Soil Data Explorer - LEON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the LEON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of LEON, 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 LEON 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
133A	S37_028	1978-FL073-S37_028	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.3656883,-84.1507034
133A	S03_003	1979-FL005-S03_003	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.5141315,-85.3931198
138	S12_017	1980-FL023-S12_017	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.1835079,-82.5927582
152A	S57_046	1976-FL113-S57_046	Leon	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.3878059,-87.0137939
152A	S66_024	1979-FL131-S66_024	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.3655834,-86.1789246
152A	S33_024	1981-FL065-S33_024	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.2631435,-83.9103317
152A	S46_002	1985-FL091-S46_002	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.3973637,-86.4123688
152A	S19_006	1986-FL037-S19_006	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.9539032,-84.4867477
152A	S21_006	1986-FL041-S21_006	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.7870388,-82.8115082
152A	S62_006	1988-FL123-S62_006	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.8666687,-83.4183273
152A	S23_004	1989-FL045-S23_004	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.7162838,-85.2337112
152A	S34_003	1989-FL067-S34_003	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.0139828,-83.3021011
152A	S15_005	1990-FL029-S15_005	Leon	n/a	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.7536106,-83.0805588
152A	89P0580	89FL045004	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.916666,-85.3333359
152A	89P0514	89FL067003	Leon	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.0191669,-83.3113861
153A	S02_001	1980-FL003-S02_001	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.2547703,-82.0819855
153A	S02_002	1980-FL003-S02_002	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.2512493,-82.0743256
153A	S10_012	1984-FL019-S10_012	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.8911839,-81.8536377
153A	S45_027	1985-FL089-S45_027	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.5964527,-81.9071884
153A	S04_008	1986-FL007-S04_008	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	29.8828144,-82.2764435
153A	S02_015	1989-FL003-S02_015	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.2986145,-82.0809402
153A	82P0193	S1981SC051008	Leon	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	33.7918015,-79.0164261
153B	S16_009	S1975-FL031-S16_009	Leon	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.4957619,-81.6261749
n/a	40A5359	S1969NC107001	LEON	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the LEON 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 LEON series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the LEON 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the LEON 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 2024-10-23).

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with LEON share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the LEON 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the LEON 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 2024-10-23).

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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with LEON, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

1. FL-2011-05-31-08 | City of Jacksonville, Duval County - 1978

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Fripp-Corolla-Mandarin, Cornelia-Mandarin-Leon, and Tisonia-Maurepas general soil map units. The soils of these map units support native vegetation (Soil Survey of City of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; 1978).

2. FL-2011-05-31-09 | City of Jacksonville, Duval County - 1978

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Leon-Hurricane/Ridgewood-Ortega general soil map unit. This map unit is dominantly used for urban development (Soil Survey of City of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; 1978).

3. FL-2011-05-31-10 | City of Jacksonville, Duval County - 1978

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Leon-Boulogne-Evergreen/Wesconnett general soil map unit. Soils of this map unit are dominantly used for the production of pine trees. In the eastern part of the county, many areas are used for urban development (Soil Survey of City of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; 1978).

4. FL-2011-05-31-12 | Nassau County - 1991

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Kureb-Fripp-Newhan and Mandarin-Echaw map units (Soil Survey of Nassau County, Florida; 1991).

5. FL-2011-05-31-13 | Nassau County - 1991

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Albany-Blanton-Penny and Osler-Ousley-Mandarin map units (Soil Survey of Nassau County, Florida; 1991).

6. FL-2011-05-31-14 | Nassau County - 1991

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Leon-Boulogne-Kingsferry map unit (Soil Survey of Nassau County, Florida; 1991).

7. FL-2011-05-31-16 | Suwannee County - 1965

   Marine terraces in Suwannee County, and the position of some of the soils (Soil Survye of Suwannee County, Florida; 1965).

8. FL-2012-04-26-09 | Seminole County - June 1966

   Cross section of Seminole County showing the relationship between the geologic strata and artesian and nonartesian water, and the relative position of some of the sandy soils to the ground water table (Soil Survey of Seminole County, Florida; June 1966).

9. FL-2012-04-26-27 | Washington County - May 1965

   Geologic formations of Washington County and the position of most soil series (Soil Survey of Washington County, Florida; May 1965).

10. NC-2012-02-07-04 | Carteret County - September 1987

    Landscape position and seasonal high water table relationships are illustrated in uplands where the soils are sandy (Soil Survey of Carteret County, North Carolina; September 1987).

