Soil Data Explorer - MECKESVILLE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MECKESVILLE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MECKESVILLE, 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 MECKESVILLE 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
127	58PA035014	1958PA035014	Meckesville	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1202778,-77.5880556
127	58PA035016	1958PA035016	Meckesville	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.1719444,-77.4877778
147	65PA089011	1965PA089011	Meckesville	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.9488889,-75.4733333
147	65PA089012	1965PA089012	Meckesville	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.9522222,-75.5075
147	66PA107001	1966PA107001	Meckesville	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6786111,-76.5305556
147	66PA107007	1966PA107007	Meckesville	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6286111,-76.545
147	66PA107008	1966PA107008	Meckesville	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.6447222,-76.4452778
147	88PA055062	1988PA055062	Meckesville	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2311111,-77.6877778
147	88PA055070	1988PA055070	Meckesville	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.2469444,-77.6544444
147	88PA107046	1988PA107046	Meckesville	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7811111,-76.1002778
147	14N0289	S2013PA099004	Meckesville	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.24106,-77.62985
n/a	90P0286	89PA057002	Meckesville	5	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 MECKESVILLE 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 MECKESVILLE 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 MECKESVILLE 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 MECKESVILLE 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 flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MECKESVILLE 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 MECKESVILLE 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 MECKESVILLE 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 MECKESVILLE, 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. PA-2012-03-12-10 | Bedford County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Buchanan-Dystrochrepts-Meckesville general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Bedford County, PA; 1998).

2. PA-2012-03-12-11 | Bedford County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Calvin-Klinesville-Leck Kill general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Bedford County, PA; 1998).

3. PA-2012-03-12-17 | Blair County - October 1981

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Laidig-Hazleton-Buchanan association (Soil Survey of Blair County, PA; 1981).

4. PA-2012-03-12-19 | Blair County - October 1981

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Leck Kill-Meckesville-Albrights association (Soil Survey of Blair County, PA; 1981).

5. PA-2012-03-13-26 | Franklin County - August 1975

   Relationship of underlying material and topography in association 1 (Soil Survey of Franklin County, PA; 1975).

6. PA-2012-03-13-56 | Luzerne County - October 1981

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in association 7 (Soil Survey of Luzerne County, PA; 1981).

7. PA-2012-03-14-06 | Northumberland County - March 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Klinesville-Calvin-Leck Kill association (Soil Survey of Northumberland County, PA; 1985).

