Soil Data Explorer - OVID

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the OVID soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of OVID, 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 OVID were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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 OVID 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 OVID 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 OVID 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 OVID 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).

Competing Series

Soil series competing with OVID 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 OVID 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 OVID 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 OVID, 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. NY-2012-02-15-19 | Genesee County - March 1969

   A typical cross section of the Cazenovia-Ovid association, the Benson-Honeoye, moderately deep, association, and the Onondaga limestone escarpment (Soil Survey of Genesee County, New York; March 1969).

2. NY-2012-02-15-35 | Niagara County - October 1972

   Typical cross section of the Appleton-Hilton-Sun association (Soil Survey of Niagara County, New York; October 1972).

3. NY-2012-02-15-36 | Niagara County - October 1972

   Typical cross section of the Hilton-Ovid-Ontario association (Soil Survey of Niagara County, New York; October 1972).

4. NY-2012-02-15-38 | Niagara County - October 1972

   Typical cross section of the Odessa-Lakemont-Ovid association (Soil Survey of Niagara County, New York; October 1972).

5. NY-2012-02-15-41 | Seneca County - April 1972

   Cross section of Honeoye-Lima association (Soil Survey of Seneca County, New York; April 1972).

6. NY-2012-02-15-42 | Seneca County - April 1972

   Cross section of Darien-Angola association (Soil Survey of Seneca County, New York; April 1972).

Map Units

Map units containing OVID 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
Ovid silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OvB	5694	289473	9q6v	ny011	1968	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OvA	3559	289472	9q6t	ny011	1968	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	OvB	571	290270	9r1k	ny021	1985	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	OvA	157	290269	9r1j	ny021	1985	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	OvA	7676	290873	9rp0	ny029	1979	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	OvB	562	290874	9rp1	ny029	1979	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	OvB	5928	301770	b40j	ny037	2004	1:24000
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	OvA	5078	301769	b40h	ny037	2004	1:24000
Darien and Ovid silt loams, 3 to 8 percent slopes	56B	9678	3112852	2yfvr	ny051	2019	1:24000
Darien and Ovid silt loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	56A	4001	3112851	2yfvp	ny051	2019	1:24000
Darien and Ovid silt loams, 8 to 15 percent slopes	56C	284	3105692	2y9w7	ny051	2019	1:24000
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	OvB	900	292611	9th2	ny053	1975	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	OvA	505	292610	9th1	ny053	1975	1:15840
Ovid and Appleton soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes, bedrock substratum	Ow	2527	292751	2w5hp	ny055	1967	1:15840
Ovid silt loam	Ov	1843	292750	9tmk	ny055	1967	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	260B	1260	293388	9v94	ny065	1993	1:24000
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	260A	1136	293387	9v93	ny065	1993	1:24000
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	OvB	1088	293639	9vk7	ny067	1973	1:20000
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	OvA	331	293638	9vk6	ny067	1973	1:20000
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	356B	2573	2421604	2m8w8	ny069	2012	1:12000
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	356A	2095	2421605	2m8w9	ny069	2012	1:12000
Ovid silty clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	357C	359	2482597	2pbbs	ny069	2012	1:12000
Ovid silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	357B	69	2504924	2q6bf	ny069	2012	1:12000
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	OvA	9412	294068	9w02	ny073	1973	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, shale substratum, 0 to 4 percent slopes	OwA	3662	294070	9w04	ny073	1973	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	OvB	3500	294069	9w03	ny073	1973	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	OvB	5593	294763	9wqh	ny099	1966	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	OvA	2118	294762	9wqg	ny099	1966	1:15840
Mardin-Ovid complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, severely eroded	MhC3	1445	294836	2srhx	ny101	1972	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OvC	757	294849	9wt8	ny101	1972	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OvB	474	294848	9wt7	ny101	1972	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 6 percent slopes	OaA	5157	295666	9xnm	ny109	1963	1:20000
Lordstown, Tuller, and Ovid soils, shallow and very shallow, 0 to 15 percent slopes	LtB	1222	295652	9xn5	ny109	1963	1:20000
Lordstown, Tuller, and Ovid soils, shallow and very shallow, 15 to 35 percent slopes	LtC	687	295653	9xn6	ny109	1963	1:20000
Ovid and Rhinebeck silt loams, moderately deep, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OrB	569	295669	9xnq	ny109	1963	1:20000
Ovid silty clay loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes eroded	OcC3	312	295667	9xnn	ny109	1963	1:20000
Ovid and Rhinebeck silt loams, moderately deep, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OrC	293	295670	9xnr	ny109	1963	1:20000
Ovid and Rhinebeck silt loams, moderately deep, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OrA	62	295668	9xnp	ny109	1963	1:20000
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	OvA	1611	295767	9xrw	ny117	1972	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	OvB	1101	295768	9xrx	ny117	1972	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	356B	1734	3250312	2m8w8	ny123	1948	1:12000
Ovid silty clay loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	357B	818	3250348	2q6bf	ny123	1948	1:12000
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	356A	709	3250313	2m8w9	ny123	1948	1:12000
Ovid silty clay loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	357C	466	3250334	2pbbs	ny123	1948	1:12000
Ovid silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OvA	20258	293037	9txt	ny664	1968	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OvB	3579	293038	9txv	ny664	1968	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, limestone substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	OwA	950	293039	9txw	ny664	1968	1:15840
Ovid silt loam, limestone substratum, 3 to 8 percent slopes	OwB	221	293040	9txx	ny664	1968	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the OVID 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).