Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MEDWAY soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MEDWAY, 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 MEDWAY 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
n/aAG-s051955-OH011-S05Medway3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/aPB-0441960-OH135-044Medway2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/aMA-0181976-OH097-018Medway3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/aLC-0291980-OH089-029Medway4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MEDWAY 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 MEDWAY 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 MEDWAY 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 MEDWAY 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 MEDWAY 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 MEDWAY 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 MEDWAY 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 hills figure.

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

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

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MEDWAY, 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. IL-2010-09-01-28 | Hancock County - 2001

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in theTitus-Medway association (Soil Survey of Hancock County, Illinois; 2001).

  2. IL-2011-08-04-68 | Mason County - 1995

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Beaucoup-Dockery association (Soil Survey of Mason County, Illinois; 1995).

  3. OH-2010-09-29-20 | Fairfield County - 2005

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Shelocta-Berks-Gilpin association (Soil Survey of Fairfield County, Ohio; 2005).

  4. OH-2012-02-16-23 | Darke County - August 1987

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Eldean-Eel-Medway association (Soil Survey of Darke County, Ohio; August 1987).

Map Units

Map units containing MEDWAY 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
Medway silty clay loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, frequently flooded, long duration3682BL19813831422tbshil00320021:12000
Medway silty clay loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8682B2413831411hf8gil00320021:12000
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, long duration3682L1730731329sk08il01720031:12000
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8682A4452628418thril01720031:12000
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded7682A44214451981khv9il01720031:12000
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8682A1961019411136s7il04120041:12000
Medway silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8682B10851734225tg8il05119911:15840
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8682A221173073b0il06119681:15840
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8682A31801752345wbqil06719931:15840
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded7682A126424485886snil07320011:12000
Medway silty clay loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8682B410415399331npf8il07720061:12000
Medway silty clay loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, frequently flooded, long duration3682BL163915399352tbshil07720061:12000
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded7682A90014123951jdq4il10320041:12000
Medway silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, long duration3682L161125179872qhcgil12519891:15840
Medway silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3682A3011777905z05il12519891:15840
Medway silty clay loam, sandy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3682AS10225179882qhchil12519891:15840
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded7682A20216721721t411il13719841:15840
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8682A19325422012qxq2il13719841:15840
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8682A171925421132qvgsil17119841:12000
Medway loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes, rarely flooded7682A512179039609gil17319901:15840
Medway silty clay loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8682B37331994436pjnil18120011:12000
Medway silty clay loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, frequently flooded, long duration3682BL22202076092tbshil18120011:12000
Medway loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, rarely flooded7682A5050793139vmb4il19520031:12000
Medway silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief durationMjjAH17082072986yq1in00520021:12000
Medway and Beckville soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief durationMjkAH383709522rt9tin01120031:12000
Medway loam, occasionally floodedMd5681601375cmqin05119861:15840
Medway loam, protectedMe2251601385cmrin05119861:15840
Medway silt loamMe20201607285d7sin14519681:15840
Medway silty clay loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, frequently flooded, long duration6612015625716902tbshmo03119781:24000
Medway silty clay loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes, frequently flooded, long duration6612056717226572tbshmo15719831:24000
Medway silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedMbA16051718355rt2oh00319981:12000
Medway silt loam, overwashMh3641688045nn9oh02519721:20000
Medway silt loamMd3331685835nf5oh03319751:15840
Medway silt loam, occasionally floodedMd12671685115nbvoh03719841:15840
Medway silt loamMc115397961np8voh03919811:15840
Medway silt loam, occasionally floodedMe1471722835s8joh04519981:12000
Medway silt loamMd2291692465p3koh04719681:15840
Medway silt loam, occasionally floodedMh45221679125mqjoh04919771:15840
Medway silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodedMbA726644419pmkqoh06319971:12000
Medway silt loamMd2961690155nw3oh06919681:15840
Medway silt loam, occasionally floodedMd1361613754nlnjoh08319831:15840
Medway silt loam, occasionally floodedMd12301710515qzsoh08919861:15840
Medway silt loam, occasionally floodedMk26121699015pspoh09719781:15840
Medway clay loam, rarely floodedMe16401712045r4qoh10119841:15840
Medway silt loamMd1014004531j08xoh10119841:15840
Medway silt loam, rarely floodedMc414004661j09boh10119841:15840
Medway silt loamMd18071695025pctoh10919731:15840
Medway silt loamMd38031702715q5moh11319691:15840
Medway silt loam, occasionally floodedMd66524458086hpoh12519931:12000
Medway silt loam, occasionally floodedMd11931712735r6yoh12919771:15840
Medway silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionally floodedMaA1878623786ny34oh13520051:12000
Medway silt loam, occasionally floodedMb26186936620r74oh13719711:20000
Medway silt loam, occasionally floodedMd3241700455pyboh14919771:15840
Medway-Urban land complex, occasionally floodedMeA532169442z6bloh14919771:15840
Medway silt loam, rarely floodedMd13961696335pj1oh17519801:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MEDWAY 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 .