Soil Data Explorer - MORRIS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MORRIS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MORRIS, 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 MORRIS were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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
140	58PA115003	1958PA115003	Morris	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.6988889,-75.8277778
140	58PA115017	1958PA115017	Morris	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.6597222,-75.9244444
140	66PA069001	1966PA069001	Morris	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.4919444,-75.6913889
140	66PA069003	1966PA069003	Morris	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.5405556,-75.6841667
140	71PA089081	1971PA089081	Morris	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.0141667,-75.2852778
140	85PA069022	1985PA069022	Morris	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.5991667,-75.7102778
140	85PA069023	1985PA069023	Morris	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.5991667,-75.7102778
140	85PA103041	1985PA103041	Morris	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.315,-75.0227778
140	85PA115035	1985PA115035	Morris	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.6552778,-75.8494444
140	85PA127003	1985PA127003	Morris	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.9069444,-75.4061111
140	88PA081075	1988PA081075	Morris	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.5716667,-76.8152778
140	88PA113006	1988PA113006	Morris	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3586111,-76.3619444
140	87P0218	86NY025006	Morris	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.3869438,-75.0924988
140	93P0815	93PA103105	Morris	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3461113,-75.1594467
140	92P0035	S1991NY077001	Morris	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.4208336,-75.1116638
140	93P0629	S1993NY025004	Morris	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.3266678,-74.775444

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MORRIS 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 MORRIS series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the MORRIS 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 MORRIS 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 terrace figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MORRIS share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-06) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the MORRIS 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 MORRIS 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.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MORRIS, 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. NY-2010-09-28-10 | Delaware County - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and geologic materials in the Lackawanna-Wellsboro, Tunkhannock-Maplecrest-Barbour, and Oquaga-Lordstown-Arnot general soil map units (Soil Survey of Delaware County, New York; 2006).

2. NY-2010-09-28-19 | Otsego County - 2006

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Wellsboro-Oquaga-Lackawanna general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Otsego County, New York; 2006).

3. NY-2012-02-15-01 | Albany County - June 1992

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Wellsboro-Lackawanna-Morris unit (Soil Survey of Albany County, New York; June 1992).

4. NY-2012-02-15-23 | Greene County - February 1993

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Wellsboro-Oquaga-Morris association (Soil Survey of Greene County, New York; February 1993).

5. NY-2012-02-15-46 | Sullivan County - July 1989

   Typical landscape pattern of the soils and the underlying material in the Wellsboro-Oquaga-Lackawanna general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Sullivan County, New York; July 1989).

6. PA-2012-03-12-23 | Bradford and Sullivan Counties - August 1986

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Morris-Oquaga-Wellsboro map unit (Soil Survey of Bradford and Sullivan Counties, PA; 1986).

7. PA-2012-03-12-24 | Bradford and Sullivan Counties - August 1986

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Wellsboro-Oquaga-Morris map unit (Soil Survey of Bradford and Sullivan Counties, PA; 1986).

8. PA-2012-03-13-43 | Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties - March 1982

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Wellsboro-Morris-Oquaga association (Soil Survey of Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties, PA; 1982).

9. PA-2012-03-13-54 | Luzerne County - October 1981

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in association 1 (Soil Survey of Luzerne County, PA; 1981).

10. PA-2012-03-13-65 | Monroe County - August 1981

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Lackawanna-Wellsboro-Oquaga map unit (Soil Survey of Monroe County, PA; 1981).

11. PA-2012-03-13-67 | Monroe County - August 1981

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Lordstown-Oquaga map unit (Soil Survey of Monroe County, PA; 1981).

12. PA-2012-03-14-19 | Tioga County - June 1981

    Typical pattern of soils in the Morris-Oquaga-Wellsboro association (Soil Survey of Tioga County, PA; 1981).

13. PA-2012-03-14-20 | Tioga County - June 1981

    Typical pattern of soils in the Oquaga-Lordstown association (Soil Survey of Tioga County, PA; 1981).

14. PA-2012-03-14-32 | Wayne County - September 1985

    Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Oquaga-Wellsboro-Arnot association (Soil Survey of Wayne County, PA; 1985).

