wvzz	ne061	1974	1:20000
Kipson-Sogn complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes	4166	2783	1691109	2wvzx	ne067	2000	1:12000
Kipson-Sogn-Rock Outcrop complex, 11 to 60 percent slopes	4167	1627	1691110	2wvzy	ne067	2000	1:12000
Kipson silt loam, 7 to 30 percent slopes	4161	5512	1691812	2wvzr	ne095	1970	1:20000
Kipson soils, 11 to 30 percent slopes	4162	6	2219214	2wvzs	ne095	1970	1:20000
Kipson-Benfield complex, 11 to 25 percent slopes	4163	1674	1691577	2wvzt	ne097	1984	1:20000
Monona-Kipson complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes	8096	1917	1691680	1tsbb	ne127	1983	1:20000
Sogn-Kipson complex, 7 to 30 percent slopes	3920	1451	1691699	2vhh6	ne127	1983	1:20000
Benfield-Kipson silty clay loams, 6 to 11 percent slopes, eroded	7555	1293	1691653	2ww0j	ne127	1983	1:20000
Benfield-Kipson silty clay loams, 11 to 30 percent slopes	7556	597	1691654	2ww0k	ne127	1983	1:20000
Kipson silt loam, 7 to 30 percent slopes	4161	304	1692082	2wvzr	ne129	1974	1:20000
Monona-Shelby-Kipson complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes	8101	4746	1691542	1ts5w	ne131	1979	1:20000
Kipson-Benfield complex, 7 to 20 percent slopes	4164	719	1691530	2wvzv	ne131	1979	1:20000
Monona-Kipson complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes	8096	38	2219325	2dhd4	ne131	1979	1:20000
Kipson-Benfield silty clay loams, 7 to 17 percent slopes	4165	7779	1691617	2wvzw	ne133	1969	1:15840
Kipson-Sogn complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes	4166	3722	1691618	2wvzx	ne133	1969	1:15840
Kipson-Benfield complex, 11 to 25 percent slopes	4163	56	2219399	2wvzt	ne133	1969	1:15840
Kipson-Sogn complex, 3 to 30 percent slopes	4166	11358	1691044	2wvzx	ne147	1967	1:20000
Kipson-Benfield silty clay loams, 7 to 17 percent slopes	4165	8485	1691042	2wvzw	ne147	1967	1:20000
Benfield-Kipson silty clay loams, 3 to 9 percent slopes, severely eroded	7554	2664	1691028	2ww0h	ne147	1967	1:20000
Kipson soils, 11 to 30 percent slopes	4162	2452	1692429	2wvzs	ne169	1965	1:20000
Kipson silt loam, 7 to 30 percent slopes	4161	1254	2218732	2wvzr	ne169	1965	1:20000
Wakeen and Kipson silty clay loams, 6 to 11 percent slopes	2900	1045	1692444	2wvzn	ne169	1965	1:20000
Wakeen and Kipson variant silty clay loams, 6 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded	2901	328	1692445	2wvzp	ne169	1965	1:20000
Kipson silt loam, 7 to 30 percent slopes	4161	9827	1692027	2wvzr	ne181	1967	1:20000
Rock Outcrop-Kipson complex, 7 to 45 percent slopes	4168	717	1692038	2wvzz	ne181	1967	1:20000
Kipson complex, 7 to 30 percent slopes	4160	10	2229076	2wvzq	ne181	1967	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the KIPSON 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).