Soil Data Explorer - LOUISBURG

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the LOUISBURG soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of LOUISBURG, 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 LOUISBURG 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
136	S96AL-123-3	96AL123003-pgm	Louisburg	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	32.7861111,-85.9583333
136	VPI0258	V1984-VA081-258	Louisburg	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.620163,-77.6615829

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the LOUISBURG 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 LOUISBURG 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 LOUISBURG 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 LOUISBURG 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 LOUISBURG 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 LOUISBURG 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 LOUISBURG 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 terrace figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with LOUISBURG, 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. GA-2011-05-31-02 | Morgan County - 1965

   Diagram showing relationship of dominant soils in Lloyd-Davidson association (Soil Survey of Morgan County, Georgia; 1965).

Map Units

Map units containing LOUISBURG 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
Louisburg stony sandy loam, moderately steep and steep	LmE	3719	122749	43qn	al017	1957	1:20000
Louisburg stony sandy loam, sloping	LmC	149	122748	43qm	al017	1957	1:20000
Louisburg-Rion-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very bouldery	LrE	15274	1895727	21mnh	al037	2006	1:24000
Louisburg-Rion-Rock outcrop complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes, very bouldery	LrD	5925	1895726	21mng	al037	2006	1:24000
Louisburg-Wateree complex, 10 to 25 percent slopes	22	4030	330204	2xpwt	al081	1979	1:20000
Stony rough land	Sr	1993	122876	43vr	al111	1965	1:15840
Louisburg stony sandy loam, 10 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	LuD2	1703	122858	43v5	al111	1965	1:15840
Louisburg stony sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	LuC2	427	122857	43v4	al111	1965	1:15840
Louisburg-Rion-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very bouldery	LrE	2730	1476425	1lkbm	al123	2005	1:24000
Louisburg-Rion-Rock outcrop complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes, very bouldery	LrD	2290	1476426	1lkbn	al123	2005	1:24000
Wateree-Rock outcrop-Louisburg complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, bouldery	LDF	1361	124203	2xpwq	ga067	1969	1:15840
Louisburg stony complex, 10 to 40 percent slopes	LmE	4135	126262	47cz	ga097	1960	1:15840
Louisburg complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	LlC2	2905	126260	47cx	ga097	1960	1:15840
Louisburg complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	LlD2	2685	126261	47cy	ga097	1960	1:15840
Louisburg complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	LlB2	565	126259	47cw	ga097	1960	1:15840
Rion-Louisburg complex, 10 to 20 percent slopes, bouldery	RoE	9455	1672350	1t46s	ga121	2007	1:12000
Rion-Louisburg complex, 20 to 35 percent slopes, bouldery	RoF	4320	1672351	1t46t	ga121	2007	1:12000
Urban land-Rion-Louisburg complex, 10 to 25 percent slopes, bouldery	UsE	980	1672420	1t491	ga121	2007	1:12000
Louisburg-Habersham stony fine sandy loams, 25 to 60 percent slopes	LHF	740	124508	45kd	ga137	1960	1:20000
Louisburg-Habersham stony fine sandy loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes	LHE	575	124507	45kc	ga137	1960	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	LnE	565	124520	45ks	ga137	1960	1:20000
Louisburg-Habersham stony fine sandy loams, 10 to 15 percent slopes	LHD	535	124505	45k9	ga137	1960	1:20000
Louisburg-Habersham stony fine sandy loams, 10 to 15 percent slopes, severely eroded	LHD3	235	124506	45kb	ga137	1960	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	LnD2	60	124519	45kr	ga137	1960	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	LnE2	601	124599	45nb	ga147	1961	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	LnD2	451	124598	45n9	ga147	1961	1:20000
Louisburg stony loamy coarse sand, 15 to 25 percent slopes	LDE	2370	124711	45ry	ga199	1960	1:15840
Louisburg stony loamy coarse sand, 10 to 15 percent slopes	LDD	1880	124710	45rx	ga199	1960	1:15840
Louisburg stony loamy coarse sand, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LDC	510	124709	45rw	ga199	1960	1:15840
Rawlings-Buckhead-Louisburg complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes, very stony	RaF	510	142644	4sff	ga211	1998	1:24000
Buckhead-Rawlings-Louisburg complex, 6 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	BuD	455	142573	4sc4	ga211	1998	1:24000
Ashlar, Louisburg, and Pacolet soils, 15 to 35 percent slopes	APE	6035	124871	45y3	ga221	1984	1:20000
