Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the PITS soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of PITS, 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 PITS were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot . Methods used to assemble the KSSL snapshot used by SoilWeb / SDE

There are insufficient data to create the lab data summary figure.


Water Balance

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

There are insufficient data to create the water balance bar figure.



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Sibling Summary

Siblings are those soil series that occur together in map units, in this case with the PITS series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot , parsed OSD records and snapshot of SC database .

There are insufficient data to create the sibling sketch figure.

Select annual climate data summaries for the PITS series and siblings. 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 PITS 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 .

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.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with PITS share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records and snapshot of the SC database .

There are insufficient data to create the competing sketch figure.

Select annual climate data summaries for the PITS 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 PITS 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 PITS, 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 .

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Block Diagrams

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  1. MI-2010-09-07-18 | Marquette County - 2007

    Typical pattern of components and underlying material in the Pits-Dumps, mine-Slickens association (Soil Survey of Marquette County, Michigan; 2007).

Map Units

Map units containing PITS 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
Pits, gravel179799503091pbwak60019961:24000
Pits, gravel4431633605158n9q7ak60520011:25000
Pits, gravel1601280692931r81mak61020031:25000
Pits, quarry161254825072wpk7ak61020031:25000
Pits, gravel428836516411qqvak61219911:24000
Pits, gravel36GP0110926614372rpvlak63620151:63360
Pits, gravelGv69511001q5dak65020061:24000
Pits, quarryQu9511171q5yak65020061:24000
Gravel pits563138314879981lycyak65220051:25000
Pits, quarry1774512591qbjak65320001:24000
Pits, quarry31PT0140202559625zstak65520071:25000
Gravel pits6213215421151nrpnak68320051:63360
PitsP4129058522w4sdak69220211:63360
Pits, sand, gravel, or borrowPt1077328083c0dbal00119721:20000
Pits, sand or gravelPt31014125981jdxpal00319611:20000
PitsPt1700328265c0l6al00520011:24000
Pits-Udorthents complexPt16522336242dz8dal00720071:24000
PitsPt145328434c0rnal01119861:20000
PitsPt280328472c0swal01319961:20000
Pits, sand and gravelPt47016040621qv4yal01519591:20000
Gravel pitPt216040591qv4val01719571:20000
Pits, gravelPt48991687128xxal01919731:20000
Pit, gravel or rockPt144517156821vl9lal02119671:20000
PitsPt120328598c0xyal02319981:24000
PitsPg1570328626c0yval02520041:24000
Gravel pitPt29315965611qlbzal02719711:20000
Pits25120328664c102al03119761:20000
Pits, nearly levelPt763328706c11fal03319861:20000
Pits, 3 acres or largerPITS241328739c12hal03519851:20000
Pits, borrowPt96189573521mnral03720061:24000
Pits, nearly levelPIT192328777c13qal03919851:20000
Pits, borrowPt115328881c172al04120051:24000
Mine pits and dumpsMd635328928c18lal04319601:20000
