Soil Data Explorer - PIPESTONE

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the PIPESTONE soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of PIPESTONE, 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 PIPESTONE 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
144A	92P0990	S1992NH011002	Pipestone	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.8516655,-71.5922241
144A	92P0994	S1992NH011006	Pipestone	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.9494438,-71.6999969
144B	92P0997	92NH009003	Pipestone	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.3133316,-71.6730576
96	95P0529	S1995MI019005	Pipestone	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.6124992,-85.8647232
97	LP7612	1976IN091012	Pipestone	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	41.7522139,-86.7490306
97	40A1966	S1975MI021011	Pipestone	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.1833458,-86.3980331
97	81P0509	S1981MI005001	PIPESTONE	5	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.7094536,-85.6949539
97	81P0508	S1981MI005002	PIPESTONE	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.743618,-86.158577
98	08N0658	F2008MI121005	Pipestone	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.1561661,-86.0627518
98	08N0660	F2008MI121007	Pipestone	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.1604996,-86.201889
98	08N0661	F2008MI121008	Pipestone	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.1605263,-86.2030029
98	08N0667	F2008MI121014	Pipestone	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.2387238,-86.1354752
98	10N0098	S09MI121002	Pipestone	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.2926407,-85.9693604
98	S80MI-73-7	S1980MI073007	Pipestone	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	43.6025,-84.6415833
98	07N0723	S2007MI139007	Pipestone	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	42.9468613,-86.1830521

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the PIPESTONE 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 PIPESTONE 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 PIPESTONE 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 PIPESTONE 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 PIPESTONE 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 PIPESTONE 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 PIPESTONE 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 PIPESTONE, 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. MI-2012-02-06-06 | Allegan County - March 1987

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Oakville association (Soil Survey of Allegan County, Michigan; March 1987).

2. MI-2012-02-06-50 | Saginaw County - January 1994

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Pipestone-Granby-Wixom association (Soil Survey of Saginaw County, Michigan; January 1994).

3. MI-2012-02-06-53 | Tuscola County - September 1986

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Pipestone-Granby-Chelsea association (Soil Survey of Tuscola County, Michigan; September 1986).

4. NH-2012-02-14-19 | Rockingham County - October 1994

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Windsor-Hinckley-Canton general soil map unit (Soil Survey of Rockingham County, New Hampshire; October 1994).

