Soil Data Explorer - PARSONS

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the PARSONS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of PARSONS, 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 PARSONS 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
112	40A1817	1973KS011001	Parsons	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.9372215,-94.6763916
112	40A4720	53OK097002	Parsons	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.4375,-95.2963867
112	40A4721	53OK097003	Parsons	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.3899994,-95.3458328
112	76-OK-51-8	76-OK101-51-8	Parsons	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	35.7420778,-95.64035
112	86P0870	86KS099003	Parsons	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1916656,-95.1755524
112	05N0499	S2005KS133001	Parsons	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5074997,-95.3561096
112	07N0134	S2006KS133001	Parsons	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.507473,-95.357193
112	07N0135	S2006KS133002	Parsons	8	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5111961,-95.3525543
112	11N0042	S2011KS021001	Parsons	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1989722,-94.9809444
112	13N0427	S2012KS021003	Parsons	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.2150667,-94.8722722
112	13N0429	S2012KS037001	Parsons	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5126389,-94.7096389
112	13N0433	S2012KS099003	Parsons	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.1898417,-95.1754028
112	13N0440	S2012OK035002	Parsons	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.6023083,-95.2433278
112	13N0444	S2012OK105002	Parsons	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.6752833,-95.6285778
112	13N0445	S2012OK115001	Parsons	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.7890222,-94.8940917
112	13N0449	S2012OK147002	Parsons	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	36.8727917,-95.8569222
115B	M9208302	1992MO083002	Parsons	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9672203,-92.3450012
116B	M8905712	1989MO057012	Parsons	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.4042361,-94.0657111
116B	M8905725	1989MO057025	Parsons	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.4727778,-93.9233333
116B	M9503923	1995MO039052	Parsons	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.6124651,-93.8395825
116B	M9503920	1995MO039057	Parsons	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.5925633,-93.9332608
116B	M9703921	1997MO039149	Parsons	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.7244639,-93.920175
116B	13N0465	S2012MO057001	Parsons	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	37.3609611,-93.9911833
119	74-OK-64-3	74-OK127-64-3	Parsons	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	34.196575,-95.4128806

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the PARSONS 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 PARSONS 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 PARSONS 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 PARSONS 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.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with PARSONS 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 PARSONS 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 PARSONS 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.

There are insufficient data to create the 3D flats position figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with PARSONS, 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. KS-2012-01-20-14 | Cherokee County - August 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Parsons-Zaar-Catoosa association (Soil Survey of Cherokee County, Kansas; 1985).

2. KS-2012-01-20-15 | Cherokee County - August 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Parsons-Dennis association (Soil Survey of Cherokee County, Kansas; 1985).

3. KS-2012-01-20-16 | Cherokee County - August 1985

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in the Dennis-Bates-Parsons association (Soil Survey of Cherokee County, Kansas; 1985).

4. KS-2012-01-20-40 | Crawford County - December 1973

   Typical cross section of the major soils that formed in material weathered from acid clayey and sandy shale or sandstone or in alluvium derived from these materials. These soils are in associations 1, 2, 3, and 4 (Soil Survey of Crawford County, Kansas; 1973).

5. KS-2012-01-23-47 | Labette County - July 1990

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Parsons-Kenoma-Dennis association (Soil Survey of Labette County, Kansas; 1990).

6. OK-2012-02-16-07 | Cherokee and Delaware Counties - December 1970

   Major soils in soil association 2 and their relation to the landscape (Soil Survey of Cherokee and Delaware Counties, Oklahoma; December 1970).

7. OK-2012-02-16-48 | Hughes County - December 1968

   Typical pattern of soils in associations 1 and 2 (Soil Survey of Hughes County, Oklahoma; December 1968).

8. OK-2012-02-17-16 | Okmulgee County - May 1968

   Relationship of the Dennis, Bates, and Parsons soils to the soils of the Collinsville-Talihina and Hector-Hartsells associations (Soil Survey of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma; May 1968).

9. OK-2012-02-17-17 | Okmulgee County - May 1968

   Relationship of the Taloka and Choteau soils (upper right) to the soils of the Dennis-Bates-Parsons, Collinsville-Talihina, Hector-Hartsells, Konawa-Stidham, and Verdigris-Lightning-Pulaski associations. (The Deep Fork River is also known as the Deep Fork Canadian River) (Soil Survey of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma; May 1968).

10. OK-2012-02-17-19 | Ottawa County - November 1964

    Major soil series in soil associations 1 and 3, and their relation to the landscape. Typical slope range is shown for the soil series (Soil Survey of Ottawa County, Oklahoma; November 1964).

11. OK-2012-02-17-21 | Pawnee County - March 1959

    Prairie soils of central and eastern Pawnee County formed in sandstone, shale, and limestone, and in accompanying alluvium (Soil Survey of Pawnee County, Oklahoma; March 1959).

12. OK-2012-02-17-34 | Pittsburg County - May 1971

    Major soils and underlying material in soil associations 5 and 6 (Soil Survey of Pittsburg County, Oklahoma; May 1971).