Ashlar, Louisburg, and Pacolet soils, 2 to 10 percent slopes	APC	2620	124870	45y2	ga221	1984	1:20000
Ashlar-Louisburg complex, 10 to 15 percent slopes, bouldery	LnD	1045	124982	2y776	ga255	1962	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LnC	845	124981	461n	ga255	1962	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	LnB	665	124980	461m	ga255	1962	1:15840
Louisburg loamy coarse sand, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	LCE2	3910	125034	463c	ga297	1962	1:15840
Louisburg stony loamy coarse sand, 10 to 25 percent slopes	LDE	845	125036	463f	ga297	1962	1:15840
Louisburg stony loamy coarse sand, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LDC	385	125035	463d	ga297	1962	1:15840
Louisburg stony loamy coarse sand, 25 to 45 percent slopes	LDF	355	125037	463g	ga297	1962	1:15840
Pacolet-Louisburg complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	PjF	10710	125287	46cj	ga605	1967	1:15840
Louisburg loamy sand, 10 to 25 percent slopes	LnE	2670	125271	46c0	ga605	1967	1:15840
Louisburg loamy sand, 25 to 60 percent slopes	LnF	1850	125272	46c1	ga605	1967	1:15840
Louisburg-Rock land complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	LRF	1665	125270	46bz	ga605	1967	1:15840
Louisburg stony loamy sand, 15 to 25 percent slopes	LDE	3130	125443	46jk	ga618	1966	1:15840
Louisburg stony loamy sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	LDD	1855	125442	46jj	ga618	1966	1:15840
Louisburg loamy sand, 10 to 25 percent slopes	LnE	1475	125488	46l0	ga623	1965	1:15840
Louisburg stony loamy sand, 10 to 25 percent slopes	LDE	400	125486	46ky	ga623	1965	1:15840
Louisburg loamy sand, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LnC	210	125487	46kz	ga623	1965	1:15840
Louisburg stony soils, 6 to 15 percent slopes	LmD	620	125769	46w2	ga642	1967	1:15840
Louisburg coarse sandy loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	LoE	1881	3050367	2xn5x	nc001	2017	1:12000
Louisburg coarse sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes	LoD	293	3050366	2xn5w	nc001	2017	1:12000
Louisburg coarse sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	LoB	74	3050364	2xn5t	nc001	2017	1:12000
Louisburg coarse sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LoC	37	3050365	2xn5v	nc001	2017	1:12000
Louisburg coarse sandy loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	LoE	8064	2973922	2wx2c	nc033	2016	1:24000
Louisburg coarse sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes	LoD	6055	2973921	2wx2b	nc033	2016	1:24000
Louisburg coarse sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LoC	1227	2973924	2wx2f	nc033	2016	1:24000
Louisburg coarse sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	LoB	724	2973923	2wx2d	nc033	2016	1:24000
Wake-Louisburg-Saw complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, rocky	WeB	1650	2455005	2ndmq	nc185	2009	1:24000
Louisburg-Ashlar-Wake complex, 6 to 10 percent slopes, rocky	LoC	977	2455003	2ndmn	nc185	2009	1:24000
Louisburg-Ashlar-Wake complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	LwC	847	2455004	2ndmp	nc185	2009	1:24000
Wake-Louisburg-Saw complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	WkB	580	2455006	2ndmr	nc185	2009	1:24000
Louisburg sandy loam, 10 to 35 percent slopes, eroded	LuE2	381	132111	4fgn	sc021	1960	1:20000
Louisburg loamy sand, 6 to 15 percent slopes	LuD	1189	132494	4fw0	sc045	1972	1:20000
Louisburg loamy sand, 15 to 40 percent slopes	LuF	796	132495	4fw1	sc045	1972	1:20000
Louisburg loamy sand, 10 to 25 percent slopes	LoE	5969	130067	4cbq	sc047	1973	1:20000
Louisburg loamy sand, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LoC	1171	130066	4cbp	sc047	1973	1:20000
Louisburg loamy sand, 10 to 40 percent slopes	LoF	1496	130381	4cnv	sc059	1970	1:20000
Louisburg loamy sand, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LoC	1069	130380	4cnt	sc059	1970	1:20000
Louisburg loamy sand, 10 to 25 percent slopes	LoE	3670	130716	4d0n	sc065	1973	1:20000
Louisburg loamy sand, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LoC	433	130715	4d0m	sc065	1973	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, 25 to 40 percent slopes	LoF	118	131048	4dcc	sc077	1967	1:20000
Louisburg loamy sand, 10 to 40 percent slopes	LoF	3416	131485	4dtg	sc087	1970	1:20000
Louisburg loamy sand, 6 to 10 percent slopes	LoC	14	1404821	1j4tt	sc087	1970	1:20000
Pacolet-Louisburg complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	18C	17496	118273	3z28	va011	1993	1:15840
Pacolet-Louisburg complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	18D	8540	118274	3z29	va011	1993	1:15840
Louisburg gravelly coarse sandy loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	9E	2920	118500	3z9l	va011	1993	1:15840
Wedowee-Louisburg complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	28C	1900	118306	3z3b	va011	1993	1:15840
Pacolet-Louisburg complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	18B	800	118272	3z27	va011	1993	1:15840