Gravel pitsGp67703582rm46al04519581:20000
Pits481649329086c1fpal04719771:20000
PitsPt257329227c1l7al05119481:20000
Pits, gravelPIT219717097831vd59al05319691:20000
Pits571300329428c1sqal05519761:20000
Gravel pitGa58329456c1tmal05719631:15840
Mine pits and dumpsMp4364329579c1ylal05919621:15840
PitsPt150798100vsh5al06119731:20000
Pit, gravelPt26917157961vlf8al06320131:
PitsPt299329726c23bal06520031:24000
Pits, minesPm750329812c263al06719861:20000
Pits, borrowPb370329811c262al06719861:20000
PitsPt461640478phglal06920021:24000
Pits361510329935c2b2al07319801:24000
Pits-Udorthents complexPt11424945582psfxal07520101:24000
Pits, sand or gravelPg8515919141qfj2al07719731:20000
Pit, gravelPt1516127111r44yal07919501:20000
Pits35500330218c2m6al08119791:20000
Pits, sand and gravelPt75225146182qcvkal08520111:24000
Pits, sand and gravelPt150330485c2wtal08719971:24000
Pits, clayPc284523179kkdral08919581:24000
Pits, gravelPg208523180kkdsal08919581:24000
PitsPt340330552c2yzal09119971:24000
Pits25392330627c31dal09319761:20000
Pits, borrowPt5315903741qcxdal09519561:20000
Pits and Udorthents, 0 to 15 percent slopesPiD418829950742x5sbal09720181:24000
Pits and Udorthents, 0 to 15 percent slopesPiD143083309452x5sbal10119581:20000
PitsPt160331222c3nlal10519961:24000
PitsPt310331295c3qyal10719971:24000
PitsPt580331323c3rval10919961:20000
PitsPt9616977371tzmqal11119651:15840
PitsPt2730331376c3tkal11319971:24000
Pits and DumpsPd700331410c3vnal11519831:24000
PitsPt2150331453c3x1al11719821:24000
Pits, nearly levelPIT570331486c3y3al11919861:24000
Pits, Mines, and DumpsGP2600613923nltzal12119691:20000
Pits, sand, gravel, or clayPt109516022491qs8gal12119691:20000
Pits, borrowPt9014764411lkc4al12320051:24000
Pits261411331519c3z5al12519801:20000
Pits and Udorthents, 0 to 15 percent slopesPg79626421142x5sbal12920131:24000
PitsPt290331669c440al13119971:24000
Pits, quarriesPt10524354422mr8nal13320121:24000
Pits, mineMPI10114929017kxwar00719731:20000
Pits, borrowBPI351916744341t6d0ar01719641:20000
Pits-Fluvaquents complex, occasionally flooded565453179391lynnar01919831:20000
Pits, gravelGp80565302lz7kar02519651:15840
Pits, borrowBp5550564159ly1par03519701:20000
Pits, gravelGPI450564394ly98ar03719661:20000
Pits, borrowBPI5840564185ly2jar04119681:20000
Pits, gravelGPI27116902231tqtbar04319721:24000
Pits, borrowBPI316902211tqt8ar04319721:24000
Pits, mineMPI1864565587lzjrar04719671:20000
Pits-Udorthents complex31434565617lzkqar05119861:20000
Pits, gravel8107517159091vljxar05320061:24000
Pits, gravel30508577992mdfxar05519951:24000
Pits-Fluvaquents complex, occasionally flooded5612103179281lynnar05919831:20000
Pits, quarryMPI1142618803nrxdar06119701:24000
Pits, gravelGPI171618801nrxbar06119701:24000
Pits-Dumps complex, 20 to 40 percent slopes49361565771lzqpar06319801:20000
Pits, gravelPt6214602301l0h6ar06719711:20000
Pits, borrowPi6214602291l0h5ar06719711:20000
Pits, borrowBp4700564335ly7car09319671:20000
Pits43G506577517mcylar09719971:24000
Pits, sandPs405721525s6t0ar09920001:24000
Pits, gravelGPI68516022391qs84ar10319691:20000
Pits, gravelGP40620416ntlfar10719711:20000
Pits-Udorthents association, 3 to 35 percent slopes68115315429081nsj7ar10920051:20000
PitsPt549579498mg0har11119731:20000
Pits, quarryMPI1432578324mdsmar11919721:20000
Pits, borrowBPI768578335mdszar11919721:20000
Pits, gravelGPI63578331mdsvar11919721:20000
Pits30480564503lydsar12119761:20000
Pits, gravelGPI100564452lyc4ar12319641:20000
Pits, quarryMPI3172566390m0cnar13119711:20000