Map Units

Map units containing PIPESTONE 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
Saugatuck-Pipestone complex	Sa	795	272689	94rf	in091	1979	1:15840
Pipestone loamy coarse sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	38A	769	276541	98rp	ma001	1984	1:25000
Pipestone loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	38A	689	277041	998t	ma602	1976	1:20000
Pipestone loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	38A	274	780060	v5q7	ma603	1979	1:20000
Pipestone loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	38A	1762	790622	vjpy	ma605	1977	1:15840
Pipestone loamy fine sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	38A	335	791213	vkb0	ma606	1981	1:15840
Pipestone sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	26A	8711	212447	7424	mi005	1984	1:15840
Covert-Pipestone sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	CovabB	36	2689434	2rfgw	mi005	1984	1:15840
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PpA	3733	2673432	2wb2c	mi011	1964	1:20000
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	PrA	2494	2673434	2qz4h	mi011	1964	1:20000
Pipestone-Grattan association	Px	1163	2673438	2qz4m	mi011	1964	1:20000
Pipestone association	Pu	425	2673436	2qz4k	mi011	1964	1:20000
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopes	PrB	203	2673435	2qz4j	mi011	1964	1:20000
Pipestone-Tobico fine sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PtA	164	2507831	683t	mi011	1964	1:20000
Pipestone fine sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PnA	47	2507829	6833	mi011	1964	1:20000
Pipestone-Roscommon association	Pw	15	2673437	2qz4l	mi011	1964	1:20000
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	35A	13377	186532	2wb2c	mi017	1978	1:20000
Pipestone fine sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	25A	5739	186530	6833	mi017	1978	1:20000
Pipestone-Tobico fine sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes	66A	3434	186552	683t	mi017	1978	1:20000
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	127A	19	2673574	2qz4h	mi017	1978	1:20000
Pipestone sand, 0 to 2 percent slopes	26A	1604	186163	67q8	mi021	1979	1:15840
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PsA	233	2673508	2wb2c	mi035	1977	1:15840
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PiA	2451	2399552	2wb2c	mi049	1967	1:20000
Pipestone loamy sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 6 percent slopes	AuB	2205	2673662	2qz47	mi049	1967	1:20000
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PhA	164	2399525	2ljx1	mi049	1967	1:20000
Covert-Urban land-Pipestone complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	CovaaB	18	1905423	21yr8	mi049	1967	1:20000
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PqA	6420	2673475	2wb2c	mi051	1966	1:15840
Pipestone-Kinross association	PX	5193	2673477	2qz5g	mi051	1966	1:15840
Grayling-Covert-Pipestone association	GW	4026	2673492	2qz5y	mi051	1966	1:15840
Covert-Pipestone-Roscommon association	CZ	3474	2673490	2qz5w	mi051	1966	1:15840
Covert-Pipestone association	CX	3136	2673488	2qz5t	mi051	1966	1:15840
Pipestone-Roscommon association	PZ	2955	2673479	2qz5j	mi051	1966	1:15840
Iosco-Pipestone-Ingalls association	IP	1904	2673493	2qz5z	mi051	1966	1:15840
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	PuA	1897	2673476	2qz5f	mi051	1966	1:15840
Covert-Pipestone-Kinross association	CY	1594	2673489	2qz5v	mi051	1966	1:15840
Chelsea-Pipestone association	CF	900	2673486	2qz5r	mi051	1966	1:15840
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PrA	858	2673472	686w	mi051	1966	1:15840
Pipestone-Kinross loamy substratum association	PY	191	2673478	2qz5h	mi051	1966	1:15840
Pipestone-Tobico fine sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PtA	77	2507845	683t	mi051	1966	1:15840
Pipestone fine sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PnA	47	2507843	6833	mi051	1966	1:15840
Pipestone-Tedrow loamy sands, 0 to 2 percent slopes	PpA	5313	187032	68m9	mi057	1975	1:12000
Pipestone-Tedrow loamy sands, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	PrA	2873	187033	68mb	mi057	1975	1:12000
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PoA	130	2673593	686w	mi057	1975	1:12000
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PnA	51	2673592	2wb2c	mi057	1975	1:12000
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	36A	7208	186786	2wb2c	mi063	1978	1:20000
Riverdale-Pipestone complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	56A	5387	186806	68d0	mi063	1978	1:20000
Pipestone-Tobico-Adrian complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	29A	2540	186781	68c6	mi063	1978	1:20000
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	20A	20782	186609	2wb2c	mi073	1983	1:15840
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	111A	19	2673526	686w	mi073	1983	1:15840
Pipestone sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	87B	449	187215	68t6	mi081	1984	1:15840
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PpB	905	2508419	2wb2c	mi087	1966	1:15840
Pipestone loamy sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AuA	162	2673682	2qz49	mi087	1966	1:15840