11. NC-2012-02-07-10 | Craven County - March 1989

    The soils on stream terraces and flood plains formed in sandy and loamy sediment and in organic material. Natural drainage is related to landscaped position (Soil Survey of Craven County, North Carolina; March 1989).

Map Units

Map units containing LEON 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
Leon sand	Ls	4564	328164	c0gy	al003	1961	1:20000
St. Lucie-Leon-Muck complex	St	3403	328209	c0jd	al003	1961	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	23	23195	1444881	2sxqq	fl003	1991	1:20000
Leon-Evergreen complex, depressional	24	3095	1444882	1khj3	fl003	1991	1:20000
Leon fine sand, occasionally flooded	51	265	1444908	1khjy	fl003	1991	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	13	39915	320801	2rz0s	fl005	1982	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	19	3949	631631	2sxqq	fl007	1988	1:15840
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	9	43100	132854	2sxqv	fl019	1986	1:24000
Leon fine sand, frequently flooded	50	2050	132838	4g73	fl019	1986	1:24000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	32	5340	797453	2sxqv	fl023	1981	1:24000
Leon fine sand, occasionally flooded	33	680	797454	vrtb	fl023	1981	1:24000
Leon-Leon, depressional complex	17	51735	1421087	1jprj	fl029	1998	1:24000
Chaires, limestone substratum-Leon complex	20	31320	1421091	1jprn	fl029	1998	1:24000
Leon mucky fine sand, frequently flooded	15	1000	1421085	1jprg	fl029	1998	1:24000
Ousley-Leon-Clara complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	64	149	1421078	1jpr7	fl029	1998	1:24000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	32	71200	738844	2sxqv	fl031	1996	1:24000
Urban land-Leon-Boulogne complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	71	21440	738883	ssvy	fl031	1996	1:24000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, very frequently flooded	33	500	738845	sstq	fl031	1996	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	9	4460	1425317	2rz0s	fl033	1998	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	22	24668	1477074	2rz0s	fl037	1990	1:20000
Chipley, Leon, and Foxworth soils, 0 to 5 percent slopes	78	1813	1381617	1hcp9	fl039	2006	1:12000
Leon-Chipley complex	33	1469	1381573	1hcmw	fl039	2006	1:12000
Leon, Clara, and Pickney soils, commonly flooded	86	1274	1381625	1hcpk	fl039	2006	1:12000
Plummer-Leon-Sapelo complex	106	869	1472129	1ldw1	fl039	2006	1:12000
Bonifay-Leon-Chipley complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	85	358	1381624	1hcpj	fl039	2006	1:12000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	7	8010	321820	2tsy0	fl041	1989	1:20000
Leon fine sand, frequently flooded	27	2070	321809	bsvy	fl041	1989	1:20000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	22	12137	1472743	2tsy0	fl045	1997	1:24000
Leon fine sand	9	5750	700472	rhww	fl065	1984	1:20000
Leon-Chaires fine sands	54	1150	700508	rhy1	fl065	1984	1:20000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	14	36200	886569	2tsy0	fl067	1993	1:24000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	47	20470	1454457	2tsy0	fl073	1989	1:20000
Leon sand	23	7880	1454431	1ktg4	fl073	1989	1:20000
Hurricane, Leon, and Albany soils	46	16355	322735	bttt	fl077	2004	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	39	8220	322727	2rz0s	fl077	2004	1:24000
Leon-Chipley complex	98	5	1672785	1t4nt	fl077	2004	1:24000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	9	37585	132951	2sxqv	fl089	1989	1:15840
Evergreen-Leon mucks, depressional	39	15910	132927	4g9z	fl089	1989	1:15840
Sapelo-Leon fine sand	22	12575	132909	4g9d	fl089	1989	1:15840
Lynn Haven-Wesconnett-Leon complex, depressional	18	885	132904	4g97	fl089	1989	1:15840
Leon fine sand, tidal	19	820	132905	4g98	fl089	1989	1:15840
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	15	2840	1444697	2rz0s	fl091	1989	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	24	5560	823771	2rz0s	fl113	1978	1:20000
Leon fine sand	32	1078	1023346	13bw5	fl121	2003	1:24000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	6	69080	1425200	2tsy0	fl123	1998	1:24000
Leon mucky fine sand	58	6995	1425260	1jv34	fl123	1998	1:24000
Leon fine sand, rarely flooded	71	3790	1425273	1jv3k	fl123	1998	1:24000
Ousley-Leon-Clara complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	17	2755	1425211	1jv1k	fl123	1998	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	23	28300	1399049	2rz0s	fl129	1988	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	21	13130	323991	2rz0s	fl131	1985	1:20000
