Soil Data Explorer - LANCASTER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the LANCASTER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of LANCASTER, 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 LANCASTER 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
106	16N0187	S2015NE095500	Lancaster	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.1025,-97.06008
74	02KS029004	02KS029004	Lancaster	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.3636475,-97.5983734
74	40A1793	S1953KS169005	LANCASTER	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.8280563,-97.7802811
74	40A1794	S1953KS169006	LANCASTER	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.8122559,-97.8581238
74	81P0658	S1981KS115001	LANCASTER	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.5974998,-97.3208313
74	02N0361	S2002KS029002	Lancaster	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.3623085,-97.6008377
75	01KS201040	01KS201040	Lancaster	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.8901482,-97.1787415

Water Balance

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

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with LANCASTER 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 LANCASTER 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 LANCASTER 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 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 LANCASTER, 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-2012-01-20-30 | Clay County - September 1984

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Crete-Lancaster-Hedville association (Soil Survey of Clay County, Kansas; 1984).

2. KS-2012-01-20-59 | Ellsworth County - February 1989

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Lancaster-Hedville-Harney association (Soil Survey of Ellsworth County, Kansas; 1989).

3. KS-2012-01-24-02 | Lincoln County - May 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Geary-Harney-Lancaster association (Soil Survey of Lincoln County, Kansas; 1985).

4. KS-2012-01-24-03 | Lincoln County - May 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Lancaster-Hedville association (Soil Survey of Lincoln County, Kansas; 1985).

5. KS-2012-01-24-11 | McPherson County - April 1983

   Typical pattern of soils in the Lancaster-Hedville-Edalgo association (Soil Survey of McPherson County, Kansas; 1983).

6. KS-2012-01-25-22 | Republic County - November 1967

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

7. KS-2012-01-25-25 | Rice County - December 1974

   Distribution of the soils in the Smolan-Crete-Hobbs association (Soil Survey of Rice County, Kansas; 1974).

8. KS-2012-01-25-26 | Rice County - December 1974

   Distribution of the soils in the Hedville-Lancaster-Smolan association (Soil Survey of Rice County, Kansas; 1974).

9. KS-2012-01-25-28 | Saline County - May 1992

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

10. KS-2012-01-25-29 | Saline County - May 1992

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

11. KS-2012-01-26-27 | Washington County - August 1993

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

12. NE-2012-02-08-17 | Gage County - May 1964

    Schematic diagram showing the relationship of major soil series to parent materials in Gage County, Nebraska (Soil Survey of Gage County, Nebraska; May 1964).

Map Units

Map units containing LANCASTER 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
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	2611	2668756	2r8yg	ks009	1979	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3390	9	1440471	2tpvz	ks009	1979	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	23127	2668764	2r8yg	ks027	1983	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	5243	2668763	1igwn	ks027	1983	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	12177	2668767	2r8yg	ks029	1972	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	35	2668766	1igwn	ks029	1972	1:24000
Lancaster-Armo loams, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3395	20	1382033	2tpw2	ks029	1972	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	2806	2668769	2r8yj	ks033	1987	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	6261	2668773	2r8yg	ks041	1977	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	81146	2668777	2r8yg	ks053	1985	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	3392	86	1382220	2tpw0	ks053	1985	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3390	46	1382219	2tpvz	ks053	1985	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	5589	2668782	2r8yj	ks097	1983	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	41598	2668784	2r8yg	ks105	1983	1:24000
Geary-Lancaster complex, 5 to 10 percent slopes	3852	38809	2733336	2r9d2	ks105	1983	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	1175	2668783	1igwn	ks105	1983	1:24000
Lancaster-Armo loams, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3395	160	1382093	2tpw2	ks105	1983	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	62502	2668794	2r8yg	ks113	1980	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	10431	2668793	1igwn	ks113	1980	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3390	18	1429206	2tpvz	ks113	1980	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	11167	2668790	1igwn	ks115	1981	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	7064	2668791	2r8yg	ks115	1981	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3390	5963	1382787	2tpvz	ks115	1981	1:24000
Lancaster-Armo loams, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3395	1837	1381983	2tpw2	ks123	1977	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	1654	2668796	2r8yg	ks123	1977	1:24000
Geary-Lancaster complex, 5 to 10 percent slopes	3852	285	2733344	2r9d2	ks123	1977	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	63	2668795	1igwn	ks123	1977	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	9960	2668804	1igwn	ks143	1978	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	7856	2668805	2r8yg	ks143	1978	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	4753	2668807	2r8yg	ks157	1965	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	92	2668806	1igwn	ks157	1965	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	3390	5632	1433232	2tpvz	ks159	1971	1:24000
Hedville-Lancaster complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes	3381	5055	1433231	2ww0m	ks159	1971	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	4352	2668809	2r8yg	ks159	1971	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	3392	2353	1433234	2tpw0	ks159	1971	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	49	2668808	1igwn	ks159	1971	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	4	2668811	1igwn	ks161	1970	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	20149	2668813	2r8yg	ks167	1980	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	1785	2668812	1igwn	ks167	1980	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	92370	2668815	2r8yg	ks169	1989	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	8263	2668814	1igwn	ks169	1989	1:24000
Lancaster-Hedville complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	3396	47141	2668824	2r8yg	ks201	1988	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	19610	2668823	1igwn	ks201	1988	1:24000
Lancaster loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes	4173	322	1691112	2tpw6	ne067	2000	1:12000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes	3391	243	2668744	1igwn	ne067	2000	1:12000
Lancaster and Edalgo soils, 11 to 30 percent slopes	4170	11696	1691816	2tpw5	ne095	1970	1:20000
Lancaster loam, 3 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	3392	3428	1691814	2tpw1	ne095	1970	1:20000
Lancaster loam, 7 to 11 percent slopes	4173	2402	1691815	2tpw6	ne095	1970	1:20000
Lancaster soils, 7 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded	4175	1890	1691813	1tsgm	ne095	1970	1:20000
Lancaster loam, 7 to 16 percent slopes, severely eroded	4174	218	1692431	1tt3k	ne169	1965	1:20000
Lancaster soils, 7 to 11 percent slopes, severely eroded	4175	47	2218738	2dgs6	ne169	1965	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the LANCASTER 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).