Soil Data Explorer - MATEWAN

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MATEWAN soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MATEWAN, 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 MATEWAN 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
125	83P0646	83KY195014	Matewan	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.4922218,-82.2391663
125	83P0648	83KY195 Muskingum-OSD	Matewan	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.4947222,-82.2322222
125	01N1143	S2001WV081007	Matewan	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.7694435,-81.3572235
127	01N1138	01WV081002 Dekalb	Matewan	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.7283333,-81.0118667

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MATEWAN 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 MATEWAN 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 MATEWAN 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 MATEWAN 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 MATEWAN 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 MATEWAN 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 MATEWAN 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MATEWAN, 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. VA-2010-11-05-16 | Dickenson County - 2009

   Illustration of an area that has been surface mined for coal, showing a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and multiple exposed highwalls. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).

2. VA-2010-11-05-17 | Dickenson County - 2009

   Illustration of an area that has been surface mined for coal, showing a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and a single exposed highwall. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).

3. VA-2010-11-05-31 | Russell County - 2007

   Diagram of a sequence of landform positions in the Appalachian Plateau area of Russell County. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Russell County, Virginia; 2007).

4. VA-2012-05-10-04 | Buchanan County - 2009

   An illustration of an area that has been surface-mined for coal that shows a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and multiple exposed highwalls. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Buchanan County, Virginia; 2009).

5. VA-2012-05-10-05 | Buchanan County - 2009

   An illustration of an area that has been surface-mined for coal that shows a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and a single exposed highwall. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Buchanan County, Virginia; 2009).

6. VA-2012-05-11-02 | Dickenson County - 2009

   Illustration of an area that has been surface mined for coal, showing a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and multiple exposed highwalls. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).

7. VA-2012-05-11-03 | Dickenson County - 2009

   Illustration of an area that has been surface mined for coal, showing a sequence of native residual and colluvial soils, mine soils, rock outcrop, and a single exposed highwall. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position and geologic strata (Soil Survey of Dickenson County, Virginia; 2009).

8. VA-2012-05-11-11 | Russell County - 2007

   Diagram of a sequence of landform positions in the Appalachian Plateau area of Russell County. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Russell County, Virginia; 2007).

9. WV-2010-11-08-08 | Lincoln County - 2007

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Rayne-Gilpin-Matewan general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia; 2007).

10. WV-2010-11-08-10 | Lincoln County - 2007

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Highsplint-Matewan-Cloverlick general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lincoln County, West Virginia; 2007).

11. WV-2010-11-08-11 | Logan and Mingo Counties - 2008

    Typical relationship of the soils and the underlying parent material in the Matewan-Highsplint-Guyandotte general soil map unit. Surface coal mining is in scattered areas throughout the map unit. The terraced area on the right of the diagram illustrates a valley fill, which is a common method of disposal and reclamation of overburden from coal mining activities. The flat area on the upper left illustrates mountaintop removal (Soil Survey of Logan and Mingo Counties, West Virginia; 2008).

12. WV-2010-11-08-12 | Logan and Mingo Counties - 2008

    Typical relationship of the soils and the underlying parent material in the Matewan-Pineville-Guyandotte general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Logan and Mingo Counties, West Virginia; 2008).