Albany, Chipley, Leon complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	9	4840	2398462	2lhsr	fl133	2009	1:12000
Leon-Chipley complex	100	474	2398491	2lhtp	fl133	2009	1:12000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LrA	2085	324546	2sxqq	ga031	1965	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LnA	13340	1701103	2sxqq	ga103	2007	1:24000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LrA	18225	124636	2sxqv	ga191	1960	1:20000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LeA	7015	2408361	2sxqt	ga299	2008	1:24000
Leon fine sand, frequently ponded, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LoA	3680	2408362	2sxqp	ga299	2008	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LrA	40835	125090	2sxqq	ga305	1962	1:20000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LeA	101160	2686782	2sxqt	ga611	2012	1:24000
Leon fine sand, frequently ponded, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LoA	2635	2686758	2sxqp	ga611	2012	1:24000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Lr	9880	125385	2sxqv	ga613	1969	1:20000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LeA	224	2686807	2sxqt	ga626	2013	1:24000
Leon mucky sand, 0 to 1 percent slopes	85	250	332605	c536	ms059	1997	1:24000
Leon sand	Lo	5392	111582	3r3f	nc013	1986	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LeA	36605	115498	3w5r	nc017	1983	1:24000
Leon fine sand	Lo	49462	115544	3w77	nc019	1983	1:24000
Leon sand	Ln	20285	115601	3w92	nc031	1984	1:24000
Leon-Urban land complex	Lu	293	115602	3w93	nc031	1984	1:24000
Leon sand, 1 to 4 percent slopes	LnB	7930	115651	3wbp	nc047	1986	1:24000
Leon sand	Ln	5964	115759	3wg5	nc049	1984	1:24000
Leon sand	Le	6615	811122	w717	nc051	1981	1:24000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded	LeA	339	110984	3qh4	nc055	1987	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LnA	25443	1865974	20mpq	nc061	1955	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LoA	1593	115939	3wmz	nc073	1990	1:24000
Leon sand	Le	50	811291	w76p	nc093	1981	1:24000
Leon sand	Ln	5552	115975	3wp4	nc103	1979	1:24000
Leon sand	Lo	4130	116009	3wq7	nc107	1973	1:20000
Leon sand	Le	12845	116043	3wrb	nc129	1974	1:15840
Leon-Urban land complex	Lo	1078	116044	3wrc	nc129	1974	1:15840
Leon fine sand	Ln	31527	116085	3wsp	nc133	1984	1:24000
Leon sand	Ln	5589	116136	3wvb	nc137	1984	1:24000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LnA	30451	116175	3wwl	nc141	1986	1:24000
Leon sand	Le	2556	114771	3vf9	nc155	1972	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LeA	14427	115056	3vqh	nc163	1982	1:24000
Leon sand	Ln	2159	116247	3wyx	nc191	1968	1:20000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Lo	7984	132410	2sxqt	sc013	1975	1:20000
Fripp-Baratari complex	Fb	7837	132422	4fsp	sc013	1975	1:20000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Lo	2525	131958	2sxqt	sc015	1974	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	40	3880	132275	2sxqr	sc029	1980	1:20000
Fripp-Leon complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	9B	585	132304	4fnw	sc029	1980	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LeA	242	619115	ns7g	sc031	1998	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LbA	2780	129756	4c0p	sc033	1976	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Le	2300	129811	2sxqr	sc035	1985	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	10	18960	639570	2sxqr	sc043	1980	1:20000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Le	1033	130110	2sxqr	sc049	1990	1:20000
Leon fine sand	Le	36127	130153	4cfh	sc051	1983	1:20000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Lo	84	132530	2sxqt	sc053	1975	1:20000
Fripp-Baratari complex	Fb	79	132551	4fxv	sc053	1975	1:20000
Leon sand	Le	2500	130572	4cw0	sc067	1975	1:20000
Leon sand	Le	373	130640	4cy6	sc069	1995	1:24000
Leon sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Le	3113	131529	2sxqr	sc089	1985	1:20000
Leon fine sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Le	9595	138283	2sxqt	sc690	1967	1:24000
Leon-Chipley sands	8	790	119332	405f	va093	1982	1:15840
Chipley-Leon complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	9A	1048	122489	43g8	va181	1997	1:24000
Chipley-Leon complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	9B	699	122492	43gc	va181	1997	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the LEON 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 2024-10-30).