Soil Data Explorer - LUCKY STAR

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the LUCKY STAR soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of LUCKY STAR, 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 LUCKY STAR 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
47	12N7844	S11UT005001	Lucky Star	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.413,-111.537833
47	68C0123	S1968UT005001	Lucky Star	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.5561104,-111.6522217
47	68C0124	S1968UT005002	Lucky Star	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.505764,-111.6224594
n/a	11N0369	S10UT029002	Lucky Star	7	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 LUCKY STAR 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 LUCKY STAR 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 LUCKY STAR 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 LUCKY STAR 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 LUCKY STAR 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 LUCKY STAR 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 LUCKY STAR 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 terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with LUCKY STAR, 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. UT-2012-03-22-10 | Rich County - July 1982

   Typical pattern of soils in general map unit 12 (Soil Survey of Rich County, UT; 1982).

Map Units

Map units containing LUCKY STAR 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
Lucky Star, very stony surface-Alpon family-Lucky Star, very stony surface, moist, complex, 10 to 28 percent slopes	1002	7230	2899432	2w1fm	id713		1:24000
Lucky Star-Broad Canyon-Broad Canyon family, complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes, extremely bouldery surface	1044	6291	2980832	2wzzt	id713		1:24000
Coldfeet-Lucky Star complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony surface	1056	4368	2980842	2x004	id713		1:24000
Houlihan family-Broad Canyon, very stony surface-Lucky Star family, very stony surface, complex, 15 to 40 percent slopes	1001	2656	2899431	2w1fl	id713		1:24000
Lucky Star, stony surface-Lucky Star, stony surface, dry-Davtone family, complex, 20 to 45 percent slopes	1061	2191	2980848	2x00b	id713		1:24000
Lucky Star-Povey complex, 12 to 40 percent slopes, very stony surface	1024	1968	2899448	2w1g4	id713		1:24000
Lucky Star-Broad Canyon-Broad Canyon, dry, complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes, very stony surface	1034	1858	2899455	2w1gc	id713		1:24000
Lucky Star-Elzinga association, steep	LUE	1607	481408	j4y9	ut602	1969	1:20000
LUCKY STAR GRAVELLY SILT LOAM, 30 TO 60 PERCENT SLOPES	LTG	14553	482761	j6by	ut603	1968	1:20000
SMARTS-LUCKY STAR-POLELINE ASSOCIATION	SUG	6040	482831	j6f6	ut603	1968	1:20000
LUCKY STAR SILT LOAM, 6 TO 30 PERCENT SLOPES	LSE	5534	482760	j6bx	ut603	1968	1:20000
LUCKY STAR-GORING ASSOCIATION	LUE	4739	482762	j6bz	ut603	1968	1:20000
LUCKY STAR-SCOUT ASSOCIATION	LXE	2468	482765	j6c2	ut603	1968	1:20000
LUCKY STAR-HOSKIN ASSOCIATION	LVE	2251	482763	j6c0	ut603	1968	1:20000
CLUFF-LUCKY STAR ASSOCIATION	CHE	1968	482686	j68j	ut603	1968	1:20000
CURTIS CREEK-GORING ASSOCIATION,STEEP	CSG	1687	482689	j68m	ut603	1968	1:20000
LUCKY STAR-RED SPUR COMPLEX, 6 TO 30 PERCENT SLOPES	LWE	1123	482764	j6c1	ut603	1968	1:20000
DESPAIN-LUCKY STAR ASSOCIATION	DSG	814	482708	j697	ut603	1968	1:20000
MULT-LUCKY STAR ASSOCIATION	MSE	668	482774	j6cc	ut603	1968	1:20000
Lucky Star gravelly loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes	LDF	10885	503871	jx9x	ut604	1980	1:24000
Lucky Star gravelly loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	LDD	5500	503870	jx9w	ut604	1980	1:24000
Lucky Star-Condie gravelly loams, 25 to 60 percent slopes	LEF	1500	503872	jx9y	ut604	1980	1:24000
Lucky Star silt loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	LkG	58075	506577	k046	ut609	1974	1:24000
Lucky Star-Charcol complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	LmG	30330	506578	k047	ut609	1974	1:24000
Lucky Star silt loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	LkD	4175	506576	k045	ut609	1974	1:24000
Lucky Star-Ercan association, very steep	LNG	3640	506573	k042	ut609	1974	1:24000
Lucky Star gravelly loam, 40 to 60 percent slopes	LSG	6026	482942	j6js	ut612	1967	1:20000
Crandall-Lucky Star-Starley family complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes	113	21187	508157	k1s5	ut613	1999	1:24000
Lucky Star gravelly loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	151	19264	508197	k1tg	ut613	1999	1:24000
Lucky Star-Fewkes gravelly loams, 30 to 60 percent slopes	153	10475	508194	k1tc	ut613	1999	1:24000
Lucky Star-Dromedary gravelly loams, 30 to 70 percent slopes	152	5862	508196	k1tf	ut613	1999	1:24000
Crandall-Lucky Star gravelly loams, 5 to 30 percent slopes	112	4965	508156	k1s4	ut613	1999	1:24000
Lucky Star gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	150	4804	508195	k1td	ut613	1999	1:24000
Cuberant-Horsethief-Lucky Star families complex, 30 to 70 percent slopes	711		3312899	30gxf	ut645		1:24000
Lucky Star-Skylick families complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	560		3312884	30gwy	ut645		1:24000
Lucky Star-Pritchett families complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	570		3312892	30gx6	ut645		1:24000
Uinta-Horsethief-Lucky Star families complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes	711A		3312900	30gxg	ut645		1:24000
Lucky Star-Adel families complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	713		3312901	30gxh	ut645		1:24000
Croydon, moist-Lucky Star families complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	715A		3312903	30gxk	ut645		1:24000
Lucky Star-Horsethief-Adel families complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	820		3314871	30hm1	ut645		1:24000
Horsethief-Lucky Star-Cuberant families complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	81		3314872	30hm2	ut645		1:24000
Lucky Star family, 5 to 30 percent slopes	23B	1193	3312846	30gvp	ut645		1:24000
Lucky Star-Dagan, rubbly families association, 20 to 50 percent slopes	R20	10946	623876	ny61	ut647		1:24000
Lucky Star-Hoskin-Roundy families association, 5 to 35 percent slopes	R2	9346	623878	ny63	ut647		1:24000
Hoskin-Lucky Star families association, 25 to 70 percent slopes	R15	5884	623885	ny6b	ut647		1:24000
Lucky Star family, 30 to 60 percent slopes	R39	2346	623870	ny5v	ut647		1:24000
Elder Hollow-Gardners Fork-Lucky Star family association, 15 to 45 percent slopes	52-68	1532	758271	tg1c	ut647		1:24000
Lucky Star family, 10 to 30 percent slopes	R27	1147	623880	ny65	ut647		1:24000
Lucky Star family-Broad Canyon, very stony association, 10 to 45 percent slopes	52-56	877	758311	tg2n	ut647		1:24000
Lucky Star family, dry, 25 to 45 percent slopes	52	308	758309	tg2l	ut647		1:24000
Burnette-Lucky Star association	10	15311	152053	536y	wy043	1976	1:24000
Mulgon-Lucky Star association	48	5555	152093	5387	wy043	1976	1:24000
Burnette-Lucky Star association	10	1223	816471	wdls	wy619	1971	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the LUCKY STAR 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).