Soil Data Explorer - PROSPER

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the PROSPER soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of PROSPER, 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 PROSPER were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-18). 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 PROSPER 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 PROSPER 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 PROSPER 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 PROSPER 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).

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with PROSPER 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 PROSPER 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 PROSPER 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 mountains figure.

Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with PROSPER, 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. SD-2012-03-15-15 | Davison County - January 1974

   Typical pattern of Houdek and Stickney soils in association 3 and of Houdek, Prosper, and Tetonka in association 4 (Soil Survey of Davison County, SD; 1974).

2. SD-2012-03-15-16 | Davison County - January 1974

   Typical pattern of soils in associations 5 and 7 near the James River and Firesteel Creek (Soil Survey of Davison County, SD; 1974).

3. SD-2012-03-15-24 | Douglas County - June 1981

   Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Clarno-Ethan-Prosper association (Soil Survey of Douglas County, SD; 1981).

4. SD-2012-03-15-50 | Hyde County - 1998

   Typical pattern of soils and parent material in the Glenham-Prosper-Java association (Soil Survey of Hyde County, SD; 1998).

5. SD-2012-03-15-58 | Jerauld County - September 1994

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Clarno-Ethan-Prosper association (Soil Survey of Jerauld County, SD; 1994).

6. SD-2012-03-15-67 | Lake County - December 1973

   Relationship of soils to topography and the underlying materials in the Houdek-Prosper association (Soil Survey of Lake County, SD; 1973).

7. SD-2012-03-15-89 | Potter County - October 1985

   Pattern of soils and parent material in the Glenham-Java association (Soil Survey of Potter County, SD; 1985).

Map Units

Map units containing PROSPER 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
Houdek-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HpA	37436	354858	2tlbg	sd003	1979	1:20000
Plankinton-Prosper complex	Pt	13881	354866	cx89	sd003	1979	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	HoB	149963	354587	2tlbk	sd005	1976	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HoA	87124	354586	2tlbg	sd005	1976	1:20000
Prosper-Davison loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PrA	1479	354597	cwzm	sd005	1976	1:20000
Prosper loam	Pr	895	355065	cxgq	sd023	1980	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HpA	2861	417742	2tlbg	sd025	1992	1:20000
Houdek-Ethan-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	HnB	1658	417740	2tlb9	sd025	1992	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	HpB	1406	417743	2tlbk	sd025	1992	1:20000
Houdek-Ethan-Prosper loams, 2 to 9 percent slopes	HnC	59	417741	2tlbb	sd025	1992	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HkA	66774	352924	2tlbg	sd035	1966	1:20000
Lamo and Prosper soils, 0 to 3 percent slopes	LpA	1938	352928	cv7s	sd035	1966	1:20000
Prosper silt loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes	PrA	1531	352929	cv7t	sd035	1966	1:20000
Prosper silt loam, 3 to 6 percent slopes	PrB	802	352930	cv7v	sd035	1966	1:20000
Clarno-Ethan-Prosper loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	CnA	9781	354882	cx8t	sd043	1979	1:20000
Prosper-Tetonka complex	Pt	9061	354913	cx9t	sd043	1979	1:20000
Glenham-Java-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	WvB	6105	355208	2wkp1	sd049	1981	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HkA	96336	2862749	2tlbg	sd059	1959	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	HkB	91695	352618	2tlbk	sd059	1959	1:20000
Glenham-Propser loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	WnB	68837	352692	2wbpq	sd059	1959	1:20000
Glenham-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	WnA	15503	352691	2wbpp	sd059	1959	1:20000
Prosper-Stickney loams, nearly level	BcA	10705	352580	ctwk	sd059	1959	1:20000
Stickney-Prosper loams, nearly level	CrA	1622	352589	ctwv	sd059	1959	1:20000
Glenham-Java-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	GmB	94141	353797	2wkp1	sd069	1992	1:20000
Glenham-Prosper-Hoven complex, 0 to 4 percent slopes	GsA	31364	353801	cw4y	sd069	1992	1:20000
Glenham-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GrA	11414	353799	2wbpp	sd069	1992	1:20000
Java-Glenham-Prosper loams, 1 to 9 percent slopes	JhC	8858	353816	cw5f	sd069	1992	1:20000
Glenham-Propser loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	GrB	3607	353800	2wbpq	sd069	1992	1:20000
Java, stony-Glenham-Prosper loams, 1 to 9 percent slopes	JaC	2695	353811	cw58	sd069	1992	1:20000
Prosper loam	Ps	1152	353838	cw64	sd069	1992	1:20000
Houdek-Ethan-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	HwB	31043	356446	2tlb9	sd073	1987	1:20000
Houdek-Ethan-Prosper loams, 2 to 9 percent slopes	HwC	27929	356447	2tlbb	sd073	1987	1:20000
Hand-Ethan-Prosper loams, 1 to 5 percent slopes	HaB	7999	356435	2yygh	sd073	1987	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HyA	6544	356448	2tlbg	sd073	1987	1:20000
Hand-Ethan-Prosper loams, 2 to 9 percent slopes	HaC	4762	356436	2yygj	sd073	1987	1:20000
Hand-Prosper loams, 0 to 3 percent slopes	HcA	2188	356437	2yygg	sd073	1987	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	HpB	1735	417488	2tlbk	sd077	1992	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HpA	140	417487	2tlbg	sd077	1992	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HpA	4557	416504	2tlbg	sd079	1967	1:20000
Prosper loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes	PrA	2047	416510	fzdt	sd079	1967	1:20000
Glenham-Java-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	JgB	15846	355342	2wkp1	sd107	1983	1:20000
Glenham-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GrA	4744	355329	2wbpp	sd107	1983	1:20000
Glenham-Propser loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	GrB	715	355330	2wbpq	sd107	1983	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HeA	6872	354794	2tlbg	sd111	1978	1:20000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	HeB	5496	354795	2tlbk	sd111	1978	1:20000
Houdek-Ethan-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	HtB	5210	356655	2tlb9	sd115	1997	1:24000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	HuA	522	356657	2tlbg	sd115	1997	1:24000
Houdek-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	HuB	337	356658	2tlbk	sd115	1997	1:24000
Houdek-Ethan-Prosper loams, 2 to 9 percent slopes	HtC	52	356656	2tlbb	sd115	1997	1:24000
Glenham-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GlA	8781	353077	2wbpp	sd119	1967	1:20000
Prosper-Stickney complex, 0 to 2 percent slopes	Pr	62321	417991	g0yl	sd602	1975	1:20000
Prosper and Crossplain complex	Ps	14496	417992	g0ym	sd602	1975	1:20000
Glenham-Java-Prosper loams, 1 to 6 percent slopes	GkB	46000	355504	2wkp1	sd603	1983	1:20000
Glenham-Prosper loams, 0 to 2 percent slopes	GhA	4267	355503	2wbpp	sd603	1983	1:20000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the PROSPER 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).