Soil Data Explorer - ORISKANY

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the ORISKANY soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of ORISKANY, 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 ORISKANY were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the ORISKANY 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 ORISKANY 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 ORISKANY 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 ORISKANY 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 flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with ORISKANY 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 ORISKANY 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 ORISKANY 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 flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with ORISKANY, 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. VA-2010-11-05-04 | Bland County -

   Diagram of a sequence of landform positions in the mountainous areas of Bland County. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Bland County, Virginia).

2. VA-2010-11-05-35 | Scott County - 2006

   Diagram of a sequence of landform positions in the Appalachian Plateau area of Scott County. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Scott County, Virginia; 2006).

3. VA-2012-05-10-01 | Bland County - 2006

   Diagram of a sequence of landform positions in the mountainous areas of Bland County. The soils named on the land surface are shown in their natural relationship to each other and in their relationship to landform position (Soil Survey of Bland County, Virginia; 2006).

Map Units

Map units containing ORISKANY 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
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	OrC	555	2401034	2llgq	md001	2009	1:12000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, extremely stony	OrB	463	2401033	2llgp	md001	2009	1:12000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes, extremely stony	OrD	177	2401035	2llgr	md001	2009	1:12000
Oriskany-Urban land complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	OuB	58	2401302	2llrc	md001	2009	1:12000
Oriskany-Urban land complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	OuC	40	2401008	2llfw	md001	2009	1:12000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	43D	9601	834380	x07h	va005	2003	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	45D	7615	834384	x07m	va005	2003	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	43C	5108	834379	x07g	va005	2003	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	45E	3046	834385	x07n	va005	2003	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	43E	2868	834381	x07j	va005	2003	1:24000
Oriskany extremely bouldery sandy loam, 25 to 55 percent slopes, very rubbly	44E	1882	834382	x07k	va005	2003	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	45C	1575	834383	x07l	va005	2003	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	42B	332	834378	x07f	va005	2003	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	44D	11699	1451455	1kqc4	va017	2005	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	44E	9505	1451456	1kqc5	va017	2005	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	46D	8978	1451458	1kqc7	va017	2005	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	47E	6966	1451459	1kqc8	va017	2005	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	44C	6167	1451454	1kqc3	va017	2005	1:24000
Oriskany extremely bouldery sandy loam, 25 to 55 percent slopes, very rubbly	45E	4759	1451460	1kqc9	va017	2005	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	46C	1688	1451457	1kqc6	va017	2005	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	43B	1346	1451453	1kqc2	va017	2005	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	26D	12781	1402665	1j2l8	va021	2005	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	26C	2747	1402664	1j2l7	va021	2005	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 55 percent slopes, very rubbly	27E	2183	1402672	1j2lh	va021	2005	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	41D	1943	519103	kf58	va023	1990	1:20000
Oriskany very cobbly sandy loam, 2 to 15 percent slopes, extremely bouldery	41C	1593	519102	kf57	va023	1990	1:20000
Oriskany extremely cobbly sandy loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes, rubbly	42E	595	519104	kf59	va023	1990	1:20000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	19E	370	1670941	1t2rb	va027	2006	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	19D	111	1670858	1t2nn	va027	2006	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	27E	6796	2481084	2p8rz	va045	2010	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	27C	2702	2481083	2p8ry	va045	2010	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 55 percent slopes, very rubbly	28F	213	2481093	2p8s8	va045	2010	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	42E	17614	2512089	2q9j6	va091	2010	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	42C	8632	2512091	2q9j8	va091	2010	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	43F	6169	2512090	2q9j7	va091	2010	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	40F	5950	2512086	2q9j3	va091	2010	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	40E	2795	2512085	2q9j2	va091	2010	1:24000
Oriskany extremely bouldery sandy loam, 25 to 55 percent slopes, very rubbly	41F	2177	2512088	2q9j5	va091	2010	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	40C	1300	2512087	2q9j4	va091	2010	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	22E	7221	521715	khwj	va105	1997	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	22C	160	521714	khwh	va105	1997	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	49E	8491	2514833	2qdcb	va163	2010	1:24000
Oriskany-Laidig complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	47E	7084	2514830	2qdc7	va163	2010	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	49F	5308	2514834	2qdcc	va163	2010	1:24000
Oriskany cobbly sandy loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	48F	5283	2514831	2qdc8	va163	2010	1:24000
Oriskany-Murrill complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	49C	4403	2514832	2qdc9	va163	2010	1:24000
Oriskany-Laidig complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	47C	3062	2514829	2qdc6	va163	2010	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	42E	2872	1671210	1t310	va167	2006	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	42D	1547	1671879	1t3ql	va167	2006	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	42C	329	1671878	1t3qk	va167	2006	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	34E	6235	778090	v3np	va169	2003	1:24000
Oriskany very stony fine sandy loam, 25 to 55 percent slopes, rubbly	35E	1450	778092	v3nr	va169	2003	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	34D	1430	778089	v3nn	va169	2003	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	34C	635	778088	v3nm	va169	2003	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	34B	609	778087	v3nl	va169	2003	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	38D	29212	522152	kjbm	va185	1996	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	38E	20434	522153	kjbn	va185	1996	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	38C	3301	522151	kjbl	va185	1996	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 7 to 15 percent slopes	37C	2863	522149	kjbj	va185	1996	1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 15 to 25 percent slopes	37D	1664	522150	kjbk	va185	1996	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, extremely stony	61E	2273	2508598	2q7rc	va195	2010	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 35 to 55 percent slopes, extremely stony	61F	659	2508599	2q7rd	va195	2010	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	61C	417	2508597	2q7rb	va195	2010	1:24000
Oriskany very stony fine sandy loam, 25 to 55 percent slopes, rubbly	62F	365	2508600	2q7rf	va195	2010	1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	138D	14519	2525455	2rtk5	va606		1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly sandy loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	138E	11854	2525456	2rtk6	va606		1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly sandy loam, 35 to 60 percent slopes, rubbly	138ES	5159	2525459	2rtk9	va606		1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly sandy loam, 15 to 35 percent slopes, rubbly	138DS	4461	2525458	2rtk8	va606		1:24000
Lily-Oriskany complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, rubbly	175E	3898	2556880	2r7dp	va606		1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly sandy loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	138C	2780	2525454	2rtk4	va606		1:24000
Lily-Oriskany complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes, rubbly	175D	2259	2556879	2r7dn	va606		1:24000
Oriskany very cobbly sandy loam, 3 to 15 percent slopes, rubbly	138CS	2007	2525457	2rtk7	va606		1:24000
Oriskany gravelly fine sandy loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	OaC	6	2516618	2619r	wv713		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the ORISKANY 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).