Soil Data Explorer - ORANGE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ORANGE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ORANGE, 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 ORANGE 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
130B	90P0233	89NC149005	Orange	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.208889,-82.2911148
130B	90P0234	89NC149006	Orange	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.3952789,-82.2569427
136	78P0503	78VA145009	Orange	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5417213,-78.008049
136	40A4057	S1965NC145006	Orange	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.2634125,-78.8414078
136	40A1301	S1969VA109001	ORANGE	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.9750481,-78.1497116
136	40A1307	S1969VA137002	ORANGE	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.3250427,-77.7997055
n/a	84P0705	84NC063013	ORANGE	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

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

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the ORANGE 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 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 ORANGE, 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 ORANGE 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
Jackland-Orange complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	JkB	685	2973920	2wx29	nc033	2016	1:24000
Orange silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	Or	3140	114116	3tr5	nc135	1975	1:20000
Orange gravelly loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	OrB	586	2441282	2myc1	nc145	1987	1:24000
Orange loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OnA	287	2441280	2mybz	nc145	1987	1:24000
Orange silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	OrB2	133	132145	4fhr	sc021	1960	1:20000
Orange loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	OaB	4670	131119	4dfn	sc079	1976	1:20000
Orange silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OrB	3453	131229	4dk6	sc081	1960	1:20000
Orange silt loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	OrC2	294	131230	4dk7	sc081	1960	1:20000
Orange silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	63B	610	516434	2xxyh	va003	1981	1:15840
Orange silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes, very stony	64B	380	516435	2xxyj	va003	1981	1:15840
Orange silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, eroded	OrB2	4246	118769	3zl8	va037	1970	1:15840
Orange silt loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	OrC2	976	118770	3zl9	va037	1970	1:15840
Orange silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OrB	864	118768	3zl7	va037	1970	1:15840
Orange sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	48B	313	118906	3zqp	va041	1974	1:15840
Orange sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	48C	61	118907	3zqq	va041	1974	1:15840
Orange silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	82B	1772	2250503	2fjtw	va059	2007	1:12000
Hattontown-Orange complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	56B	752	2250412	2fjqy	va059	2007	1:12000
Orange silt loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	83C	479	2250505	2fjty	va059	2007	1:12000
Hattontown-Orange complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	57C	184	2250415	2fjr1	va059	2007	1:12000
Orange silt loam, undulating phase	Oc	2264	121828	42ry	va065	1950	1:15840
Orange silt loam, gravelly subsoil phase	Ob	567	121827	42rx	va065	1950	1:15840
Orange-Bremo silt loams, undulating phases	Oa	513	121826	42rw	va065	1950	1:15840
Orange loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	26B	1237	119012	3zv3	va075	1976	1:15840
Orange loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	26C	398	119013	3zv4	va075	1976	1:15840
Rasalo-Orange complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	40B	12055	1472844	1lfm3	va083	2004	1:24000
Jackland-Orange complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	26B	3134	1472823	1lflf	va083	2004	1:24000
Orange-Iredell complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	48B	1840	119127	3zyt	va085	1976	1:15840
Helena-Orange complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	36C	860	119110	3zy8	va085	1976	1:15840
Iredell-Orange complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes	38C	850	119112	3zyb	va085	1976	1:15840
Orange loam	Ov	171	119263	4036	va087	1973	1:15840
Orange silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	OrB	1269	119401	407n	va109	1972	1:15840
Orange-Poindexter complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	OxB	239	119402	407p	va109	1972	1:15840
Orange loam, 1 to 7 percent slopes	18B	765	119457	409g	va111	1979	1:20000
Orange silt loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes	OaB	21926	119605	40g7	va117	1990	1:24000
Orange silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OaC	883	119606	40g8	va117	1990	1:24000
Orange silt loam, concretionary variant, 2 to 7 percent slopes	OgB	1245	119894	40rk	va137	1966	1:15840
Orange-Jackland silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OrA	966	119897	2zhg1	va137	1966	1:15840
Orange silt loam, concretionary variant, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OgA	944	119893	40rj	va137	1966	1:15840
Orange-Jackland silt loams, 2 to 7 percent slopes	OrB	365	119898	2zhg2	va137	1966	1:15840
Orange silt loam, concretionary variant, 2 to 7 percent slopes, moderately eroded	OgB2	274	119895	2zhfz	va137	1966	1:15840
Orange-Jackland silt loams, 2 to 7 percent slopes, moderately eroded	OrB2	194	119899	2zhg3	va137	1966	1:15840
Orange silt loam, concretionary variant, 7 to 15 percent slopes, moderately eroded	OgC2	102	119896	2zhg0	va137	1966	1:15840
Orange loam, 0 to 4 percent slopes	25B	1152	119977	2yzsl	va143	1989	1:24000
Orange silt loam, undulating phase	Oa	866	120285	4155	va147	1950	1:20000
Orange-Iredell loams, 2 to 7 percent slopes	33B	1564	120426	419q	va177	1980	1:15840
Orange-Iredell loams, 7 to 15 percent slopes, eroded	33C2	1119	120427	419r	va177	1980	1:15840
Orange loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OrB	1303	120550	41fq	va179	1970	1:15840
Orange loam, 6 to 10 percent slopes, eroded	OrC2	812	120551	41fr	va179	1970	1:15840
Orange loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OrA	129	120549	41fp	va179	1970	1:15840
Hattontown - Orange complex, 2 to 7 percent slopes	56B	76	1907904	221b9	va600	2007	1:12000
Hattontown-Orange complex, 7 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	57C	28	3050535	2xn6r	va600	2007	1:12000
Orange silt loam, 2 to 7 percent slopes	82B	12	1907891	2219w	va600	2007	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ORANGE 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).