Soil Data Explorer - MANSKER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MANSKER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MANSKER, 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 MANSKER 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
77C	00P0129	99TX153003	Mansker	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	33.9616661,-101.4347229

Water Balance

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

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the MANSKER 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 MANSKER, 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. KS-2012-01-23-05 | Ford County - August 1965

   A geologic cross section west of Dodge City showing the major soil associations in Ford County (Soil Survey of Ford County, Kansas; 1965).

2. KS-2012-01-23-23 | Greeley County - December 1961

   Approximate geologic cross section (north and south) through central Greeley County (Soil Survey of Greeley County, Kansas; 1961).

3. KS-2012-01-23-43 | Kearny County - November 1963

   Cross section of the county showing the relationship of some of the soils of the uplands to the parent material and topography (Soil Survey of Kearny County, Kansas; 1963).

4. KS-2012-01-26-30 | Wichita County - November 1965

   Cross section of association 2 along White Woman Creek (Soil Survey of Wichita County, Kansas; 1965).

5. KS-2012-01-26-31 | Wichita County - November 1965

   Relationship of soils to the landscape and to the common parent materials of Wichita County (Soil Survey of Wichita County, Kansas; 1965).

6. NM-2012-02-14-17 | Portales Area - May 1959

   Relative position and underlying material of main soils of Portales Valley: A, B, Mansker (shallow) and Potter (very shallow), underlain by rocky caliche and High Plains marl. C, Church, underlain by strongly calcareous lake sediments. D, Drake, underlain by strongly calcareous sediments from lakebeds. E, F, Arch and Portales, underlain by strongly calcareous valley fill of mixed wind- and water-deposited materials. G, Blackwater, underlain by valley fill and, in turn, by hard caliche at moderate depths. H, Clovis, underlain by mixed water- and wind-deposited sediments from the High Plains upland. I, J, K, Kimbrough, Amarillo, and Arvana, underlain by mixed water- and wind-deposited materials from the High Plains upland; Kimbrough soils underlain by hard caliche at shallow depth, and Arvana soils by hard caliche at moderate depth. L, M, Springer (deep) and Tivoli (very deep), underlain by wind-deposited sands (Soil Survey of Portales Area, New Mexico; May 1959).

7. NM-2012-02-15-01 | Roosevelt County - March 1967

   Generalized diagram of soil patterns that extend southwest to northeast through Roosevelt County (Soil Survey of Roosevelt County, New Mexico; March 1967).

8. NM-2012-02-15-02 | Southwest Quay Area - May 1960

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material at Blanco Creek on the High Plains. Pullman soils are on gentle slopes at the top of the divide, and Mansker soils are in rolling areas leading to the stream channel (Soil Survey of Southwest Quay Area, New Mexico; May 1960).

9. OK-2012-02-16-03 | Beaver County - August 1962

   Parent material and parent rock of most of the soils in Beaver County, and their position on the landscape (Soil Survey of Beaver County, Oklahoma; August 1962).

10. OK-2012-02-16-09 | Cimarron County - June 1960

    Typical landscape in the central and eastern part of Cimarron County: Associations 1, 2, 3, and 5 (Soil Survey of Cimarron County, Oklahoma; June 1960).

11. OK-2012-02-16-30 | Ellis County - April 1966

    Major soils of associations 7, 8, and 10 (Soil Survey of Ellis County, Oklahoma; April 1966).

12. OK-2012-02-16-47 | Harper County - June 1960

    A schematic drawing showing a normal pattern of soils formed on limy outwash. The typical slope range is given for each soil (Soil Survey of Harper County, Oklahoma; June 1960).

13. OK-2012-02-17-52 | Texas County - July 1961

    Typical pattern of the soils in association 1, Texas County, Okla (Soil Survey of Texas County, Oklahoma; July 1961).

14. OK-2012-02-17-53 | Texas County - July 1961

    Typical pattern of the soils in association 3, Texas County, Okla (Soil Survey of Texas County, Oklahoma; July 1961).

15. TX-2012-03-20-01 | Bailey County - April 1963

    Amarillo fine sandy loam association (Soil Survey of Bailey County, TX; 1963).

16. TX-2012-03-20-05 | Bailey County - April 1963

    Soils and underlying formations associated with a saline lake in Bailey County (Soil Survey of Bailey County, TX; 1963).

