Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
144A40A05051973MA009003Montauk7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties42.6638603,-71.2125168
144A93P0699S1993MA011001Montauk6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties42.5313873,-72.3166656
149B87P04241987NY103002Montauk7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.9972229,-72.5824966
149B98P0356S1998NY081002Montauk6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.7597237,-73.7558365
n/a03N0005S2002MA011002Montauk7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MONTAUK 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.

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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the MONTAUK series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the MONTAUK series and siblings. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the MONTAUK 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 .

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with MONTAUK share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

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Select annual climate data summaries for the MONTAUK series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

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Geomorphic description summaries for the MONTAUK 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 .

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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MONTAUK, 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 .

Block Diagrams

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  1. CT-2011-05-31-07 | New London County - 1983

    Typical pattern of soils in the Woodbridge-Paxton-Montauk general soil map unit (Soil Survey of New London County, Conneticut; 1983).

  2. MA-2010-09-07-03 | Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Western Part - 1995

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Chatfield-Hollis-Montauk general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Western Part, Massachusetts; 1995).

  3. MA-2010-09-07-04 | Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Western Part - 1995

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Montauk-Paxton-Scituate general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Western Part, Massachusetts; 1995).

  4. MA-2010-09-07-08 | Worcester County, Southern Part - 1998

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Paxton-Woodbridge-Ridgebury association (Soil Survey of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Southern Part; 1998).

  5. MA-2010-09-10-02 | Middlesex County - 2009

    A typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Canton-Charlton-Hollis association (Soil Survey of Middlesex County, Massachusetts; 2009).

  6. MA-2012-02-01-15 | Dukes County - September 1986

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Plymouth-Montauk complex, rolling, extremely bouldery (Soil Survey of Dukes County, Massachusetts; September 1986).

  7. MA-2012-02-02-03 | Essex County, Northern Part - February 1981

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Paxton-Woodbridge-Montauk association (Soil Survey of Essex County, Massachusetts, Northern Part; February 1981).

  8. MA-2012-02-02-08 | Essex County, Southern Part - May 1984

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Paxton-Montauk-Urban land association (Soil Survey of Essex County, Massachusetts, Southern Part; May 1984).

  9. MA-2012-02-02-16 | Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Western Part - December 1995

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Chatfield-Hollis-Montauk general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Western Part, Massachusetts; December 1995).

  10. MA-2012-02-02-17 | Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Western Part - December 1995

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Montauk-Paxton-Scituate general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Hampden and Hampshire Counties, Western Part, Massachusetts; December 1995).

  11. MA-2012-02-02-23 | Norfolk and Suffolk Counties - September 1989

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Canton-Charlton-Hollis general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts; September 1989).

  12. MA-2012-02-02-24 | Norfolk and Suffolk Counties - September 1989

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Woodbridge-Paxton-Montauk general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Norfolk and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts; September 1989).

  13. MA-2012-02-03-05 | Worcester County, Southern Part - 1998

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Paxton-Woodbridge-Ridgebury association (Soil Survey of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Southern Part; 1998).

  14. NH-2012-02-14-22 | Rockingham County - October 1994

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Canton-Chatfield-Hollis general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Rockingham County, New Hampshire; October 1994).

  15. NY-2012-02-15-31 | Nassau County - February 1987

    Typical relationship of soils and underlying deposits in the Montauk-Enfield general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Nassau County, New York; February 1987).

