Soil Data Explorer - MIKESELL

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MIKESELL soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MIKESELL, 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 MIKESELL were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MIKESELL 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 MIKESELL series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the MIKESELL 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the MIKESELL 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 2024-10-23).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MIKESELL share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the MIKESELL 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the MIKESELL 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 2024-10-23).

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

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 MIKESELL, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing MIKESELL 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
Mikesell stony silt loam, 10 to 35 percent slopes	43B750	1193	2441780	2myw3	id650	2011	1:24000
Harkness-Sedgway-Mikesell complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	51	14133	82924	2s8z	id711	1983	1:24000
Toponce-Mikesell-Beaverdam family, complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	814	12490	2744431	2stpy	id713		1:24000
Quietus family-Mikesell-Namela family, very stony surface, complex, 5 to 30 percent slopes	1051	5384	2980841	2x003	id713		1:24000
Mikesell-Kingmine family, very stony surface, complex, 5 to 40 percent slopes	970	3025	2968241	2wxbr	id713		1:24000
Mikesell-Herd-Frisco families, complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	375	51	2984239	535z	id713		1:24000
Mikesell family-Vertic Haplocryalfs complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	235	10	3093882	5349	id713		1:24000
Harkness-Sedgway-Mikesell complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	HSG	1090	600000	n4bv	id716		1:24000
Toponce-Mikesell-Beaverdam family, complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	814	180	3163452	2stpy	id716		1:24000
Mikesell stony silt loam, 10 to 35 percent slopes	43B750	807	2518581	2qj1p	id758	1998	1:24000
Mikesell-Ericson-Odark, stony families, complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	201D	4444	3005117	2v7zx	mt600	1969	1:24000
Nettleton and Mikesell clay loams, hilly	NM	4411	146896	4xvl	mt600	1969	1:24000
Kegsprings family, stony-Mikesell family-Risingwolf, dry complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	253E	3014	3005104	2x3qv	mt600	1969	1:24000
Swifton-Mikesell association, hilly	SV	2034	146924	4xwh	mt600	1969	1:24000
Mikesell clay loam, hilly	My	1692	146893	4xvh	mt600	1969	1:24000
Mikesell family-Worock-Apikuni complex 4 to 15 percent slopes	200D	732	3005102	2v7zq	mt600	1969	1:24000
Worock-Mikesell complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	159	369	1859673	4xcq	mt605	2007	1:24000
Mikesell clay loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	80	18	1859642	20f3g	mt605	2007	1:24000
Mikesell family-Worock-Apikuni complex 4 to 15 percent slopes	200D	15	3005127	2v7zq	mt619	1988	1:24000
Mikesell-Tiberlin-Cowood complex, 8 to 70 percent slopes	5516F		2793231	rvxl	mt623	1988	1:24000
Worock-Mikesell stony loams, 8 to 35 percent slopes	15E	3739	147708	4yps	mt630	1991	1:24000
Mikesell stony loam, 8 to 35 percent slopes	515E	1849	147841	4yv2	mt630	1991	1:24000
Mikesell-Swiftcurrent loams, 25 to 60 percent slopes	296F	954	147777	4ys0	mt630	1991	1:24000
Storm, stony-Mikesell, very stony-Sigbird, extremely stony, 8 to 35 percent slopes	6335E	5301	2968230	2wxbf	mt632		1:24000
Mikesell, very stony-Gateview families, complex, 25 to 65 percent slopes	6237G	2040	2832442	2v10t	mt632		1:24000
Mikesell-Ericson-Odark, stony families, complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	201D	159	2911099	2v7zx	mt632		1:24000
Mikesell family-Worock-Apikuni complex 4 to 15 percent slopes	200D	74	2995232	2v7zq	mt632		1:24000
Worock-Mikesell-Lonniebee families, complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	2366F	29188	3384064	316mb	mt633		1:24000
Worock-Jaegie-Mikesell families, complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	2363F	26271	3384063	316m9	mt633		1:24000
Mikesell-Helmville-Northorn families, complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	2170D	21225	3384058	316m4	mt633		1:24000
Worock-Lonniebee-Mikesell families, complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	2466F	5461	3384066	316md	mt633		1:24000
Worock-Mikesell-Jaegie families, complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	2463F	5198	3384065	316mc	mt633		1:24000
Worock-Mikesell complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	159	17277	146435	4xcq	mt636	1983	1:24000
Mikesell clay loam, 15 to 45 percent slopes	80	10850	146508	4xg2	mt636	1983	1:24000
Mikesell clay loam, 45 to 60 percent slopes	81	6159	146509	4xg3	mt636	1983	1:24000
Whitore-Mikesell, warm-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 60 percent slopes	154	2112	146430	4xck	mt636	1983	1:24000
Shadow, warm-Mikesell-Worock complex, 45 to 70 percent slopes	125	902	146398	4xbj	mt636	1983	1:24000
Kegsprings family, stony-Mikesell family-Risingwolf, dry complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	253E	11590	2848266	2x3qv	mt663	2017	1:24000
Mikesell-Ericson-Odark, stony families, complex, 4 to 15 percent slopes	201D	7796	2851841	2v7zx	mt663	2017	1:24000
Mikesell family-Worock-Apikuni complex 4 to 15 percent slopes	200D	6050	2851836	2v7zq	mt663	2017	1:24000
Mikesell-Tiberlin-Cowood complex, 8 to 70 percent slopes	5516F	1483	711065	rvxl	mt669		1:24000
Mikesell-Ouselfal families complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes	NS371	2226	2496085	2pv3f	ut647		1:24000
Mikesell-Ouselfal families complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	NS372	1200	2496086	2pv3g	ut647		1:24000
Toponce-Mikesell-Beaverdam family, complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes	814	134	2858671	2stpy	wy623	1971	1:20000
Mikesell-Herd-Frisco families, complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	375	7	3083460	535z	wy623	1971	1:20000
Mikesell-Herd-Frisco families, complex, 20 to 60 percent slopes	375	8541	152023	535z	wy663	2012	1:24000
Mikesell family-Vertic Haplocryalfs complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	235	5795	151971	5349	wy663	2012	1:24000
Mikesell family-Vertic Haplocryalfs complex, 20 to 50 percent slopes	235		3169705	5349	wy723		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MIKESELL 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 2024-10-30).