Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the PLAYAS 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 PLAYAS 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 PLAYAS 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 PLAYAS 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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Competing Series

Soil series competing with PLAYAS 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 PLAYAS 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 PLAYAS 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 .

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with PLAYAS, 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

Click a link below to display the diagram. Note that these diagrams may be from multiple survey areas.

  1. OR-2010-09-29-05 | Harney County Area - 2006

    Soil and landscape relationship in Pueblo Valley (Soil Survey of Harney County Area, Oregon; 2006).

  2. UT-2010-11-05-01 | Tooele County Area - 2000

    Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Playas-Saltair-Salt flats and Skumpah-Yenrab-Dynal general soil map units (Soil Survey of Tooele County Area, Utah; 2000).

Map Units

Map units containing PLAYAS 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
Dryvalley-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes18313935487458jc7gca60820001:24000
Epot-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes19213130487473jc7yca60820001:24000
Termo-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes3809808487740jcjkca60820001:24000
Epot-Ragtown-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes1939692487474jc7zca60820001:24000
Biscaro-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes1193932487351jc40ca60820001:24000
Hagata-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes2313100487525jc9mca60820001:24000
Calneva-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes1411111487389jc57ca60820001:24000
Wespac-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes3971097487764jckbca60820001:24000
Playas326511487660jcfzca60820001:24000
PlayasPy2419456899hbfpca63819671:24000
PlayasPl1942464406hl7vca65419661:24000
Playas ponded9103685458524hd43ca66720031:24000
Playas9112745458525hd44ca66720031:24000
Playas158811463862hkp9ca67019771:24000
PLAYAS15619500463975hksyca67119781:24000
Playas5271507716758631t7w3ca68520061:24000
Playas3766569471489htmbca73219981:24000
Playas28366737488233jd1gca80219961:24000
Playa48204186076220g8lca8051:24000
Intermittent waterIW921822617wm01co00119681:20000
Intermittent WaterIW44399582012f77co00519711:20000
PlayaPLY1570695309rbjbco00919661:20000
Playas29917094438358dco06119771:24000
PlayasPLY4222992071qsnnco09919631:15840
Playas8622719509835ypco61719801:24000
Playas8465895185361hco61819761:24000
PlayasIW53886509yrh2co62219681:20000
Playas466814081311j88lco62319771:24000
PlayasPLY1749952703647co62419631:20000
Playas60268498636jqw1co63019751:24000
PlayasPLY37512286k62cco64319751:20000
Playas137198497755jpymco64419801:24000
PlayasPLY383497830jq11co64619731:24000
Playas, 0 to 1 percent slopes99072025193022prj2id00120121:24000
PlayasPLA80808922q5fid66519671:20000
Playas-Duric Natrargids association, nearly level1331382485958j9p2id67519921:24000
Farmell-Power-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes544665820762rdmid68119931:24000
Playas146150818772r66id68119931:24000
Playas, 0 to 1 percent slopes99076925196492prj2id68520121:24000
Playas, 0 to 1 percent slopes881155791102n9yid76319981:24000
Farmell-Power-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes162314870451lxd6id78019981:24000
Playas541315317461ndx5id78019981:24000
PlayasPL7491469014xvrmt60019691:24000
Playas, saline, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently pondedPb2427376457dmqsnm02519671:20000
Playas, salt lake, occasionally pondedSL32831607338f5t9nm04120141:24000
PlayasPY1743714740031lgthnm67419651:24000
Dune land-Playas complex13912982643803plxvnv60319711:24000
Appian-Playas association10812036643772plwvnv60319711:24000
Churchill-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes1318506643795plxlnv60319711:24000
PlayasPL1424469395hrfsnv60819671:24000
Kawich-Playas complexKp11498491533jhgxnv61119671:24000
Dune land, clayey-Playas associationCd1089491505jhg0nv61119671:24000
Ocala-Ocala-Playas associationOP4385476117hzfmnv61219681:24000