Map Units

Map units containing MECKESVILLE 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
Meckesville loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	327B	321	277442	99pr	ma607	1975	1:15840
Meckesville loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	329B	257	277448	99py	ma607	1975	1:15840
Meckesville loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	327C	224	277443	99ps	ma607	1975	1:15840
Meckesville loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	329D	194	277450	99q0	ma607	1975	1:15840
Meckesville loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	329C	187	277449	99pz	ma607	1975	1:15840
Meckesville loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	327D	186	277444	99pt	ma607	1975	1:15840
Meckesville loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	328B	179	277445	99pv	ma607	1975	1:15840
Meckesville loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	328C	120	277446	99pw	ma607	1975	1:15840
Meckesville loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	328D	107	277447	99px	ma607	1975	1:15840
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MdD	3170	532935	kwkg	md023	1970	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	McB	1290	532932	kwkc	md023	1970	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded	McC2	940	532933	kwkd	md023	1970	1:20000
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MdB	920	532934	kwkf	md023	1970	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	MemB	598	548631	ldws	nj019	1970	1:24000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	MemC2	336	548632	ldwt	nj019	1970	1:24000
Meckesville moderately well drained gravelly loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	MenB	1370	1405043	1j51z	nj035	1972	1:24000
Meckesville moderately well drained gravelly loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	MenC	624	1405044	1j520	nj035	1972	1:24000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	MdD	11140	541826	l5t8	pa009	1989	1:24000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	MdE	9465	541827	l5t9	pa009	1989	1:24000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	MdC	7170	541825	l5t7	pa009	1989	1:24000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	McC	3125	541824	l5t6	pa009	1989	1:24000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	McB	347	541823	l5t5	pa009	1989	1:24000
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MkD	13917	542384	l6d8	pa013	1978	1:20000
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MkB	2580	542383	l6d7	pa013	1978	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	1741	542382	l6d6	pa013	1978	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MeB	1322	542381	l6d5	pa013	1978	1:20000
Meckesville very stony loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	McB	9276	539375	l386	pa025	1960	1:20000
Meckesville very stony loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	McD	4585	539376	l387	pa025	1960	1:20000
Meckesville channery loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, moderately eroded	MbB2	3400	539373	l384	pa025	1960	1:20000
Meckesville channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded	MbC2	742	539374	l385	pa025	1960	1:20000
Meckesville channery loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MbA	303	539372	l383	pa025	1960	1:20000
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MkD	1956	538317	l252	pa027	1975	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	1652	538315	l250	pa027	1975	1:20000
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MkB	463	538316	l251	pa027	1975	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MeB	391	538314	l24z	pa027	1975	1:20000
Ungers-Meckesville complex, 25 to 50 percent slopes, extremely stony	UpF	22018	544121	l869	pa035	2002	1:24000
Meckesville channery loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	MhD	1724	544072	l84q	pa035	2002	1:24000
Meckesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	1458	544068	l84l	pa035	2002	1:24000
Meckesville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MeB	654	544066	l84j	pa035	2002	1:24000
Meckesville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MeD	550	544070	l84n	pa035	2002	1:24000
Meckesville very stony loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MkC	565	1383622	1hfrz	pa037	1965	1:20000
Meckesville very stony loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MkB	340	1383620	1hfrx	pa037	1965	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	MfgD	528	737621	srk7	pa043	1967	1:15840
Meckesville gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MfgB	238	737620	srk6	pa043	1967	1:15840
Meckesville gravelly loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	MfgF	14	737622	srk8	pa043	1967	1:15840
Meckesville channery silt loam, 25 to 70 percent slopes, extremely stony	MkF	10132	1591145	1qdq8	pa051	2005	1:24000
Meckesville channery silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	MkD	4703	1591144	1qdq7	pa051	2005	1:24000
Meckesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MlC	602	1591070	1qdmv	pa051	2005	1:24000
Meckesville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MlD	459	1591071	1qdmw	pa051	2005	1:24000
Meckesville channery silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MkB	81	1591143	1qdq6	pa051	2005	1:24000
Meckesville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MlB	79	1591069	1qdmt	pa051	2005	1:24000
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MkD	10255	542019	l60h	pa061	1974	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	1102	542017	l60f	pa061	1974	1:20000
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MkB	258	542018	l60g	pa061	1974	1:20000
