Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the OSTRANDER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of OSTRANDER, 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 OSTRANDER 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
104X191831959IA191003Ostrander1Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.3608865,-92.0725586
104X45-394-21965IA089920Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.2726789,-92.4762517
10485P054284IA0750021Ostrander5Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties42.5361099,-92.5833359
104X45-394-1S1965IA089919Ostrander1Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.29305,-92.37647
104UMN0970S1969MN099970Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.7357597,-92.8603363
104UMN1546S1972MN1091546Ostrander3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.11513,-92.55045
104UMN2531s1977MN037026Ostrander3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.6369886,-92.8025889
104UMN2533S1977MN037028Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.6372356,-92.8017584
104UMN2541S1978MN037016 (2541)Ostrander3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.5859795,-93.1289597
104X53-314-1S1982IA105011Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties42.2890753,-91.2993093
104X53-394-1S1985IA105002Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties42.223982,-91.227282
104UMN4475S1988MN1314475Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.417138,-93.1205308
104UMN4476S1988MN1314476Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.4353509,-93.1411812
104UMN4480S1988MN1314480Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.2112011,-93.1142648
104UMN4481S1988MN1314481Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.3096958,-93.1915269
104UMN4482S1988MN1314482Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.3234682,-93.2173268
104UMN4485S1988MN1314485Ostrander2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.2166811,-93.0915392
90BUMN1998S1974MN1631998Ostrander3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties44.8803062,-92.8620148

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the OSTRANDER 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 OSTRANDER 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 OSTRANDER 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 OSTRANDER 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 OSTRANDER 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 OSTRANDER 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 OSTRANDER 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D terrace figure.

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with OSTRANDER, 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. IA-2011-05-31-25 | Floyd County - 1995

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Clyde-Floyd-Kenyon association (Soil Survey of Floyd County, Iowa; 1995).

  2. IA-2011-06-01-02 | Jones County - 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Dinsdale-Waubeek-Downs association (Soil Survey of Jones County, Iowa; 1991).

  3. IA-2011-06-01-04 | Jones County - 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Ostrander-Floyd-Clyde association (Soil Survey of Jones County, Iowa; 1991).

  4. IA-2011-06-01-05 | Jones County - 1991

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Kenyon-Rockton-Emeline association (Soil Survey of Jones County, Iowa; 1991).

  5. MN-2012-02-06-01 | Olmsted County - March 1980

    Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Readlyn-Maxfield-Kenyon association (Soil Survey of Olmsted County, Minnesota; March 1980).

Map Units

Map units containing OSTRANDER 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
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B419516895802wm7cia01720081:12000
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C119616895882wm7dia01720081:12000
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B86114033982wm7cia02319781:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes, eroded394C228064034002wm7fia02319781:15840
Ostrander loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes39415254033972wm7bia02319781:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C4914033992wm7dia02319781:15840
Ostrander loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes394424745902wm7bia03319781:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B95174040282wm7cia03719891:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes, eroded394C217354040302wm7fia03719891:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C11574040292wm7dia03719891:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B19194054192wm7cia06119831:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C5834054202wm7dia06119831:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B44164057622wm7cia06519751:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C7924057632wm7dia06519751:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes, eroded394C22794057642wm7fia06519751:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B119294059142wm7cia06719891:15840
Ostrander loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes39452264059132wm7bia06719891:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C7594059152wm7dia06719891:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes, eroded394C23634059162wm7fia06719891:15840
Ostrander loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes3942224747512wm7bia06919771:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B624747522wm7cia06919771:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B28204063032wm7cia07519731:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes, eroded394C210774063052wm7fia07519731:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C6674063042wm7dia07519731:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B96354069442wm7cia08919691:15840
Ostrander loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes394A10154069432wm7bia08919691:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C3964069452wm7dia08919691:15840
Dickinson-Ostrander complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes575B3594069672vw5cia08919691:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes, eroded394C22654069462wm7fia08919691:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B56194081512wm7cia10519881:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C16244081522wm7dia10519881:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B1022126064362qcs4ia11319701:15840
Ostrander loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C238426064372qcs5ia11319701:15840
Ostrander loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes39445026064352qcs3ia11319701:15840
Ostrander loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes39435254096692wm7bia13119711:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B31704096702wm7cia13119711:15840
Dickinson-Ostrander complex, 2 to 5 percent slopes575B17414096872vw5cia13119711:15840
Dickinson-Ostrander complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes5754144096862vw5bia13119711:15840
Ostrander silt loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes394B25394510092wm7hia19120051:12000
Ostrander silt loam, 5 to 9 percent slopes394C2804510102wm7jia19120051:12000
Ostrander loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes2B15550396830f9xzmn03719801:15840
Ostrander loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes2C4246396831f9y0mn03719801:15840
Ostrander-Carmi loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes1896B2543396803f9x3mn03719801:15840
Racine and Ostrander silt loams, 2 to 6 percent slopesRb1674222167662yvkbmn04520081:12000
Racine and Ostrander silt loams, 0 to 2 percent slopesRa544322167652yvk9mn04520081:12000
Racine and Ostrander silt loams, 7 to 11 percent slopes, moderately erodedRd92422167692ddqpmn04520081:12000
Racine and Ostrander loams, 12 to 17 percent slopes, moderately erodedRe15522167672ddqmmn04520081:12000
Ostrander loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes2A33884004482wm7bmn09919861:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes2B33474004492wm7cmn09919861:15840
Ostrander silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes2A25224007512wm7gmn10919771:15840
Ostrander-Dowagiac loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes1832C1849400722ffzjmn10919771:15840
Ostrander loam, 2 to 5 percent slopes2B16064007522wm7cmn10919771:15840
Ostrander silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes2B546916770381t930mn16319781:15840
Ostrander silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes2129816770371t92zmn16319781:15840
Ostrander silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes2C92416770391t931mn16319781:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the OSTRANDER 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 .