Pits, gravelGPI2615901561qcpcar13119711:20000
Pits, borrowBPI7784143v9yyar13119711:20000
Pits, gravel2556917075221v9tcar13319961:24000
Pits, quarryMPI28566595m0l8ar14319661:20000
Pits, gravelGPI28566586m0kzar14319661:20000
Pits, borrow411313970021hwplar68019801:20000
Pits-dumps9958933812432yw9naz63119801:24000
Dumps-Pits association234272534411slxaz65319851:24000
Pits52487534731smyaz65319851:24000
Mined, Pits and Dump land68010731096372ybs4az6571:24000
Dumps-Pits association193434535431sq6az65919841:24000
Pits3859535641sqwaz65919841:24000
Pits-Dumps association307445544541tnlaz66319791:24000
Pits, dumps6424725538691t1qaz66919931:24000
Pits1213397549871v6saz67120001:24000
Pits-Dumps complex122974549881v6taz67120001:24000
Pits-Dumps complexBP309185687220b73az6931:24000
Ustic Torriorthents-Pits, mine complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes661380923737452v1c4az71120081:24000
Ustic Torriorthents-Pits, mine complex, 2 to 35 percent slopes621096524539392v1c4az71320111:24000
Pits and Dumps1541173461815hhk8ca03119801:24000
Pits, quarries157320459449hf2yca04119791:24000
Pits and DumpsPm550455694h95tca05319721:24000
Pits, quarry18560459007hdmpca05519741:24000
Pits1901790461934hhp3ca06719891:24000
Vleck-Amador-Pits, mine complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes2361170461980hhqlca06719891:24000
Mokelumne-Pits, mine complex, 15 to 50 percent slopes179380461923hhnrca06719891:24000
Pits, gravel2141970462106hhvnca07719901:24000
Pits-Dumps complex1641286455940h9frca08719761:24000
Borrow pitBP833456146h9ndca09519691:24000
Pits and Udifluvents soils, 0 to 15 percent slopes395194700252rshmca60020171:24000
Pits-Dumps complex281215487151jbxkca60419941:24000
Pits and Udifluvents soils, 0 to 15 percent slopes39512626702342rshmca60520131:24000
Pits and Dumps3251009487659jcfyca60820001:24000
Pits, gravel135641456688hb6wca61019751:24000
Pits997743727356sdw3ca61220051:24000
Pits, gravel99584727358sdw5ca61220051:24000
PITS, SAND206160460513hg68ca61819911:24000
Red Bluff-Mokelumne-Mine pits complex, 2 to 16 percent slopesRmD597462437hj6bca62819631:20000
Mine pitsMP6810149201323cca62819631:20000
Pits, mine115138115433551nsznca64120091:24000
Pits238510462890hjnyca64719841:24000
PitsPv47463121hjxdca64819591:20000
Pits, gravel950812467125hp2kca65320001:24000
Cyvar-Nodhill-Pits, gypsiferous, complex, 5 to 15 percent slopes753528467108hp20ca65320001:24000
PitsPk727464405hl7tca65419661:24000
Pits131360467203hp52ca65919991:24000
Pits146690463611hkf6ca66019771:24000
PITS185375457288hbv7ca66519771:24000
Pits-Delano-Oil-Waste land complex, 1 to 9 percent slopes128ne16523181sgclca66619831:24000
Pits2173285463762hkl2ca66619831:24000
Pits and Dumps218155463763hkl3ca66619831:24000
Pits900475458520hd3zca66720031:24000
Pits-Delano-Oil-Waste land complex, 1 to 9 percent slopes12853414212751jpylca66820071:24000
Pits and dumps15052467290hp7wca66820071:24000
Pits157865463861hkp8ca67019771:24000
PITS1551500463974hksxca67119781:24000
Quarries and Pits soilsGP685457958hcjvca67719721:24000
Pits1851890458086hcnzca67819741:24000
Pits1291400455518h904ca68319761:24000
Pits-Dumps complex526419103467013qngca68520061:24000
Pits, gravel52513114823217jtrca68520061:24000
Pits and Dumps183152461068hgs5ca68719851:24000
Pits and Dumps125572455986h9h7ca68919851:24000
Pits and dumps2702167466478hndpca69120081:24000
Pits and dumps703130716521241sg5bca69320061:24000
Pits and Dumps195137465773hmnyca69419931:24000
PitsPits1725355292qpt4ca6951:24000