PlayasPL28804477958j1c0nv62119711:24000
Playas-Dianev complexPS20471477959j1c1nv62119711:24000
Yomba-Playas complex, 0 to 4 percent slopesYm178114956752v411nv62219721:24000
PlayasPN14596495631jmr3nv62219721:24000
Tipperary-Playas complexTM6195495653jmrtnv62219721:24000
Umberland-Playas complexUR3802495661jms2nv62219721:24000
Playas-Parran complexPO2493495632jmr4nv62219721:24000
Monte Cristo-Playas complexMO2055495600jmq3nv62219721:24000
Timper-Playas complexTF1860495650jmrqnv62219721:24000
Domez-Playas complexDs981495577jmpcnv62219721:24000
Patna-Hough-Playas association5175011473985hx6vnv62519811:24000
Wabuska-Delp-Playas complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes7254010474043hx8qnv62519811:24000
Rusty-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes604720474008hx7lnv62519811:24000
Hawsley-Playas complex1075699473876hx3bnv62519811:24000
Playas-Hough association709449824255742mf0bnv62519811:24000
Dune land-Playas complex9965838474430hxp6nv62819801:24000
Isolde-Playas association13424118474178hxf2nv62819801:24000
Playas20004401478179j1l4nv75419921:24000
Ewelac-Playas association31932969190467821xz7nv75419921:24000
Ambush-Panacker-Playas association3194655190467921xz8nv75419921:24000
Playa48208020339409220g8lnv75520061:24000
Playas990115490474599hxvnnv75919951:24000
Boton-Playas association168391364746942v443nv76019941:24000
Playas8501990474824hy2xnv76019941:24000
Boton-Playas association15031064762592v443nv76119881:24000
Dune land-Playas complex161346476262hzl9nv76119881:24000
Katelana-Zorravista-Playas association91817199478528j1ydnv76619941:24000
Benin-Playas association103129854782102v43vnv76619941:24000
Saltair-Playas association16110609478234j1mxnv76619941:24000
Playas, 0 to 1 percent slopes7607873478451j1vxnv76619941:24000
Benin, moist-Playas-Benin association12417298478614j215nv76619941:24000
Orupa-Playas-Boofuss association13706192478631j21qnv76619941:24000
Mazuma-Kawich-Playas association8045768478470j1wjnv76619941:24000
Umberland-Playas association7625167478453j1vznv76619941:24000
Playas-Orupa association30034926339222rgptnv76619941:24000
Playas74014655479303j2rdnv76819851:63360
Cren-Ocala-Playas association3012785479169j2m2nv76819851:63360
Wendane-Playas association114518104790402v43pnv76819851:63360
Yobe-Isolde-Playas association3101810479182j2mhnv76819851:63360
Playas00147066475164hyfwnv76919861:24000
Boton-Playas association81233324753142v443nv76919861:24000
Chuckles-Playas complex40014130476571hzx8nv77019951:24000
Bango-Playas-Chuckles association2225112476501hzv0nv77019951:24000
Chuckles-Playas-Slaw association4024413476573hzxbnv77019951:24000
Appian-Playas association2601607476511hzvbnv77019951:24000
Chuckles-Ragtown-Playas complex78111517477560j0y5nv77119901:24000
Chuckles-Playas complex7804181477559j0y4nv77119901:24000
Tresed-Gitakup-Playas complex7703844477558j0y3nv77119901:24000
Umberland-Playas-Ragtown association14452562477370j0r1nv77119901:24000
Dune land-Playas complex, 0 to 30 percent slopes901371477581j0yvnv77119901:24000
Updike variant-Playas association693370644141pm8rnv77319811:24000
Wabuska-Playas-Isolde association114110339476720j022nv77419851:24000
Playas12006035476732j02gnv77419851:24000
Wabuska-Playas association11425992476721j023nv77419851:24000
Isolde-Cirac-Playas association10435676476706j01mnv77419851:24000
Playas-Slaw association120143604767332xdmsnv77419851:24000
Nuyobe-Playas association14503326476776j03wnv77419851:24000
Slaw-Playas association14421769476774j03tnv77419851:24000
Playas-Hough association709458824255992mf14nv77419851:24000
Playas74020220479715j35pnv77519851:24000
Wendane-Playas association114578304794182v43pnv77519851:24000
Bubus-Playas complex2432530479544j305nv77519851:24000
Playas1500366479782j37vnv77619831:63360
Wendane-Playas association12823604797742v43pnv77619831:63360
Boton-Playas association831337864759452v443nv77719931:24000
Playas99017083476010hzb5nv77719931:24000
Preble-Goldrun-Playas association43215214475726hz10nv77719931:24000
Cresal-Tresed-Playas complex12125863475454hyr7nv77719931:24000
Cresal-Playas association12104549475452hyr5nv77719931:24000
Goldrun-Prideen-Playas complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes3514319475696hz01nv77719931:24000
Essal-Playas-Isolde association3024067475673hyz9nv77719931:24000
