Soil Data Explorer - QUETICO

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the QUETICO soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of QUETICO, 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 QUETICO 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
93A	UMN3395	S1980MN137027 (3395)	Quetico	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	47.5746193,-92.5378418
93A	14N0274	S2013MN137VOYA004	Quetico	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.4771365,-92.8502944
93B	07N0162	U06MI083-007	Quetico	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.032444,-88.6718597
93B	07N0163	U06MI083-016	Quetico	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	48.1077232,-88.6061096

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the QUETICO 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 QUETICO series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-10-24), parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the QUETICO 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 2024-10-23).

Geomorphic description summaries for the QUETICO 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 2024-10-23).

There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

Competing Series

Soil series competing with QUETICO share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2024-10-23) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2024-10-23).

Select annual climate data summaries for the QUETICO 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 2024-10-23).

There are insufficient data to create the annual climate figure.

Geomorphic description summaries for the QUETICO 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 2024-10-23).

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 QUETICO, 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 2024-10-23).

Block Diagrams

No block diagrams are available.

Map Units

Map units containing QUETICO 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
Quetico-Peshekee-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 27 percent slopes, very stony	11D	3476	1717905	1vnm9	mi606		1:12000
Arcadian-Quetico-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 37 percent slopes, very stony	75E	3151	2438011	2mtyj	mi606		1:12000
Chippewa Harbor-Quetico-Nevens-Rock outcrop complex, 1 to 19 percent slopes, stony	37D	2305	1718010	1vnqp	mi606		1:12000
Quetico-Peshekee-Rock outcrop complex, 6 to 34 percent slopes, very stony	11E	1946	1717886	1vnlp	mi606		1:12000
Arcadian-Quetico-Rock outcrop complex, 7 to 61 percent slopes, very stony	75F	1200	2438013	2mtyl	mi606		1:12000
Quetico-Minong-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 33 percent slopes, very stony	10E	941	2377376	2ksvk	mi606		1:12000
Arcadian-Quetico-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 19 percent slopes, very stony	75D	931	2438010	2mtyh	mi606		1:12000
Arcadian-Quetico-Rock outcrop complex, 18 to 88 percent slopes, rubbly	14F	523	1717910	1vnmg	mi606		1:12000
Quetico-Minong-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 21 percent slopes, very stony	10D	467	1717885	1vnln	mi606		1:12000
Michigamme-Quetico-Rock outcrop complex, 5 to 35 percent slopes, very stony	81F	452	2438022	2mtyw	mi606		1:12000
Quetico-Peshekee-Rock outcrop complex, 6 to 56 percent slopes, very stony	11F	149	2485050	2pdwx	mi606		1:12000
Minong-Quetico-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 14 percent slopes, very stony	10C	132	1717884	1vnlm	mi606		1:12000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	I2a10F	18873	2774556	2t204	mn031	2013	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	I2a10D	18573	2774711	2t203	mn031	2013	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Barto, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	A1-11D	3122	2774540	2rmz9	mn031	2013	1:24000
Quetico, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	I2a10C	2757	2774618	2wqth	mn031	2013	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Barto, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	A1-11F	2033	2774627	2rmzb	mn031	2013	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop-Fluvaquents, frequently flooded complex, 0 to 50 percent slopes	E1-12F	138	2774537	2rn11	mn031	2013	1:24000
Quetico, very stony-Insula, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	I2a10D	23363	3114918	2zw3w	mn075	2013	1:24000
Quetico, very stony-Insula, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	I2a10F	15582	3114919	2zw3x	mn075	2013	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Barto, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	A1-11F	6420	2742113	2rmzb	mn075	2013	1:24000
Quetico, very stony-Insula, very stony-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	I2a10C	6150	3114917	2yz7x	mn075	2013	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Barto, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	A1-11D	2510	2742112	2rmz9	mn075	2013	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Barto, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 15 percent slopes	A1-11C	670	2742111	2rmz8	mn075	2013	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop-Fluvaquents, frequently flooded complex, 0 to 50 percent slopes	E1-12F	392	2742180	2rn11	mn075	2013	1:24000
Quetico-Rock outcrop complex, 6 to 35 percent slopes	952E	1852	398917	fd39	mn077	1989	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	F21D	39077	2406432	2ls2v	mn613	2016	1:24000
Quetico, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	F21C	31472	2406762	2wqth	mn613	2016	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	F21F	11054	2406433	2ls2w	mn613	2016	1:24000
Quetico-Insula-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very bouldery	2srqm	611	2943723	2srqm	mn613	2016	1:24000
Quetico-Insula, very bouldery-Greenwood complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very rocky	2srqp	6	2943927	2srqp	mn613	2016	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	F21D	2054	1861432	20gz6	mn617	2007	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	F21F	1218	1861433	20gz7	mn617	2007	1:24000
Quetico, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	F21C	42	1861801	2wqth	mn617	2007	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes	F21F	574	823031	wmfd	mn621	2006	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	F21D	467	823030	wmfc	mn621	2006	1:24000
Quetico, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	F21C	409	1678838	2wqth	mn621	2006	1:24000
Quetico, bouldery-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes	F21C	15041	2943837	2wqth	mn625	2015	1:24000
Quetico, stony-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 35 percent slopes	F21D	945	2943838	2pfxw	mn625	2015	1:24000
Quetico-Insula-Rock outcrop complex, 35 to 60 percent slopes, very bouldery	2srqm	50	2943874	2srqm	mn625	2015	1:24000
Quetico-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 18 percent slopes, LRU 93C	2srmd	12094	2741830	2wglw	mn627	2015	1:12000
Quetico-Insula, bouldery-Rock outcrop complex, 8 to 60 percent slopes	2srqm	10338	2742230	2wglv	mn627	2015	1:12000
Quetico-Insula, very bouldery-Greenwood complex, 0 to 12 percent slopes, very rocky	2srqp	834	2742232	2srqp	mn627	2015	1:12000
Quetico-Rock outcrop complex, 2 to 8 percent slopes	QeB	8930	291906	9srb	ny045	1981	1:15840
Insula-Millsite-Quetico-Rock outcrop complex, 3 to 15 percent slopes, very bouldery	9823C	8150	964693	11cv4	ny045	1981	1:15840
Insula-Quetico complex, rocky, 0 to 8 percent slopes	InB	4524	291851	9spk	ny045	1981	1:15840
Quetico-Rock outcrop-Insula complex, 0 to 8 percent slopes	QwB	7079	295004	9wz8	ny089	1990	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the QUETICO 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 2024-10-30).