Soil Data Explorer - READING

Official Series Description

Lab Data Summary

Aggregate lab data for the READING soil series. This aggregation is based on all pedons with a current taxon name of READING, 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 READING were used in the calculation. Source: KSSL snapshot (updated 2020-03-13). 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
106	04KS103019	04KS103019	Reading	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.1013069,-95.1627502
106	05KS103045	05KS103045	Reading	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.3163872,-95.1186142
106	40A1857	71KS045002	Reading	6	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.8638878,-95.4455566
106	94KS087013	94KS087013	Reading	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.0643044,-95.3280563
106	95KS087010s	95KS087010s	Reading	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.0638885,-95.3291702
106	96KS045101s	96KS045101s	Reading	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9419441,-95.1555557
106	99KS197003	99KS197003	Reading	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.9538116,-95.9859772
112	97KS091001	97KS091001	Reading	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	38.960968,-94.9172821
76	88KS061323	88KS061323	Reading	3	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.0275955,-96.5381241
76	91P1025	91KS161004	Reading	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.0866661,-96.5844421
76	91KS161026	91KS161026	Reading	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.085083,-96.5836487
76	95KS177022s	95KS177022s	Reading	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.1376648,-95.9250565
76	96KS197191	96KS197191	Reading	1	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.1049995,-96.0022202
76	02N0252	S2001KS177008	Reading	7	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	39.1349983,-95.9337311
n/a	89KS061545	89KS061545	Reading	2	Primary | Supplementary | Taxonomy | Pedon | Water Retention | Correlation | Andic Soil Properties	n/a

Water Balance

Monthly water balance estimated using a leaky-bucket style model for the READING 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 READING series. Sketches are arranged according to their subgroup-level taxonomic structure. Source: SSURGO snapshot (updated 2024-02-21), parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the READING 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 READING 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).

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

Competing Series

Soil series competing with READING share the same family level classification in Soil Taxonomy. Source: parsed OSD records (updated 2023-10-02) and snapshot of the SC database (updated 2023-10-02).

Select annual climate data summaries for the READING 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 READING 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 READING, 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. KS-2012-01-20-09 | Chase County - June 1974

   Pattern of soils in the Labette-Irwin association (Soil Survey of Chase County, Kansas; 1974).

2. KS-2012-01-20-10 | Chase County - June 1974

   Pattern of soils in the Florence-Labette association (Soil Survey of Chase County, Kansas; 1974).

3. KS-2012-01-20-11 | Chase County - June 1974

   Pattern of soils in the Reading-Tully association (Soil Survey of Chase County, Kansas; 1974).

4. KS-2012-01-20-12 | Chase County - June 1974

   Pattern of soils in the Chase-Osage association (Soil Survey of Chase County, Kansas; 1974).

5. KS-2012-01-20-13 | Chase County - June 1974

   Pattern of soils in the Clime-Sogn association (Soil Survey of Chase County, Kansas; 1974).

6. KS-2012-01-24-15 | Morris County - November 1974

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in association 1 (Soil Survey of Morris County, Kansas; 1974).

7. KS-2012-01-24-16 | Morris County - November 1974

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in association 2 (Soil Survey of Morris County, Kansas; 1974).

8. KS-2012-01-24-17 | Morris County - November 1974

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in association 3. In many places Clime and Sogn soils, closely intermingled and mapped together, border soils of this association (Soil Survey of Morris County, Kansas; 1974).

9. KS-2012-01-24-18 | Morris County - November 1974

   Typical pattern of soils and underlying material in association 4. In many places Florence and Labette soils, closely intermingled and mapped together, border soils of this association (Soil Survey of Morris County, Kansas; 1974).

10. KS-2012-01-25-37 | Shawnee County - June 1970

    Relation of soils to landscape in soil association 6 in the southwestern part of the county (Soil Survey of Shawnee County, Kansas; 1970).

Map Units

Map units containing READING 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
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	1486	1475354	2tpxl	ks005	1998	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, rarely flooded	7171	1068	1152162	2tpxq	ks013	1994	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	91	1382901	2tpxk	ks015	1970	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	26647	1382836	2tpxk	ks017	1967	1:24000
Reading silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	7174	6813	1382837	2tpxn	ks017	1967	1:24000
Reading soils, 6 to 12 percent slopes, eroded	7175	545	1382838	2tpxp	ks017	1967	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	27	1453380	2tpxk	ks019	1972	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	4995	1382960	2tpxk	ks035	1977	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	1047	747188	2tpxl	ks043	1977	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	4092	1468826	2tpxl	ks045	1974	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, very rarely flooded	7213	772	1527327	2tpxr	ks045	1974	1:24000
Reading silty clay loam, rarely flooded	7173	204	1529465	2tpxm	ks045	1974	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	129	1453316	2tpxk	ks049	1984	1:24000
Reading silty clay loam, rarely flooded	7173	7105	1387192	2tpxm	ks061	1991	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	47	1387191	2tpxk	ks061	1991	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	33482	1453658	2tpxk	ks073	1981	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	2712	1480338	2tpxl	ks085	1976	1:24000
Reading silty clay loam, rarely flooded	7173	63	1480339	2tpxm	ks085	1976	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, very rarely flooded	7213	6179	1529411	2tpxr	ks087	1974	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	392	1481483	2tpxl	ks087	1974	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	2019	766069	2tpxl	ks091	1976	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	102	2420569	2tpxl	ks103	1973	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	15883	1453720	2tpxk	ks111	1977	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	7048	1382792	2tpxk	ks115	1981	1:24000
Mason and Reading silt loams, rarely flooded	8500	24896	1454518	2tpxs	ks127	1970	1:24000
Reading silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	7174	5624	1454516	2tpxn	ks127	1970	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	1535	1454515	2tpxk	ks127	1970	1:24000
Reading silty clay loam, rarely flooded	7173	185	1475594	2tpxm	ks127	1970	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	2360	1406013	2tpxl	ks131	1980	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, rarely flooded	7171	3	1406014	2tpxq	ks131	1980	1:24000
Reading silty clay loam, rarely flooded	7173	88	1454766	2tpxm	ks139	1983	1:24000
Reading silty clay loam, rarely flooded	7173	10358	1480712	2tpxm	ks149	1984	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, rarely flooded	7171	140	1480946	2tpxq	ks149	1984	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, very rarely flooded	7213	112	1652278	2tpxr	ks149	1984	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	10759	1472328	2tpxk	ks161	1970	1:24000
Reading silt loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes	7174	6270	1472330	2tpxn	ks161	1970	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, very rarely flooded	7213	912	1531806	2tpxr	ks161	1970	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, rarely flooded	7171	294	1531796	2tpxq	ks161	1970	1:24000
Reading silty clay loam, rarely flooded	7173	50	1472329	2tpxm	ks161	1970	1:24000
Reading silty clay loam, rarely flooded	7173	12578	1473483	2tpxm	ks177	1966	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, very rarely flooded	7213	4047	1507838	2tpxr	ks177	1966	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	21	1473482	2tpxl	ks177	1966	1:24000
Reading silty clay loam, rarely flooded	7173	10565	1472166	2tpxm	ks197	1988	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, rarely flooded	7171	308	1538789	2tpxq	ks197	1988	1:24000
Reading silt loam, moderately wet, very rarely flooded	7213	185	1538799	2tpxr	ks197	1988	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	155	1472165	2tpxk	ks197	1988	1:24000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	21	1427166	2tpxk	ks207	1973	1:20000
Reading silt loam, rarely flooded	7170	55	1862239	2tpxl	ks209	1973	1:24000

Map of Series Extent

Approximate geographic distribution of the READING 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).