Soil Data Explorer - LAS ANIMAS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the LAS ANIMAS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of LAS ANIMAS, 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 LAS ANIMAS 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
64	89P0269	88NE165094	Las Animas	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.4350014,-103.7125015
67A	87P0643	87NE165327	Las Animas	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.0202789,-103.9375
67A	87P0644	87NE165328	Las Animas	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.0175018,-103.9311142

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the LAS ANIMAS 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 LAS ANIMAS 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 LAS ANIMAS 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 LAS ANIMAS 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 LAS ANIMAS 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 LAS ANIMAS 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 LAS ANIMAS 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with LAS ANIMAS, 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. CO-2011-05-27-10 | Otero County - 1972

   Rocky Ford-Numa-Kornman soil association (Soil Survey of Otero County, Colorado; 1972).

2. CO-2011-05-27-11 | Otero County - 1972

   Cross section of Otero County showing relief, drainage, and relation of soils to underlying geologic formations (Soil Survey of Otero County, Colorado; 1972).

3. CO-2011-05-27-17 | Prowers County - 1966

   Soils on bottom lands and terraces, and the underlying materials of soil association 7 (Soil Survey of Prowers County, Colorado; 1966).

4. CO-2011-05-27-19 | Prowers County - 1966

   Cross sections showing relationships of the soils to the landscape and to the underlying geologic formations in Prowers County. The upper cross section shows relationships in the western part of the county, and the lower shows those in the eastern part of the county (Soil Survey of Prowers County, Colorado; 1966).

5. KS-2012-01-23-02 | Finney County - November 1965

   Typical cross section of the valley of the Arkansas River (Soil Survey of Finney County, Kansas; 1965).

6. KS-2012-01-23-05 | Ford County - August 1965

   A geologic cross section west of Dodge City showing the major soil associations in Ford County (Soil Survey of Ford County, Kansas; 1965).

7. KS-2012-01-23-18 | Gray County - January 1968

   Soils of the Mansic-Ulysses soil association are on the right; on the left are soils of the Pratt-Tivoli soil association (Soil Survey of Gray County, Kansas; 1968).

8. KS-2012-01-23-20 | Gray County - January 1968

   Approximate geologic cross section through the central part of Gray County and the general location of soils on the landscape (Soil Survey of Gray County, Kansas; 1968).

9. NE-2012-02-10-29 | Dundy County - February 1963

   The Bridgeport-Havre soil association, on the right, merges with the Sandy alluvial land-Las association (Soil Survey of Dundy County, Nebraska; February 1963).

10. OK-2012-02-17-60 | Woodward County - November 1963

    Typical pattern of soils of the Port association (Soil Survey of Woodward County, Oklahoma; November 1963).

11. OK-2012-02-17-61 | Woodward County - November 1963

    Typical pattern of soils of the Lincoln-Las Animas association (Soil Survey of Woodward County, Oklahoma; November 1963).

