Soil Data Explorer - LITZ

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the LITZ soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of LITZ, 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 LITZ were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the LITZ 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 LITZ 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 LITZ 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 LITZ 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 LITZ 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 LITZ 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 LITZ 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 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 LITZ, 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-2012-01-27-09 | Caldwell County - September 1966

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying materials in association 3 (Soil Survey of Caldwell County, Kentucky; September 1966).

2. KY-2012-01-31-05 | Henderson County - February 1967

   Parent material, position, and pattern of soils in the Loring-Zanesville-Wellston association (Soil Survey of Henderson County, Kentucky; February 1967).

3. KY-2012-01-31-17 | Jefferson County - June 1966

   Diagram showing general parent material, position, and pattern of dominant soils in the Westmoreland-Litz-Muskingum association (Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Kentucky; June 1966).

4. TN-2012-03-19-16 | Loudon County - June 1961

   Diagram showing distribution and pattern of soils in area 3 (Soil Survey of Loudon County, TN; 1961).

5. VA-2012-05-11-17 | Washington County Area and the City of Bristol - 2006

   Schematic cross section of the major geologic strata and dominant soils in Washington County (A-A´). Route of cross section is shown in figure 9 (Soil Survey of Washington County Area and the City of Bristol, Virginia; 2006).

Map Units

Map units containing LITZ 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
Litz shaly silty clay loam, eroded, hilly	Lg	1000	329179	c1jp	al049	1953	1:20000
Litz silt loam, hilly	Ll	1000	329182	c1js	al049	1953	1:20000
Litz silt loam, rolling	Lm	1000	329183	c1jt	al049	1953	1:20000
Litz silt loam, steep	Ln	1000	329184	c1jv	al049	1953	1:20000
Litz shaly silty clay loam, eroded, rolling	Lh	500	329180	c1jq	al049	1953	1:20000
Litz shaly silty clay loam, eroded, steep	Lk	500	329181	c1jr	al049	1953	1:20000
Litz-Muskingum silt loams, 30 to 50 percent slopes	LmF	184	549194	lfgy	ky101	1964	1:15840
Litz channery silt loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes	LtE	2284	2401206	2lln8	md001	2009	1:12000
Litz channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	LtD	1280	2401205	2lln7	md001	2009	1:12000
Litz channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	LtC	461	2401204	2lln6	md001	2009	1:12000
Litz channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LtB	81	2401203	2lln5	md001	2009	1:12000
Litz silt loam, 3 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	LpB2	1975	539522	l3dy	pa037	1965	1:20000
Litz and Weikert shaly silt loams, 20 to 35 percent slopes, severely eroded	LrD3	727	539525	l3f1	pa037	1965	1:20000
Litz and Weikert shaly silt loams, 35 to 50 percent slopes, moderately eroded	LrE2	595	539526	l3f2	pa037	1965	1:20000
Litz silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, moderately eroded	LpC2	543	539523	l3dz	pa037	1965	1:20000
Litz and Weikert shaly silt loams, 12 to 20 percent slopes, severely eroded	LrC3	290	539524	l3f0	pa037	1965	1:20000
Litz shaly silt loam, eroded rolling phase	Ln	2128	526937	kp9z	tn011	1951	1:20000
Litz shaly silt loam, eroded hilly phase	Lm	1236	526936	kp9y	tn011	1951	1:20000
Litz shaly silt loam, hilly phase	Lp	637	526939	kpb1	tn011	1951	1:20000
Litz shaly silt loam, eroded undulating phase	Lo	277	526938	kpb0	tn011	1951	1:20000
Litz shaly silt loam, rolling phase	Lr	240	526940	kpb2	tn011	1951	1:20000
Litz loam, steep phase	Lk	2153	525165	kmgt	tn059	1954	1:15840
Litz loam, eroded steep phase	Lf	1605	525162	kmgq	tn059	1954	1:15840
Litz loam, hilly phase	Lg	582	525163	kmgr	tn059	1954	1:15840
Litz loam, eroded hilly phase	Ld	410	525160	kmgn	tn059	1954	1:15840
Litz loam, eroded rolling phase	Le	342	525161	kmgp	tn059	1954	1:15840
Litz loam, rolling phase	Lh	308	525164	kmgs	tn059	1954	1:15840
Litz shaly silt loam, steep, 25 to 55 percent slope	79E	5003	525351	kmnt	tn063	2007	1:24000
Litz shaly silt loam, hilly, 12 to 25 percent slope	79D	2205	525349	kmnr	tn063	2007	1:24000