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	AsB	6054	2673707	2wb2c	mi099	1967	1:20000
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 6 percent slopes	AuB	5100	2673708	2qz43	mi099	1967	1:20000
Wasepi-Pipestone complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	WvB	1135	2673710	2qz6c	mi099	1967	1:20000
Pipestone fine sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	59B	6998	192580	6gd8	mi105	1992	1:15840
Pipestone-Saugatuck sands, 0 to 4 percent slopes	56B	4253	192572	6gd0	mi105	1992	1:15840
Pipestone fine sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 4 percent slopes	44B	1382	192561	6gcn	mi105	1992	1:15840
Pipestone loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	34A	4056	187740	69c4	mi107	1982	1:15840
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PsB	49151	186646	2wb2c	mi111	1976	1:15840
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PtB	17879	186647	686w	mi111	1976	1:15840
Pipestone-Oakville-Urban land complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes	PuB	4049	186648	686x	mi111	1976	1:15840
Pipestone-Tedrow loamy sands, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	PrA	79	2673556	68mb	mi111	1976	1:15840
Pipestone fine sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PnA	35	2507974	6833	mi111	1976	1:15840
Pipestone-Covert-Saugatuck sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PpsaaA	29682	2689438	2rfgv	mi121	1966	1:15840
Covert-Pipestone sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	CovabB	26494	2689437	2rfgw	mi121	1966	1:15840
Pipestone sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	5B	20242	186501	6825	mi123	1990	1:15840
Pipestone-Kingsville complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	96A	5611	186521	682t	mi123	1990	1:15840
Pipestone-Covert-Saugatuck sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PpsaaA	83	2689463	2rfgv	mi123	1990	1:15840
Covert-Pipestone sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	CovabB	46	2689462	2rfgw	mi123	1990	1:15840
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	126B	2	2673706	2wb2c	mi125	1980	1:15840
Pipestone fine sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	51B	8005	189054	6bqj	mi127	1992	1:15840
Pipestone-Covert-Saugatuck sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PpsaaA	14	2689471	2rfgv	mi127	1992	1:15840
Covert-Pipestone sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	CovabB	5	2689470	2rfgw	mi127	1992	1:15840
Covert-Pipestone sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	CovabB	15211	2689478	2rfgw	mi139	1967	1:15840
Pipestone-Covert-Saugatuck sands, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PpsaaA	14872	2689479	2rfgv	mi139	1967	1:15840
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	31A	41135	186671	2wb2c	mi145	1991	1:15840
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	26A	16150	186668	687k	mi145	1991	1:15840
Pipestone-Tedrow loamy sands, 0 to 2 percent slopes	140A	309	2673605	68m9	mi145	1991	1:15840
Pipestone-Tedrow loamy sands, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	141A	116	2673606	68mb	mi145	1991	1:15840
Pipestone fine sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	130A	69	2507984	6833	mi145	1991	1:15840
Pipestone loamy sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 6 percent slopes	101B	45	2673631	2qz47	mi145	1991	1:15840
Pipestone and Saugatuck loamy sands, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AeA0	711	2673636	2qz3j	mi151	1955	1:15840
Pipestone and Saugatuck loamy sands, 2 to 6 percent slopes, slightly eroded	AeB1	114	2673637	2qz3k	mi151	1955	1:15840
Pipestone loamy sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 2 percent slopes	AgA	23	2673638	2qz49	mi151	1955	1:15840
Pipestone sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PsA	3	2423119	2mbg4	mi155	1967	1:12000
Pipestone loamy sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 6 percent slopes	AuB	3	2673659	2qz47	mi155	1967	1:12000
Pipestone sand, Erie-Huron Lake Plain, 0 to 3 percent slopes	10B	22415	187466	2wb2c	mi157	1984	1:15840
Pipestone fine sand, loamy substratum, 0 to 4 percent slopes	67B	2481	187516	693x	mi157	1984	1:15840
Pipestone-Kingsville complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes	48A	13602	186327	67wk	mi159	1984	1:15840
Dair-Pipestone complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	100A	4881	193371	6h6s	mi614	2005	1:12000
Covert-Pipestone sands, 0 to 6 percent slopes	104B	4198	899731	z67l	mi614	2005	1:12000
Pipestone sand, 0 to 4 percent slopes	59B	2137	193271	6h3k	mi614	2005	1:12000
Platteriver-Pipestone sands, 0 to 4 percent slopes	123B	1096	193514	6hcd	mi614	2005	1:12000
Pipestone sand, 0 to 5 percent slopes	314A	9035	279312	9cn2	nh015	1986	1:24000
Pipestone loamy sand, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PiA	4969	281002	9fdl	nh601	1980	1:20000
Pipestone loamy sand, 3 to 8 percent slopes	PiB	149	281003	9fdm	nh601	1980	1:20000
Pipestone fine sand	Ph	1942	290215	9qzs	ny019	1995	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PIPESTONE 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).