Soil Data Explorer - MOTTSVILLE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MOTTSVILLE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MOTTSVILLE, 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 MOTTSVILLE 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
26	40A3222	S1961NV005004	MOTTSVILLE	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9097214,-119.8305588
26	40A3251	S1961NV005005	MOTTSVILLE	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.8666649,-119.7969437

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MOTTSVILLE 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 MOTTSVILLE 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 MOTTSVILLE 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 MOTTSVILLE 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).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with MOTTSVILLE 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 MOTTSVILLE 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 MOTTSVILLE 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).

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MOTTSVILLE, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing MOTTSVILLE 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
Mottsville gravelly loamy coarse sand, 2 to 9 percent slopes	289	13839	487601	jcd2	ca608	2000	1:24000
Mottsville gravelly loamy coarse sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	288	7240	487600	jcd1	ca608	2000	1:24000
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, 2 to 9 percent slopes	287	3886	487599	jcd0	ca608	2000	1:24000
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	286	3540	487598	jccz	ca608	2000	1:24000
Mottsville gravelly loamy coarse sand, 9 to 15 percent slopes	290	2631	487603	jcd4	ca608	2000	1:24000
McConnel-Mottsville complex, 2 to 9 percent slopes	283	2481	487594	jccv	ca608	2000	1:24000
Mottsville-Galeppi association, 15 to 50 percent slopes	292	517	487606	jcd7	ca608	2000	1:24000
Mottsville gravelly loamy coarse sand, 15 to 30 percent slopes	291	431	487605	jcd6	ca608	2000	1:24000
Mottsville loamy sand, 2 to 9 percent slopes	MrC	3174	486533	jb8m	ca614	1967	1:24000
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, 2 to 9 percent slopes	MvC	29783	456885	hbf7	ca638	1967	1:24000
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, 9 to 15 percent slopes	MvD	5115	456886	hbf8	ca638	1967	1:24000
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, wet, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MxA	3382	456887	hbf9	ca638	1967	1:24000
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MvA	1646	456884	hbf6	ca638	1967	1:24000
Mottsville sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	MsC	4687	458317	hcxf	ca679	1967	1:15840
Mottsville loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes	MoC	4568	458314	2w36z	ca679	1967	1:15840
Mottsville loamy sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MoD	3435	458315	hcxc	ca679	1967	1:15840
Mottsville sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MsD	2991	458318	hcxg	ca679	1967	1:15840
Mottsville cobbly sandy loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	MtE2	1265	458319	hcxh	ca679	1967	1:15840
Mottsville cobbly loamy sand, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MrE	872	458316	hcxd	ca679	1967	1:15840
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, 4 to 15 percent slopes	608	1148	1609564	1r0wf	ca686	2010	1:24000
Mottsville loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes	606	493	1609568	2w36z	ca686	2010	1:24000
Mottsville very stony loamy coarse sand, 2 to 15 percent slopes	603	245	1609571	1r0wn	ca686	2010	1:24000
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, 2 to 4 percent slopes	601	138	1609565	2w373	ca686	2010	1:24000
Mottsville gravelly loamy coarse sand, 9 to 15 percent slopes	290su	167	1546065	1nwt2	ca713	1984	1:24000
Mottsville-Quincy families association, 0 to 30 percent slopes.	229	85	471238	htc7	ca713	1984	1:24000
Mottsville loamy sand, 2 to 9 percent slopes	MrCsv	78	1546109	1nwvh	ca713	1984	1:24000
Mottsville gravelly loamy coarse sand, 15 to 30 percent slopes	291su	67	1546067	1nwt4	ca713	1984	1:24000
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, 2 to 9 percent slopes	287su	11	1546063	1nwt0	ca713	1984	1:24000
Torriorthentic Haploxerolls-Mottsville association, 15 to 60 percent slopes.	177	1358	471402	htjj	ca732	1998	1:24000
Mottsville family, 0 to 15 percent slopes.	351	130	471464	htlj	ca732	1998	1:24000
Mottsville sandy loam, 2 to 8 percent slopes	MsC	428	848230	xgn8	ca777	1981	1:24000
Mottsville loamy sand, 2 to 8 percent slopes	MoC	159	848228	2w36z	ca777	1981	1:24000
Mottsville sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	MsD	137	848231	xgn9	ca777	1981	1:24000
Mottsville cobbly sandy loam, 8 to 25 percent slopes, eroded	MtE2	41	848232	xgnb	ca777	1981	1:24000
Mottsville cobbly loamy sand, 8 to 25 percent slopes	MrE	5	848229	xgn7	ca777	1981	1:24000
Mottsville gravelly coarse sand, 4 to 8 percent slopes	505	4643	474312	hxkd	nv628	1980	1:24000
Mottsville sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	500	4566	474310	hxkb	nv628	1980	1:24000
Mottsville sand, 8 to 15 percent slopes	504	2538	474311	hxkc	nv628	1980	1:24000
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, 2 to 4 percent slopes	45	45	2462755	2w373	nv629	1975	1:24000
Haybourne-Mottsville-Incy association	610	5614	477524	j0x0	nv771	1990	1:24000
Mottsville gravelly loamy coarse sand, 4 to 15 percent slopes	6452	2292	644507	pmnk	nv773	1981	1:24000
Trid-Roloc-Mottsville association	976	1360	644211	pmc0	nv773	1981	1:24000
Mottsville loamy coarse sand, 2 to 4 percent slopes	6451	850	644506	2w373	nv773	1981	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MOTTSVILLE 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).