Soil Data Explorer - PLAISTED

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the PLAISTED soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of PLAISTED, 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 PLAISTED 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
143	83P0339	82NH007005	Plaisted	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.8933334,-71.398056
143	40A0417	ME-55-10-019-04	Plaisted	4	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	44.85,-68.6227778
n/a	97P0226	S1996NH007008	Plaisted	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the PLAISTED 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 PLAISTED 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 PLAISTED 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 PLAISTED 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 terrace figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with PLAISTED 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 PLAISTED 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 PLAISTED 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 terrace figure.

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

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with PLAISTED, 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

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing PLAISTED 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
Plaisted loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	PrC	17877	284788	2w3yk	me602	1967	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	PrB	7038	284787	2w3ym	me602	1967	1:20000
Thorndike-Plaisted association, 8 to 15 percent slopes, rocky	TpC	7009	284800	2wqmw	me602	1967	1:20000
Thorndike-Plaisted association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, rocky	TpB	6300	284799	2wqmv	me602	1967	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	PrD	5957	284789	2w3yj	me602	1967	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	PgB	4660	284785	2t0k4	me602	1967	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	PgC	3292	284786	2w3yg	me602	1967	1:20000
Thorndike-Plaisted association, 15 to 30 percent slopes, rocky	TpD	863	284801	2wqn7	me602	1967	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	PgB	82030	301862	2t0k4	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	PgC	52962	301863	2w3yg	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted-Howland association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	PvB	36921	301870	2w3yr	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted-Howland association, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	PvC	36089	301871	2w3yq	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	PrC	30979	301867	2w3yk	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	PrB	22552	301866	2w3ym	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	PgD	8192	301864	2w3yd	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	PrD	2320	301868	2w3yj	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	PgE	1380	301865	2w3ys	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PgA	624	301861	2w3zh	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	PrE	135	301869	2w3yl	me607	1960	1:20000
Plaisted-Howland association, 0 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	PvB	67046	614203	2w3yr	me608	1962	1:20000
Plaisted-Howland association, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	PvC	37110	614204	2w3yq	me608	1962	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	PrC	31087	614200	2w3yk	me608	1962	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	PgB	30303	614196	2t0k4	me608	1962	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	PgC	28124	614197	2w3yg	me608	1962	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	PrB	17548	614199	2w3ym	me608	1962	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	PrD	3246	614201	2w3yj	me608	1962	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	PgD	3165	614198	2w3yd	me608	1962	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	PrE	419	614202	2w3yl	me608	1962	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	PrC	177761	285250	2w3yk	me614	1960	1:20000
Plaisted loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	PrE	27462	285251	2w3yl	me614	1960	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, extremely stony	SpD	10002	285272	2w3zj	me614	1960	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	PgB	6260	285242	2t0k4	me614	1960	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	PgC	2905	285243	2w3yg	me614	1960	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	PgD	165	285244	2w3yd	me614	1960	1:20000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes	PgE	124	285245	2w3ys	me614	1960	1:20000
Plaisted-Howland-Penquis association, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	PWC	51419	285351	2t0k9	me615	1994	1:24000
Penquis-Plaisted complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	PeB	7035	285353	2w3zz	me615	1994	1:24000
Penquis-Plaisted-Berkshire complex, rolling, very stony	PFC	5110	285350	9kxv	me615	1994	1:24000
Penquis-Plaisted complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	PeC	3068	285354	2w400	me615	1994	1:24000
Plaisted-Penquis-Howland association, 15 to 25 percent slopes, very stony	PWD	3067	285352	2w407	me615	1994	1:24000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	PtB	1673	285358	2t0k4	me615	1994	1:24000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	PtC	1080	285359	2w3yg	me615	1994	1:24000
Urban land-Penquis-Plaisted complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	UpB	473	285375	2w402	me615	1994	1:24000
Tunbridge-Plaisted association, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	TPD	1896	1478416	2w3zm	me619	2005	1:24000
Tunbridge-Plaisted association, 0 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	TPB	1858	1478415	2w3zl	me619	2005	1:24000
Howland-Plaisted association, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	HYD	278	1478424	2w3yc	me619	2005	1:24000
Plaisted-Howland association, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	PSB	19	1478417	2w3yp	me619	2005	1:24000
Plaisted-Howland association, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	PSD	4	1478418	2w3yn	me619	2005	1:24000
Tunbridge-Plaisted association, moderately steep, very stony	760D	38182	280595	9dzg	nh607	2000	1:24000
Tunbridge-Plaisted association, gently sloping, very stony	760B	18455	280594	9dzf	nh607	2000	1:24000
Howland-Plaisted association, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	864D	14285	280653	2w3yc	nh607	2000	1:24000
Tunbridge-Plaisted-Lyman complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes	560C	13414	280482	9dvt	nh607	2000	1:24000
Tunbridge-Plaisted-Lyman complex, 15 to 25 percent slopes	560D	12606	280483	9dvv	nh607	2000	1:24000
Tunbridge-Plaisted-Lyman complex, 25 to 35 percent slopes	560E	10602	280484	9dvw	nh607	2000	1:24000
Plaisted-Howland association, 15 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	762D	8249	280598	2w3yn	nh607	2000	1:24000
Plaisted-Howland association, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	762B	7518	280597	2w3yp	nh607	2000	1:24000
Tunbridge-Plaisted-Lyman complex, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	561C	4396	280486	9dvy	nh607	2000	1:24000
Tunbridge-Plaisted-Lyman complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes	560B	3857	280481	9dvs	nh607	2000	1:24000
Plaisted loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes, very stony	564D	2319	280494	2w3yj	nh607	2000	1:24000
Plaisted loam, 30 to 60 percent slopes, very stony	564E	1915	280495	2w3yl	nh607	2000	1:24000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes	563C	1748	280490	2w3yg	nh607	2000	1:24000
Plaisted-Tunbridge association, 35 to 45 percent slopes, very stony	862E	1299	280652	2w3zk	nh607	2000	1:24000
Tunbridge-Plaisted-Lyman complex, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	561B	1144	280485	9dvx	nh607	2000	1:24000
Plaisted loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes, very stony	564C	988	280493	2w3yk	nh607	2000	1:24000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes	563B	751	280489	2t0k4	nh607	2000	1:24000
Plaisted gravelly loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes	563D	660	280491	2w3yd	nh607	2000	1:24000
Plaisted loam, 3 to 8 percent slopes, very stony	564B	573	280492	2w3ym	nh607	2000	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PLAISTED 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).