Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the MYERSVILLE 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 MYERSVILLE 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 MYERSVILLE 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 MYERSVILLE 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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Competing Series

Soil series competing with MYERSVILLE 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 MYERSVILLE series and competing. 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 MYERSVILLE 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 .

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with MYERSVILLE, 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. MD-2010-09-07-02 | Frederick County - 2002

    Relationship of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Myersville-Catoctin-Mt. Zion general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Frederick County, Maryland; 2002).

  2. MD-2012-02-03-17 | Frederick County - 2002

    Relationship of soils, topography, and underlying material in the Myersville-Catoctin-Mt. Zion general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Frederick County, Maryland; 2002).

  3. PA-2010-09-30-03 | Adams County - 2005

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Edgemont-Highfield-Catoctin general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Adams County, Pennsylvania; 2005).

  4. VA-2010-11-05-13 | Culpeper County -

    Relationship of soils and landscape in the Piedmont Metabasalt (Soil Survey of Culpeper County, Virginia).

Map Units

Map units containing MYERSVILLE 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
Myersville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMyB225924960212ptn4md01320101:12000
Myersville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMyC53024960222ptn5md01320101:12000
Myersville silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesMyA10924960202ptn3md01320101:12000
Myersville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMvB9120534841kyjymd02120011:12000
Myersville-Burkittsville complex, 3 to 8 percent slopesMxB8555534845kyk2md02120011:12000
Myersville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMvC5499534842kyjzmd02120011:12000
Myersville gravelly silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMuB2111534838kyjvmd02120011:12000
Myersville gravelly silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMuC1732534839kyjwmd02120011:12000
Myersville-Burkittsville complex, 0 to 3 percent slopesMxA1120534844kyk1md02120011:12000
Myersville silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopesMvA990535044kyrhmd02120011:12000
Myersville-Catoctin-Urban land complex, 3 to 8 percent slopesMyB508535048kyrmmd02120011:12000
Myersville-Catoctin-Urban land complex, 8 to 15 percent slopesMyC329535049kyrnmd02120011:12000
Myersville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMvB1673534569ky85md04319981:12000
Myersville gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMwB1267534578ky8gmd04319981:12000
Catoctin-Myersville channery loams, 8 to 15 percent slopesCcC691534195kxw3md04319981:12000
Catoctin-Myersville channery loams, 3 to 8 percent slopesCcB612534192kxw0md04319981:12000
Myersville gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMwC334534580ky8jmd04319981:12000
Catoctin-Myersville channery loams, 15 to 25 percent slopesCcD330534198kxw6md04319981:12000
Myersville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMvC284534572ky88md04319981:12000
Myersville gravelly loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesMwD16534582ky8lmd04319981:12000
Highfield, Catoctin, and Myersville soils, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stonyHKD8302545592l9qrpa00119911:24000
Myersville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMyC2790545622l9rqpa00119911:24000
Myersville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMyB2125545621l9rppa00119911:24000
Highfield, Catoctin, and Myersville soils, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stonyHKB1902545591l9qqpa00119911:24000
Myersville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesMyD1178545623l9rrpa00119911:24000
Myersville silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopesMyB284545177l99cpa05519991:24000
Myersville silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopesMyC150545178l99dpa05519991:24000
Myersville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopesMyD25545179l99fpa05519991:24000
Highfield, Catoctin, and Myersville soils, 8 to 25 percent slopes, very stonyHKD490542860l6wmpa13319901:24000
Myersville-Catoctin very stony silt loams, 25 to 60 percent slopes60E16060516428kbczva00319811:15840
Myersville very stony silt loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes59E5740516423kbctva00319811:15840
Myersville-Catoctin very stony silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes60D3560516427kbcyva00319811:15840
Myersville very stony silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes59D2520516422kbcsva00319811:15840
Myersville silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes58C2160516418kbcnva00319811:15840
Myersville-Catoctin very stony silt loams, 7 to 15 percent slopes60C1850516426kbcxva00319811:15840
Myersville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes58D1740516419kbcpva00319811:15840
Myersville silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes58B1210516417kbcmva00319811:15840
Myersville silt loam, 25 to 45 percent slopes58E880516420kbcqva00319811:15840
Myersville very stony silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes59C770516421kbcrva00319811:15840
Myersville-Rock outcrop complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes61E320516430kbd1va00319811:15840
Myersville-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes61D2405164292xxygva00319811:15840
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony24D7761366754l6wva00920041:24000
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony24E6261366764l6xva00920041:24000
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony24C1931366784l6zva00920041:24000
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 55 to 75 percent slopes, extremely stony24F481366774l6yva00920041:24000
Myersville loam, steepMrE10169519263kfbfva03519651:15840
Myersville stony loam, thin solum, steepMyE9818519268kfblva03519651:15840
Myersville loam, slopingMrC5421519261kfbcva03519651:15840
Myersville loam, steep, erodedMrE25176519264kfbgva03519651:15840
