Soil Data Explorer - MIDESSA

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MIDESSA soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MIDESSA, 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 MIDESSA 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	12N7781	S2012TX501006	Midessa	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	33.2849045,-102.6121292

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MIDESSA 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 MIDESSA 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 MIDESSA 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 MIDESSA 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 MIDESSA 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 MIDESSA 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 MIDESSA 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 mountains figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MIDESSA, 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. TX-2010-11-03-28 | Hockley County -

   Acuff-Olton-Amarillo (Soil Survey of Hockely County, Texas).

2. TX-2010-11-03-29 | Hockley County -

   Amarillo-Acuff (Soil Survey of Hockely County, Texas).

3. TX-2010-11-03-32 | Hockley County -

   Midessa-Portales-Drake (Soil Survey of Hockely County, Texas).

4. TX-2010-11-03-33 | Hockley County -

   Patricia-Amarillo (Soil Survey of Hockely County, Texas).

5. TX-2010-11-03-34 | Hockley County -

   Posey-Bippus-Midessa (Soil Survey of Hockely County, Texas).

6. TX-2010-11-03-68 | Lynn County - 2008

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Estacado-Pep general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lynn County, Texas; 2008).

7. TX-2010-11-03-70 | Lynn County - 2008

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Midessa-Lenorah-Hindman general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lynn County, Texas; 2008).

8. TX-2010-11-03-71 | Lynn County - 2008

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Midessa-Potter-Drake general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lynn County, Texas; 2008).

9. TX-2010-11-03-72 | Lynn County - 2008

   Pattern of soils and underlying materials in the Patricia-Amarillo general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Lynn County, Texas; 2008).

Map Units

Map units containing MIDESSA 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
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MdA	34249	1547907	f5sm	nm041	2014	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MdB	14835	1547908	f5sn	nm041	2014	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PfA	50751	362598	f5sm	tx017	1960	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PfB	19350	362599	f5sn	tx017	1960	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MdA	23196	2931522	f5sm	tx079	1962	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MdB	14044	2931523	f5sn	tx079	1962	1:20000
Midessa and Posey fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MPC	1943	2931525	f5sq	tx079	1962	1:20000
Midessa, Potter and Posey soils, 3 to 12 percent slopes	MPP	1164	2931526	f5sr	tx079	1962	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MdC	599	2931524	f5sp	tx079	1962	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PfA	2255	364730	f5sm	tx107	1964	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PfB	241	364731	f5sn	tx107	1964	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MdB	9885	393620	f5sn	tx115	2004	1:24000
Midessa and Posey fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MPC	7386	393618	f5sq	tx115	2004	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MdA	3558	393619	f5sm	tx115	2004	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MdC	857	740645	f5sp	tx115	2004	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PfA	23905	366044	f5sm	tx165	1964	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PfB	5575	366045	f5sn	tx165	1964	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MfA	17064	366242	f5sm	tx173	1974	1:31680
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MfB	12729	366243	f5sn	tx173	1974	1:31680
Midessa fine sandy loam, 3 to 5 percent slopes	MfC	2067	366244	d93b	tx173	1974	1:31680
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MsB	696	366909	f5sn	tx189	1969	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MsA	314	366908	f5sm	tx189	1969	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MdB	10386	378986	f5sn	tx219	1999	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MdA	7140	378985	f5sm	tx219	1999	1:24000
Midessa and Posey fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MPC	2611	379006	f5sq	tx219	1999	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PfA	16094	391897	f5sm	tx227	1965	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PfB	8884	391898	f5sn	tx227	1965	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PfB	20764	394292	f5sn	tx279	1960	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PfA	14181	394291	f5sm	tx279	1960	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MdB	1836	369846	f5sn	tx303	1975	1:20000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MdB	11381	379049	f5sn	tx305	1999	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MdA	5747	379048	f5sm	tx305	1999	1:24000
Midessa and Posey fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MPC	844	379045	f5sq	tx305	1999	1:24000
Midessa, Potter and Posey soils, 3 to 12 percent slopes	MPP	639	379047	f5sr	tx305	1999	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MdC	458	379050	f5sp	tx305	1999	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MdA	50323	370340	f5sm	tx317	1968	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MdB	11068	370341	f5sn	tx317	1968	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MdA	28157	370639	f5sm	tx329	1966	1:31680
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MdB	11232	370640	f5sn	tx329	1966	1:31680
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MdB	19269	372557	f5sn	tx445	1999	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MdA	17476	372556	f5sm	tx445	1999	1:24000
Midessa and Posey fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MPC	7062	372576	f5sq	tx445	1999	1:24000
Midessa, Potter and Posey soils, 3 to 12 percent slopes	MPP	5261	372555	f5sr	tx445	1999	1:24000
Midessa fine sandy loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MdA	16970	2931482	f5sm	tx501	1962	1:31680
Midessa fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	MdB	6359	2931483	f5sn	tx501	1962	1:31680
Midessa-Potter complex, 3 to 20 percent slopes	MPE	2172	2962238	1idxz	tx501	1962	1:31680
Midessa, Potter and Posey soils, 3 to 12 percent slopes	MPP	496	2931480	f5sr	tx501	1962	1:31680
Midessa fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MdC	217	2931484	f5sp	tx501	1962	1:31680
Midessa and Posey fine sandy loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MPC	192	2931481	f5sq	tx501	1962	1:31680

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MIDESSA 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).