Meckesville channery silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	MkD	269	1720947	1vrsf	pa063	2012	1:24000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extrememly stony	MfgD	731	1397947	1hxp2	pa075	1976	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MfgB	288	1397946	1hxp1	pa075	1976	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	MfgF	26	1397948	1hxp3	pa075	1976	1:20000
Meckesville channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MeB	7677	296454	9yh1	pa079	1974	1:20000
Meckesville channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	3009	296455	9yh2	pa079	1974	1:20000
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MfD	1108	296458	9yh5	pa079	1974	1:20000
Meckesville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MeD	738	296456	9yh3	pa079	1974	1:20000
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MfB	577	296457	9yh4	pa079	1974	1:20000
Meckesville channery silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MeD	1506	539914	l3tl	pa083	1984	1:20000
Meckesville very stony loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MfB	2296	296336	9yc7	pa089	1975	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MeB	2263	296334	9yc5	pa089	1975	1:20000
Meckesville very stony loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MfC	1413	296337	9yc8	pa089	1975	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	900	296335	9yc6	pa089	1975	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MeA	660	296333	9yc4	pa089	1975	1:20000
Laidig and Meckesville extremely stony soils, 8 to 25 percent slopes	LdD	545	539006	l2w9	pa093	1980	1:20000
Laidig and Meckesville extremely stony soils, steep	LdF	179	539007	l2wb	pa093	1980	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MkB	110	539012	l2wh	pa093	1980	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MkC	38	539013	l2wj	pa093	1980	1:20000
Laidig and Meckesville extremely stony soils, 8 to 25 percent slopes	LdD	14836	539646	l3jy	pa097	1980	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MkC	4708	539655	l3k7	pa097	1980	1:20000
Laidig and Meckesville extremely stony soils, steep	LdF	4033	539647	l3jz	pa097	1980	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MkB	1912	539654	l3k6	pa097	1980	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MkD	461	539656	l3k8	pa097	1980	1:20000
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MdD	4842	693997	r950	pa099	1980	1:15840
Meckesville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	McB	701	693995	r94y	pa099	1980	1:15840
Meckesville very stony silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MdB	282	693996	r94z	pa099	1980	1:15840
Meckesville channery loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	MmD	3127	2433080	2mntg	pa105	1953	1:24000
Meckesville channery loam, frigid, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	MmfD	1110	2999057	2x4xh	pa105	1953	1:24000
Meckesville loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MeB	13674	539745	l3n4	pa107	1977	1:20000
Meckesville very stony loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MkC	13647	539749	l3n8	pa107	1977	1:20000
Meckesville loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MeC	6492	539746	l3n5	pa107	1977	1:20000
Meckesville very stony loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MkB	2344	539748	l3n7	pa107	1977	1:20000
Meckesville loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MeD	595	539747	l3n6	pa107	1977	1:20000
Laidig and Meckesville extremely stony soils, 8 to 25 percent slopes	LdD	9779	540828	l4s2	pa109	1980	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MkB	668	540833	l4s7	pa109	1980	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MkC	134	540834	l4s8	pa109	1980	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	MdD	181	542132	l644	pa111	1977	1:20000
Meckesville gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	McC	3	542131	l643	pa111	1977	1:20000
Laidig and Meckesville extremely stony soils, 8 to 25 percent slopes	LdD	14177	540927	l4w8	pa119	1980	1:20000
Laidig and Meckesville extremely stony soils, steep	LdF	8318	540928	l4w9	pa119	1980	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MkB	1752	540933	l4wg	pa119	1980	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MkC	532	540934	l4wh	pa119	1980	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MkD	56	540935	l4wj	pa119	1980	1:20000
Meckesville channery silt loam, 25 to 70 percent slopes, extremely stony	MkF	6236	544617	l8q9	pa129	2003	1:24000
Meckesville channery silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	MkD	2609	544591	l8pg	pa129	2003	1:24000
Ungers-Meckesville complex, 25 to 50 percent slopes, extremely stony	UpF	758	1413905	1jg8v	pa607	1986	1:20000
Meckesville channery loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	MhD	334	1413904	1jg8t	pa607	1986	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	McB	19	1882904	2169v	wv077	1955	1:24000
Meckesville gravelly silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	MdD	13	1884338	217t3	wv077	1955	1:24000
Meckesville silt loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	MkE	1645	515142	k91h	wv101	1992	1:24000
Meckesville silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	MkC	2802	514027	k7wj	wv602	1965	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	MkD	2506	514028	k7wk	wv602	1965	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	McC	1236	514026	k7wh	wv602	1965	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	MkE	431	514029	k7wl	wv602	1965	1:20000
Meckesville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	McB	426	514025	k7wg	wv602	1965	1:20000
Meckesville stony silt loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes	MkE	10326	515591	k9hz	wv603	1978	1:20000
Meckesville stony silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes	MkC	4246	515590	k9hy	wv603	1978	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MECKESVILLE 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).