Benin-Katelana-Playas association300414750479982j3g9nv77920041:24000
Playas50006861480131j3m3nv77920041:24000
Benin-Playas association30084666479985j3gdnv77920041:24000
Dune land, clayey-Playas-Benin association30054192479983j3gbnv77920041:24000
Benin, sodic-Playas association32713147480047j3jdnv77920041:24000
Benin-Sondoa-Playas association32702565480046j3jcnv77920041:24000
Playas-Orupa association30029190480414j3x7nv78019901:24000
Dune land-Playas association310995480415j3x8nv78019901:24000
Yomba-Playas association1911509894808322v412nv78119941:24000
Stargo-Playas-Slaw association124310242480718j471nv78119941:24000
Playas19005626480828j4blnv78119941:24000
Stargo-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes12424441480717j470nv78119941:24000
Wabuska-Playas-Isolde association1360775480745j47xnv78119941:24000
Playas-Slaw association19013634808292xdmsnv78119941:24000
Playas390047076481075j4lknv78319911:24000
Nuyobe-Blueagle-Playas complex, 0 to 30 percent slopes315025812480918j4fhnv78319911:24000
Yomba, loamy surface-Playas complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes391170644810782v413nv78319911:24000
Chuffa-Linoyer-Playas complex207123785481190j4q8nv78420061:24000
Ewelac-Playas association3193475514546731ktpynv78420061:24000
Ambush-Panacker-Playas association3194369514546721ktpxnv78420061:24000
Playas2000681481181j4pznv78420061:24000
Playas290019697469221hr85nv78519951:24000
Playas-Mobl-Kawich complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes29035667469223hr87nv78519951:24000
Playas-Corbilt-Bluepoint association29014618469222hr86nv78519951:24000
Stargo-Playas association25701590469180hr6vnv78519951:24000
Playas90043103485167j8vknv79619841:63360
Yomba-Playas complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes160146104849352v411nv79619841:63360
Slaw-Playas complex4309583485038j8qdnv79619841:63360
Yomba-Playas-Kawich association1637769484938j8m5nv79619841:63360
Cirac-Playas-Kawich association4547356485054j8qxnv79619841:63360
Kawich-Playas association1517096484934j8m1nv79619841:63360
Belcher-Playas-Yomba association1316655484928j8lvnv79619841:63360
Nuyobe-Rustigate-Playas association3805228485026j8q0nv79619841:63360
Yomba-Playas-Youngston association, alkali1624935484937j8m4nv79619841:63360
Stargo-Playas association91037414851712v427nv79619841:63360
Slaw-Kawich-Playas association4322516485040j8qgnv79619841:63360
Youngston-Playas association1801938484941j8m8nv79619841:63360
Rustigate-Slaw-Playas association371425485023j8pxnv79619841:63360
Playas25943759490663jgkvor62819971:24000
Boravall-Playas complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes408000490817jgqtor62819971:24000
Icene-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes1467161490514jgf1or62819971:24000
Alvodest-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes57148490869jgshor62819971:24000
Icene-Playas complex, slightly alkaline, 0 to 1 percent slopes1476656490515jgf2or62819971:24000
Playas-Thenarrows complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes2605260490666jgkyor62819971:24000
Gamgee-Playas complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes39594532708802qy41or62819971:24000
Playas, saline5211732216900211tqltor63520061:24000
Flagstaff-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes314725316898231tqdfor63520061:24000
Turpin-Boravall-Playas complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes642526016901421tqqqor63520061:24000
Icene-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes370508316898781tqg6or63520061:24000
Turpin-Kewake-Playas complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes643390916901431tqqror63520061:24000
Turpin-Playas complex, sodic, 0 to 3 percent slopes646329916901461tqqvor63520061:24000
Turpin-Playas complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes644326016901441tqqsor63520061:24000
Playas520241316900201tqlsor63520061:24000
Playas-Helphenstein complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes522229816900221tqlvor63520061:24000
Southcat-Playas complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes604205516901041tqphor63520061:24000
Helphenstein-Legler-Playas complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes362160916898701tqfyor63520061:24000
Turpin-Playas complex, saline, 0 to 3 percent slopes645102916901451tqqtor63520061:24000