Map Units

Map units containing MORRIS 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
Morris channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MoB	2390	288760	2vclt	ny001	1985	1:15840
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoC	629	288761	2vclv	ny001	1985	1:15840
Morris channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MrB	409	288762	2vxcw	ny001	1985	1:15840
Morris silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	216C	808	318158	2vcm4	ny003	2013	1:24000
Morris silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	216B	54	318159	2vcm3	ny003	2013	1:24000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MtC	5586	289202	2vclv	ny007	1966	1:15840
Morris channery silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	MtB	2330	289201	2vcls	ny007	1966	1:15840
Morris and Tuller soils, 3 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	MuD	962	289203	2vxcs	ny007	1966	1:15840
Volusia and Morris channery silt loams, 3 to 10 percent slopes, very stony	VpB	24220	290054	2srfp	ny017	1982	1:15840
Morris channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MoB	6420	290020	2vclt	ny017	1982	1:15840
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoC	2240	290021	2vclv	ny017	1982	1:15840
Morris channery silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MoA	513	290019	2vclp	ny017	1982	1:15840
Morris and Volusia soils, 2 to 10 percent slopes, very stony	MsB	5222	290525	2srfq	ny025	1999	1:24000
Morris flaggy silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MrB	4519	290523	2vcm6	ny025	1999	1:24000
Morris flaggy silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MrC	4174	290524	2vcm7	ny025	1999	1:24000
Lackawanna-Morris complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	LcD	1892	290494	2vxcr	ny025	1999	1:24000
Morris flaggy silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MrA	561	290522	2vcm5	ny025	1999	1:24000
Morris channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MoB	1003	291681	2vclt	ny039	1985	1:24000
Morris channery silt loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	MpC	468	291683	2vcmc	ny039	1985	1:24000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoC	227	291682	2vclv	ny039	1985	1:24000
Morris channery silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MoA	217	291680	2vclp	ny039	1985	1:24000
Morris channery silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	MoB	3400	294257	2vcls	ny077	1993	1:24000
Morris and Volusia soils, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	MpC	2989	294259	2srfv	ny077	1993	1:24000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoC	1625	294258	2vclv	ny077	1993	1:24000
Volusia, Morris, and Erie soils, 0 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	VmC	14682	294566	2srfs	ny095	1965	1:15840
Morris stony silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	MoB	2563	294518	2vcm9	ny095	1965	1:15840
Morris stony silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoC	980	294519	2vcmb	ny095	1965	1:15840
Morris channery silt loam, gently sloping, extremely stony	MSB	4555	294842	2vxd1	ny101	1972	1:15840
Morris channery silt loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	MrB	4401	294840	2vcls	ny101	1972	1:15840
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MrC	2343	294841	2vclv	ny101	1972	1:15840
Scriba and Morris loams, gently sloping, rubbly	SeB	9719	295125	2vxdt	ny105	1984	1:15840
Morris loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MrB	7098	295093	2vxdj	ny105	1984	1:15840
Morris loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MrA	3060	295092	2vxdh	ny105	1984	1:15840
Morris loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MrC	1274	295094	2vxdk	ny105	1984	1:15840
Scriba and Morris soils, gently sloping, very bouldery	SEB	9407	295540	2vxd3	ny111	1974	1:15840
Morris-Tuller complex, gently sloping, very bouldery	MTB	3862	295506	2vxd2	ny111	1974	1:15840
Scriba and Morris soils, gently sloping, extremely bouldery	SGB	2865	295541	2vxd4	ny111	1974	1:15840
Scriba and Morris soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes	SdB	494	295539	2vcm8	ny111	1974	1:15840
Morris channery silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MrB	1499	539392	2vxct	pa025	1960	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MrB	234	539538	l3fg	pa037	1965	1:20000
Morris very stony silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MsB	226	539539	l3fh	pa037	1965	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MrB	11592	299314	2vxdf	pa069	1976	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rubbly	MxB	9375	299318	2vxdq	pa069	1976	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MrC	4889	299315	2vxdg	pa069	1976	1:20000
Morris flaggy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MsB	3208	299316	2vxdl	pa069	1976	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, rubbly	MxD	2228	299319	2vxds	pa069	1976	1:20000
