Soil Data Explorer - KUCERA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the KUCERA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of KUCERA, 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 KUCERA 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
13	83P0864	83ID043003	Kucera	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.0141678,-111.4683304
13	13N17659	S2012ID019004	Kucera	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.53692,-111.826

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the KUCERA 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 KUCERA 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 KUCERA 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 KUCERA 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 KUCERA 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 KUCERA 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 KUCERA 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 KUCERA, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing KUCERA 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
Kucera-Ririe complex, 0 to 4 percent slope	13517	13690	2426025	2mfgw	id650	2011	1:24000
Kucera-Lostine complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	13455	9405	2427838	2mhcc	id650	2011	1:24000
Ririe-Lostine-Kucera complex, 4 to 20 percent slopes	13522	8999	2426038	2mfh9	id650	2011	1:24000
Kucera-Ririe-Lostine complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes	13520	6944	2426035	2mfh6	id650	2011	1:24000
Alpine-Kucera complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	13419	1650	1712001	1vggv	id650	2011	1:24000
Kucera-Altaby complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	13448	608	1862606	20j62	id650	2011	1:24000
Jedediah-Kucera complex, 4 to 24 percent slopes	13547	536	2431440	2mm3k	id650	2011	1:24000
Kucera-Dranyon-Tetonia complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	13463	429	2427842	2mhch	id650	2011	1:24000
Kucera silt loam, 12 to 30 percent slopes	33	2285	82366	2rpz	id707	1976	1:24000
Kucera silt loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	34	1120	82367	2rq0	id707	1976	1:24000
Kucera silt loam, 25 to 55 percent slopes	93	1278	82570	2rxk	id708	1987	1:24000
Heglar-Kucera association, 20 to 45 percent slopes	72	793	82547	2rwt	id708	1987	1:24000
Kucera silt loam, very steep	29	3378	82603	2rym	id709	1976	1:24000
Kucera silt loam, steep	28	772	82602	2ryl	id709	1976	1:24000
Kucera silt loam, 12 to 30 percent slopes	KUE	1284	82736	2s2x	id710	1968	1:24000
Kucera-Chausse-Rexburg complex, 10 to 45 percent slopes	122	3193	1684286	1tjmt	id712	2008	1:24000
Lonjon-Kucera, dry-Sprollow, dry complex, 5 to 25 percent slopes	140	1229	791552	vkny	id712	2008	1:24000
Rexburg-Kucera complex, 4 to 12 percent slopes	174	854	154349	55m0	id712	2008	1:24000
Rexburg-Kucera complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	173	746	154348	55lz	id712	2008	1:24000
Rexburg-Kucera complex, 12 to 20 percent slopes	175	328	154355	55m6	id712	2008	1:24000
Lonjon-Kucera-Sprollow complex, 10 to 25 percent slopes	139	199	154322	55l4	id712	2008	1:24000
Kucera silt loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes	121	151	154309	55kq	id712	2008	1:24000
Rexburg-Ririe-Kucera complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	103	5720	485570	j98k	id715	1994	1:24000
Ririe-Iphil-Kucera complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	114	3711	485582	j98y	id715	1994	1:24000
Hillfield-Kucera complex, 4 to 30 percent slopes	38	2198	485631	j9bj	id715	1994	1:24000
Hillfield-Kucera complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes	39	938	485632	j9bk	id715	1994	1:24000
Kucera silt loam, 4 to 12 percent slopes	63	129	485659	j9cf	id715	1994	1:24000
Rexburg, very deep-Kucera complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	700I	8266	159236	5bpn	id716		1:24000
Bothwell-Rexburg, very deep-Kucera complex, 1 to 12 percent slopes	2019	4155	2989631	2x3ml	id716		1:24000
Rexburg, deep-Kucera-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	700J	2690	159419	5bwk	id716		1:24000
Rexburg, very deep-Ririe, deep-Kucera complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	700H	2171	159420	5bwl	id716		1:24000
Ririe, very deep-Kucera complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes	710H	1881	159426	5bws	id716		1:24000
Rexburg, very deep-Kucera complex, cool, 1 to 4 percent slopes	700II	1532	2370695	2kkx1	id716		1:24000
Rexburg, very deep-Iphil, deep-Kucera complex, 1 to 4 percent slopes	700G	1525	159421	5bwm	id716		1:24000
Rexburg, very deep-Kucera complex, 4 to 12 percent slopes	700L	1405	159237	5bpp	id716		1:24000
Rexburg, deep-Rock outcrop-Kucera complex, 4 to 8 percent slopes	700K	796	159418	5bwj	id716		1:24000
Kucera silt loam, 4 to 8 percent slopes	455A	471	159200	5bnh	id716		1:24000
Rexburg, very deep-Kucera complex, 12 to 20 percent slopes	700T	413	159243	5bpw	id716		1:24000
Rexburg, very deep-Kucera complex, cool, 4 to 12 percent slopes	700LL	316	2370696	2kkx2	id716		1:24000
Kucera silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	455B	282	159201	5bnj	id716		1:24000
Ririe, very deep-Kucera complex, cool, 4 to 8 percent slopes	710HH	197	2426410	2mfw9	id716		1:24000
Kucera silt loam, cool, 12 to 20 percent slopes	455CC	177	2248908	2fh5f	id716		1:24000
Rexburg, very deep-Kucera complex, cool, 12 to 20 percent slopes	700TT	162	2370701	2kkx7	id716		1:24000
Kucera silt loam, cool, 4 to 12 percent slopes	455AA	158	2248788	2fh1k	id716		1:24000
Ririe-Lostine-Kucera complex, 4 to 20 percent slopes	13522	16	2515250	2qf4z	id758	1998	1:24000
Kucera-Lostine silt loams, 2 to 4 percent slopes	50	5656	83766	2t54	id762	1988	1:24000
Kucera-Sarilda silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	54	5465	83770	2t58	id762	1988	1:24000
Kucera, bedrock substratum-Lostine silt loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	55	4474	83771	2t59	id762	1988	1:24000
Rin-Kucera silt loams, 4 to 12 percent slopes	95	3439	83814	2t6p	id762	1988	1:24000
Kucera-Lostine silt loams, 4 to 8 percent slopes	51	2594	83767	2t55	id762	1988	1:24000
Kucera-Lostine silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	49	2291	83764	2t52	id762	1988	1:24000
Kucera-Sarilda very fine sandy loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	53	1528	83769	2t57	id762	1988	1:24000
Sadorus-Kucera complex, 1 to 6 percent slopes	106	996	83675	2t26	id762	1988	1:24000
Jipper-Ririe-Kucera complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes	40	820	83757	2t4v	id762	1988	1:24000
Kucera, bedrock substratum-Sarilda silt loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	56	703	83772	2t5b	id762	1988	1:24000
Kucera-Lostine very fine sandy loams, 1 to 4 percent slopes	48	423	83763	2t51	id762	1988	1:24000
Kucera-Lostine silt loams, 8 to 12 percent slopes	52	341	83768	2t56	id762	1988	1:24000
Kucera-Ririe complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	13517	426	2515233	2qf4f	id766	1978	1:24000
Kucera-Ririe-Lostine complex, 2 to 10 percent slopes	13520	214	2515234	2qf4g	id766	1978	1:24000
Bothwell-Rexburg, very deep-Kucera complex, 1 to 12 percent slopes	2019	1105	3238989	2x3ml	id770	1968	1:24000
Rexburg-Kucera complex, 4 to 12 percent slopes	174		2925309	55m0	wy723		1:24000
Rexburg-Kucera complex, 12 to 20 percent slopes	175		2925310	55m6	wy723		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the KUCERA 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).