Wedowee-Louisburg complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	28D	782	118307	3z3c	va011	1993	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	LuF	2890	118751	3zkp	va037	1970	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopes	LuD	2186	118750	3zkn	va037	1970	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 4 to 10 percent slopes	LuC	1123	118749	3zkm	va037	1970	1:15840
Louisa and Louisburg soils, 15 to 25 percent slopes, severely eroded	LsE3	656	118748	3zkl	va037	1970	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 20 to 45 percent slopes	105E	2556	118812	3zmn	va041	1974	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 12 to 20 percent slopes	105D	1415	118811	3zmm	va041	1974	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 4 to 12 percent slopes	105C	375	118810	3zml	va041	1974	1:15840
Grover-Louisburg complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	241C	212	118872	3zpl	va041	1974	1:15840
Enon-Louisburg complex, 12 to 40 percent slopes	50F	160	118913	3zqx	va041	1974	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, rolling and hilly phases	Lm	6746	121806	42r7	va065	1950	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, eroded steep phase	Ll	3198	121805	42r6	va065	1950	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, eroded rolling and hilly phases	Lk	2901	121804	42r5	va065	1950	1:15840
Louisburg fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	16D2	2886	118994	3ztj	va075	1976	1:15840
Louisburg fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	16C2	1673	118993	3zth	va075	1976	1:15840
Louisburg fine sandy loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes, eroded	16E2	1513	118995	3ztk	va075	1976	1:15840
Louisburg fine sandy loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, eroded	16B2	170	118992	3ztg	va075	1976	1:15840
Appling-Louisburg complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	6C	1458	695336	rbk6	va081	1986	1:15840
Appling-Louisburg complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	6B	680	695335	rbk5	va081	1986	1:15840
Louisburg-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 25 percent slopes	23D	205	695359	rbky	va081	1986	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	LoD	2225	517022	kc04	va113	1967	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 5 to 15 percent slopes	LoC	1296	517021	kc03	va113	1967	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 25 to 55 percent slopes	LoF	577	517023	kc05	va113	1967	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 6 to 20 percent slopes	LoC	20299	119592	40ft	va117	1990	1:24000
Louisburg sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	LoB	304	119591	40fs	va117	1990	1:24000
Louisburg sandy loam, hilly phase	Lm	4500	121911	42vm	va135	1956	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, eroded hilly phase	Ln	3396	121912	42vn	va135	1956	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, rolling phase	Lh	2650	121909	42vk	va135	1956	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, eroded rolling phase	Lk	656	121910	42vl	va135	1956	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, undulating phase	Lg	583	121908	42vj	va135	1956	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, rolling phase	Lr	1099	120272	414r	va147	1950	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, undulating phase	Ls	636	120273	414s	va147	1950	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, hilly phase	Lp	287	120271	414q	va147	1950	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, eroded hilly phase	Lo	190	120270	414p	va147	1950	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, moderately steep phase	LoD	2682	517446	kcft	va157	1958	1:20000
Louisburg soils, steep phases	LsE	1860	517447	kcfv	va157	1958	1:20000
Louisburg stony sandy loam, moderately steep phase	LyD	1643	517449	kcfx	va157	1958	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, sloping phase	LoC	1504	517445	kcfs	va157	1958	1:20000
Louisburg stony sandy loam, sloping phase	LyC	483	517448	kcfw	va157	1958	1:20000
Louisburg sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	27D	4675	120415	419c	va177	1980	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	27E	3423	120416	419d	va177	1980	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	27C	753	120414	419b	va177	1980	1:15840
Louisburg sandy loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	27E	16	2376410	2krvd	va630	2008	1:12000
Louisburg fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	LoE	3031	120724	41mb	va631	1973	1:15840
Louisburg fine sandy loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes	LoF	2263	120725	41mc	va631	1973	1:15840
Louisburg fine sandy loam, 6 to 15 percent slopes	LoD	1319	120723	41m9	va631	1973	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the LOUISBURG 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).