Morris flaggy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MsC	1552	299317	2vxdm	pa069	1976	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MrA	1425	299313	2vxdd	pa069	1976	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MsB	16427	296464	2vxct	pa079	1974	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes	MoB	7332	296462	2vclq	pa079	1974	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoC	1410	296463	2vclv	pa079	1974	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	MsC	1198	296465	2vxcx	pa079	1974	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MrB	5376	539102	2vxct	pa081	1981	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MoB	2570	539100	2vclt	pa081	1981	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoC	650	539101	2vclv	pa081	1981	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MoB	14030	296339	2vxct	pa089	1975	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 2 to 10 percent slopes	MgB	1359	296338	2vclr	pa089	1975	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	MoC	864	296340	2vxcy	pa089	1975	1:20000
Morris very channery loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	19B	7784	297194	2vxdn	pa103	1995	1:24000
Morris very channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	19C	733	297195	2vxdp	pa103	1995	1:24000
Morris and Volusia soils, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	MrsD	1116	2944239	2wbnv	pa105	1953	1:24000
Morris silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MrC	1014	2433168	2vcm4	pa105	1953	1:24000
Morris silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MrB	622	2433167	2vcm3	pa105	1953	1:24000
Morris silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MrD	262	1883573	2vxd0	pa105	1953	1:24000
Morris and Volusia soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	MrsB	150	2944238	2wbnt	pa105	1953	1:24000
Morris channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded	MoB2	21534	297065	2vxd5	pa115	1968	1:20000
Morris flaggy silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, eroded	MrB2	13452	297067	2vxd7	pa115	1968	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	MoC2	12944	297066	2vxd6	pa115	1968	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MsB	8325	297070	2vxct	pa115	1968	1:20000
Morris flaggy silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	MrC2	7943	297068	2vxdb	pa115	1968	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	MsD	5085	297071	2vxcy	pa115	1968	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MoA	2112	297064	2vclp	pa115	1968	1:20000
Morris flaggy silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	MrD2	767	297069	2vxdc	pa115	1968	1:20000
Morris gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoC	16527	297138	2vcly	pa117	1973	1:20000
Morris gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MoB	14842	297137	2vclx	pa117	1973	1:20000
Morris gravelly silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	MsD	3661	297141	2vcm1	pa117	1973	1:20000
Morris gravelly silt loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MsB	3418	297140	2vcm0	pa117	1973	1:20000
Morris gravelly silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	MoD	2577	297139	2vclz	pa117	1973	1:20000
Morris gravelly silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MoA	2235	297136	2vclw	pa117	1973	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rubbly	MxB	39992	296610	2vxdq	pa127	1977	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MoB	19976	296608	2vxdf	pa127	1977	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rubbly	MxC	11150	296611	2vxdr	pa127	1977	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoC	5875	296609	2vxdg	pa127	1977	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MoA	1030	296607	2vxdd	pa127	1977	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rubbly	MxB	7394	301947	2vxdq	pa131	1976	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MrB	5243	301943	2vxdf	pa131	1976	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MrC	4647	301944	2vxdg	pa131	1976	1:20000
Morris flaggy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MsB	2762	301945	2vxdl	pa131	1976	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, rubbly	MxD	1063	301948	2vxds	pa131	1976	1:20000
Morris flaggy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MsC	1035	301946	2vxdm	pa131	1976	1:20000
Morris channery loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	MrA	463	301942	2vxdd	pa131	1976	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	MsB	41771	296770	2vxcw	pa610	1978	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	MoB	41719	296768	2vclt	pa610	1978	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoC	41679	296769	2vclv	pa610	1978	1:20000
Morris channery silt loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	MsD	23026	296771	2vxcy	pa610	1978	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MORRIS 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).