Map Units

Map units containing MATEWAN 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
Matewan-Marrowbone-Latham complex, 20 to 80 percent slopes, very rocky	DmE	48061	550340	2tqh8	ky025	1991	1:24000
Matewan-Gilpin-Marrowbone complex, 12 to 80 percent slopes, very rocky	uMgmF	31097	3158447	2yksr	ky025	1991	1:24000
Marrowbone-Blairton-Matewan complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes, rocky	MaF	2589	1884682	21856	ky063	2007	1:12000
Marrowbone-Clifftop-Matewan complex, 35 to 75 percent slopes, very rocky	MaF	151505	550039	2tqhc	ky195	1986	1:24000
Matewan-Gilpin-Marrowbone complex, 12 to 80 percent slopes, very rocky	uMgmF	38837	550728	2yksr	ky626	1997	1:24000
Matewan-Marrowbone-Latham complex, 20 to 80 percent slopes, very rocky	DLF	126233	552142	2tqh8	ky633	1979	1:24000
Matewan-Gilpin-Marrowbone complex, 12 to 80 percent slopes, very rocky	uMgmF	84587	550860	2yksr	ky639	1991	1:24000
Matewan-Gilpin-Marrowbone complex, 12 to 80 percent slopes, very rocky	uMgmF	21467	550931	2yksr	ky641	1994	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	99	2421655	2xb2h	pa005	2012	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MeD	77	2421656	2xb2j	pa005	2012	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MeB	68	2421654	2xb2g	pa005	2012	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MeB	1311	1591080	2xb2g	pa051	2005	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	1052	1591081	2xb2h	pa051	2005	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	MeF	789	1591083	2xb2k	pa051	2005	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MeD	518	1591082	2xb2j	pa051	2005	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MeB	257	2393815	2xb2g	pa063	2012	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MeD	234	2393817	2xb2j	pa063	2012	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	173	2393816	2xb2h	pa063	2012	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	MeF	156	2393818	2xb2k	pa063	2012	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MeB	3415	544623	2xb2g	pa129	2003	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	1531	544624	2xb2h	pa129	2003	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MeD	1404	544625	2xb2j	pa129	2003	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 25 to 50 percent slopes	MeF	176	544684	2xb2k	pa129	2003	1:24000
Matewan channery loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	DaB	1062	542144	2xb2g	pa611	1979	1:15840
Matewan channery loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	DaD	817	542146	2xb2j	pa611	1979	1:15840
Matewan channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	DaC	614	542145	2xb2h	pa611	1979	1:15840
Matewan-Clifftop-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 80 percent slopes, extremely stony	18F	47891	1670829	2x5jk	va027	2006	1:24000
Matewan-Clifftop-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 80 percent slopes, extremely stony	19F	30709	2399879	2x5jk	va051	2008	1:24000
Matewan-Rock outcrop complex, 55 to 80 percent slopes, extremely stony	40F	486	1671844	1t3pg	va167	2006	1:24000
Matewan-Clifftop-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 80 percent slopes, extremely stony	50G	921	2508580	2x5jk	va195	2010	1:24000
Matewan-Pineville-Guyandotte association, very steep, extremely stony	DPF	213100	514855	2tqhx	wv005	1988	1:24000
Kaymine-Cedarcreek-Matewan complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes, extremely stony	KmF	19705	514863	2tqhh	wv005	1988	1:24000
Highsplint-Matewan-Cloverlick association, very steep, extremely stony	HMF	77330	557358	2tqhw	wv043	2005	1:24000
Rayne-Matewan complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes, very stony	RmF	66376	557377	lpzx	wv043	2005	1:24000
Gilpin-Matewan complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	GmE	5836	553347	lksx	wv043	2005	1:24000
Matewan-Pineville-Guyandotte association, very steep, extremely stony	MPF	949	1401518	2tqhx	wv043	2005	1:24000
Matewan-Latham complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	MlE	551	553345	lksv	wv043	2005	1:24000
Kaymine-Cedarcreek-Matewan complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes, extremely stony	KmF	134	553373	2tqhh	wv043	2005	1:24000
Kaymine-Cedarcreek-Matewan complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes, extremely stony	KcF	15960	532217	2tqhh	wv047	1993	1:24000
Matewan-Pineville-Guyandotte association, very steep, extremely stony	DPG	43015	515007	2tqhx	wv099	1993	1:24000
Matewan-Pineville-Guyandotte association, very steep, extremely stony	DPF	58800	513493	2tqhx	wv109	1984	1:24000
Kaymine-Cedarcreek-Matewan complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes, extremely stony	KcF	7760	513500	2tqhh	wv109	1984	1:24000
Matewan-Highsplint-Guyandotte association, very steep, extremely stony	MHF	391370	1155553	2tqj0	wv620	2005	1:24000
Matewan-Pineville-Guyandotte association, very steep, extremely stony	MPF	61340	1155555	2tqhx	wv620	2005	1:24000
Highsplint-Matewan-Cloverlick association, very steep, extremely stony	HMF	8185	1155545	2tqhw	wv620	2005	1:24000
Lily-Matewan complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	LmE	2375	1155552	17sfw	wv620	2005	1:24000
Kaymine-Cedarcreek-Matewan complex, 35 to 65 percent slopes, extremely stony	KcF	290	1155550	2tqhh	wv620	2005	1:24000
Matewan-Latham complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes	MnE	30	1155554	17sfy	wv620	2005	1:24000
Gilpin-Matewan complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	GmE	30	1155542	17sfk	wv620	2005	1:24000
Nallen-Matewan complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	NmE	134	2454340	2ncy8	wv705	2009	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MATEWAN 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).