17. TX-2012-03-20-10 | Carson County - July 1962

    General relationship of the soils in Carson County (Soil Survey of Carson County, TX; 1962).

18. TX-2012-03-20-11 | Carson County - July 1962

    A representative pattern of soils in one of the playas of the Pullman-Randall soil association (Soil Survey of Carson County, TX; 1962).

19. TX-2012-03-20-12 | Carson County - July 1962

    Several major soils of the Canadian River Valley of the Rolling Plains. The ranges in slope shown on this figure are those that exist where the figure was drawn (Soil Survey of Carson County, TX; 1962).

20. TX-2012-03-20-13 | Carson County - July 1962

    Typical arrangement of soils in the Mansker-Potter-Berthoud sandy loams complex. The dashed lines indicate boundaries of the component soils (Soil Survey of Carson County, TX; 1962).

21. TX-2012-03-20-14 | Carson County - July 1962

    Soil toposequence of playas (Soil Survey of Carson County, TX; 1962).

22. TX-2012-03-20-15 | Carson County - July 1962

    Soil toposequence of the escarpment separating the High Plains from the Rolling Plains (Soil Survey of Carson County, TX; 1962).

23. TX-2012-03-20-37 | Dawson County - August 1960

    Soils in ancient drain on high plains and associated soils (Soil Survey of Dawson County, TX; 1960).

24. TX-2012-03-20-38 | Dawson County - August 1960

    Soils on caprock and associated soils on high plains and rolling plains (Soil Survey of Dawson County, TX; 1960).

25. TX-2012-03-20-40 | Deaf Smith County - August 1968

    Patterns of soils around a playa on the High Plains (Soil Survey of Deaf Smith County, TX; 1968).

26. TX-2012-03-21-04 | Hansford County - June 1960

    Diagram showing typical locations of soil series and the underlying parent material (Soil Survey of Hansford County, TX; 1960).

27. TX-2012-03-21-19 | Lamb County - March 1962

    Some soils of general soil area 1 (Soil Survey of Lamb County, TX; 1962).

28. TX-2012-03-21-20 | Lamb County - March 1962

    Some soils of general soil area 2 (Soil Survey of Lamb County, TX; 1962).

29. TX-2012-03-21-22 | Lamb County - March 1962

    Some soils of general soil area 7 (Soil Survey of Lamb County, TX; 1962).

30. TX-2012-03-21-23 | Lamb County - March 1962

    Soils and underlying formations surrounding a saline lake (now Bull and Illusion Lakes) (Soil Survey of Lamb County, TX; 1962).

31. TX-2012-03-21-34 | Lipscomb County - December 1975

    Pattern of soils and underlying material in association 1 (Soil Survey of Lipscomb County, TX; 1975).

32. TX-2012-03-21-91 | Terry County - February 1962

    Soils in an ancient drain and associated soils (Soil Survey of Terry County, TX; 1962).

33. TX-2012-03-22-07 | Wheeler County - October 1975

    Relationship of soils in the Abilene-Mobeetie-Berda association to parent material and relief (Soil Survey of Wheeler County, TX; 1975).