Pits and Dumps325su915283621n9d0ca70819841:24000
Pits, Quarry2311980471240htc9ca71319841:24000
Pits, hydraulicHYE2979464695hlk5ca71919821:24000
Pits, borrowPX1008464778hlmvca71919821:24000
Pits, borrow196316464946hlt8ca72419851:24000
Dumps-Pits complex998245626038p0fsca72920061:24000
Pits-Dumps assocation5069452921032hr2nca79520231:24000
Pits, gravel5052392921033hqxqca79520231:24000
Pits-Dumps complex, 0 to 50 percent slopes2811412488231jd1dca80219961:24000
PitsPits5025355022qpt4ca8031:24000
DumpsDUM104822616wm00co00119681:20000
DumpsDUM4499581812f75co00519711:20000
Gravel PitsGP481702614rl3zco01119651:15840
Pits, mineM456210894528sjhco02320091:24000
Pits, gravelGP3615285171n9k0co02320091:24000
Pits333589507735y0co12519761:24000
Gravel PitsGP330472828hw0jco62820081:24000
Pits, mine-Dumps, mine complex7624461014392131kbco63820101:24000
Pits, gravel7514222389242f4scco63820101:24000
Pits5233724337062mpgnco64019841:24000
Pits, gravel111749497387jpkrco64119801:24000
Pits, clayey110513497386jpkqco64119801:24000
Pits, quarryPiQ16632102382zf0sco64319751:20000
Pits20723732102372zf0rco64419801:24000
Pits, quarryPiQ5032103072zf0sco64419801:24000
Pits, gravelGP172507009k0l4co6481:24000
Mine pits and DumpsMP1760498070jq8sco65819681:20000
Pits, gravelGP13914804001lpgvco65819681:20000
Pits, quarryQU1031769672z5gpco66119681:31680
Gravel pitsGp45708041rrs1co66219681:24000
Pits, gravelGP27644518pmnxco66820181:24000
Pits, gravel54138583161yp5co66919821:24000
Pits87724577221y20co67119971:24000
Pits, gravelGP482506804k0cjco68019701:31680
Udorthents-Pits complex, gravelly305596533957219lmfct60120031:12000
Pits, quarries303151433957199lmcct60120031:12000
Udorthents-Pits complex, gravelly305558734000949lmfct60220031:12000
Pits, quarries30349234000929lmcct60220031:12000
Pits and Dumps383904320722brqwfl00119821:15840
Pits328514448621khhgfl00319911:20000
Pits471253320835brvjfl00519821:20000
Pits7222614810581lq52fl01319971:20000
Pits201932321057bs2pfl01719851:20000
Pits50790797473vrtyfl02319811:24000
Pits3669414211081jps6fl02919981:24000
Pits55750738867ssvffl03119961:24000
Pits18163014253261jv58fl03319981:24000
Pits3095015294341nbhlfl03519911:15840
Pits9146413816301hcpqfl03920061:12000
Pits5450114885217kgrfl04719951:24000
Pits299013844071hgl9fl04919811:20000
Pits-Dumps complex425364322107bt5kfl05319761:20000
Pits41570322106bt5jfl05319761:20000
Borrow pit311201017264134jzfl05919711:12000
Pits5045756770tdgyfl06119841:20000
Pits5092014249561jtsbfl06319771:20000
Pits25590700488rhxdfl06519841:20000
Pits4083014544501ktgrfl07319891:20000
Pits and Dumps25165014140681jgg3fl07519901:24000
Pits71300322774btw2fl07720041:24000
Pits and Dumps4110013841111hg8rfl08119811:24000
Pits33833323147bv83fl09519861:20000
Pits3152814838711lt2tfl09719761:20000
Pits281080323197bv9qfl10119801:20000
Pits-Dumps complex41570323211bvb5fl10119801:20000
Pits245601017110134d0fl10320031:24000
Pits3837013920361hqjdfl10919811:20000
Pits3332814211901jpvvfl11119901:24000
Pits36790823783wn6nfl11319781:24000
Pits and Dumps3264031030272y9hxfl11519881:24000
Pits-Dumps complex512262323660bvsnfl11919851:24000
Udorthents-Pits complex, 1 to 8 percent slopes612543102337513bx3fl12120031:24000
Pits46127514252471jv2qfl12319981:24000
Pits4780515441501ntt9fl12719771:20000
Pits361040324006bw4tfl13119851:20000
Pits-Udorthents complex, reclaimed, 0 to 90 percent slopes11384023984922lhtqfl13320091:12000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PITS 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 .