Soil Data Explorer - LICKING

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the LICKING soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of LICKING, 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 LICKING 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
120A	86KY-139-009	86KY-139-009	Licking	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3784027,-88.3125381
n/a	SK-029	1965-OH151-029	Licking	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	WS-002	1966-OH167-002	Licking	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	WS-031	1971-OH167-031	Licking	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	MS-014	1977-OH119-014	Licking	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a
n/a	PK-005	1980-OH131-005	Licking	5	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 LICKING 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 LICKING 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 LICKING 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 LICKING 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 LICKING 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 LICKING 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 LICKING 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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with LICKING, 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. KY-2012-02-01-01 | Livingston County - September 1993

   Relationship of soils to topography and underlying material in the Huntington-Otwell-Lindside-Wheeling general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Livingston County, Kentucky; September 1993).

2. OH-2010-09-29-25 | Vinton County - 2004

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Omulga-Philo general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Vinton County, Ohio; 2004).

Map Units

Map units containing LICKING 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
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	LcB	1348	549325	lfm5	ky139	1989	1:20000
Licking silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, severely eroded	LkC3	635	549326	lfm6	ky139	1989	1:20000
Licking silty clay loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	LlD	2769	552051	ljg3	ky603	1968	1:15840
Licking silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	LlC	2573	552050	ljg2	ky603	1968	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	LkB	1143	552049	ljg1	ky603	1968	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LkA	499	552048	ljg0	ky603	1968	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LtA	454	550404	lgqz	ky605	1975	1:20000
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	LcC	3220	551962	ljc7	ky619	1978	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	LcD	1660	551963	ljc8	ky619	1978	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	LcB	1045	551961	ljc6	ky619	1978	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes	LkB	2425	170093	5pzw	oh001	1987	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	LkC2	1359	170094	5pzx	oh001	1987	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	LkD2	349	170095	5pzy	oh001	1987	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Lic1B1	1280	2441843	2myy4	oh009	1981	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1C2	760	2441844	2myy5	oh009	1981	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Lck1BO	33	2441845	2myy6	oh009	1981	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1C2	1111	2450433	2n7w7	oh053	1988	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Lic1B1	894	2450432	2n7w6	oh053	1988	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1D2	871	2450434	2n7w8	oh053	1988	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1C2	721	2450661	2n83l	oh073	1986	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Lic1B1	372	2450660	2n83k	oh073	1986	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1D2	372	2450662	2n83m	oh073	1986	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Lic1B1	778	2451099	2n8kq	oh087	1989	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1C2	433	2451100	2n8kr	oh087	1989	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1C2	1407	2451277	2n8rg	oh105	1991	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Lic1B1	520	2451276	2n8rf	oh105	1991	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1D2	443	2451278	2n8rh	oh105	1991	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Lic1B1	453	2452487	2nb0h	oh115	1992	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes, occasionally flooded	Lck1BO	314	2452486	2nb0g	oh115	1992	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1C2	314	2452488	2nb0j	oh115	1992	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	LcB	460	288023	9nq2	oh151	1967	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded	LcE2	268	288026	9nq5	oh151	1967	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	LcC	235	288024	9nq3	oh151	1967	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	LcC2	127	288025	9nq4	oh151	1967	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LcA	73	288022	9nq1	oh151	1967	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 12 to 25 percent slopes, moderately eroded	LcE2	1	1589431	1qbxz	oh157	1981	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1C2	83	2453362	2nbxq	oh163	1998	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Lic1B1	17	2453361	2nbxp	oh163	1998	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1D2	6	2453363	2nbxr	oh163	1998	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1C2	233	2396094	2lfbc	oh167	1973	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	Lic1B1	137	2396093	2lfbb	oh167	1973	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 12 to 18 percent slopes, eroded	Lic1D2	67	2396095	2lfbd	oh167	1973	1:15840
Licking silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	LkC	187	514703	k8lb	wv612	1984	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the LICKING 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).