Soil Data Explorer - PAMLICO

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the PAMLICO soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of PAMLICO, 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 PAMLICO 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
133A	S66_014	1979-FL131-S66_014	Pamlico	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.702095,-86.3878708
133A	S89SC069-27	S1995SC069036	Pamlico	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.3657663,-79.6006886
152A	S40_016	1984-FL079-S40_016	Pamlico	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.2815552,-83.4189987
152A	S62_017	1990-FL123-S62_017	Pamlico	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	30.1133308,-83.5927811
153B	VPI0443	V1992-VA810-443	Pamlico	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.9141693,-76.012764
153B	VPI0444	V1992-VA810-444	Pamlico	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.9121323,-76.0083694
153B	VPI0445	V1992-VA810-445	Pamlico	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.8976021,-76.0135422
153B	VPI0446	V1992-VA810-446	Pamlico	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.8987045,-76.0147171
153B	VPI0447	V1992-VA810-447	Pamlico	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.9024048,-76.0165939

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the PAMLICO 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 PAMLICO 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 PAMLICO 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 PAMLICO 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 PAMLICO 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 PAMLICO 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 PAMLICO 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 PAMLICO, 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. FL-2011-05-31-02 | Bradford County - 1991

   Pattern of soils in a flatwoods landscape that includes slightly elevated areas, depressions, and flood plains (Soil Survey of Bradford County, Florida; 1991).

2. FL-2011-05-31-11 | City of Jacksonville, Duval County - 1978

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in an area of the Pelham-Mascotte/Sapelo-Surrency general soil map unit. Soils of this map unit are dominantly used for the production of pine trees. In the central part of the county, many areas are used for urban development (Soil Survey of City of Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; 1978).

3. FL-2012-04-26-17 | Union County - October 1991

   Pattern of soils on a flatwoods landscape that includes slightly elevated areas, depressions, and flood plains (Soil Survey of Union County, Florida; October 1991).