Map Units

Map units containing MONTAUK 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
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes84B4799333958332t2qnct60120031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes84C2271233958342w67bct60120031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony86C1643833958382w67dct60120031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony86D1633633958392w67cct60120031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony85B1023433958362w679ct60120031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes84D1002033958352w67gct60120031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony85C868833958372w67fct60120031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony85B2993034002092w679ct60220031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes84B2258834002062t2qnct60220031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony85C1570634002102w67fct60220031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony86C1007534002112w67dct60220031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony86D826534002122w67cct60220031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes84C768434002072w67bct60220031:12000
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes84D157034002082w67gct60220031:12000
Plymouth-Montauk complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely bouldery475D24222767022w806ma00719831:20000
Eastchop-Montauk complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, very bouldery456C20332766812w803ma00719831:20000
Plymouth-Montauk complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, extremely bouldery475C9392767012w805ma00719831:20000
Canton-Montauk-Plymouth complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, extremely bouldery461C4372766632w801ma00719831:20000
Canton-Montauk-Plymouth complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes460C652766622w802ma00719831:20000
Eastchop-Montauk complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes455C552766802w804ma00719831:20000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony301E628524090452w80xma01120121:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony301C53072789002w80wma01120121:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony301B33932789012w80vma01120121:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B9752788982tyrhma01120121:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes300C6932788972w80pma01120121:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony302B62042768312w80tma01719911:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B54462768282tyrhma01719911:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony302C38042768322w80sma01719911:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes300C20397963962w80pma01719911:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony302D19122768332w80rma01719911:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes300D5927963972w80qma01719911:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony301B49783093732w80vma02320101:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B17553093702tyrhma02320101:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony301C16303093722w80wma02320101:12000
Montauk-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes636B10943094942w7zxma02320101:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes300C2533093692w80pma02320101:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony301E2233093712w80xma02320101:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes300E43093682w80qma02320101:12000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony301C11917905062w80wma60519771:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony301B9717905002w80vma60519771:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B8937904762tyrhma60519771:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony301D5297905112w80xma60519771:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes300C5037904852w80pma60519771:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony302C3097905202w80sma60519771:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes300D1637904922w80qma60519771:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony301B9537911452w80vma60619811:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony301D7057911502w80xma60619811:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony301C6617911482w80wma60619811:15840
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony392E3847912042w67cma60619811:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B3387911382tyrhma60619811:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony302D1817911572w80rma60619811:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes300C1667911432w80pma60619811:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony302C1177911542w80sma60619811:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony302B6642774562w80tma60719751:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony302C4142774572w80sma60719751:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B2722774552tyrhma60719751:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony301B019030712w80vma60719751:15840
Scituate-Montauk association, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony919C27302776682w800ma60819891:25000
Montauk-Canton association, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony915E4762776662w7zyma60819891:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B2937919362tyrhma60819891:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony301C12132777522w80wma60919801:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony301B5972777512w80vma60919801:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony301D4042777532w80xma60919801:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes300C1212777492w80pma60919801:15840
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B1212777482tyrhma60919801:15840
Paxton and Montauk fine sandy loams, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony392E25117898462w67cma61019851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony302C13897898242w80sma61019851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony302B13417898222w80tma61019851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony301B9747898142w80vma61019851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony301C8537898172w80wma61019851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony302D7537898262w80rma61019851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B2697898122tyrhma61019851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony301D2067898202w80xma61019851:25000
Montauk-Scituate-Canton association, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony927C195972787182w7zzma61419931:25000
Montauk-Canton association, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony915E59262787112w7zyma61419931:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony302B67742780662w80tma61519921:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony302C44612780672w80sma61519921:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B28852780632tyrhma61519921:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes300C13142780642w80pma61519921:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony302E12092780682w80rma61519921:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes300D882780652w80qma61519921:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes300B27457917382tyrhma61619851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony302B20357917432w80tma61619851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony302C13407917562w80sma61619851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes300C6707917402w80pma61619851:25000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony45C47902793382w80wnh01519861:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes44B35862793352tyrhnh01519861:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes44C27112793362w80pnh01519861:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony45B26582793372w80vnh01519861:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony45D21552793392w810nh01519861:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stonyMtC12012809862w80wnh60119801:20000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stonyMtD9672809872w810nh60119801:20000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMoB6452809822tyrhnh60119801:20000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMoC5632809832w80pnh60119801:20000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stonyMtB4652809852w80vnh60119801:20000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesMoD1772809842w80qnh60119801:20000
Chatfield-Montauk-Hollis complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky250C232662801632w69vnh60920071:24000
Chatfield-Montauk-Hollis complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very rocky250D141062801642xfdwnh60920071:24000
Chatfield-Montauk-Hollis complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very rocky250B77142801622xfdxnh60920071:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony45C49482802112w80wnh60920071:24000
Chatfield-Montauk-Hollis complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very rocky250E24382801652xfdvnh60920071:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony45D23582802122w810nh60920071:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony45B20252802102w80vnh60920071:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony45E3962802132w811nh60920071:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes44C3272802092w80pnh60920071:24000
Montauk fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes44B2522802082tyrhnh60920071:24000
Montauk loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMkB126252929202w80jny05919831:24000
Urban land-Montauk complex, 3 to 8 percent slopesUnB82302929432w807ny05919831:24000
Montauk loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMkC604329379222w80kny05919831:24000
Montauk loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesMkA25672929192w80hny05919831:24000
Urban land-Montauk complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesUnC11462929442w808ny05919831:24000
Montauk loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesMkD48429379232w80lny05919831:24000
Montauk loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMoB16425153762w80jny08120141:12000
Montauk loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesMoA5224829382w80hny08120141:12000
Montauk loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMoC3724829372w80kny08120141:12000
Montauk loam, 35 to 65 percent slopesMoF3324829362w80mny08120141:12000
Montauk loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesMoD1825890412w80lny08120141:12000
Montauk loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMkB93722952482w80jny10319701:20000
Montauk loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMkC54622952492w80kny10319701:20000
Montauk loamy sand, 3 to 8 percent slopesMnB25742952532w80bny10319701:20000
Urban land-Montauk complex, 3 to 8 percent slopesMlB24532952502w807ny10319701:20000
Montauk loamy sand, 15 to 35 percent slopesMnE21332952552w80dny10319701:20000
Montauk loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopesMnA16512952522w809ny10319701:20000
Montauk loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopesMnC16292952542w80cny10319701:20000
Montauk loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesMkA9272952472w80hny10319701:20000
Urban land-Montauk complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesMlC4442952512w808ny10319701:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MONTAUK 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 .