Soil Data Explorer - OWOSSO

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the OWOSSO soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of OWOSSO, 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 OWOSSO were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
111C	MS7202	1972IN099002	Owosso	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.3467778,-86.3471917
111C	WH7627	1976IN181027	Owosso	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	40.7716306,-86.6171333
98	MS7201	1972IN099001	Owosso	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.30425,-86.3197778
98	MS7403	1974IN099003	Owosso	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.2318278,-86.1936861

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the OWOSSO 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 OWOSSO 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 OWOSSO 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 OWOSSO 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 OWOSSO 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 OWOSSO 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 OWOSSO 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 OWOSSO, 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 OWOSSO 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
Miami-Owosso-Metea complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	MsB	2701	160892	5df2	in085	1985	1:20000
Miami-Owosso-Metea complex, 10 to 25 percent slopes	MsD	1526	160893	5df3	in085	1985	1:20000
Owosso sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OndA	4220	2481950	2p9nx	in099	1978	1:15840
Owosso fine sandy loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	OwA	3673	161862	5ffc	in181	1979	1:20000
Owosso sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	34B	1605	186981	68kn	mi023	1984	1:15840
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OwB	9040	186392	67yn	mi037	1974	1:15840
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OwC	1919	186393	67yp	mi037	1974	1:15840
Owosso sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OtA	382	186391	67ym	mi037	1974	1:15840
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	OwB	13565	186245	67sx	mi045	1974	1:15840
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OwC	4216	186246	67sy	mi045	1974	1:15840
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes	OwD	1762	186247	67sz	mi045	1974	1:15840
Celina-Owosso sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CmB	10168	186837	68f0	mi049	1967	1:20000
Urban land-Williamstown-Owosso complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	UrbamB	223	1905420	21yr5	mi049	1967	1:20000
Urban land-Miami-Owosso complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	UrbafC	77	1905421	21yr6	mi049	1967	1:20000
Miami-Owosso complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes	MiaabD	59	1905422	21yr7	mi049	1967	1:20000
Owosso-Miami sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OmB	36	2399250	2ljm5	mi049	1967	1:20000
Miami-Urban land-Owosso complex, 12 to 18 percent slopes	MiaaaD	35	1905429	21yrg	mi049	1967	1:20000
Owosso sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OwB	2	2409713	2lwhp	mi049	1967	1:20000
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OwB	15459	186747	68b3	mi065	1977	1:15840
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OwC	2924	186748	68b4	mi065	1977	1:15840
Owosso-Miami sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OmB	3	2437787	2mtq9	mi065	1977	1:15840
Miami-Owosso sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	MwB	3000	188119	69rc	mi067	1965	1:15840
Miami-Owosso sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately eroded	MwB2	1825	188120	69rd	mi067	1965	1:15840
Miami-Owosso sandy loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	MwC2	966	188121	69rf	mi067	1965	1:15840
Miami-Owosso sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	MwA	955	188118	69rb	mi067	1965	1:15840
Miami-Owosso sandy loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	MwD2	151	188122	69rg	mi067	1965	1:15840
Marlette-Owosso complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	64B	4730	188799	6bg9	mi075	1979	1:15840
Marlette-Owosso complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	64C	1612	188800	6bgb	mi075	1979	1:15840
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	11B	10163	187096	68pc	mi081	1984	1:15840
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes	11C	4011	187097	68pd	mi081	1984	1:15840
Owosso sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OwB	1510	192131	6fxs	mi087	1966	1:15840
Owosso sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OwA	441	192130	6fxr	mi087	1966	1:15840
Owosso sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OwC	271	192132	6fxt	mi087	1966	1:15840
Owosso sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately eroded	OwC2	268	192133	6fxv	mi087	1966	1:15840
Celina-Owosso sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CdB	28	2409543	2lwb6	mi087	1966	1:15840
Owosso-Miami sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OmB	12537	187596	696h	mi093	1968	1:20000
Owosso-Miami sandy loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OmC	3123	187597	696j	mi093	1968	1:20000
Owosso-Miami sandy loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	OmA	2827	187595	696g	mi093	1968	1:20000
Owosso-Miami sandy loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes	OmD	742	187598	696k	mi093	1968	1:20000
Owosso sandy loam, 1 to 6 percent slopes	25B	3262	188830	6bh9	mi125	1980	1:15840
Owosso sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes	25C	1604	188831	6bhb	mi125	1980	1:15840
Celina-Owosso sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	106B	96	2420696	2m7xz	mi125	1980	1:15840
Owosso sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	141B	16	2673695	6fxs	mi125	1980	1:15840
Owosso sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OwB	760	192720	6gjs	mi139	1967	1:15840
Owosso-Miami sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OmB	3274	187843	69gg	mi155	1967	1:12000
Owosso-Miami sandy loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OmC	1029	187844	69gh	mi155	1967	1:12000
Owosso-Miami sandy loams, 12 to 18 percent slopes, moderately eroded	OmD2	228	187845	69gj	mi155	1967	1:12000
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OwB	99	2394488	2lcnk	mi155	1967	1:12000
Owosso-Marlette sandy loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OwC	25	2394489	2lcnl	mi155	1967	1:12000
Celina-Owosso sandy loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes	CiB	24	2399239	2ljlt	mi155	1967	1:12000
Owosso-Miami complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OwB	3738	191661	6ffm	mi161	1974	1:20000
Owosso-Miami complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OwC	1554	191662	6ffn	mi161	1974	1:20000
Owosso-Morley complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OwB	529	3015057	6bkr	mi163	1974	1:12000
Owosso-Morley complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes	OwC	244	3015058	6bks	mi163	1974	1:12000
Owosso-Miami complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes	OmB	42	3015100	6ffm	mi163	1974	1:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the OWOSSO 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).