Soil Data Explorer - QUIRK

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the QUIRK soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of QUIRK, 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 QUIRK were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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 QUIRK 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 QUIRK 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 QUIRK 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 QUIRK 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 terrace figure.

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with QUIRK 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 QUIRK 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 QUIRK 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 QUIRK, 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 QUIRK 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
Quirk-Fourbeaver complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3437AO	64	3120458	1r059	or607	2018	1:24000
Lamulita-Quirk complex, mass failure, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3416BM	63	3120450	1r04s	or607	2018	1:24000
Volstead-Quirk-Bocker complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3325AO	58	3120227	2mszt	or607	2018	1:24000
Quirk-Fivebeaver complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3342AO	56	3120430	1r024	or607	2018	1:24000
Meaufun-Quirk-Humarel complex, mass failure, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3412BM	23	3120448	1r04n	or607	2018	1:24000
Quirk-Anatone complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3455BO	23	3120337	1qy74	or607	2018	1:24000
Quirk-Fourbeaver-Humarel complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3374BO	12	3120441	1r02w	or607	2018	1:24000
Quirk-Fourbeaver complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3437AO	212	3437675	1r059	or618		1:24000
Quirk-Anatone complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3455BO	2253	3122168	1qy74	or626	2018	1:24000
Quirk-Fivebeaver complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3342AO	2230	3122227	1r024	or626	2018	1:24000
Quirk-Fourbeaver-Humarel complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3374BO	1945	3122239	1r02w	or626	2018	1:24000
Fivebeaver-Grubcreek-Quirk complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	1799CO	1814	3122221	1qzzj	or626	2018	1:24000
Meaufun-Quirk-Humarel complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3412BO	1473	3122247	1r04p	or626	2018	1:24000
Herberger-Quirk complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	4071AO	920	3385339	2qcz1	or626	2018	1:24000
Lamulita-Quirk complex, mass failure, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3416BM	691	3122250	1r04s	or626	2018	1:24000
Quirk-Fourbeaver complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3437AO	627	3122260	1r059	or626	2018	1:24000
Quirk-Volstead complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3414AO	584	3122473	1shrn	or626	2018	1:24000
Meaufun-Quirk-Humarel complex, mass failure, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3412BM	287	3122246	1r04n	or626	2018	1:24000
Meaufun-Quirk-Humarel complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3412AO	266	3122245	1r04m	or626	2018	1:24000
Alding-Quirk complex, 20 to 50 percent south slopes	4075CO	120	3385474	zs2j	or626	2018	1:24000
Dupratt-Quirk complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	4079AO	73	3385342	2qcyk	or626	2018	1:24000
Meaufun-Quirk-Humarel complex, mass failure, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3412AM	38	3122244	1r03w	or626	2018	1:24000
Alding-Quirk complex, 20 to 50 percent south slopes	440E	2301	3425081	zs2j	or627		1:24000
Ruddley-Quirk-Alding complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	482C	2252	3426365	2qczt	or627		1:24000
Herberger-Quirk complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	291C	969	3429559	2qcz1	or627		1:24000
Dupratt-Quirk complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	475C	728	3425186	2qcyk	or627		1:24000
Quirk-Fourbeaver complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3437AO	140	3431872	1r059	or627		1:24000
Lemonex, ctss-Anatone complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3455BO	131	3429806	2ktyw	or627		1:24000
Fivebeaver-Grubcreek-Quirk complex, 30 to 60 percent slopes	1799CO	67	3431922	1qzzj	or627		1:24000
Quirk-Fivebeaver complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3342AO	62	3431861	1r024	or627		1:24000
Quirk-Fourbeaver-Humarel complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3374BO	43	3429829	1r02w	or627		1:24000
Meaufun, dry-Lemonex, ctss-Humarel complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3412AO	40	3431831	2l10l	or627		1:24000
Quirk-Volstead complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3414AO	40	3429784	1shrn	or627		1:24000
Meaufun, dry-Lemonex, ctss-Humarel complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes, mass failure	3412AM	39	3431830	2l10k	or627		1:24000
Meaufun, dry-Lemonex, ctss-Humarel complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3412BO	30	3431832	2l10n	or627		1:24000
Volstead-Quirk-Bocker complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	3325AO	1956	2437090	2mszt	or631	2018	1:24000
Quirk-Anatone-Volstead complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3326BO	764	2437093	1qqfj	or631	2018	1:24000
Volstead-Quirk-Bocker complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	3325BO	0	2437091	2mszv	or631	2018	1:24000
Volstead-Quirk-Bocker complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes	348	126	84746	2v5r	or670	1999	1:24000
Volstead-Quirk-Bocker complex, 0 to 15 percent slopes	347	53	84745	2v5q	or670	1999	1:24000
Quirk-Dupratt-Meaufun complex, wet, 2 to 30 percent south slopes	433C	15421	3421694	2r5cb	or677		1:24000
Dupratt-Quirk-Fourbeaver complex, wet, 30 to 60 percent south slopes	436F	13692	3421695	2r5cd	or677		1:24000
Dupratt-Quirk-Ateron complex, dry, 2 to 35 percent south slopes	423B	7272	3421729	2r5c8	or677		1:24000
Dupratt-Quirk-Ateron complex, 30 to 60 percent south slopes	434F	5728	3421738	2r5cc	or677		1:24000
Dupratt-Quirk complex, 2 to 35 percent south slopes	433B	5459	3421741	2r5c9	or677		1:24000
Quirk-Ateron complex, 5 to 20 percent slopes	278B	3901	3421775	2r5ck	or677		1:24000
Alding-Quirk complex, 20 to 50 percent south slopes	440E	504	3424521	zs2j	or677		1:24000
Dupratt-Quirk complex, 2 to 20 percent slopes	475C	35	3424861	2qcyk	or677		1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the QUIRK 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).