Litz shaly silt loam, rolling, 5 to 12 percent slopes (sil)	79C	597	525348	kmnq	tn063	2007	1:24000
Litz shaly silty clay loam, severely eroded, hilly, 12 to 25 percent slope	79D3	318	525350	kmns	tn063	2007	1:24000
Litz shaly silty clay loam, severely eroded, steep, 25 to 60 percent slope	79E3	180	525352	kmnv	tn063	2007	1:24000
Gullied land, Litz soil material	105	174	525281	kmlk	tn063	2007	1:24000
Litz silt loam, sloping phase	LtC	953	525978	knb1	tn105	1958	1:15840
Litz shaly silty clay loam, sloping phase (sil)	LsC	891	525975	kn9y	tn105	1958	1:15840
Litz shaly silty clay loam, moderately steep phase (sil)	LsD	828	525976	kn9z	tn105	1958	1:15840
Litz silt loam, moderately steep phase	LtD	531	525979	knb2	tn105	1958	1:15840
Litz silt loam, steep phase	LtE	295	525980	knb3	tn105	1958	1:15840
Litz shaly silty clay loam, steep phase (sil)	LsE	232	525977	knb0	tn105	1958	1:15840
Litz shaly silt loam, 5 to 12 percent slopes (sil)	LtC	3829	527909	kqbb	tn123	1974	1:20000
Litz shaly silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes (sil)	LtE	3410	527912	kqbf	tn123	1974	1:20000
Litz shaly silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes, severely eroded (sil)	LtD3	2261	527911	kqbd	tn123	1974	1:20000
Litz and Sequoia soils, gullied	LY	1375	527913	kqbg	tn123	1974	1:20000
Litz shaly silt loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes (sil)	LtD	1368	527910	kqbc	tn123	1974	1:20000
Litz shaly silt loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes (sil)	LzF	7129	528588	kr17	tn602	1973	1:15840
Litz shaly silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes (sil)	LzE	2947	528586	kr15	tn602	1973	1:15840
Litz shaly silt loam, 20 to 35 percent slopes, severely eroded (sil)	LzE3	1604	528587	kr16	tn602	1973	1:15840
Litz shaly silt loam, 8 to 20 percent slopes (sil)	LzD	1415	528585	kr14	tn602	1973	1:15840
Litz silt loam, sloping phase	Lk	3197	1899530	21rm5	tn609	1955	1:20000
Litz silt loam, moderately steep phase	Ll	2233	1899531	21rm6	tn609	1955	1:20000
Litz silt loam, gently sloping phase	Lh	352	1899529	21rm4	tn609	1955	1:20000
Groseclose-Litz complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	30D	5378	519077	kf4f	va023	1990	1:20000
Groseclose-Litz complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	30C	1892	519076	kf4d	va023	1990	1:20000
Groseclose-Litz complex, 30 to 45 percent slopes	30E	1671	519078	kf4g	va023	1990	1:20000
Chiswell-Litz complex, 25 to 50 percent slopes	5E	8779	520369	kgh3	va161	1990	1:24000
Chiswell-Litz-Urban land complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	6C	5106	520385	kghm	va161	1990	1:24000
Chiswell-Litz complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	5D	3573	520368	kgh2	va161	1990	1:24000
Chiswell-Litz-Urban land complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	6D	2891	520386	kghn	va161	1990	1:24000
Chiswell-Litz complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	5C	1703	520367	kgh1	va161	1990	1:24000
Groseclose-Litz complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes	25E	948	520257	kgch	va161	1990	1:24000
Groseclose-Litz complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	25C	728	520255	kgcf	va161	1990	1:24000
Groseclose-Litz complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	25D	676	520256	kgcg	va161	1990	1:24000
Litz-Needmore complex, 35 to 70 percent slopes, very stony	34F	5258	2514811	2qdbm	va163	2010	1:24000
Litz-Needmore complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	34E	2891	2514810	2qdbl	va163	2010	1:24000
Litz-Chiswell-Groseclose complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes	33F	2551	2514808	2qdbq	va163	2010	1:24000
Litz-Chiswell-Groseclose complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	33E	2019	2514807	2qdbp	va163	2010	1:24000
Litz-Chiswell-Groseclose complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	33C	653	2514806	2qdbn	va163	2010	1:24000
Litz-Needmore complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	34C	37	2514809	2qdbk	va163	2010	1:24000
Chiswell-Litz-Groseclose complex, 25 to 65 percent slopes	10E	10120	518602	kdn3	va173	1995	1:24000
Chiswell-Litz-Groseclose complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	10D	3955	518601	kdn2	va173	1995	1:24000
Chiswell-Litz-Groseclose complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	10C	1716	518600	kdn1	va173	1995	1:24000
Chiswell-Litz complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	16F	1184	521998	kj5n	va185	1996	1:24000
