Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MCLAURIN 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 MCLAURIN 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 MCLAURIN 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 MCLAURIN 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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Competing Series

Soil series competing with MCLAURIN 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 MCLAURIN 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 MCLAURIN 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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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MCLAURIN, 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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Map Units

Map units containing MCLAURIN 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
McLaurin sandy loam, 6 to 10 percent slopesMcC5771328525c0vlal02119671:20000
McLaurin sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesMcB5201328524c0vkal02119671:20000
McLaurin sandy loam, 10 to 15 percent slopesMcD1078328526c0vmal02119671:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMnB1803286162syw1al02319981:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMiB30029949872syw1al09720181:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMiC9429949922t42cal09720181:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMcB384126421112syw1al12920131:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMcC359526421122t42cal12920131:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMcA17126421102t429al12920131:24000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopes4279831793762wdl6ar01919831:20000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopes4214331792662wdl6ar05919831:20000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopesMnB580217245952wdl6la01319921:24000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopesMND362817245911vwkzla01319921:24000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopesMr23775693282wdl6la02719861:20000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopesMcB1686717252632wdl6la04919911:24000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopesMCD197217252611vx8lla04919911:24000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopesMmB70185711262wdl6la06119911:24000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopesMCD1824013792lltvla08119731:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 1 to 5 percent slopesMr420217253531vxckla11119921:24000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 3 to 8 percent slopesMV6322570355m4hkla11919891:24000
McLaurin loamy fine sand, 1 to 3 percent slopesMt56565703592wdl6la11919891:24000
McLaurin-Benndale association, rollingMLD41066332224c4pxms03519761:20000
McLaurin loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesMbB260883322262w9wkms03519761:20000
McLaurin loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesMbC35703322272shtjms03519761:20000
McLaurin association, undulatingMCB1439332223c4pwms03519761:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMlB297233322732syw1ms03919671:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMlA177863322722t429ms03919671:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMlC87223322742t42cms03919671:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 8 to 12 percent slopes (heidel)MlD5320332275c4rkms03919671:20000
Alaga complex, 12 to 20 percent slopesAmE5064332249c4qqms03919671:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMcB3169126422182syw1ms04120121:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMcC636526422192t42cms04120121:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMcA231526422172t429ms04120121:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMcB42833323992syw1ms04519791:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMcC8993324002t42cms04519791:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMlB69153324352syw1ms04719711:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMlC5453324362t42cms04719711:20000
McLaurin loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesMuB62673326362w9wkms06119741:20000
McLaurin loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesMuC56293326372shtjms06119741:20000
McLaurin sandy loam, 12 to 17 percent slopes (heidel)McE3104332677c55jms06519721:20000
McLaurin sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMcB1868332676c55hms06519721:20000
McLaurin loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopes30B158033327182w9wkms06719841:20000
Heidel-McLaurin association, hilly9012015332747c57sms06719841:20000
McLaurin loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopes30C93343327192shtjms06719841:20000
McLaurin-Urban land complex3389332717c56tms06719841:20000
McLaurin-Lucy association, rollingMIC69769332856c5c9ms07319691:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMcB598743328592syw1ms07319691:20000
Freestone-McLaurin-Susquehanna association, rolling (freest-mclaurin-susquehanna)FMC43159332851c5c4ms07319691:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMcC74563328602t42cms07319691:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMcA5833328582t429ms07319691:20000
McLaurin loamy sand, 2 to 5 percent slopesMaB37383328902w9wkms07519801:20000
McLaurin loamy sand, 5 to 8 percent slopesMaC22243328912shtjms07519801:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMnB34403331282syw1ms09119831:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMnC7443331292t42cms09119831:20000
McLaurin-Smithdale association, rollingMS60881333545c62jms10919801:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMnB73653335492syw1ms10919801:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMnC35053335502t42cms10919801:20000
McLaurin and Benndale soils, 0 to 5 percent slopesMB29668333612c64pms11119971:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMcB242313336142syw1ms11119971:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMcC132923336152t42cms11119971:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMcA35473336132t429ms11119971:20000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes21294933340972syw1ms13119971:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, undulating2323512334103c6njms13119971:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes2274233341002t42cms13119971:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes2027373340962t429ms13119971:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 2 to 5 percent slopesMrB2521524034442syw1ms15320081:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 5 to 8 percent slopesMrC426624034452t42cms15320081:24000
McLaurin fine sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesMrA37324034432t429ms15320081:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MCLAURIN 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 .