Morehouse-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes47577516899771tqkdor63520061:24000
Playas205A25434489045jdwnor63619911:24000
Icene-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes115A17374488904jdr3or63619911:24000
Reese-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes227A7334489080jdxsor63619911:24000
Playas, dissected205B4300489046jdwpor63619911:24000
Playas-Helphenstein complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes206A3696489047jdwqor63619911:24000
Turpin-Playas complex, sodic, 0 to 3 percent slopes401A131017209751vrtbor63619911:24000
Alvodest-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes3A1199489240jf2yor63619911:24000
Southcat-Playas complex, 0 to 5 percent slopes487A21317209881vrtror63619911:24000
Gamgee-Playas complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes395864825652382qy41or64420211:24000
Playas25938062026449260pbor64420211:24000
Beoska-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes39411025652392qy42or64420211:24000
PlayasPa3506291023gcor66619701:31680
Playas, salt lake, occasionally pondedSL482931539f5t9tx07919621:20000
Playas, salt lake, occasionally pondedSL136393633f5t9tx11520041:24000
Playas, salt lake, occasionally pondedSL538379009f5t9tx21919991:24000
Playas, salt lake, occasionally pondedSL3382379076f5t9tx30519991:24000
Playas, salt lake, occasionally pondedSL1755372579f5t9tx44519991:24000
Playas61450486481272j4sxut60119851:24000
Skumpah-Playas complex, 1 to 3 percent slopes78167102481290j4thut60119851:24000
Saltair-Playas association, 0 to 2 percent slopes7487349481286j4tcut60119851:24000
Skumpah, sodic-Playas complex, 0 to 3 percent slopes7983887481291j4tjut60119851:24000
Dynal-Playas association, 0 to 15 percent slopes3010073481238j4rtut60119851:24000
PlayasPU80771481438j4z8ut60219691:20000
Pintailake-Eimarsh-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesPEP3045215456581nwcyut60219691:20000
Eimarsh-Playas-Pintailake complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesEP2023115456591nwczut60219691:20000
Saltair-Playas-Lasil complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesSPL1920715456751nwdhut60219691:20000
Playas, floodedPF1187315464601nx6tut60219691:20000
Pintailake-Eimarsh-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesPEP2214016012101qr5yut60719651:15840
PlayasPU1491716012141qr62ut60719651:15840
Saltair-Playas-Lasil complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesSPL715916012111qr5zut60719651:15840
Eimarsh-Playas-Pintailake complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesEP424516012131qr61ut60719651:15840
Playas451065384482151j5q8ut61119921:24000
Playas-Saltair complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes46439896482152j5q9ut61119921:24000
Saltair-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopes53158918482161j5qlut61119921:24000
Saltair-Playas-Lasil complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesSPL33216739891t5xnut61119921:24000
Pintailake-Eimarsh-Playas complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesPEP1419716012161qr64ut61219671:20000
Saltair-Playas-Lasil complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesSPL866516012171qr65ut61219671:20000
PlayasPU603816012181qr66ut61219671:20000
Eimarsh-Playas-Pintailake complex, 0 to 1 percent slopesEP33616977861tzp9ut61219671:20000
Playas5813757831838842x4gfut6171:24000
Playas-Saltair-Yuba families complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes932200231839232x4hput6171:24000
Swingler family-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes801132531839092x4h7ut6171:24000
Uvada-Playas complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes1041608922204272djjput6261:24000
Thermosprings-Playas association171420722204932djltut6261:24000
Woodrow, moderately saline-Musinia, moderately saline-Playas association147395322204692djl1ut6261:24000
Saltair-Playas association12067022204432djk6ut6261:24000
Pengpong-Playas association14618322204682djl0ut6261:24000
PlayasPM61615482409j5zlut63219701:20000
Playas-Abbott associationPN6558482410j5zmut63219701:20000
Playas4496473483987j7mhut63419971:24000
Playas1121195504340jxt1ut63619841:24000
PlayasPy1050553021vjyut64319761:63000
PlayasPY31332362ynlvwy6291:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PLAYAS 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 .