13. OK-2012-02-17-35 | Pontotoc County - April 1973

    Pattern of soils in the Dennis-Bates-Steedman association (Soil Survey of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma; April 1973).

14. OK-2012-02-17-43 | Rogers County - August 1966

    General locations of soil associations 1, 2, and 4 in a landscape that is typical of the central and eastern parts of Rogers County (Soil Survey of Rogers County, Oklahoma; August 1966).

15. OK-2012-02-17-55 | Washington County - November 1968

    Major soil series in soil associations 1 and 2, and their relation to the landscape (Soil Survey of Washington County, Oklahoma; November 1968).

Map Units

Map units containing PARSONS 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
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8863	574	1427132	2thdx	ks001	1975	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8863	16829	1427072	2thdx	ks011	1979	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8863	85418	1426897	2thdx	ks021	1983	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	8864	80340	1387013	2thdy	ks037	1969	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8863	45468	1387012	2thdx	ks037	1969	1:24000
Dennis-Parsons silt loams, 1 to 3 percent slopes	8705	15669	1387001	2wqf5	ks037	1969	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	8865	7958	1387014	2thdz	ks037	1969	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8863	49133	1426868	2thdx	ks099	1987	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8863	17954	1427489	2thdx	ks107	1979	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8863	506	1468970	2thdx	ks121	1979	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8863	6268	1426944	2thdx	ks125	1978	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	8863	28430	1427028	2thdx	ks133	1980	1:20000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	40008	842	2532306	2thdx	mo009	1990	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	40008	95774	2532307	2thdx	mo011	1969	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	40085	18048	886825	2thdy	mo011	1969	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	40086	4258	886826	2thdz	mo011	1969	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	40008	926	2532308	2thdx	mo039	2001	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	40008	11189	2532304	2thdx	mo057	1996	1:24000
Parsons-Sacville complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes	70139	1035	2534223	2qpdm	mo077	1979	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	40008	8	2532309	2thdx	mo097	2000	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	40008	6335	2532310	2thdx	mo109	1979	1:24000
Parsons-Sacville complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes	70139	8	2534222	2qpdm	mo109	1979	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	40008	87355	2532305	2thdx	mo217	1974	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	680	571797	2t4pl	ok001	1963	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	57	7302	571373	2thdx	ok005	1977	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	58	2250	571374	2thdy	ok005	1977	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	59	1863	571375	2thdz	ok005	1977	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	67	10293	381851	dtbs	ok013	1974	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PaB	10188	571609	2thdy	ok029	1969	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	4579	571608	2thdx	ok029	1969	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	35466	106522	2thdx	ok035	1968	1:20000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	Na	1100	382289	2thdx	ok037	1952	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	2763	571868	2t4pl	ok041	1967	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	6499	571649	2thdx	ok063	1965	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	44	13101	571756	2thdx	ok091	1980	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	34921	106568	2thdx	ok097	1972	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	52	16682	106416	2thdx	ok101	1984	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	53	12102	106417	2thdy	ok101	1984	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	54	3492	106418	2thdz	ok101	1984	1:24000
Parsons-Pharoah complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	55	1787	106419	2w7l0	ok101	1984	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PaB	22209	106596	2thdy	ok105	1975	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	12503	106595	2thdx	ok105	1975	1:24000
Okemah-Pharoah-Parsons complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	OPPA	15445	384190	2zcc2	ok107	1996	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	ParA	867	384195	2thdx	ok107	1996	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	8702	106474	2thdx	ok111	1968	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PaB	5166	106475	2thdy	ok111	1968	1:24000
Pharoah-Parsons complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	DwA	3419	106460	2w7l1	ok111	1968	1:24000
Parsons-Pharoah complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	49	21325	623444	nxr3	ok113	1975	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	48	10709	623443	2thdy	ok113	1975	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	47	3929	623442	2thdx	ok113	1975	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	20315	106640	2thdx	ok115	1961	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PaB	9951	106641	2thdy	ok115	1961	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	PaB2	1091	106642	2thdz	ok115	1961	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	15786	571561	m5rg	ok121	1966	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PaB	8189	571562	m5rh	ok121	1966	1:24000
Parsons-Pharoah complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes, eroded	PdB2	6085	571563	m5rj	ok121	1966	1:24000
Parsons-Pharoah complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaPA	732	697359	rdng	ok121	1966	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	PaB	4340	384644	2thdy	ok123	1967	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	3079	384643	2thdx	ok123	1967	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	9977	106673	2thdx	ok131	1963	1:24000
Okemah-Parsons-Pharoah complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	44	27205	106727	2zcc1	ok143	1975	1:12000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	8685	106785	2thdx	ok145	1972	1:24000
Parsons silt loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes	PaA	9455	106815	2thdx	ok147	1965	1:20000
Pharoah-Parsons complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes	DwA	1723	106804	2w7l1	ok147	1965	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PARSONS 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).