Map Units

Map units containing MANSKER 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
Mansker-Portales association, gently sloping	MA	22953	376361	dmmp	nm021	1968	1:31680
Mansker-Portales association, cool, 0 to 9 percent slopes	MAcD	5439	3156189	2xxx0	nm021	1968	1:31680
Mansker-Potter association, cool, 1 to 9 percent slopes	MKcD	4250	3156190	2xxx2	nm021	1968	1:31680
Mansker-Potter association, gently sloping	MK	4216	376362	dmmq	nm021	1968	1:31680
Mansker loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Ma	8905	376449	2tw32	nm025	1967	1:20000
Mansker loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	Me	5086	376450	2tw33	nm025	1967	1:20000
Mansker loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MK	638	376444	dmqc	nm025	1967	1:20000
Mansker loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MkC	13450	362479	2tw35	tx011	1963	1:20000
Mansker loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MkB	951	362478	2tw33	tx011	1963	1:20000
Mansker loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes, eroded	MkC2	151	362480	d55x	tx011	1963	1:20000
Mansker fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MfB	4742	362593	2tw30	tx017	1960	1:20000
Mansker fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MfA	2061	362592	2tw2z	tx017	1960	1:20000
Mansker fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MfC	1988	362594	2tw31	tx017	1960	1:20000
Mansker loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MkA	608	362595	2tw32	tx017	1960	1:20000
Mansker loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MkB	196	362596	2tw33	tx017	1960	1:20000
Mansker-Berda loams, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MbD	4645	363768	d6jg	tx069	1969	1:20000
Mansker-Potter complex, 1 to 30 percent slopes	Ml	51876	364722	2yk8q	tx107	1964	1:20000
Mansker fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MaC	10821	364718	2tw31	tx107	1964	1:20000
Mansker loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MkB	2246	364720	2tw33	tx107	1964	1:20000
Mansker fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MaB	1818	364717	2tw30	tx107	1964	1:20000
Mansker loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MkC	1101	364721	2tw35	tx107	1964	1:20000
Mansker loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MkA	677	364719	2tw32	tx107	1964	1:20000
Mansker fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MaA	486	364716	2tw2z	tx107	1964	1:20000
Berda-Mansker complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	BmD	3223	365110	3093t	tx125	1965	1:20000
Mansker loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	McB	2642	365124	2tw33	tx125	1965	1:20000
Mansker loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	McC	1405	365125	2tw35	tx125	1965	1:20000
Mansker clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MkC	3801	695956	1t1zj	tx153	2004	1:24000
Mansker clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MkB	1465	695955	1t1zk	tx153	2004	1:24000
Mansker loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MaB	3546	378335	2tw33	tx169	1965	1:24000
Mansker loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MaC	704	378336	2tw35	tx169	1965	1:24000
Mansker loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MaA	219	378334	2tw32	tx169	1965	1:24000
Mansker clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MaC	24017	391923	1t1zj	tx179	1965	1:20000
Mansker clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MaD	23919	391924	f4tq	tx179	1965	1:20000
Mansker clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MaB	4646	391922	1t1zk	tx179	1965	1:20000
Mansker loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MkB	8123	366906	2tw34	tx189	1969	1:20000
Mansker loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MkC	6020	366907	2tw35	tx189	1969	1:20000
Berda and Mansker loams, 3 to 6 percent slopes	BmC	16438	367546	dbgb	tx211	1967	1:20000
Mansker loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	McB	1418	367568	dbh1	tx211	1967	1:20000
Mansker loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MkB	13893	391890	2tw33	tx227	1965	1:24000
Mansker loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MkC	1521	391891	2tw35	tx227	1965	1:24000
Mansker loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MkA	558	391889	f4sl	tx227	1965	1:24000
Mansker loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MkB	2496	394284	2tw33	tx279	1960	1:20000
Mansker fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MfD	2169	394279	f78p	tx279	1960	1:20000
Mansker fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MfC	1874	394278	2tw31	tx279	1960	1:20000
Mansker fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MfA	1797	394276	2tw2z	tx279	1960	1:20000
Mansker loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MkA	1302	394280	2tw32	tx279	1960	1:20000
Mansker loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MkC	863	394286	2tw35	tx279	1960	1:20000
Mansker loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MkD	308	394288	30948	tx279	1960	1:20000
Mansker loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	McB	5819	369460	ddg2	tx295	1971	1:24000
Mansker clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MkB	4841	369844	1t1zk	tx303	1975	1:20000
Mansker clay loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MkC	686	369845	1t1zj	tx303	1975	1:20000
Mansker loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MaB	3185	370339	dfcf	tx317	1968	1:24000
Posey-Mansker complex, 3 to 5 percent slopes	PnC	1351	370889	dfy5	tx345	1972	1:24000
Mansker and Estacado soils, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MeB	24965	372338	dhfx	tx437	1970	1:20000
Mansker and Estacado soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MeA	14463	372337	dhfw	tx437	1970	1:20000
Mansker and Pep soils, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MeC	5635	372339	dhfy	tx437	1970	1:20000
Mansker-Tulia complex, 5 to 8 percent slopes	MtD	2116	372340	dhfz	tx437	1970	1:20000
Mansker and Quanah soils, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MaC	1935	373313	djgc	tx483	1970	1:24000
Mansker and Quanah soils, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MaB	1236	373312	djgb	tx483	1970	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MANSKER 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).