Official Series Description


Lab Data Summary

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

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Pedons used in the lab summary:

MLRALab IDPedon IDTaxonnameCINSSL / NASIS ReportsLink To SoilWeb GMap
111BAL-1231960-OH003-123Rawson2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.775032,-84.2151871
111BSA-0291972-OH147-029Rawson4Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties41.2131424,-82.878334
111BWB76071976IN169007Rawson2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.9990583,-85.924775
111BHU78031978IN069003Rawson2Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.9802194,-85.4337389
111BAD79021979IN001002Rawson3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties40.5950278,-84.9349444
111BDK79031979IN033003Rawson3Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties41.3001583,-84.9040917
63A83P079983SD103004RAWSON7Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties43.9363556,-102.2424622

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the RAWSON 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 RAWSON 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 RAWSON 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 RAWSON 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Competing Series

Soil series competing with RAWSON 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 RAWSON series and competing. 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 RAWSON 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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There are insufficient data to create the 3D mountains figure.

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Soil series sharing subgroup-level classification with RAWSON, 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 .

Block Diagrams

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  1. IN-2012-01-19-02 | Adams County - March 1986

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Glynwood-Blount map unit (Soil Survey of Adams County, Indiana; 1986).

  2. IN-2012-01-19-16 | Elkhart County - April 1974

    Relationship of soils to topography and underlying materials in the Blount-Pewamo association (Soil Survey of Elkhart County, Indiana; 1974).

  3. IN-2012-01-19-25 | Huntington County - December 1982

    Relationship of soils to topography and underlying materials in the Blount-Pewamo map unit (Soil Survey of Huntington County, Indiana; 1982).

  4. IN-2012-01-20-06 | Steuben County - September 1981

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Glynwood-Morley-Blount map unit (Soil Survey of Steuben County, Indiana; 1981).

  5. IN-2012-01-20-09 | Wabash County - February 1983

    Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Blount-Pewamo-Glynwood map unit (Soil Survey of Wabash County, Indiana; 1983).

  6. IN-2012-01-20-12 | Wabash County - February 1983

    Pattern of soils and underlying material in the Glynwood-Morley map unit (Soil Survey of Wabash County, Indiana; 1983).

  7. OH-2012-02-16-43 | Trumbull County - March 1992

    Pattern of soils and parent material in the Wadsworth-Rittman association (Soil Survey of Trumbull County, Ohio; March 1992).

Map Units

Map units containing RAWSON 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
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRdB10551634445h2din00119831:15840
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedRlB223811647435jf9in00319651:15840
Rawson-Urban land complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedYrmB232434045312zy57in00319651:15840
Rawson loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately erodedRlC22461647445jfbin00319651:15840
Rawson loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesRlA2401647425jf8in00319651:15840
Rawson fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRaB1681647415jf7in00319651:15840
Rawson-Urban land complex, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately erodedYrmC28334045322zy59in00319651:15840
Rawson-Urban land complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesYrmB5434046022zkg9in00319651:15840
Urban land-Rawson complex, 2 to 6 percent slopes, moderately erodedUprB23734045662zy56in00319651:15840
Rawson-Urban land complex, 0 to 2 percent slopesYrmA3434045302zy55in00319651:15840
Urban land-Rawson complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesUprB1134046012yc58in00319651:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRaB63971603395cv7in03319801:15840
Rawson loam, 1 to 5 percent slopesRrwB7171649615jnbin03519971:12000
Rawson fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRgB14111614325dzhin06919801:15840
Rawson fine sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopesRgC2701614335dzjin06919801:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRaB73827263094pjin08719781:20000
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRbB739527257094mlin11319741:15840
Rawson, Morley, and Miami loams, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedRdB2458827257194mmin11319741:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRaB351127256794mhin11319741:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, erodedRaC2116027256894mjin11319741:15840
Rawson loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesRbA98427256994mkin11319741:15840
Morley, Miami, and Rawson loams, 6 to 12 percent slopes, erodedMuC294127256094m8in11319741:15840
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRaB34381606785d65in12719781:15840
Rawson loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, erodedRaC26711606795d66in12719781:15840
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRaB50481602375cqyin15119791:20000
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes, erodedRcB236281612265drvin16919801:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesRcA6521612255drtin16919801:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, erodedRcC24391612275drwin16919801:15840
Rawson fine sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRlB9441612725dtbin17919881:15840
Rawson fine sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopesRlC501612735dtcin17919881:15840
Rawson-Urban land complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesYrlB632168742zkg9in17919881:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRcB69081618125fcrin18319851:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopesRcC16171618135fcsin18319851:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesRcA8511618115fcqin18319851:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRsB425091495nz2mi09119571:20000
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRoB115926651qg99oh00519761:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRmB10931684655n9coh03919811:15840
Rawson loam, 6 to 12 percent slopesRkC115397651np7voh03919811:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopesRmC115397661np7woh03919811:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRcB11101721775s53oh04319981:12000
Rawson sandy loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesRcA5981721765s52oh04319981:12000
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRbB18511691075nz2oh05119811:15840
Rawson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRmB47282875859n7yoh05519791:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRgB117644443pmlhoh06319971:12000
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRdB1291690315nwmoh06919681:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRaB1061690305nwloh06919681:15840
Haney and Rawson loams, 6 to 12 percent slopesHeC921689995nvloh06919681:15840
Rawson fine sandy loam, stratified substratum, 2 to 6 percent slopesReB851690325nwnoh06919681:15840
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRdB10422878069nh2oh09319721:15840
Rawson loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesRdA9542878059nh1oh09319721:15840
Rawson loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately erodedRdC21172878079nh3oh09319721:15840
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRoB5992883819p2moh10319741:15840
Rawson loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately erodedRoC2314125501jdw4oh10319741:15840
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRmB6451699565pvgoh10719751:15840
Urban land-Rawson complex, 2 to 6 percent slopesRuB332169212yc58oh10719751:15840
Rawson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRaB1595537930l1rloh11919891:15840
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRaB8821704015q9toh12319811:15840
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRmB8021706745qlmoh13719711:20000
Rawson loam, 0 to 2 percent slopesRmA2001706735qlloh13719711:20000
Rawson loam, 6 to 12 percent slopes, moderately erodedRmC21131706755qlnoh13719711:20000
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRmB22851700085px4oh14719781:15840
Rawson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRdB37652871359msfoh15519861:15840
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRmB2301681155my2oh16119671:15840
Rawson silt loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRgB10632872219mw6oh16919811:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRlB23301681885n0foh17119751:15840
Rawson loam, 2 to 6 percent slopesRmB11511681905n0hoh17119751:15840
Haney-Rawson sandy loams, 1 to 6 percent slopesHeB7481681615mzkoh17119751:15840
Rawson loam, 6 to 12 percent slopesRmC3361681915n0joh17119751:15840
Rawson sandy loam, 6 to 12 percent slopesRlC2881681895n0goh17119751:15840
Haney-Rawson sandy loams, 6 to 12 percent slopesHeC2361681625mzloh17119751:15840

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the RAWSON 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 .