Soil Data Explorer - LIMON

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the LIMON soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of LIMON, 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 LIMON 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
67B	99P0378	99CO087001	Limon	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.3055267,-103.5771942

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the LIMON 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 LIMON 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 LIMON 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 LIMON 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 LIMON 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 LIMON 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 LIMON 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 LIMON, 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-2011-05-27-06 | Crowley County - 1968

   Relationship of soils to typography and underlying material in association 5 (Soil Survey of Crowley County, Colorado; 1968).

2. CO-2011-05-27-07 | Otero County - 1972

   Volney-Olney-Dwyer association; part of Minnequa-Penrose soil association in background (Soil Survey of Otero County, Colorado; 1972).

3. CO-2011-05-27-08 | Otero County - 1972

   Minnequa-Penrose association (Soil Survey of Otero County, Colorado; 1972).

4. 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).

Map Units

Map units containing LIMON 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
Limon clay	Ln	3023	94255	352h	co011	1965	1:15840
Limon clay, alkali	Lo	827	94256	352j	co011	1965	1:15840
Limon clay, alkali, 1 to 3 percent slopes	LoB	39528	94372	3568	co025	1965	1:15840
Limon clay, alkali, 0 to 1 percent slopes	LoA	16113	94371	3567	co025	1965	1:15840
Olney-Limon, alkali, complex	Oo	2382	94390	356v	co025	1965	1:15840
Limon silty clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	LnB	1508	94370	3566	co025	1965	1:15840
Limon silty clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	LnA	180	94369	3565	co025	1965	1:15840
Limon clay	23	12656	94432	3586	co061	1977	1:24000
Limon clay, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded	146	6949	105227	3jhf	co073	2001	1:24000
Limon clay, moist, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded	147	2036	105228	3jhg	co073	2001	1:24000
Limon clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	LcA	2919	1537055	1nlff	co087	1965	1:24000
Limon clay, saline, 0 to 1 percent slopes	LsA	262	110447	3pxt	co087	1965	1:24000
Limon silty clay, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LoB	10561	94735	35kz	co089	1966	1:15840
Limon silty clay loam	36	968	94997	35vf	co121	1982	1:24000
Limon clay, 0 to 3 percent slopes	47	9343	95408	368p	co625	1975	1:24000
Limon silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LnA	31267	95503	36cr	co626	1974	1:24000
Limon silty clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes	LoA	8133	95505	36ct	co626	1974	1:24000
Limon silty clay, 0 to 5 percent slopes,gullied	LvB	7150	95506	36cv	co626	1974	1:24000
Limon silty clay loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	LnB	1027	95504	36cs	co626	1974	1:24000
Limon clay, 3 to 12 percent slopes	34	5841	496470	jnm5	co627	1980	1:24000
Limon silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	33	5524	496469	jnm4	co627	1980	1:24000
Limon silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	LoA	6501	105369	3jn0	co628	2008	1:24000
Limon-Gaynor silty clay loams, 3 to 12 percent slopes	62	5510	498330	jqk5	co637	1986	1:24000
Limon silty clay loam, moderately wet, 0 to 2 percent slopes	59	2672	498326	jqk1	co637	1986	1:24000
Limon silty clay loam, saline	58	2420	498325	jqk0	co637	1986	1:24000
Limon silty clay loam, moderately wet, rarely flooded, 0 to 1 percent slopes	60	1198	498328	jqk3	co637	1986	1:24000
Limon-Gaynor silty clay loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	61	813	498329	jqk4	co637	1986	1:24000
Limon-Gaynor silty clay loams, moderately wet, 0 to 3 percent slopes	63	425	498331	jqk6	co637	1986	1:24000
Limon silty clay loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	51	3812	496630	jnsb	co679	1976	1:24000
Limon silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	50	722	496629	jns9	co679	1976	1:24000
Limon silty clay loam, 3 to 12 percent slopes	43	600	496785	jnyb	co683	1977	1:24000
Limon clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	1661	415	1152319	17p2l	ks055	1962	1:24000
Limon clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	1657	875	1150528	17m6t	ks109	1962	1:24000
Limon clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes	1661	810	1150529	17m6v	ks109	1962	1:24000
Limon clay, occasionally flooded	1658	3641	1151980	17nqn	ks171	1963	1:24000
Limon silty clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes	1659	720	1150202	17lw9	ks199	1984	1:24000
Limon clay loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	100	7739	349177	cqbs	wy011	1978	1:24000
Limon clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	99	5447	349379	cqk9	wy011	1978	1:24000
Gaynor-Limon clay loams, 6 to 10 percent slopes	66	756	349346	cqj7	wy011	1978	1:24000
Limon-Gaynor association	LR	9708	350878	cs3n	wy619	1971	1:24000
Limon-Cadoma association	LO	9204	350877	cs3m	wy619	1971	1:24000
Wyarno-Limon association	WO	6475	350965	cs6g	wy619	1971	1:24000
Limon silty clay, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LmA	1098	350880	cs3q	wy619	1971	1:24000
Limon silty clay, saline, 0 to 6 percent slopes	LnB	949	350883	cs3t	wy619	1971	1:24000
Limon silty clay, 3 to 6 percent slopes	LmB	773	350881	cs3r	wy619	1971	1:24000
Limon silty clay, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LmC	594	350882	cs3s	wy619	1971	1:24000
Limon silty clay, saline, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LnC	417	350884	cs3v	wy619	1971	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the LIMON 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).