Myersville loam, sloping, erodedMrC22371519262kfbdva03519651:15840
Myersville loam, thin solum, steepMsE1031519266kfbjva03519651:15840
Myersville stony loam, thin solum, slopingMyC903519267kfbkva03519651:15840
Myersville loam, gently slopingMrB373519260kfbbva03519651:15840
Myersville loam, thin solum, slopingMsC273519265kfbhva03519651:15840
Catoctin-Myersville very stony silt loams, 15 to 45 percent slopes9D2870516586kbk2va04319801:15840
Myersville-Catoctin very stony silt loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes29C2028516536kbhgva04319801:15840
Myersville-Catoctin silt loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes28C325516535kbhfva04319801:15840
Myersville-Catoctin silt loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes28B211516534kbhdva04319801:15840
Catoctin-Myersville complex, 15 to 45 percent slopes8D186516585kbk1va04319801:15840
Alanthus-Myersville complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes1C532617261721vy6zva04720061:24000
Alanthus-Myersville complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes1D372617261731vy70va04720061:24000
Fletcherville-Myersville complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes23B6917263321vyd4va04720061:24000
Fletcherville-Myersville complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes23C6817263331vyd5va04720061:24000
Myersville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, stony40D11391189530321m6tva06120061:12000
Myersville silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes40C4795189530221m6sva06120061:12000
Fletcherville-Myersville complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes48B1828189532221m7fva06120061:12000
Myersville loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes32C35571914828228jnva06320071:24000
Myersville loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony33D17881914832228jsva06320071:24000
Myersville loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes32D10431914829228jpva06320071:24000
Myersville loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, very stony33E6831914833228jtva06320071:24000
Myersville loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony33C6361914831228jrva06320071:24000
Myersville loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes32B4521914827228jmva06320071:24000
Myersville-Urban land complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes34C2201914844228k5va06320071:24000
Myersville loam, 25 to 35 percent slopes32E2151914830228jqva06320071:24000
Myersville-Walnut complex, 25 to 45 percent slopes, very stony31E1847582029mjn4va06720041:24000
Myersville-Walnut complex, 45 to 95 percent slopes, very stony, rocky32F1036582032mjn7va06720041:24000
Myersville loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony30D510582023mjmyva06720041:24000
Myersville loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony30C145582021mjmwva06720041:24000
Myersville and Catoctin extremely stony silt loams, 25 to 80 percent slopesMyE6993516904kbwbva07919831:15840
Myersville and Catoctin extremely stony silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopesMyD3165516903kbw9va07919831:15840
Myersville and Catoctin very stony silt loams, 7 to 15 percent slopesMxC1042516902kbw8va07919831:15840
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes43C8377642052pk3cva10720061:12000
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes43B5101642051pk3bva10720061:12000
Myersville-Catoctin very stony silt loams, 7 to 15 percent slopesMyC1216517031kc0fva11319671:15840
Myersville-Catoctin very stony silt loam, 25 to 45 percent slopesMyE1043517033kc0hva11319671:15840
Myersville-Catoctin very stony silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopesMyD1017517032kc0gva11319671:15840
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony33E55961370504llzva12519921:24000
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony33D26591370494llyva12519921:24000
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony33C9451370474llwva12519921:24000
Myersville silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, moderately erodedMyB23811198832zhfkva13719661:15840
Myersville silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, moderately erodedMyC22341198842zhflva13719661:15840
Myersville-Catoctin complex 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony34D7630517251kc7jva13919951:20000
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony35E2550517257kc7qva13919951:20000
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, very stony34E2252517252kc7kva13919951:20000
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 2 to 15 percent slope, very stony34C758517250kc7hva13919951:20000
Myersville-Catoctin complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony35D359517255kc7nva13919951:20000
Myersville stony silt loam, sloping high phaseMyC640517452kcg0va15719581:20000
Myersville stony silt loam, moderately steep high phaseMyD428517453kcg1va15719581:20000
Pignut-Myersville complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony52C11825148382qdckva16320101:24000
Myersville silt loam, 25 to 60 percent slopes, very stony49F7301518429kdgjva16519801:20000
Myersville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony49D581518428kdghva16519801:20000
Myersville silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, very stony49C382518427kdggva16519801:20000
Myersville and Montalto soils, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony32D8636518846kdwzva18719801:15840
Myersville and Montalto soils, 25 to 65 percent slopes, very stony32E8155518847kdx0va18719801:15840
Myersville-Catoctin silt loams, 25 to 65 percent slopes, very stony31E8125518844kdwxva18719801:15840
Myersville and Montalto soils, 7 to 15 percent slopes, very stony32C2235518845kdwyva18719801:15840
Myersville-Catoctin silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony31D1577518843kdwwva18719801:15840
Myersville silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes30C788518840kdwsva18719801:15840
Myersville-Catoctin silt loams, 7 to 15 percent slopes, very stony31C778518842kdwvva18719801:15840
Myersville silt loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes30D656518841kdwtva18719801:15840
Myersville-Catoctin gravelly silt loams, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stonyMxC13417102831vdpfwv0371:24000
Myersville-Catoctin gravelly silt loams, 15 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stonyMxD7717102841vdpgwv0371:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the MYERSVILLE 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 .