Soil Data Explorer - OLMITZ

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the OLMITZ soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of OLMITZ, 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 OLMITZ 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
106	05KS103047	05KS103047	Olmitz	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.2299728,-95.0884476
106	05KS103144	05KS103144	Olmitz	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.2131386,-95.0167618
106	06KS005603	06KS005603	Olmitz	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.5041656,-95.3000031
106	07KS005506	07KS005506	Olmitz	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.4548607,-95.3658066
106	94P0417	94KS013003	Olmitz	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.668575,-95.778825
106	95KS177174s	95KS177174s	Olmitz	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.1142235,-95.8450546
106	06N0949	S2006KS005001	Olmitz	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.4236694,-95.2695111
108D	40A1442	S1956IA001003	Olmitz	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3836098,-94.4661102
108D	40A1443	S1956IA001004	Olmitz	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3791656,-94.4558334
115B	M8721104	1987MO211004	Olmitz	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the OLMITZ 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 OLMITZ 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 OLMITZ 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 OLMITZ 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 mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with OLMITZ 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 OLMITZ 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 OLMITZ 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.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with OLMITZ, 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. IA-2010-09-02-15 | Jefferson County - 1999

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Ladoga-Hedrick-Gara association (Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Iowa; 1999).

2. IA-2010-09-02-19 | Jefferson County - 1999

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Taintor-Mahaska-Otley association (Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Iowa; 1999).

3. IA-2010-09-02-21 | Keokuk County - 2003

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Otley-Mahaska-Nira association (Soil Survey of Keokuk County, Iowa; 2003).

4. IA-2010-09-03-04 | Van Buren County - 2004

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Kniffin-Rinda-Gara association (Soil Survey of Van Buren County, Iowa; 2004).

5. IA-2010-09-09-01 | Adams County - 2008

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Ladoga-Gara soil association (Soil Survey of Adams County, Iowa; 2008).

6. IA-2010-09-09-03 | Adams County - 2008

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Sharpsburg-Shelby association (Soil Survey of Adams County, Iowa; 2008).

7. IA-2010-09-09-04 | Adams County - 2008

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Zook-Nodaway association (Soil Survey of Adams County, Iowa; 2008).

8. IA-2011-05-31-10 | Davis County - 1991

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Armstrong-Gara-Kniffin association (Soil Survey of Davis County, Iowa; 1991).

9. IA-2011-05-31-55 | Jefferson County - 1999

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Taintor-Mahaska-Otley association (Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Iowa; 1999).

10. IA-2011-05-31-56 | Jefferson County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Ladoga-Hedrick-Gara association (Soil Survey of Jefferson County, Iowa; 1999).

11. IA-2011-06-01-13 | Lucas County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Arispe-Lamoni-Shelby association (Soil Survey of Lucas County, Iowa; 1999).

12. IA-2011-06-01-14 | Lucas County - 1999

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Gara-Pershing-Armstrong association (Soil Survey of Lucas County, Iowa; 1999).

13. IA-2011-06-01-16 | Lucas County - 1999

    Relationship of the major soils in Lucas County to parent material and to position on the landscape (Soil Survey of Lucas County, Iowa; 1999).

14. IA-2011-06-01-20 | Montgomery County - 1989

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Gara-Ladoga association (Soil Survey of Montgomery County, Iowa; 1989).

15. IA-2011-06-01-40 | Ringgold County - 1992

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Gara-Armstrong-Pershing association (Soil Survey of Ringgold County, Iowa; 1992).

16. IA-2011-06-01-41 | Ringgold County - 1992

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Arispe-Shelby-Lamoni association (Soil Survey of Ringgold County, Iowa; 1992).

17. IA-2011-06-01-42 | Ringgold County - 1992

    Relationship of the major soils in Ringgolg County to parent material and to position on the landscape (Soil Survey of Ringgold County, Iowa; 1992).