Map Units

Map units containing LAS ANIMAS 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
Las Animas loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Lm	1718	94254	2yz49	co011	1965	1:15840
Las Animas sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Lm	1365	94368	2yz42	co025	1965	1:15840
Las Animas sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	145	2517	105226	3jhd	co073	2001	1:24000
Las Animas silty clay, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Lm	2989	94733	2xyrh	co089	1966	1:15840
Las Animas soils	Lt	3138	94845	35pj	co099	1963	1:15840
Las Animas fine sandy loam	27	4315	95070	35xs	co125	1976	1:24000
Las Animas loam	28	1862	95071	35xt	co125	1976	1:24000
Las Animas fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	Lm	9753	95502	2xyrg	co626	1974	1:24000
Ellicott-Las Animas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	EL	2612	2484276	2pd2y	co627	1980	1:24000
Riverwash-Las Animas complex	72	1421	496512	jnnj	co627	1980	1:24000
Ellicott-Las Animas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	EL	4580	2499251	2pd2y	co628	2008	1:24000
Las Animas loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Ls	197	105349	3jmc	co628	2008	1:24000
Las Animas loam, occasionally flooded	1182	4617	1149551	17l69	ks023	1987	1:24000
Las Animas loamy fine sand, occasionally flooded	1183	837	1380373	2zt6n	ks047	1967	1:24000
Las Animas-Lincoln complex, occasionally flooded	1187	32	1380375	2zt78	ks047	1967	1:24000
Las Animas sandy loam, occasionally flooded	1185	1	1380374	2zt77	ks047	1967	1:24000
Las-Las Animas complex, occasionally flooded	1235	4387	1152316	17p2h	ks055	1962	1:24000
Las Animas-Lincoln loamy sands, occasionally flooded	1188	4216	1152312	17p2c	ks055	1962	1:24000
Las Animas sandy loam, occasionally flooded	1185	1938	1152310	2zt77	ks055	1962	1:24000
Las Animas soils, occasionally flooded	1190	47	1152311	17p2b	ks055	1962	1:24000
Las Animas loamy sand, occasionally flooded	1184	45	1152309	17p28	ks055	1962	1:24000
Las Animas-Lincoln complex, occasionally flooded	1187	6546	1380437	2zt78	ks057	1962	1:24000
Las Animas sandy loam, occasionally flooded	1185	2824	1380435	2zt77	ks057	1962	1:24000
Las Animas-Tivoli complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	1189	1194	1380438	1hbg8	ks057	1962	1:24000
Las Animas-Lesho complex, alkali, occasionally flooded	1186	388	1380436	1hbg6	ks057	1962	1:24000
Lesho, saline-Las Animas complex, occasionally flooded	2155	1787	1380662	1hbph	ks067	1965	1:24000
Las Animas soils, occasionally flooded	1190	4170	1380569	1hblh	ks069	1965	1:24000
Las Animas-Lesho complex, alkali, occasionally flooded	1186	3248	1380570	1hblj	ks069	1965	1:24000
Las Animas sandy loam, occasionally flooded	1185	973	1380568	2zt77	ks069	1965	1:24000
Las-Las Animas complex, occasionally flooded	1235	9	1380572	1hbll	ks069	1965	1:24000
Las Animas loamy sand, occasionally flooded	1184	3314	1152218	17nzb	ks075	1959	1:24000
Las Animas sandy loam, occasionally flooded	1185	2780	1152219	2zt77	ks075	1959	1:24000
Las variant-Las Animas complex, occasionally flooded	1233	364	1152225	17nzk	ks075	1959	1:24000
Las Animas loamy sand, occasionally flooded	1184	3713	1152265	17p0v	ks093	1961	1:24000
Las Animas sandy loam, occasionally flooded	1185	2617	1152266	2zt77	ks093	1961	1:24000
Las-Las Animas complex, occasionally flooded	1235	2101	1152270	17p10	ks093	1961	1:24000
Las Animas sandy loam, occasionally flooded	1185	2078	1150525	2zt77	ks109	1962	1:24000
Las Animas sandy loam, occasionally flooded	1185	2663	1382620	1hdqn	ks175	1963	1:24000
Las Animas-Lisco very fine sandy loams, occasionally flooded	1189	2936	357806	d0b4	ne013	1980	1:20000
Las Animas-Lisco complex, occasionally flooded	1188	1050	2217448	2dffl	ne013	1980	1:20000
Las Animas loam, frequently flooded	1184	705	1698695	1v0mm	ne033	1989	1:20000
Las Animas loam, channeled, frequently flooded	1183	186	2219695	2dhs2	ne033	1989	1:20000
Las Animas soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes	1187	1815	358124	d0nd	ne045	1973	1:20000
Las Animas loam, channeled, frequently flooded	1183	1359	1698813	1v0rf	ne049	2000	1:24000
Las Animas loam, occasionally flooded	1182	467	1698814	1v0rg	ne049	2000	1:24000
Las Animas loam, channeled, occasionally flooded	1186	1811	1692549	1tt7c	ne105	2004	1:24000
Las Animas loam, occasionally flooded	1182	1393	1699462	1v1fc	ne145	1965	1:20000
Las Animas sand, occasionally flooded	1198	148	1699435	1v1dh	ne145	1965	1:20000
Las Animas fine sandy loam, occasionally flooded	1180	3130	1653756	1shvz	ne157	1965	1:20000
Las Animas loam, occasionally flooded	1182	594	1653757	1shw0	ne157	1965	1:20000
Las Animas fine sandy loam, channeled, frequently flooded	1181	3	2227659	2ds1z	ne157	1965	1:20000
Las Animas loam, occasionally flooded	1182	578	100610	3cph	ne161	1992	1:20000
Las Animas-Lisco complex, occasionally flooded	1188	5498	357933	d0g7	ne165	1993	1:20000
Las Animas fine sandy loam, occasionally flooded	1180	2284	357931	2zj4p	ne165	1993	1:20000
Las Animas fine sandy loam, channeled, frequently flooded	1181	604	357932	2zj4q	ne165	1993	1:20000
Las Animas fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	155	42	349624	cqt6	wy027	1993	1:24000
Baroid-Las Animas variant sandy loams	8	2255	152128	539c	wy043	1976	1:24000
Baroid-Las Animas complex, wet, 0 to 3 percent slopes -- Draft	509A	6281	152241	53f0	wy603		1:24000
Las Animas-Lisco complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	92	286	1415378	1jhtc	wy715	1974	1:20000
Las Animas fine sandy loam, channeled, 0 to 2 percent slopes	93	27	1415379	1jhtd	wy715	1974	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the LAS ANIMAS 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).