Map Units

Map units containing PAMLICO 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
Wet loamy alluvial land	Wm	41030	328224	c0jw	al003	1961	1:20000
Johnston, Bibb and Pamlico soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded	JBA	36222	2995061	2x5qy	al097	2018	1:24000
Johnston, Pamlico and Dorovan soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded	JPA	15860	2995021	2x5q8	al097	2018	1:24000
Pamlico muck, frequently flooded	85	736	320791	brt3	fl001	1982	1:15840
Pantego-Pamlico, loamy substratum, complex, depressional	36	67175	1444894	1khjh	fl003	1991	1:20000
Pamlico muck, loamy substratum, depressional	40	25155	1444898	1khjm	fl003	1991	1:20000
Mascotte-Pamlico complex, loamy substratum, ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes	52	17620	1444909	2tzkj	fl003	1991	1:20000
Rutlege-Pamlico complex	51	29959	320839	brvn	fl005	1982	1:20000
Pamlico-Dorovan complex	22	28497	320810	brtq	fl005	1982	1:20000
Pamlico and Croatan mucks	14	5126	631626	p681	fl007	1988	1:15840
Pamlico and Croatan mucks, frequently flooded	37	2550	631644	p68m	fl007	1988	1:15840
Pamlico, Bibb, and Rutlege soils, frequently flooded	64	11563	1481049	1lq4s	fl013	1997	1:20000
Dorovan-Pamlico-Rutlege association, depressional	20	3026	1481002	1lq38	fl013	1997	1:20000
Pamlico muck, frequently flooded	43	4030	132833	4g6y	fl019	1986	1:24000
Pamlico muck	27	3365	132817	4g6f	fl019	1986	1:24000
Plummer, depressional-Pamlico, loamy substratum complex	55	28470	797478	vrv3	fl023	1981	1:24000
Pamlico muck, loamy substratum	45	8120	797467	vrtr	fl023	1981	1:24000
Pamlico, loamy substratum-Dorovan complex	46	3240	797468	vrts	fl023	1981	1:24000
Pamlico muck, depressional, 0 to 1 percent slopes	49	3720	738861	ssv7	fl031	1996	1:24000
Pamlico muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded	50	540	738862	ssv8	fl031	1996	1:24000
Pickney-Pamlico complex, depressional	36	16813	1477089	1ll11	fl037	1990	1:20000
Pamlico-Pickney complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded	41	8255	1477095	2ttlq	fl037	1990	1:20000
Dorovan-Pamlico complex, depressional	11	3198	1477062	1ll05	fl037	1990	1:20000
Pamlico-Dorovan mucks, frequently flooded	20	4075	321803	bsvr	fl041	1989	1:20000
Pickney-Pamlico complex, depressional	31	13433	1472752	1lfj4	fl045	1997	1:24000
Pamlico-Pickney complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded	44	2685	1472764	2ttlq	fl045	1997	1:24000
Pamlico muck, depressional	20	19750	1148816	17kfl	fl047	1995	1:24000
Pamlico-Pantego-Rutlege association	48	12450	1424953	1jts7	fl063	1977	1:20000
Dorovan-Pamlico association	16	7290	1424918	1jtr3	fl063	1977	1:20000
Pamlico-Dorovan mucks	30	13150	700491	rhxh	fl065	1984	1:20000
Pamlico and Dorovan soils, depressional	11	41600	886564	yrjv	fl067	1993	1:24000
Pamlico and Dorovan soils, frequently flooded	10	400	886563	yrjt	fl067	1993	1:24000
Pamlico-Dorovan complex	38	3730	1454447	1ktgn	fl073	1989	1:20000
Dorovan-Pamlico complex, depressional	13	1215	322699	btsn	fl077	2004	1:24000
Pamlico-Pickney complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded	92	730	653993	2ttlq	fl077	2004	1:24000
Dorovan and Pamlico soils, depressional	74	80020	1380340	1hbc3	fl079	1988	1:15840
Dorovan-Pamlico association	7	17120	823754	wn5q	fl113	1978	1:24000
Pamlico-Olustee-Pottsburg complex, depressional	46	8354	1023360	13bwm	fl121	2003	1:24000
Dorovan and Pamlico soils, depressional	30	58860	1425224	1jv1z	fl123	1998	1:24000
Wesconnett, Evergreen and Pamlico soils, frequently ponded, 0 to 2 percent slopes	33	33060	1425230	2y51p	fl123	1998	1:24000
Pamlico and Croatan mucks	14	8470	1414578	1jgzk	fl125	1989	1:15840
Pamlico and Croatan mucks, frequently flooded	37	2860	1414602	1jh0b	fl125	1989	1:15840
Dorovan-Pamlico association, frequently flooded	8	41510	324047	bw64	fl131	1985	1:20000
Pamlico muck	64	6920	324037	bw5t	fl131	1985	1:20000
Rutlege, Pickney and Pamlico soils, frequently flooded	2	33670	1719191	1vpys	fl133	2009	1:12000
Sellers and Pamlico soils	Sp	7935	640602	phll	fl609	1968	1:24000
Pamlico muck, deep	Pd	1114	640593	phl9	fl609	1968	1:24000
Pamlico muck	Pa	343	640592	phl8	fl609	1968	1:24000
Croatan, Pamlico, and Surrency soils, ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded	CPA	24670	2408351	2lv2r	ga299	2008	1:24000
Pantego-Pamlico, loamy substratum complex, ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PgA	645	2408372	2lv3f	ga299	2008	1:24000
Mascotte-Pamlico complex, loamy substratum, ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes	MoA	265	2408367	2tzkj	ga299	2008	1:24000
Pamlico muck, loamy substratum, ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	235	2408371	2lv3d	ga299	2008	1:24000
Croatan, Pamlico and Surrency soils, ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded	CPA	10775	2686754	2rz85	ga611	2012	1:24000
Pantego-Pamlico complex, loamy substratum, ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PgA	110	2686794	2rz9h	ga611	2012	1:24000
Croatan, Pamlico and Surrency soils, ponded, 0 to 1 percent slopes, rarely flooded	CPA	11339	2686802	2rz85	ga626	2013	1:24000
Pamlico-Dorovan association (croatan-dorovan)	PD	10548	332228	c4q1	ms035	1976	1:20000
Pamlico muck, rarely flooded	Pa	34034	115506	3w60	nc017	1983	1:24000
Pamlico muck, frequently flooded	PC	896	115507	3w61	nc017	1983	1:24000
Johnston and Pamlico soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded	JpA	2624	1865968	20mpj	nc061	1955	1:24000
Pamlico muck	Pc	4792	116018	3wqj	nc107	1973	1:20000
Pamlico muck	Pm	927	116052	3wrm	nc129	1974	1:15840
Pamlico muck	Pm	1533	115068	3vqw	nc163	1982	1:24000
Pamlico and Johnston soils, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded	PcA	8013	1414621	1jh0y	nc165	2006	1:12000
Pamlico muck	Pa	1116	116259	3wz9	nc191	1968	1:20000
Pamlico muck	Pa	4590	131966	4f9z	sc015	1974	1:20000
Pamlico muck, 0 to 2 percent slopes,frequently flooded	PaA	936	620355	ntjg	sc031	1998	1:24000
Pamlico muck, frequently flooded	Pa	9662	130658	4cys	sc069	1995	1:24000
Pamlico muck	Pa	5102	138293	4mx2	sc690	1967	1:24000
Rutlege-Pamlico complex	Rp	2541	138298	4mx7	sc690	1967	1:24000
Pamlico and Portsmouth soils	25	365	118958	3zsc	va073	1978	1:15840
Pamlico mucky peat, ponded	26	1095	120902	41t2	va810	1982	1:15840
Pamlico-Lakehurst variant complex	27	750	120903	41t3	va810	1982	1:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PAMLICO 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).