Chiswell-Litz complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes	16E	1007	521997	kj5m	va185	1996	1:24000
Chiswell-Litz complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	16D	340	521996	kj5l	va185	1996	1:24000
Litz silt loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	27E	7303	519337	kfdt	va191	1998	1:15840
Litz silt loam, 50 to 80 percent slopes, very rocky	27F	6621	519338	kfdv	va191	1998	1:15840
Litz-Groseclose complex, 25 to 75 percent slopes	28E	2652	519341	kfdy	va191	1998	1:15840
Litz silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	27D	1921	519336	kfds	va191	1998	1:15840
Litz-Groseclose complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	28D	760	519340	kfdx	va191	1998	1:15840
Litz-Groseclose complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	28C	246	519339	kfdw	va191	1998	1:15840
Chiswell-Groseclose-Litz complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	4E	22681	518990	kf1m	va197	1988	1:15840
Chiswell-Groseclose-Litz complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	4D	12601	518989	kf1l	va197	1988	1:15840
Chiswell-Groseclose-Litz complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	4C	9258	518988	kf1k	va197	1988	1:15840
Chiswell-Litz complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	13E	527	2525227	2qm0s	va606		1:24000
Chiswell-Litz complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	13D	55	2525226	2qm0r	va606		1:24000
Chiswell-Litz complex, 60 to 80 percent slopes	13F	30	2525228	2qm0t	va606		1:24000
Groseclose-Litz complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	14E	87	3174051	2z3dq	va850		1:24000
Groseclose-Litz complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	14C	13	3174052	2z3dr	va850		1:24000
Cateache-Litz complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes	ClE	12218	1715993	1vlmm	wv063	1962	1:24000
Cateache-Litz complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes	ClF	9458	1715992	1vlml	wv063	1962	1:24000
Cateache-Litz complex, 15 to 25 perecnt slopes	ClD	6027	1715988	1vlmg	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz channery silt loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes	LsF	5392	1713436	1vhz4	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	LsE	5193	1713435	1vhz3	wv063	1962	1:24000
Cateache-Litz complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	CnF	4586	1715994	1vlmn	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz-Cateache complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	LwC	3755	1716010	1vln5	wv063	1962	1:24000
Cateache-Litz complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	CnE	3205	1715997	1vlmr	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	LsC	2273	514506	k8cz	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	LtC	2237	514511	k8d4	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	LtE	1933	1713437	1vhz5	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	LsD	1548	1713434	1vhz2	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz very channery silt loam, 35 to 45 percent slopes, very rocky	LvE	1424	514519	k8dd	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz silt loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes	LtF	1079	1713438	1vhz6	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz-Rock outcrop complex, 45 to 60 percent slopes	LxF	990	1605949	1qx3t	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	LtD	989	514513	k8d6	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz-Cateache complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LwB	912	1716009	1vln4	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LtB	904	514510	k8d3	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	LsB	706	1713432	1vhz0	wv063	1962	1:24000
Cateache-Litz complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	CnC	423	1715996	1vlmq	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz very channery silt loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky	LvD	276	514518	k8dc	wv063	1962	1:24000
Litz channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	LzD	646	555727	ln8p	wv065	2003	1:24000
Litz channery silt loam, 35 to 65 percent slopes	LzF	593	555746	ln99	wv065	2003	1:24000
Litz channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	LzC	350	555726	ln8n	wv065	2003	1:24000
Litz channery silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes	LzE	153	555745	ln98	wv065	2003	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the LITZ 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).