Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the MUSKELLUNGE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of MUSKELLUNGE, 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 MUSKELLUNGE 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
14283P013182NY089012Muskellunge6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.3922234,-75.5
14281P0796S1981NY089004Muskellunge7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.4752769,-75.75
14281P0797S1981NY089005MUSKELLUNGE7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.5008316,-75.7408371
14281P0800S1981NY089015Muskellunge7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.3966675,-75.5188904
14281P0801S1981NY089016Muskellunge7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.3952789,-75.4749985
14281P0795S1981NY089034Muskellunge6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.4816666,-75.7602768
14281P0798S1981NY089035Muskellunge6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.5008316,-75.7408371
14281P0802S1981NY089037Muskellunge6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.3952789,-75.4749985

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MUSKELLUNGE 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 MUSKELLUNGE 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 MUSKELLUNGE 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 MUSKELLUNGE 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 MUSKELLUNGE 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 MUSKELLUNGE series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the MUSKELLUNGE 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 .

There are insufficient data to create the 2D hillslope position figure.

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.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MUSKELLUNGE, 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. NY-2010-09-28-06 | Clinton County - 2006

    Soils in the Muskellunge-Adjidaumo-Swanton general soil map unit are used for growing corn, hay, and pasture. Because of a seasonal high water table, surface and subsurface drainage is commonly used to improve growing conditions for crops (Soil Survey of Clinton County, New York; 2006).

  2. NY-2010-09-28-28 | St. Lawrence County - 2005

    Typical landscape of soils and underlying material in the Insula-Rock outcrop-Adjidaumo association (Soil Survey of St. Lawrence County, New York; 2005).

  3. NY-2010-09-28-29 | St. Lawrence County - 2005

    Typical landscape of soils and underlying material in the Hogansburg-Muskellunge-Grenville association (Soil Survey of St. Lawrence County, New York; 2005).

  4. NY-2010-09-28-30 | Akwesasne Territory: St. Regis Mohawk Reservation - 2005

    Glacial till knobs and ridges of Hogansburg and Malone soils are separated by the more clayey, nearly level Adjidaumo and Muskellunge soils. These fairly fertile soils are used for agricultural purposes. However, the till soils tend to be stonier and more desirable for building sites. Churchville soils occupy a zone of transition between the till and clay soils (Soil Survey of Akwesasne Territory; St. Regis Mohawk Reservation; 2005).

  5. NY-2010-09-28-31 | Akwesasne Territory: St. Regis Mohawk Reservation - 2005

    One of three major rivers flows through Akwesasne. The Raquetter River sliced through glacial till ridges (consisting of Grenville, Hogansburg, and Malone soils) and deposited fine-grained sands at varying depths over silt, clay, or loamy till. The silt and clay sediments of Adjidaumo and Muskellunge soils are remnants of proglacial lake and marine environments (Soil Survey of Akwesasne Territory; St. Regis Mohawk Reservation; 2005).

Map Units

Map units containing MUSKELLUNGE 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
Muskellunge silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesMwA95952902022w5k8ny01919951:24000
Muskellunge silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMwB5522902032w5kbny01919951:24000
Muskellunge silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMwB29112918832w5kbny04519811:15840
Muskellunge silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesMwA25772918822w5k8ny04519811:15840
Heuvelton-Muskellunge-Millsite complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, very rocky9215B16369646992w5kdny04519811:15840
Muskellunge-Millsite-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 15 percent slopesMxC12742918842w5kcny04519811:15840
Muskellunge silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesMsA543562949772w5k8ny08919901:24000
Muskellunge silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMsB315722949782w5kbny08919901:24000
Muskellunge silty clay loam, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rockyMuB144982949792w5k9ny08919901:24000
Muskellunge-Adjidaumo complex, 0 to 8 percent slopesMwB72432949802w5k6ny08919901:24000
Muskellunge silty clay loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes41A10662960592w5k8ny68919991:24000
Muskellunge silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes41B582960602w5kbny68919991:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MUSKELLUNGE 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 .