Map Units

Map units containing OLMITZ 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
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	604	402168	2wxs8	ia001	1976	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	566	402169	2wxs9	ia001	1976	1:15840
Olmitz-Ely-Zook complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	15B	4441	1913996	2wxsc	ia003	2008	1:12000
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	498	1404891	2wxs9	ia003	2008	1:12000
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	409	1404890	2wxs8	ia003	2008	1:12000
Olmitz-Vesser-Colo complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	13B	25019	402646	fhzl	ia007	1970	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	859	402672	2tkb8	ia007	1970	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	1032	402770	2wxs9	ia009	1982	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	175	1868040	2wxs8	ia029	2010	1:12000
Olmitz-Ely-Zook complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	15B	8	2423009	2wxsc	ia029	2010	1:12000
Olmitz-Zook-Colo complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	13B	22397	404103	fkhl	ia039	1987	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	S273B	1056	404133	2tkb8	ia039	1987	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 5 to 9 percent slopes	S273C	968	404134	2tkb6	ia039	1987	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	Y273C	424	2948234	2wxs9	ia039	1987	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	Y273B	270	2948233	2wxs8	ia039	1987	1:15840
Olmitz-Vesser-Zook complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	13B	19868	404652	2tkb9	ia051	1988	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	481	404675	2tkb8	ia051	1988	1:15840
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	13B	23857	404762	fl5v	ia053	1986	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	1412	404790	2tkb8	ia053	1986	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	886	404791	2tkb6	ia053	1986	1:15840
Olmitz variant loam, 5 to 10 percent slopes	1273C	746	405197	flmw	ia057	1980	1:15840
Olmitz variant loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	1273B	330	405196	flmv	ia057	1980	1:15840
Olmitz-Colo, occasionally flooded, complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	271B	12523	406354	2xbm7	ia077	1968	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	2730	406371	2wxs8	ia077	1968	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	2334	406372	2wxs9	ia077	1968	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	1427	407645	fp5v	ia099	1975	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	495	407646	fp5w	ia099	1975	1:15840
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	13B	7957	407738	2yvjk	ia101	1992	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	204	407774	fpb0	ia101	1992	1:15840
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	13B	18267	447031	2yvjk	ia107	1998	1:12000
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	505	447065	h06g	ia107	1998	1:12000
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	502	408751	fqbj	ia115	1984	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	466	408752	fqbk	ia115	1984	1:15840
Zook-Olmitz-Vesser complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	13B	22865	408861	2wjgb	ia117	1991	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	732	408917	2tkb8	ia117	1991	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	607	408918	2tkb6	ia117	1991	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	1117	409238	2wxs9	ia121	1968	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	1101	409237	2wxs8	ia121	1968	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	502	409300	fqx7	ia123	1971	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	237	409301	fqx8	ia123	1971	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	714	412757	2tkb6	ia125	1976	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	423	412756	2wxs8	ia125	1976	1:15840
Olmitz-Colo-Vesser complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	13B	18170	409748	frcp	ia135	1982	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	971	409767	2tkb6	ia135	1982	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	535	409855	2wxs8	ia137	1987	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	301	409856	2wxs9	ia137	1987	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	584	410206	2wxs8	ia145	1975	1:20000
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	397	410207	2wxs9	ia145	1975	1:20000
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	1197	410570	fs76	ia157	1978	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	516	410571	fs77	ia157	1978	1:15840
Olmitz-Zook-Humeston complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	13B	31848	410653	fs9w	ia159	1987	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 5 to 9 percent slopes	S273C	1736	410686	2tkb6	ia159	1987	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	1383	410685	2tkb8	ia159	1987	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	Y273C	422	2948244	2wxs9	ia159	1987	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	273C	501	410950	fsmg	ia163	1989	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	1058	411610	2wxs8	ia173	1989	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	673	411611	2wxs9	ia173	1989	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	755	411703	2wxs8	ia175	1975	1:15840
Olmitz-Vesser-Zook complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	13B	3556	413017	2tkb9	ia177	1994	1:12000
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	212	413047	2tkb8	ia177	1994	1:12000
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	50	413048	2tkb6	ia177	1994	1:12000
Olmitz loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes	273C	1123	411919	2wxs9	ia181	1975	1:15840
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	513	411918	2wxs8	ia181	1975	1:15840
Zook-Olmitz-Vesser complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	13B	34732	2422539	2wjgb	ia185	1966	1:15840
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	273B	2377	1860475	2tkb8	ia185	1966	1:15840
Olmitz clay loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	7450	675	2420280	2m7hk	ks005	1998	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	7455	1302	1152175	17nxy	ks013	1994	1:24000
Olmitz clay loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	7450	2822	1480355	1lpfd	ks085	1976	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	7455	72	1480356	1lpff	ks085	1976	1:24000
Olmitz clay loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	7450	296	2420281	2m7hl	ks087	1974	1:24000
Olmitz clay loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	7450	487	2420282	2m7hm	ks103	1973	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	7455	2181	1457085	1kx6r	ks117	1977	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	7455	4974	1406026	1j62p	ks131	1980	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	7455	72	1652277	1sgb8	ks149	1984	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 1 to 5 percent slopes	7455	537	1652275	1sgb6	ks177	1966	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	10112	558	2521293	2qkzw	mo003	1986	1:24000
Olmitz-Ely-Zook complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30242	815	2671847	2wxsc	mo005	1988	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30160	540	2531403	2wxs8	mo005	1988	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	10112	755	2521292	2qkzw	mo021	1984	1:24000
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30241	34	2607669	2qs1j	mo047	1982	1:24000
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30241	200	2607697	2qs1j	mo049	1981	1:24000
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30246	1898	2531404	2tkb8	mo075	1982	1:24000
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30246	359	2531405	2tkb8	mo115	1987	1:24000
Olmitz-Zook-Vesser complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30241	294	2544512	2qs1j	mo129	1993	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30160	4493	2531406	2wxs8	mo147	1983	1:24000
Olmitz-Ely-Zook complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30242	2539	2671848	2wxsc	mo147	1983	1:24000
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30246	692	2983253	2tkb8	mo147	1983	1:24000
Olmitz-Kennebec complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30240	233	2671846	2qs1h	mo147	1983	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 3 to 9 percent slopes	10112	2	2521291	2qkzw	mo147	1983	1:24000
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30246	2298	2531407	2tkb8	mo211	1990	1:24000
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 5 to 9 percent slopes	30247	1016	888367	2tkb6	mo211	1990	1:24000
Olmitz-Kennebec complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30240	18698	2544511	2qs1h	mo227	1965	1:24000
Olmitz loam, heavy till, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30246	3786	2531402	2tkb8	mo227	1965	1:24000
Olmitz-Kennebec complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes	30162	576	2531408	2qnsg	mo227	1965	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30160	550	2948253	2wxs8	mo227	1965	1:24000
Olmitz-Ely-Zook complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes	30242	29	2607695	2wxsc	mo227	1965	1:24000
Olmitz loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	8110	2789	1691438	1ts2j	ne155	1995	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the OLMITZ 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).