Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the PIOPOLIS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of PIOPOLIS, 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 PIOPOLIS 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
107BM03117282003MO117028PIOPOLIS4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.6897361,-93.3142472
109M86121081986MO121008Piopolis3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.9162472,-93.9829222
109M89175161989MO175016Piopolis4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties39.9162472,-93.9829222
11376IL0650031976IL065003Piopolis2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties37.9686297,-88.4800649
114BJN80121980IN071012Piopolis3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9726028,-86.0387278
114B88P043087IN143011Piopolis6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.7166672,-85.8383331
115BM88121321988MO121032Piopolis3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9672203,-92.3450012
115BM89001261989MO001026Piopolis4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties38.9672203,-92.3450012
n/a85IL1910181985IL191018Piopolis2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a
n/a82P015281IL191001Piopolis6Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Propertiesn/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the PIOPOLIS 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 PIOPOLIS 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 PIOPOLIS 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 PIOPOLIS 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 PIOPOLIS 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 PIOPOLIS series and competing. Series are sorted according to hierarchical clustering of median values. Source: SSURGO map unit geometry and 1981-2010, 800m PRISM data .

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the PIOPOLIS 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 .

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 PIOPOLIS, 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. IL-2010-09-09-05 | Wayne County -

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Bonnie-Belknap association (Soil Survey of Wayne County, Illinois).

  2. IL-2011-08-04-17 | Hamilton County - 1986

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Belknap-Bonnie association (Soil Survey of Hamilton County, Illinois; 1986).

Map Units

Map units containing PIOPOLIS 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
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8420A358602310n6rcil00320021:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3420A45601846n68dil00320021:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, frequently flooded34202884210921128st2il02519931:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, undrained1420865210920328sstil02519931:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3420A15952116612ytt2il05919661:20000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3420A55401751402ytt2il06519821:15840
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3420A430315378782ytt2il07720061:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8420A18415381192ytt3il07720061:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3420A42416038421qtxvil08720051:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8420A146114632117gv3il08720051:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8420A31808145w3y6il12720041:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8420A1600749030t4f8il15320041:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3420A1550748963t4c3il15320041:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8420A9161788842ytt3il16519741:15840
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded8420A6671995836pp5il18120011:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3420A1121720250992ytt2il19120081:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3420A162815439442ytt2il19320061:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded3420A195614780742ytt2il19920071:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, very brief durationPlpAV1042023076sj1in00520021:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief durationPlpAH34321907346220r9in07119851:15840
Piopolis silty clay loam, undrained, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief durationPlpAHU24501907345220r8in07119851:15840
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, very brief durationPlpAV182027082261brin07119851:15840
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief durationPlpAH293186144120gzhin07920101:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, undrained, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief durationPlpAHU17924279292mhg9in07920101:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded, brief durationPlpAH14531657505kgsin14319951:12000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally floodeduPioA15645492282wh5rky10119641:15840
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded5600132125328242qp04mo00719901:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded661388026882762qs3bmo00719901:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded56001255425328272qp04mo10319731:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded6613861126596912qs3bmo10319731:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded660991125337702qp9rmo10319731:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded66099625337672qp9rmo11519871:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded66099740025337682qp9rmo12119911:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded6613827225446322qs3bmo12119911:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded56001825328282qp04mo12719821:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded560011817325328292qp04mo13719731:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded66138640825755372qs3bmo13719731:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded5600196825328232qp04mo17319821:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded661386125755322qs3bmo17319821:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded660991261625337692qp9rmo17519861:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded66138100525446312qs3bmo17519861:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded560017425328262qp04mo17519861:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, occasionally flooded560011318625328302qp04mo20519731:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes, frequently flooded66138235125755222qs3bmo20519731:24000
Piopolis silty clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently flooded66099124225337662qp9rmo20519731:24000
Piopolis silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently floodedPio1AF147724504402n7wgoh05319881:15840
Piopolis silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently floodedPio1AF625524510252n8hboh07919811:15840
Piopolis silt loam, frequently floodedPb2985536028kzs7oh07919811:15840
Piopolis silt loam, ponded, 0 to 2 percent slopesPio1AP47124510262n8hcoh07919811:15840
Piopolis silt loam, pondedPc33536029kzs8oh07919811:15840
Piopolis silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently floodedPio1AF7524511072n8kzoh08719891:15840
Piopolis silt loam, ponded, 0 to 2 percent slopesPio1AP6624511062n8kyoh08719891:15840
Piopolis silt loam, frequently floodedPf1116890361tpl1oh13119841:15840
Piopolis silt loam, pondedPo324537288l12woh14519841:15840
Piopolis silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, frequently floodedPio1AF7224533702nbxzoh16319981:15840
Piopolis silt loam, frequently floodedPm9536417l05soh16319981:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PIOPOLIS 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 .